Plan for Success: Navigating Pension De-Risking
False Claims Act Insights - Be Careful What You Wish For: HHS-OIG Advisory Opinions
Paddle's Payment Predicament: Unpacking FTC's Compliance Crackdown — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 22, 2025, The Angst Episode
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 17: Security, Cyber-Intel, and a Sense of Humor with Nir Rothenberg of Rapyd
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 76 - The Digital Future: The US GENIUS Act and Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance / The Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint: Building a Web 3 International Financial Hub Report
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Co-Thinking with AI
Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
Compliance into the Weeds: Two Cyber Security Cases for the Compliance Professional
The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 12, 2025, The Creating Billionaires Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day - The ROI of Compliance
AI Today in 5: August 11, 2025, The ACHILLES Project Episode
Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
LathamTECH in Focus: Move Fast, Stay Compliant
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Compliance Clarity for Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of Arbor Consulting Group
On June 12, 2025, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a general permit regulating waste discharges from commercial vineyards in the region. The new General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial...more
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy(a) and wood, as well as many derived products. The Regulation is currently scheduled to apply to operators and traders beginning at...more
As we have now said goodbye to FY25, we look back on some of the more significant regulatory developments that fund managers can’t afford to ignore....more
There is a whispered concern in boardrooms around the world about the cost of management time involved in complying with ever evolving sustainability requirements across multiple jurisdictions. The voices of those who shout...more
ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more
Environmental General Counsel (“EGC”) Founder and Principal Catherine W. Johnson recently interviewed Ferruccio Bongiorni, Founder and Managing Director of Studio Bongiorni located in Milan, Italy, about sustainability issues...more
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s report The Future of European Competitiveness highlights the need for a regulatory environment that enhances Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. Similarly, the Budapest...more
The past few years have seen concerted efforts — both domestically and globally — advancing the reporting and disclosure of various climate- and sustainability-related metrics by businesses and investors. One of the most...more
Earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom directed the state’s recycling agency, CalRecycle, to restart the process of issuing regulations for California’s landmark plastic and packaging extended producer...more
Two significant developments have recently emerged concerning California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, SB 54, which aims to phase out single-use plastics. The landmark law for packaging and plastic food...more
Across the country, states are enacting so called “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) laws aimed at reducing plastic waste and shifting the cost of recycling these plastics from the consumer back to the producer. This is...more
New York Local Law 97 (“LL97”) is a landmark piece of climate legislation enacted as part of New York City’s broader Climate Mobilization Act. Passed in 2019, LL97 aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...more
Innovation comes in many areas and compliance professionals need to not only be ready for it but embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers and creators in the...more
The Commission has proposed a package of measures compiled in a so-called Omnibus Directive aiming at simplifying substantial elements of the EU’s sustainability regulatory framework (see draft law). This includes amendments...more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (the EC) adopted a new package of proposals aimed at simplifying the EU’s ESG reporting and compliance requirements. The EC published two separate proposals for directives to make...more
While ensuring accurate environmental claims is a laudable goal, unclear standards risk deterring businesses from informing the public of their efforts to achieve environmental goals. Ultimately, if businesses are deterred...more
In late 2023, California enacted “first-of-its-kind” climate-related disclosure laws comprising the following: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (California Senate Bill 253 (SB253)) – relating to greenhouse gas...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources and Food & Beverage Groups examine the growing industry compliance impact of states’ extended producer employer production responsibility (EPR) laws....more
HKSE-listed companies must update constitutional documents to allow for hybrid meetings and e-voting under new rules - Companies must implement necessary changes by their first annual general meeting following July 1, 2025...more
Key Points - - New laws in major jurisdictions make it vital that companies examine their supply chains closely for legal vulnerabilities. This entails due diligence on environmental and human rights issues, and compliance...more
Thorough third-party due diligence and ongoing monitoring are essential elements of a robust compliance program and help to protect organizations from costly legal repercussions, reputational damage, and major business...more
The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles region earlier this year have caused enormous financial strain on recovery mechanisms, such as the state insurer of last resort - the California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance...more
The hospitality industry will need to focus on several key areas to ensure compliance and minimize risk in the year ahead, including data privacy and cybersecurity protections, employment and labor law compliance, and even...more
Vinson & Elkins partners Jason Halper, Kaam Sahely, and Francisco J. Morales Barrón — adjunct professors at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — sit down for conversation on why they teach and how they approach...more
In the EU, the new year brings on the one hand hope for relief regarding ESG reporting and disclosure obligations (I. below). On the other hand, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will create new burdens for many...more