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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Trade Commission Finalizes Order With Web Hosting Company Over Data Security Failures

On May 21, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a consent order with GoDaddy to settle allegations that the web hosting company misled customers and failed to implement basic data security protections. Although...more

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China Monthly Antitrust Update: August 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for August. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Suspends Antitrust Investigation into DuPont China: In April 2025, SAMR publicly...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: August 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for August. The following events merit special attention: CAC Summons NVIDIA Over Cybersecurity Concerns Related to H20 Chip: On July 31, CAC...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – 2025 Mid-Year Global Review

Domestic and international enforcement agencies continue to sharpen their tools and maintain an aggressive posture in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions by new antitrust leadership in the Department of Justice’s...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - August 14, 2025

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Trump Signs Executive Order To Expand 401(k) Access to Alternative Assets- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 7 directing the Department of Labor to review guidelines that could open 401(k) retirement...more

Lathrop GPM

U.S. Immigration Enforcement and Its Impact on Business - Midyear Update

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As we cross the halfway point of 2025, federal immigration policy and enforcement continue to evolve significantly and rapidly. Legislative, regulatory and executive actions implemented this year are swiftly reshaping...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Fair Banking

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Regulators are directed to avoid reputation risk, identify banks that have engaged in unlawful debanking, and take appropriate remedial actions. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Rise in E-Verify Desk Audits: What U.S. Employers Need to Know in 2025

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In recent months, we have seen a notable uptick in E-Verify desk audits and related inquiries from federal and state agencies. This trend reflects the current administration’s heightened focus on employer immigration...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Settlement Emphasizes Employees' Right to Discuss Salaries

Reports of the demise of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement of traditional discrimination claims may have been exaggerated. Last week, the commission announced settlement of claims made against Sinclair...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Call Out to Oregon Employers: Your New-Hire Procedures Will Change in 2026

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Oregon employers will need to disclose additional information to new hires beginning January 1, 2026, under a law signed in May 2025. Senate Bill 906, passed in May 2025, amends Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 652.610 and...more

Winstead PC

SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Actions in $275 Million Ponzi Schemes Involving Water Vending Machines

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There has not been much news regarding SEC enforcement lately, but today the SEC and DOJ both charged a founder of a Washington-based water vending machine manufacturer Water Station Management, LLC and two related companies...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Illinois Expands Collection Agency Act with New Licensing and Enforcement Provisions

On August 7, Illinois enacted Senate Bill 2457, amending the Collection Agency Act and removing its January 1, 2026 repeal date under the Regulatory Sunset Act. The law retains the licensing framework for collection agencies...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trump Signs Executive Order on Debanking

On August 7, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal banking regulators to prevent financial institutions and financial service providers from denying or restricting financial services and products based...more

McGlinchey Stafford

[Webinar] Deep Dive into Lending: Unsecured Lending - August 26th, 10:00 am PT

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Unsecured lending remains a dynamic, fast-evolving segment of the consumer finance market — drawing increasing attention from regulators, litigators, and market participants alike. In this next installment of our Deep Dives...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Understanding DOJ’s New Guidance on Unlawful Discriminatory Practices

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memo”), providing guidance on what diversity, equity,...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Are You SBA 8(A) Audit Ready?

Historically, the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program is designed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses compete in the federal marketplace by providing access to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Intensifies Scrutiny of Chief Compliance Officers

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Two recent SEC enforcement actions serve as a sharp reminder that Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) can face personal liability for what they do – or fail to do – in the course of regulatory examinations for registered...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q2 2025

Welcome to Wilson Sonsini’s Focus on Fintech newsletter. This quarterly newsletter provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments impacting the fintech industry. In this issue, our attorneys discuss...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What’s Influencing DOJ’s New Trade Fraud Focus, and How to Navigate Enforcement Shifts

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new development in its effort to crack down on crimes involving trade fraud, including tariff evasion....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Department of Commerce Initiates Bayh-Dole Compliance Review and Asserts March-In Proceeding Targeting Harvard University Patents

On August 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce notified Harvard University (Harvard) that it has initiated a comprehensive review of Harvard’s federally funded research programs to assure compliance with the Bayh-Dole...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The NSTA’s New Disclosure Policy

On 31 July 2025, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) confirmed its new approach to regulatory transparency by announcing its intention to publicly name companies subject to ongoing investigations and those who fail to...more

Fisher Phillips

ICE in Indian Country: 6 Considerations for Tribal Employers as Immigration Enforcement Agents Enter Homelands

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Reports of federal immigration agents entering tribal lands without recognizing valid tribal identification have prompted urgent concerns for tribal employers nationwide. In early 2025, ICE enforcement actions in tribal...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] AD Nauseam: Checking In With the FTC

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On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy Mudge and Daniel Kaufman discuss recent FTC enforcement trends, highlighting a return to traditional consumer protection cases such as fraud, earnings claims, and debt relief. They...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Wicked Coin Turns One: Where Are They Now?

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For this milestone episode, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati revisit the most notorious figures and scandals from the past year of Wicked Coin. From political power grabs and corporate corruption to banana barons and...more

Alston & Bird

Operation Robocall Roundup: State AGs Target Voice Providers

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What Happened? In a nationwide push to combat illegal robocalls, 51 state and attorneys general—through the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force— have launched Operation Robocall Roundup, targeting voice service providers...more

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