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With the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act almost two years out from its effective date of January 1, 2023, the California Consumer Privacy Act remains in effect - but remains a moving target for businesses seeking to comply. On March 15, 2021, the California Office of Administrative Law approved additional regulations relating to the right to opt out of sale of personal information; these changes are effective immediately.
Client Alert | March 19, 2021
Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group highlights some recent notable rulings and developments that may impact future litigation in this area.
Client Alert | March 18, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers highlight the central issues raised by two key environmental cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and provide expert analysis on the potential implications of the Court’s review, along with other cases to watch raising important environmental considerations.
Client Alert | March 18, 2021
On March 15, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that requires electric generating units (i.e., power plants) in 12 states to reduce ozone season nitrogen oxides emissions. This final rule, issued pursuant to a court-ordered deadline, is the first significant regulatory action finalized by the Biden EPA.
Client Alert | March 16, 2021
On March 15, 2021, the Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Allison Herren Lee, gave a speech entitled “A Climate for Change: Meeting Investor Demand for Climate and ESG Information at the SEC," in which she sets forth a near-term regulatory agenda for the SEC that centers on climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics.
Client Alert | March 16, 2021
New York of counsel Karin Portlock and associate Jabari Julien are the authors of "The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams," [PDF] published by Law360 on March 10, 2021.
Publications | March 11, 2021
This webcast focuses on steps that a company should take when it plans to sell a business unit in a carve-out transaction. The webcast will also address how buyers in these transactions should protect their interests and increase the likelihood of success.
Webcasts | March 11, 2021
In this two-part alert, Gibson Dunn lawyers examine key global legislative developments and proposals in the bourgeoning field of mandatory corporate human rights due diligence.
Client Alert | March 10, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a look at personal data and other privacy-related legal developments across Europe for March 2021.
Client Alert | March 10, 2021
On Monday, February 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to resolve a prominent split between federal Courts of Appeal regarding the False Claims Act (“FCA”).
Client Alert | March 9, 2021
On March 5, 2021, regulators and industry groups provided market participants with much anticipated clarity by announcing the dates for the cessation of publication of, and non-representativeness of, various settings of the London Interbank Offered Rate which will allow market participants to identify the date that their financial instruments and commercial agreements that reference LIBOR will transition to an alternative reference rate (e.g., a risk free rate).
Client Alert | March 9, 2021
Denver partner Jessica Brown and New York partner Lauren Elliot are the authors of "An Employer Playbook for the COVID 'Vaccine Wars': Strategies and Considerations for Workplace Vaccination Policies," [PDF] published by The Practical Lawyer in February 2021.
Publications | March 9, 2021
On March 2, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) into law. Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview.
Client Alert | March 8, 2021
Washington, D.C. partner David Fotouhi is the author of "Clean Water Act Ruling Could Obstruct Future Permitting," [PDF] published by Law360 on March 1, 2021.
Publications | March 8, 2021
On March 4, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of the “Climate and ESG Task Force" in the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
Client Alert | March 5, 2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s antitrust enforcement remained robust in 2020. On the merger front, the State Administration for Market Regulation unconditionally approved more than 99 percent of the 458 deals reviewed and only imposed conditions in four transactions. SAMR also issued a flurry of new guidelines in the antitrust space that provide more guidance on its enforcement priorities and its interpretation of the law.
Client Alert | March 4, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers discuss developments at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for February 2021.
Client Alert | March 3, 2021
On February 26, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued a Supervision and Regulation letter containing its final supervisory guidance on the effectiveness of a banking institution’s board of directors. The Guidance applies to bank holding companies and savings-and-loan holding companies with total consolidated assets of $100 billion or more, with the exception of intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations. A separate Supervision and Regulation letter issued the same day revised twelve prior Supervision and Regulation letters touching on the subject and made nine additional prior Supervision and Regulation letters inactive.
Client Alert | March 3, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers focuses on the federal Stored Communications Act, including its access and disclosure prohibitions. They also discuss recent cases interpreting the Stored Communications Act, as well as recent trends in data privacy and California’s new Prop 24.
Webcasts | March 2, 2021
Plaintiffs alleging claims of employment discrimination often prefer to file suit in New York City if they can plead a violation of the New York City Human Rights Law, which was enacted with the “desire that [it] meld the broadest vision of social justice with the strongest law enforcement deterrent.” Its application was nevertheless recently narrowed by the New York Court of Appeals in Doe v. Bloomberg L.P.
Client Alert | March 1, 2021