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Looking Beyond the Privacy Policy: Regulatory Scrutiny of Dark Patterns in User Interfaces

This article was originally published in the May 2023 edition of the CPI TechREG Chronicles. WHAT IS MEANT BY “DARK PATTERNS” IN THE PRIVACY CONTEXT? The term “dark patterns” was reportedly coined in ...

Author(s): Christine Lyon, Christine Chong

New York Attorney General Proposes Novel Crypto Legislation

Earlier this month, New York Attorney General Letitia James proposed the Crypto, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight Act (CRPTO Act) to regulate the crypto ecosystem.  This sweeping legislation wo...

Author(s): Timothy Howard, Brock Dahl, Scott Eisman, Andrew Bulovsky, Adam Silow

SCOTUS Clarifies that the FSIA Provides Immunity to Sovereigns in Only Civil Cases, but Suggests Common-Law Immunity to Prosecution May Still Apply

On April 19, 2023, the United States Supreme Court in Turkiye Halk Bankasi v. United States held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), which extends immunity to foreign states and their ...

Author(s): David Livshiz, Elliot Friedman, Timothy Howard, Kimberly Zelnick, Scott Eisman, Adam Silow

  • litigation
  • investigations

ASSA ABLOY case unlocked by rare mid-trial settlement

On May 5, 2023, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) reached a settlement with ASSA ABLOY AB (ASSA ABLOY), requiring it to divest certain premium mechanical door hardware and residenti...

Author(s): Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Angela Landry, Edward Rawlinson

In the Aftermath of Recent Bank Closures, What Can My Company Do to Mitigate Future Risk?

On the heels of the closures of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 and Signature Bank on March 12, 2023, many depositors are breathing a sigh of relief. By the end of the fraught weekend, the Federal Dep...

Author(s): Pamela Marcogliese, Shira Oyserman, Jerome Ranawake, Brian Rance, Sarah Solum

You’ve been warned – FTC’s first merger closing statement in over three years sends a reminder to companies that antitrust is only one consideration

In a rare move on February 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first statement akin to a closing statement since 2019. The FTC’s statement was, however, lukewarm. Its focus was war...

Author(s): Christine Lyon, Jamillia Ferris, Meghan Rissmiller, Rod Carlton, Daniel Wylde, Rikki Haria

  • antitrust and competition
  • m&a

Recent Legal Developments Relating to Compensation Clawbacks

Executive Summary Executive clawbacks have been the subject of significant recent rule- and policy-making activity, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the stock exchanges, and t...

Author(s): Lori Goodman, Nicole Foster, Brandon Gantus, Jennifer Loeb, Sonia Bennett

  • sec
  • nyse
  • nasdaq
  • executive compensation
  • capital markets and securities

Tenth Circuit Affirms Enforcement of Arbitral Award Annulled at Foreign Seat of Arbitration

When an arbitration award is set aside by the courts at the seat of arbitration, and that award is then brought to U.S. courts for recognition under the New York Convention, U.S. courts will generally...

Author(s): Elliot Friedman, David Livshiz, Christian Vandergeest, Grace Brody

  • arbitration

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