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December 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal

CFPB Aims to Regulate Data Brokers Selling Personal Info

If finalized, the proposed rule would have the federal agency treating data broker sales of a person’s credit history, credit score, debt payments, or income as credit report sales subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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December 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

11 Red State AGs Demand Damages in Antitrust Lawsuit Shaming ESG Climate Investors

"BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street formed a cartel to rig the coal market, artificially reduce the energy supply and raise prices," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged. "Their conspiracy has harmed American energy production and hurt consumers."
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December 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of Month: Discover Fills Awkward CLO Opening, Allegion GC Lasts Just 3 Months

The railroad industry saw a changing of the legal guard, with two of its largest players appointing new legal chiefs.
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December 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FactSet Finds New Legal Chief at Financial Data Rival S&P

Christopher McLoughlin is taking the legal reins of FactSet as it and competitors race to harness generative AI to provide better analytics faster to investment professionals.
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December 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Emerson Electric Opens Wallet to Reward New CLO for Fast Start

Michael Tang has already reorganized the company's legal department and enhanced the expertise of its board of directors.
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November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Republican FTC Commissioner: 'The Time for Rulemaking by the Biden-Harris FTC Is Over'

Commissioner Andrew Ferguson's fiery political message in dissenting from an amendment to the Federal Trade Commission's telemarketing rule put him at odds with fellow Republican commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who is also a contender for FTC chair in a Trump administration.
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November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Lauds Withdrawal of Proposed Indiana Hospitals Merger After Leaning on State Regulators

"We are heartened that the Indiana Department of Health appears to be taking seriously the many concerns expressed by the public about this merger, and hope they will ultimately deny" the certificate of public advantage, said Hannah Garden-Monheit of the Federal Trade Commission.
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November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

How Qualcomm’s General Counsel Is Championing Diversity in Innovation

"I’ve found that it is always better to have more voices at the table, and to strive for an environment in which more people are encouraged to speak up," Qualcomm's general counsel Ann Chaplin said.
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November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

So You Want to Be a Tech Lawyer? Consider Product Counseling

Veteran product lawyers are realizing they have a lot of wisdom—gathered from years in the trenches at tech companies—to impart to the next generation of in-house counsel.
9 minute read
November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Settles With Security Firm Over AI Claims Under Agency's Compliance Program

"The Evolv Technologies enforcement action shows that the FTC’s Operation AI Comply will continue to crack down on companies that make what the FTC deems unfair or deceptive statements about the capabilities of AI-powered products or services," said Alex Brown, a partner at Alston & Bird.
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