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US DOJ and FTC join G7 Competition Authorities in Promising Vigorous Competition Enforcement in the AI Industry

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On October 3 and 4, 2024, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Antitrust Division”) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers’ Summit in Rome to...more

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Will Regulatory Scrutiny Impact Private Equity Investment in Healthcare?

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Private Equity in Healthcare - Over the past decade, private equity investors have shown a particular interest in acquiring or investing in various healthcare providers and services. This includes physician practices across...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Meteoric Rise of Generative AI Has Regulators Gearing Up To Preserve Competition

Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) — and in particular generative AI, which creates new content — has recently emerged as a transformative tool with the power and potential to reshape familiar industries. Although...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Increase in Securities Litigation and Regulatory Scrutiny Concerning Artificial Intelligence

Several recent lawsuits, and comments by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), underscore the increasing litigation and regulatory scrutiny concerning the use of artificial...more

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Healthcare Compliance Enforcement Trends to Watch in 2024

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2024 is shaping up to be a very active year for regulatory and enforcement developments in the healthcare industry – developments that concern not just hospitals and nursing facilities, but many non-healthcare companies as...more

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Bridging the Gap - UK Stands Up Data Transfers “Bridge” to the U.S.

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On 12 October the UK–U.S. “data bridge” becomes operational, providing an additional, compliant route for UK-outbound transfers of personal data to U.S. organisations that are EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework members. UK...more

Troutman Pepper

Addressing Competition Concerns in the Developing Generative AI Industry: Key Insights From the FTC’s Analysis

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Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform our economy, culture, politics, and civic lives. While the promise of intelligent, independent artificial intelligence systems has not yet materialized at scale,...more

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What Companies Should Know About the Biden Administration’s Antitrust Enforcement Campaign

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On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order[1] calling for stronger enforcement of antitrust laws to promote competition and curtail the consolidation of American industries. The expansive order included 72...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Follow the Money: AI Winners in President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Request

Artificial intelligence wins big in President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request with billions in new funding proposed for AI-related research, hardware, software and services at the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland...more

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Artificial Intelligence: Legal and Regulatory Issues for Financial Institutions

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Over the last six months, artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the public imagination in a way it never has before. A new generation of AI-powered language models make use of a deep learning architecture known as a...more

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AI Regulation in the U.S.: What’s Coming, and What Companies Need to Do in 2023

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding into more industries (often in surprising ways) and has inevitably caught the attention of federal and state regulators. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team summarizes the...more

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[Webinar] Competition and regulatory scrutiny in ‘the new normal’ - September 21st, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm BST

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As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, there is mounting evidence of a shift in approach by regulatory enforcement agencies around the world. Industries that have historically been at lower risk of investigation are coming under...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts

A flurry of legal and enforcement activity has arisen over the last two weeks across a wide range of areas in the Web3 space, including actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control,...more

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Digital Health Trends to Watch in 2022

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In the digital health market, new trends reveal future opportunities for innovators and shape healthcare investors’ strategies. Trends for 2022 include regulatory developments regarding digital health, telehealth expansion,...more

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Cybersecurity 2022 – The Year in Preview: Privacy Regulations at the FTC

As we think about what 2022 may hold with regard to privacy and data security regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), we should first look back at some of the developments from last year that set the stage for this...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Artificial Intelligence Regulation Takes Shape

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to create breakthrough advances in a wide range of industries, while raising legal and ethical questions that will likely define the next era of technological advancement. ...more

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The ABCs of CBD and Hemp: A Primer

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Hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis sativa plant but as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.3% was removed from the federal...more

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AI & Algorithms (Part 4): The FTC’s Guidance on AI

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Although the U.S. has no federal law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence (AI), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has indicated that it may be preparing to exercise its consumer protection authority with...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: The FTC’s Enforcement Priorities

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous posts on Energy, Cannabis, and the GDPR. As the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Data Security Settlement with Auto Dealer Software Provider Goes Further than Ever Before - Provides Detailed Specifications...

On June 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reached a proposed settlement with LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC (doing business as "DealerBuilt") over allegations that the automobile software...more

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You can't spell FinTech without FTC

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is not the only consumer watchdog keeping a close eye on the financial sector and certainly not the only agency focused on FinTech. This is also a key area for the Federal Trade...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating Cybersecurity Risk in the Age of the Connected Car

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A boom in automobile technology and connectivity in 2018 further boosted expectations of consumers regarding the integration and functionality of their devices and vehicles. Automobile manufacturers have responded by...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Regulatory Landscape for Fintech, Electronic Commerce, and Electronic Banking: Part One

Part 1: Electronic Commerce - This is the first part of a two-part article discussing the regulatory landscape for financial technology as applied to electronic commerce and electronic banking. This article focuses on...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more

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FTC Hearing Evaluates Regulatory Oversight of Big Data and Privacy

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Sixth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century features disagreement over FTC’s enforcement priorities for consumer data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held the sixth hearing in its...more

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