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August 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal

NYC, 27 Other Cities and Counties File Brief in Net Neutrality Lawsuit

Zachary Carter, corporation counsel for New York City's law department, has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission for its order ending net neutrality, alleging the order hinders the ability of governments to provide essential services.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

August 30, 2018 | Legaltech News

Big Tech's Big Push for Federal Privacy Law Begins with Lawyers and Lobbyists

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM are some of the tech giants behind an incipient effort to secure a federal privacy law in the United States following the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. But who are some of the lobbyists behind the push?

By MP McQueen

10 minute read

August 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

The Lawyers and Lobbyists Behind Big Tech's Big Push for Federal Privacy Law

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM are some of the tech giants behind an incipient effort to secure a federal privacy law in the United States following the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. But who are some of the lobbyists behind the push?

By MP McQueen

10 minute read

August 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

NYAG Underwood and Web Companies File New Briefs in Net Neutrality Case

Tech companies, advocacy groups and media companies filed briefs this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, joining a petition by 22 state attorneys general and D.C. seeking to overturn the FCC order that ended net neutrality.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

August 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

Web Companies, States Boost Court Effort to Force FCC to Reinstate Net Neutrality

Tech companies, advocacy groups and media companies filed briefs this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, joining a petition by 22 state attorneys general seeking to overturn the FCC order that ended net neutrality.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

August 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

Study Examines Winning, Losing Strategies in Climate-Change Lawsuits in the United States

A review of domestic climate change-related lawsuits in the United States over a 26-year period by researchers at George Washington University and New York University found that pro-regulation litigants found that some types of climate change lawsuits were more likely to be successful than others. Here's how they broke down.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

August 20, 2018 | New York Law Journal

From 'Nomura' to 'Ambac': Where Does the Law on Sole Remedy Clauses Stand?

Plaintiffs Ambac Assurance Corp. and others (collectively, Ambac), an insurer, sought to use contractual remedies other than the sole remedies clause in connection with its claim that defendants Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and others, (collectively, Countrywide) breached various representations and warranties contained in the insurance and indemnity agreements (the I&I agreements) between the parties.

By David B. Saxe, Danielle C. Lesser and Michael Mix

8 minute read

August 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Trump Signs CFIUS Reform Bill in Upstate NY: What Dealmakers Need to Know

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.

By MP McQueen

9 minute read

August 13, 2018 | The Recorder

Trump Signs CFIUS Reform Bill: What Dealmakers Need to Know

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.

By MP McQueen

9 minute read

August 10, 2018 | National Law Journal

Trump to Sign CFIUS Reform Bill: What Dealmakers Need to Know

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.

By MP McQueen

9 minute read