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Business Crimes Hotline

Kate Monks

The former CEO of a pharmaceutical company was found guilty by a jury on eight counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution for orchestrating a scheme that led to the collapse of one of Puerto Rico's biggest banks.

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BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law Image

BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law

Simon Taylor

EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.

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The DTSA's Jurisdictional Nexus, Three Years In

Conor Tucker

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) requires pleading a connection between a trade secret, a product or service, and interstate commerce. But failure to prove such a connection divests the district court of subject matter jurisdiction. This article summarizes the first three years of cases discussing the jurisdictional element and explores implications.

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Implications of GDPR & CCPA on Public Records

Jeff Cox

This article discusses the importance of securing a safe harbor for court records through reviewing an illustrative example of how a European Union (EU) citizen was able to force U.S. legal technology companies to remove and alter court records using GDPR.

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Commercial Rent Control in New York: Back Again?

David B. Saxe & Brett Dockwell

As retail vacancies have multiplied in New York City in recent years, some in the City Council have advocated for the reconsideration of commercial rent control, as set out in a proposed piece of legislation, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act This article provides a brief, nontechnical review of the bill and the legal and practical hurdles it faces if enacted.

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Beyond the FCPA: M&A Due Diligence Under the Expanded DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Image

Beyond the FCPA: M&A Due Diligence Under the Expanded DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy

Jonathan B. New & Elias D. Trahanas

Over the past few years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken notable steps to advance the axiom that the business community and law enforcement are "partners, not adversaries." DOJ has now taken its guidance one step further, announcing that the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy would apply to all potential wrongdoing discovered by an acquirer in the course of a merger or acquisition, not just to FCPA violations.

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Sticking a Hand in the Internet Cookie Jar

Jeffrey Higel, Michael Bahar & Mike Nelson

As convenient, useful and cool mobile technology and interconnected devices are, they come with risks that remain largely unseen or, worse, ignored. Some…

Features

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U.S. Trade-Secret Theft Prosecutions Target China and Are on the Rise

Phillip Bantz

The U.S. and China are in the midst of an escalating trade war and the DOJ has been prosecuting trade misappropriation cases against China with notable vigor as of late.

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In the Courts

Dennis Mahoney

Fifth Circuit Reverses Ponzi Funds Ruling

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Business Crimes Hotline

Dennis Mahoney

Head of International NGO Convicted of Bribery, Money Laundering Crimes

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