By C. Ryan Barber | April 7, 2020
Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and we hope you, colleagues and family are safe. Brian Miller, the White House lawyer up for special inspector general for pandemic recovery, has said a lot about independence and congressional oversight. Plus: the False Claims Act and COVID-19. Thanks for reading, and be well.
By C. Ryan Barber | April 7, 2020
"These actions send a clear message to inspectors general that they're going to be in danger if they criticize the administration," Jenner & Block's Neil Barofsky said. "That is not how it's supposed to work."
By MP McQueen | April 7, 2020
While mergers and acquisitions were declining as the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States at the U.S. Treasury Department, which reviews transactions for national security concerns, is also being affected by the new working conditions, attorneys said.
By Phillip Bantz | April 6, 2020
In a Morrison & Foerster survey on COVID-19 response, less than 30% of in-house leaders cited data security or privacy as major risks.
By Sue Reisinger | April 3, 2020
"As we face these challenging times, investors and other stakeholders need high-quality financial information more than ever," said Sagar Teotia, chief accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Phillip Bantz | April 3, 2020
"As difficult as things are now, it will be even more challenging if they have a major data breach," said David Newman, head of Morrison & Foerster's coronavirus task force.
By Zach Warren | April 3, 2020
According to Perkins Coie's "Augmented and Virtual Reality Survey Report," cybersecurity and privacy risks may still be top of mind for AR and VR companies. But other issues, such as health and safety risks, are also coming into focus.
By Cheryl Miller | April 2, 2020
Welcome to Higher Law, and we hope you, friends, family and colleagues are safe and healthy. This week we're looking at: A Dykema partner's view of the cannabis industry and COVID-19 • The FTC goes after CBD coronavirus claims.
By C. Ryan Barber | March 31, 2020
Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and we hope you are safe and well. Jenner & Block's Neil Barofsky speaks with us about coronavirus compliance. Law firms are advising on insider-trading matters in the virus era. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, major headlines and more.
By C. Ryan Barber | March 27, 2020
"The potential number of companies or recipients is vast, to put it mildly, which makes certain things more important and certain things very different," Jenner' & Block's Neil Barofsky, former special inspector general under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, says. "It's going to be extraordinarily important what processes and procedures surround the determination of who gets money and who doesn't."
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