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The Recorder

'The Front Line of Regulating AI': Manatt's Brandon Reilly on CPPA's Move to Adopt New Data Broker and AI Rules

On Nov. 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board voted to adopt new rules for data brokers and advance a raft of proposed rules for privacy risk assessments, cybersecurity audits and the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies such as automated decision-making technology. Brandon Reilly, the leader of the privacy and data security practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, spoke with The Recorder this week to discuss his takeaways from the board's decision and the potential impact of the proposed regulations on future litigation in the AI, privacy and cybersecurity spaces.
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The Recorder

Wilson Sonsini Promotes 16 Lawyers to Partner

The new class includes seven from the firm's corporate department and five from its litigation department.
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The Recorder

Big Law Beefs Up in California

Greenberg Traurig, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Baker & Hostetler and other firms have added to their partner ranks this month.
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National Law Journal

Under Suspension in California, Eastman Continues Supreme Court Practice

As he fights disbarment and criminal charges, John Eastman has continued to apply his legal efforts in a forum where he remains technically a member in good standing: the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Law.com

Federal Judge Rejects Teams' Challenge to NASCAR's 'Anticompetitive Terms' in Agreement

"At this stage, the teams are no closer to irreparable harm than they are to the command, 'Drivers, start your engines,' at the first race of the 2025 season," U.S. District Judge Frank Whitney wrote in a Nov. 8 order.
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Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Activists Poised to Pounce in 2025. Is Your Board Ready?

“The activists are very press-savvy. They know how to leak to the outlets. They're quite often quite good on CNBC. And CNBC becomes almost like their megaphone," said Steve Lipin, CEO of Gladstone Place Partners.
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Law.com

Judges Question 9th Circuit’s Unique Binding Dicta Rule. The Criticism Isn't New.

The rule allows panels to treat “well-reasoned” dicta as precedential.
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The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Lawyers Want Next Month's Sentencing Delayed

Tom Girardi's attorneys said that a member of their team, Alejandro Barrientos, is leaving the federal public defender's office on Monday.
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The Recorder

Gold Medal Grift? Caitlyn Jenner Accused in Crypto Fraud Scheme

“Many retail investors rely on statements that celebrities make in public, which is different than your generic meme coin minted and launched by an anonymous developer,” Peter Grazul of Fitzgerald Monroe Flynn said.
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National Law Journal

'We Should Be Pragmatic': Meet the Possible Next FTC Chair

“We’re holding them hostage,” Republican Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission said of merging parties affected by FTC Chair Lina Khan’s strategic use of consent orders. “This is an extreme abuse of our authority. It is so troubling to me.”
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