In today’s connected world, businesses face constant pressure to improve their cybersecurity practices and to confirm that they are meeting industry standards. To continue helping businesses achieve those goals, the SEC Office of Compliance...
On February 3, 2020, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 917 (“SB 917”), which would establish a new process for a potential government takeover of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”)....
New Thresholds Impact Wider Swath of Public Water Suppliers - Yesterday the California State Water Resources Control Board lowered its Response Levels for PFAS in drinking water to 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and 40 parts per trillion for PFOS....
On February 3, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a collaboration to promote biosimilar competition. The two agencies issued a joint statement outlining goals for the collaboration, which...
Let’s start out with the world of cannabusiness. MedMen CEO Adam Bierman left the company effective February 1. Shares climbed 13% on the news. Bierman is not the only person in the industry losing his job; several companies recently announced...
When auto manufacturers first spoke of their moonshot projects in the space of semi and fully autonomous vehicles, visions of a science fiction laden future captured the imagination of consumers and publications alike. Drivers began imagining a world...
Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing sites, and electrical and...
Unlike the groundhog, the Trump Administration has not spent January sleeping. It issued several consequential announcements in the last week of January, getting a jump on Punxsutawney Phil....
In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts in 2020. In this Quarterly Roundup, we...
On January 23, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (the “2020 Rule”), which includes a revised definition of the “waters of the United...
