Matthew Boyden

July 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ability to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the EPA took under the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

11 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Nike claims the lawsuit is to protect its brand and customers, but its approach is misguided. These marketplaces help promote Nike's brand and are a direct result of Nike's effort to limit availability.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

13 minute read

May 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

In a widely anticipated rule published March 21, the SEC is proposing to require listed companies to disclose climate-related financial risks and metrics to investors.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

9 minute read

April 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Musk says he wants Twitter to foster a "public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive." What Musk is saying is that the trust and safety program shouldn't be used to censor speech.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

7 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The verdict is weird. Only in California can you get yes, no, and we don't know. Prosecutions are typically binary. Defendant is charged, and either pleads guilty or goes to trial. At trial, usually, you see guilty or not guilty, sometimes neither, and the jury can't agree or is hung. It's unusual to get all three in one case.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

8 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

A Wall Street Journal reporter named John Carreyrou ran a series of articles that exposed that the company was smoke and mirrors. If the trial is anything like Carreyrou's book, "Bad Blood," it should be fascinating.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

5 minute read

August 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The president's decision to pass these executive orders could have a serious impact economically as well as socially, write Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt of R. McConnell Group.

By Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

6 minute read

August 05, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The government's interest in TikTok seems to arise from some national security concern. From a compliance perspective, we could identify three obvious areas that overlap with this concern—privacy, trade controls, and trust and safety.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

8 minute read

July 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Contributors Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden break down the new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Guide by chapter.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

7 minute read

February 28, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Fear and confusion create a climate ripe for fraud. And global companies with deep pockets are prime targets. Here are some potential schemes in house counsel should prepare for.

By Ryan McConnell and Matthew Boyden

5 minute read