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Florida's Attorney General Is Putting 'Tech Support' on Life Support

Since the early days of the internet, web-surfers have dealt with the annoyance of pop-up ads. Some pop-ups, however, do more than just annoy. Some serve a very specific function: to trick you into believing your computer is infected with malware and use that fear to sell you worthless “tech support” and software.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The GDPR and Changes to E-Discovery Vendor Agreements (Part 2)

As discussed in last week's column, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is affecting e-discovery vendor agreements.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting Personal Data Under the GDPR: From Asset to Liability

A recent Facebook commercial talks about how great Facebook was when it first came into our lives. It then talks about how bad Facebook became recently (“fake news,” “spam,” and “data misuse”). It ends with Facebook promising to do more. It promises Facebook will do more to “protect your privacy.”
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

High Court Internet Tax Decision Is a Sales Tax Tsunami for E-Commerce Industry

When the Supreme Court decided Quill v. North Dakota, 26 years ago, a sales tax case involving an office products catalog business, it created barely a ripple in the retail industry.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Does High Court Ruling on Online Sales Tax Mean for Local Business?

Thanks to a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, consumers who are planning on ordering a sofa from Overstock, or a new patio set from Wayfair, may end up paying sales tax on these purchases. However, that is far from the only consequence of the ruling.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Regulation A Updates Could Benefit Smaller Reporting Companies

On May 24, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (act) was signed into law.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The GDPR and Changes to E-Discovery Vendor Agreements (Part I)

Typically, a client obtaining e-discovery services enters into an agreement with an e-discovery vendor. Such agreements may be for a single provision of services, but if the client is a regular client of the vendor, the parties will often enter into a master agreement that sets forth key legal and business terms, with a statement of work drafted for each provision of services setting out the particulars of that engagement.
8 minute read

International Edition

Skadden, Han Kun Lead on Chinese E-Commerce Site Meituan Dianping's $4B Hong Kong IPO

Davis Polk and Zhong Lun are underwriters' counsel on the proposed listing under a dual-class share structure.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Domain Disputes Post-GDPR: For Now, a Temporary Solution

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), aimed at protecting against privacy and data breaches, went into effect on May 25. The territorial reach of the new regulation is extensive.
4 minute read

International Edition

Skadden, Simpson Thacher on $1.2B IPO of Japan's First Unicorn

Flea market app operator Mercari Inc. debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the largest tech listing in Japan since 2016.
2 minute read

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