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In a decision published on 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) invalidated legislation in two EU member states – the UK and Sweden – requiring telecommunication operators to retain users’ traffic and location data for...

The United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court. Here is a link to the order. The California Supreme Court decision in this case was our worst case for all of 2016. Here is our description of...

So you’ve built a quality product that is being heavily consumed and a larger company is now seeking to acquire your startup. This blog post provides tips for avoiding common mistakes made by startup companies during acquisitions....

Last year the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission agreed on a data transfer protocol that provides a mechanism for compliance with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the EU to the U.S. But, because...

On January 13, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a general license that authorizes all transactions with Sudan that were previously prohibited by the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (SSR), 31 C.F.R....

Public employees in three different federal circuits filed lawsuits this week challenging the constitutionality of public unions' right to require nonmembers to pay agency fees (also known as "fair share" fees). The plaintiffs bringing these suits...

On December 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court and District Courts’ findings that a mortgage lender sending Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-A to a debtor/homeowner...

Just three weeks into the year and already my pile of arbitration cases is a skyscraper! So, I will cover a lot of ground in this update. First, the headline. Kimberly, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian moved to compel arbitration, although they were...

"Innovate or die." The adage has been in use for decades, but it holds true today. The world of molecular diagnostics is a rapidly evolving and competitive field. With the advancement in sequencing technologies and the scale of data collected and...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States has been embroiled in a considerable amount of political controversy in recent years. Created in 1934 by a presidential executive order to finance and facilitate the export of U.S. goods and services, the...

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