Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more
7/22/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Delaware ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Arbitration ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more
5/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Governance ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Human Rights ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mergers ,
Patent Litigation ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more
1/31/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
CFIUS ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Arbitration ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trade Secrets
US civil juries have returned a number of substantial trade secret verdicts against defendants over the past decade. In December 2024, a company from South Korea became the most recent defendant on the receiving end of a...more
Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more
9/30/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Arbitration ,
CFIUS ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Governance ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS
Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more
5/24/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Machine Learning ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patents ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Awards
In May 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a memorandum stating that an employer who requires a nonmanagerial/nonsupervisory employee to sign a noncompete agreement violates...more
5/15/2024
/ Dispute Resolution ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 7 ,
Trade Secrets
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that effectively bans most noncompete agreements in the United States. The FTC’s rule is scheduled to go into effect 120 days after it is...more
5/14/2024
/ Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
Welcome to the January 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more
2/12/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Buyers ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Transfers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
International Data Transfers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merger Controls ,
Misappropriation ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Sellers ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
UK
On January 9, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in the matter of In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397, which asked the Court to determine whether “dual-purpose” communications involving both legal and business advice...more