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National Law Journal

FTC Can Seek Monetary Relief From Government, Business Impersonators Under New Rule

The regulation, which went into effect Monday, marks the agency's latest effort to combat the illicit billion-dollar-a-year business.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Antitrust Cops Disavow Collusion 'Safety Zones,' Leaving Companies Walking on Eggshells

The DOJ's and FTC's retreat from long-standing guidance on information-sharing appears to have been intended "to inject some uncertainty—to make people nervous about antitrust," Fenwick & West partner Steve Albertson said. "And it worked."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'An Invisible Competitor': Lawsuit Says NY Cannabis Regulation Forces Applicants to Pick Locations While 'Flying Blind'

A lawyer in the case said it was "incomprehensible" that applicants should know where other would-be licenees are located.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Regulatory Challenges Deter Investors From Justice Tech Startups—But the Opportunity Is Massive

Three main regulatory hurdles stand in the way of justice tech companies hoping to succeed in a tough market. But if they can get around them, the benefits may result in windfalls.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Former FTC Chair Kovacic Speaks of Being 'The Face of The Agency,' Building Consensus

"Many non-chair commissioners think they would be better than the chair, so you have to work hard to maintain their commitment to a program, you have to engage them," said former FTC chair William Kovacic.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Lets EEOC's Race-Bias Suit Against Tesla Proceed, Tossing Aside Claims of 'Factual Vacuity'

Tesla had struck a dismissive tone in its motion to dismiss, saying the suit lacked required specificity. But a judge ruled that the automaker had misstated the standard the EEOC had to meet.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Capital One's $35.3B Bid for Discover Faces Bevy of Regulatory Agencies, Hurdles

"The [DOJ] is going to have a challenge because you're dealing with some major companies who are going to not just back out of this easily. They're going to put forth their best foot and be persistent," said antitrust lawyer Carl Hittinger.
6 minute read

International Edition

Google Settlement With French Competition Authority May Spur News Publishers to Claim Retroactive Compensation, Lawyer Asserts

The regulator said Google failed to notify it or news publishers that it was using their content to train its AI platform.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Cybersecurity Rules to Require Financial Services Firms to Report Reasons for Noncompliance

The new rules, set to come into effect on April 15, have prompted a conversation over how DFS will approach their enforcement.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Money Laundering in the Arts

Two newer kinds of markets—the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the secondary market for sports and entertainment event tickets—have offered criminals new possibilities for laundering dirty money. And so far, the law has not kept up.
8 minute read

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