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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Announces New Policies on Corporate Criminal Enforcement
New Policies Emphasize the Benefits of Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Clarify How a Corporation’s History of Misconduct Factors Into Disposition …
SEC Adopts Final Rule Requiring ‘Pay Versus Performance’ Disclosure
Overview On Aug. 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new rule requiring public companies (subject to some notable …
CBP Begins Elimination of Entry Stamps to Travelers Upon Arrival
In a continued effort to streamline the entry process for travelers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun to eliminate the issuance of …
President Biden’s Executive Order tightens CFIUS scrutiny of foreign investments in key US sectors
NYC Private Sector Vaccine Mandate Will End Nov. 1, 2022
On Sept. 20, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city will end a vaccine mandate for private sector employees that has been in effect …
TechQuake: Everything you wanted to know about the metaverse (but were afraid to ask)
New York City Local Law 97 Has a Mechanism to Help Small Building Owners
New York City’s Local Law 97 is an ambitious program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s 1 million covered buildings.[1] These …
Chair Gary Gensler’s Shot Across the Bow of Crypto Tokens
The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, issued his starkest warning yet to those in the crypto industry issuing …
CA Attorney General Announces First Public CCPA Fine
On Aug. 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced the first public fine for failure to comply with the California Consumer Privacy …
French Tax Obligations Relating to Trusts
Since French trust legislation was adopted in 2011, some early uncertainties about its application have been resolved. The connections with France that …
At the COPA: Patent Alliances and the Real Satoshi Nakamoto
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is a prominent (and possibly the only) defensive Crypto patent alliance. COPA advertises that it was “formed …
Designated: A Sanctions Podcast Series
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