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Multinationals Face Huge Fines for Supply Chain Breaches Under New EU Directive

International companies that fail to comply with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive by 2027 could face fines as high as 5% of their worldwide turnover as well as increased compliance costs and lawsuits.
5 minute read

Law.com

Trade Secret Protection Plans Provide Certainty to Employers

The protection of trade secrets has long been understood to be a legitimate business interest, and, traditionally, companies have used non-competition clauses to protect their trade secrets. Now, with non-competition agreements in doubt and facing greater scrutiny, companies will need to rely on other protection mechanisms.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's Pursuit of Private Fund Adviser Appeal May Depend on Agency's Larger Agenda, Securities Lawyers Say

Regarding a potential appeal, the SEC says that it "will determine next steps as appropriate."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New DOJ Pilot Program Creates New Legal Risks for Startups

The DOJ has created new incentives for employee, or anyone, to report criminal misconduct allegedly committed by companies and their agents. Given their often laxer internal reporting structures and higher employee turnover rates, startup companies should pay particularly close attention to this new DOJ development to best mitigate legal risks.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Financial Services Group Sues SEC, Seeks Disclosure of Agency's Enforcement Procedures

The agency has denied the request for documents, saying they are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act because their disclosure "could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Judge Denies FTC's Bid to Block Novant Health's Acquisition of Hospitals

"Overall, the public interest is best served by Novant being permitted to own and operate LNR and Davis, pending the conclusion of the FTC administrative process," wrote U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Oil Company Loses to Mississippi Over Multistate Pipeline

The Fifth Circuit said cases Mid Valley cited did not apply because Mid Valley's circumstances did not impose affirmative obligations on the Levee Board.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

As Privacy Laws Protecting Minors Fast Evolve, Orrick Releases 'Online Safety Resource Center'

The new resource center, which offers an interactive state-by-state regulatory tracker of laws protecting minors' data online, as well as articles and videos, follows the success of a similar web-based resource hub, Orrick Tech Studios.
5 minute read

International Edition

HSF Steps in to Defend Google in £13.6B Adtech Collective Action

According to the claim, Google is abusing its dominant position by favouring its own advertising technology.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EEOC Suit Signals Trouble Ahead for Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background Check

The lawsuit against convenience store chain Sheetz "may shape the way employers approach criminal background checks and internal policies," Dentons shareholder Jennifer Sun Park said.
6 minute read

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