We get Privacy for work — Episode 7: What Is a WISP and Why Your Organization Must Have One
What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Nonprofit Basics: Grant Agreements—Matching Grants, IP, Recoverable Grants & More
AI Today in 5: August 13, 2025. The Beware the EU AI Act Episode
Herb Stapleton's FBI Experience Proves to be Asset to Dinsmore's Corporate Team
Workplace Sexual Assault and Third-Party Risk: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the ECCTA and Its Impact with Jonathan Armstrong
Moving Beyond the Usual Helpline Data
Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Innovation in Compliance: Operationalizing Trust at Scale: A Conversation with Amanda Carty on Compliance and AI
AI Today in 5: August 7, 2025. The US v. China Episode
Hill Country Authors – Exploring the Challenges of a Green Transition with Tom Ortiz
Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
LathamTECH in Focus: Move Fast, Stay Compliant
AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Daily Compliance News: August 6, 2025, The Spanking Banks Edition
AI Today in 5: August 5, 2025, The AI at the SEC Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
From Forest to Fortune: Navigating Workplace Ethics With Robin Hood — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Under the Radar: DOJ's Data Security Rules and Their Impact on Payments Companies — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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On June 5, 2025, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress convened a hearing titled “Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor Productivity Enhancements.” Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses...more
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This week, I discuss with my colleagues, Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®), our consulting affiliate, and Kelly N. Garson, Senior Associate for B&C and Acta, our recently released...more
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Since the November presidential election, most trade journals have expressed the same or similar headlines: “The Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration will elevate enforcement for violation of environmental rules and...more
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My partner Bob Melvin and I recently gave a presentation on environmental, health, and safety considerations in mergers and acquisitions. While it would be impossible to cover our entire presentation in a blog post, I thought...more
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TSCA Framework Rules Promulgated - As we outlined last year, the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) was recently updated to provide EPA with much broader authority to regulate “existing” chemical substances (i.e., those...more
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