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“Implications of National Security Reviews on Foreign Acquisitions of US Businesses”

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Skadden Arps – The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can have a significant impact on transactions involving foreign acquirers. Parties considering cross-border merger and acquisition transactions should be aware of the following recent developments in this area and consider their potential implications. Impact of the Ralls Decision In September 2012, on […]

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Preparing for a Data Breach – What to Know about Breach Notification

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Williams Mullen – By Kelsey S Farbotko – Data breaches are at the forefront of the news, and many companies, including those dominant in the health care industry, have found themselves front and center in the headlines. Although recent news stories have focused their attention on attacks on major, nationwide companies resulting in massive data

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The Fear of Deportation is Very Similar to the Fear of Torture

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 Shah Peerally, Esq.  Shah Peerally is principal in Immigration law firm  The Shah Peerally Law Group  Lately, the news has been filled with immigration matters especially since president Obama has set out his famous “Executive Orders” allowing millions of immigrants to get a work permit and stay in the United States on a deferred action

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2014 Year in Review: SEC Municipal Market Enforcement

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Ballard Spahr by John C. Grugan and Tesia N. Stanl The most significant enforcement strategy the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) employed in 2014 followed a well-worn path: through its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative (MCDC Initiative), the SEC sought to regulate issuers by leveraging its authority over underwriters. Announced on March 10, 2014,

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Legal Issues for Cloud Computing

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Quinn Emanuel – In the May 2014 issue of the Business Litigation Report, we discussed a hot topic in law and technology: cloud computing. That topic did not cool down over the summer. Businesses and courts—including the Supreme Court—have continued to grapple with issues presented by computing in the cloud, including who owns the rights

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Mapping consumer protection

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Browse the interactive map, below, to find out how different markets approach consumer protection. Six key trends, likely to present challenges to consumer-facing businesses, are introduced where relevant across the 31 markets. Filter by trends Consumer and competition: an authority with a combined remit Legislation age: over 55% of acts pre-date 2000 Enforcement: complex or

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10 Best Practices to Follow When Using Social Media to Disseminate Corporate Information

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Blakes Lawyers – Canada – 1 Delay social media communications Supplemental communications channels (i.e., social media) cannot be used until the information has been “generally disclosed” using traditional means. For disseminated information to qualify as generally disclosed, public investors must have been given a reasonable amount of time to analyze the information. This requirement is

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