Apr 25, 2024 100% Pure, Natural False Advertising Litigation By Michael Justus One of the worst-kept secrets among the plaintiffs’ bar is that claims like “pure” and “natural” on consumer-product labels can lead to...
Apr 25, 2024 New Lawsuit Against AdTech's Contribution to Bots By Chris Cole In a New York State Court lawsuit filed on March 11, 2024, a small digital content developer called Nubai sued its former adtech vendor,...
Apr 24, 2024 Sentencing Guidelines Amendment Prevents Judges From Considering Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing By Scott Resnik Michael Rosensaft Nicholas Liotta Since the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Watts, 19 US 148 (1997), judges have been permitted to consider acquitted conduct...
Apr 23, 2024 Whistleblower Rewards Program Update: DOJ Explains and Expands Pilot Program for Voluntary Disclosures By Ryan Meyer Ryan Dean On April 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a memorandum fleshing out its previously announced corporate whistleblower...
Apr 22, 2024 10 Legal Trends for Brands to Watch When Investing in Sports Marketing By Daniel Render The recent ANA Advertising Law 1-Day Conference, hosted in Katten’s New York office, included a panel about current legal trends in...
Apr 15, 2024 Cybersecurity Administration of China Issues Relaxed Rules for Cross-Border Data Transfers By Trisha Sircar On March 22, 2024, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), issued the long-awaited new Regulations on Promoting and Regulating...
Apr 15, 2024 Supreme Court Rejects 'Pure Omissions' Liability Under Rule 10b-5 By Sarah Eichenberger Kevin Broughel On April 12, a unanimous Supreme Court held that issuers are not liable under Rule 10b-5(b) for “pure omissions.” The Court’s decision...
Apr 15, 2024 Senate Budget Committee Calls for More IRS Criminal Referrals to the DOJ By Ryan Dean According to Law360, the Senate Budget Committee recently held a hearing regarding offshore tax evasion where senators made clear that,...
Apr 12, 2024 FCA Proposes ‘New’ Option for Investment Research Payments – Back to Bundled Payments? By Neil Robson Sara Portillo On 10 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper proposing the introduction of a “new” option for...
Apr 11, 2024 NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Deadlines Approaching on April 15 and April 29 By Trisha Sircar On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR 500 (or...
Apr 10, 2024 UK and US Sign a Memorandum of Understanding on AI Safety Testing By Neil Robson Sara Portillo On 1 April 2024, the United Kingdom and the USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) detailing how both governments will work...
Apr 08, 2024 Fifth Circuit Says Not so Fast, Reverses the Transfer of CFPB/Credit Card Fee Litigation and Endorses Regulatory Challenge in Texas By Eric Hail Ted Huffman Background: Agency Rulemaking Challenges in the Fifth Circuit In recent years, Texas federal courts and the US Fifth Circuit Court of...
Apr 08, 2024 UK FCA Publishes Guidance on Social Media Financial Promotions By Neil Robson Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 26 March 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its finalised guidance in relation to financial promotions on social media...
Apr 05, 2024 Private Fund Adviser Rule Q&A: Spotlight On Restricted Activities By Adam Bolter Wendy Cohen Allison Yacker Christian Hennion Nicholas Gervasi +2 more... Show less Editorial Note: In follow up to our summary on the SEC's new private fund adviser rules, Katten attorneys share their views on...
Apr 05, 2024 SEC Stays Climate Disclosure Regulations in Response to Consolidated Eighth Circuit Challenges By Farzad Damania Ryan Lilley On April 4, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order staying the implementation of the recently...
Apr 04, 2024 Unraveling the Legal and Regulatory Maze of Generative AI: 10 Areas to Watch By Kristin Achterhof Michael Justus During the ANA Advertising Law One Day Conference at Katten’s New York office on March 20, Intellectual Property Partners Kristin...