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On March 12, 2025, the staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance issued a no-action letter in response to a request for Rule 506(c) interpretative guidance, agreeing that an issuer...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (NAL) recognizing the reasonableness of one method by which issuers relying on Rule...more
On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a significant no-action letter clarifying the use of high minimum investment amounts as a method for verifying accredited investor status under Rule...more
Federal immigration officials are about to significantly expand foreign national registration enforcement by requiring certain noncitizens to register with the government, provide biometric data, and carry proof of...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised its Guidance regarding the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) to improve the program’s benefits. Established as part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization...more
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted an opinion on 7 October 2024, providing guidance for data controllers relying on processors (and sub-processors) under the GDPR....more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sent a challenge to Texas’s controversial online age verification law back to district court for additional clarification, while leaving the lower court’s injunction...more
On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help protect against tax-related...more
Tired of the constant I-9 updates? Wondering about Virtual I-9 verification? HR professionals have been on a wild ride lately. From new forms to stricter deadlines, the USCIS seems to have a never-ending supply of changes....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has issued a report titled: The EPA Needs to Improve the Verification of Land-Use Controls at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
On August 21, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second draft of its revised Digital Identity Guidance, which NIST first published in 2004 and last revised in 2017. The draft guidance...more
Double-check before swiping right. Ubiquitous dating app Tinder scored a court victory when the U.S. District Court in New Jersey ruled in Ciapinska v. Tinder that the arbitration clause in the app’s terms of use (TOU) is...more
The Role of Experts in Data Collection - In many eDiscovery cases, teams of experts handle the collection of traditional and modern data following a proven, standard process. These experts ensure the data is authenticated,...more
The pre-draft bill (Draft Bill) on Spanish Organic Law for the Protection of Minors in Digital Environments has been adopted and is currently open for public comments until 28 June 2024. Although still in its early stages,...more
Background checks are essential in hiring, but many HR leaders skip them to save time. This approach causes headaches, so many employers turn to background search software. But with so many options available, how do you...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a pivotal guidance document, effective April 11, on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools within patent and trademark practices. This guidance signals a...more
In an era where legal research is increasingly facilitated by advanced tools, both traditional and cutting-edge, the reliability of the information these tools provide and the attorney’s fundamental role in vetting this...more
Florida has issued draft regs for its new privacy law, but this is important far beyond the Sunshine state. U.S. State regulators are looking to each other for guidance on similar provisions. What do you need to know?...more
Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more
In this episode of Decision Dive, Balch’s Jason Tompkins, Chair of Balch & Bingham’s Issues & Appeals Practice, is joined by Conrad Anderson IV, partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice, to explore the Alabama Court of Civil...more
On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would impose significant know-your-customer (KYC), monitoring and reporting obligations...more
On 5 December 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) published for consultation its draft guidance on age assurance (and other Part 5 duties) for service providers publishing pornographic content on online services,...more
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to the tax credit for production of clean hydrogen under Section 45V of the...more
The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), the authority in charge of supervision and control of the audiovisual market, has published a public consultation on criteria for ensuring the adequacy of video...more
Candidates Lie - Here’s What You Can Do About It - Candidates may embellish or outright lie during the application and hiring process. This is a situation many HR professionals are already familiar with, but what happens...more