09 May, 2024 New Federal Policy Creates Path Forward for Mandatory Requirements for Critical Infrastructure Entities By Brock Dahl Megan Kayo Madeline Cimino On April 30, 2024, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (“NSM”) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience...
09 May, 2024 Q1 2024 Governance Updates: Takeaways on What Directors and Officers Need to Know By Elizabeth Bieber Pamela Marcogliese Sarah Ghulamhussain Christine Lyon Brock Dahl Beth George Meredith Kotler Nicholas Caselli Sam Fulliton +6 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments during the first quarter of 2024, with high-level takeaways on the SEC reporting,...
09 May, 2024 Legislation Addressing Foreign Interests in the Biotechnology Sector Makes Progress By Andrew Dockham Beth George Adam Golden Vinita Kailasanath Kristen Riemenschneider Madeline Cimino Shannon O'Hara +4 more... Show less Following legislation forcing ByteDance’s divestment in TikTok, anti-China sentiment on Capitol Hill has refocused on restricting the...
03 May, 2024 FTC Finalizes Revisions to Health Breach Notification Rule By Christine Wilson Nina Frant On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission codified revisions to the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR” or “Rule”). In recent...
01 May, 2024 Data in the Driver’s Seat: What Boards Need to Know about Data Governance By Beth George Christine Lyon Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Nomi Conway Rachel Johnson +3 more... Show less Artificial intelligence (AI) – and particularly generative AI – has accelerated the race toward ever more innovative data-driven products...
29 Apr, 2024 Proposed Legislation Would Add Ransomware Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Covered U.S. Financial Institutions By Brock Dahl David Sewell Nathaniel Balk David Benger +1 more... Show less On April 11, 2024, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced the “Ransomware and Financial...
26 Apr, 2024 FTC Stays on Trend in Challenge to Handbag Merger: FTC Continues to Advance New Theories from Its Merger Guidelines in Latest Suit By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Laura Onken Emily Strickland Gabriella Small +1 more... Show less On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to block the $8.5 billion purchase of Capri Holdings, the parent company of brands...
25 Apr, 2024 FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Post-Termination Non-Compete Clauses By Nicole Foster Brandon Gantus Bruce McCulloch Jan Rybnicek Angela Landry Sam Fulliton LB McCaskey Jordan Riley +5 more... Show less On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a rule banning all new post-termination non-compete clauses between employers...
25 Apr, 2024 New DOJ Pilot Program and Recent DOJ Declination Demonstrate the Importance of Cooperation and Self Disclosure By Jennifer Loeb Elvira Sihvola Nomi Conway Aedan Collins +1 more... Show less On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a declination letter to Proterial Cable America, Inc. (Proterial)...
22 Apr, 2024 FDIC Releases Report Describing How It Would Resolve a U.S. GSIB By Alison Hashmall Nathaniel Balk Ellen Lawrence Earlier this month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a report[1] describing how and when the agency would exercise...
17 Apr, 2024 Proposed Changes to CFIUS Regulations Continue Its Shift Towards a More Enforcement-Focused Mission By Aimen Mir Colin Costello Christine Laciak On 11 April 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), in its capacity as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in...
11 Apr, 2024 CISA Releases Proposed Regulations Implementing New Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements By Brock Dahl Beth George Timothy Howard Megan Kayo Madeline Cimino Andrew Gabel +3 more... Show less On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) proposed regulations that would create reporting...