Podcast - Legislative Implications of Loper Bright and Corner Post Decisions
Recent Developments in Florida Energy and Environmental Legislation
Election Roundup: How a Trump Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Election Roundup: How a Harris Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Florida’s Equine Landscape
Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
Familias multiespecie: ¿Una nueva realidad?
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 40 - Debunking Courtroom Pseudoscience: A Conversation With the Innocence Project's Chris Fabricant
State AG Pulse | Changing of the Guard in the PNW
State AG Pulse | Never Say Never to Federal Privacy Legislation
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - What’s Next in VA K-12 Education? An Interview with Scott Brabrand, Executive Director of VASS
La Reforma Pensional en Colombia
Unveiling Gender-Affirming Care: Why It Matters and What’s at Stake – Diagnosing Health Care
Proceso constituyente en Colombia Parte II
Ambassador Jim Gilmore: From the Popular Virginia Car Tax Reimbursements to Current Foreign Affairs
AI Law in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Recent Developments
State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Investing in the U.S. - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
Employment Law Now VIII-140 - 7th Anniversary Episode: The Current State of Politics for Employers
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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more
A growing patchwork of state privacy laws has created headaches for businesses and put increasing pressure on Congress to respond. In episode 6 of State AG Pulse, season 4, Meghan Stoppel and Keturah Taylor, in collaboration...more
On 24 April 2024, the EU adopted a new directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of the European Parliament and of the Council) which establishes EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties related to the violation...more
While State Attorneys General are limited to enforcing laws within their respective states, their enforcement activities often implicate businesses located elsewhere but whose business activity crosses state lines. One area...more
Last month, we recapped the recent activity of state Attorneys General in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, including relevant enforcement actions, state legislative and policy development, and coalition letters to...more
On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...more
In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the...more
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
With the first quarter of 2024 in full swing, it is a good time for brands to revisit marketing compliance strategies to minimize the risk of potential class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and competitor challenges....more
On Friday, February 9, California’s Third District Court of Appeal held that regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, pertaining to key areas of the law are now enforceable. The regulations had been...more
In 2023, the privacy landscape saw a proliferation of comprehensive state data privacy laws being enacted in several jurisdictions, as well as a few that have also taken effect. Although, many of the laws are similar,...more
The European Parliament (the Parliament) and the Council of the European Union (the Council) reached a compromise on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) on 8 December 2023. Although the final text is not yet...more
The European Council and the European Parliament have achieved a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Act, establishing the world’s first set of rules for AI. The draft regulation aims to guarantee the...more
On October 25, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealed that in the 2023 Fiscal Year the SEC Whistleblower Program the SEC Whistleblower Program received 18,000 whistleblower tips, a...more
U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs - “The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more
On 12 September 2023, the European Commission proposed a new EU Regulation on combatting late payments in commercial transactions which will revise and replace EU Directive 2011/7/EU (the Late Payment Directive). The...more
Those long-awaited proposed revisions to the Mississippi Department of Health’s medical cannabis program regulations dropped last Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, the department released a red-lined version, highlighting...more
A draft ‘failure to prevent fraud’ corporate criminal offence will render large companies liable for fraud committed by their associates. We consider the draft offence and implications for businesses....more
Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States. GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more
Over the past few years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program has faced a funding crisis which threatens to undermine the success of the program. While a 2021 law provided a short-term fix...more
In a decision issued late last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provided new guidance on the rules governing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to seek the remedy of disgorgement in...more
Oregon’s governor has now signed into law the state’s comprehensive privacy law. Meaning, there are now 12 states with these laws, six of which were passed just this year (others passed in 2023 were Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee,...more