On March 25, 2025, Delaware enacted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). The Amendment clarifies what materials constitute a corporation’s “books and records.” It also…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
In a development that seems to have flown mostly under the radar this week, Virginia’s governor signed on Monday SB754, a bill passed by the state’s General Assembly that amends the state’s Consumer Protection Act to strictly…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy
To commemorate the six months since the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”) became effective, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield released earlier this month a Report summarizing complaints received from consumers about…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC’s”) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it is expanding the accommodations available for issuers that submit draft registration statements for…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule under the Corporate Transparency Act. The revised rule changes the definition of “reporting company” to mean any entity that is…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
US privacy lawyers have long used the “patchwork” metaphor to describe the US privacy legal landscape. Early signs suggest that metaphor may also soon apply to US AI regulation: Colorado adopted An Act Concerning Consumer…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it would not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on a failure to file or update…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced that it has entered into a consent order with PayPal, Inc. for violations of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. The consent order, under which PayPal has…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
After Washington adopted the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) almost two years ago, we and others predicted that the law would lead to a wave of private lawsuits against companies operating in or adjacent to the health space…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
This year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is rolling out significant technical changes to its electronic filing system, EDGAR (which stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval), aimed at…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) had been on hold since a December 26, 2024 ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
Just two weeks into the year, 2025 is already shaping up to be a busy year for privacy lawyers, especially those tasked with helping covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. As we discussed…
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/ Health, Privacy
On December 27, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed substantial revisions to the 20-year-old HIPAA Security Rule. Comments on the proposal will be due within sixty days of its publication in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Privacy
Under rules approved in 2021, Nasdaq-listed companies were required to (1) publicly disclose a board diversity matrix and (ii) have, or disclose why they do not have, at least one diverse director on their board by 2023 and a…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
Many people are thinking of holiday cookies at this time of year, but your favorite privacy lawyers are still thinking more about the non-delicious kind: those enabling common features on websites and online services. That’s…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
