Corporate Governance

Facebook Beats TCCWNA Claims With California Choice-Of-Law Clause

Facebook recently beat a class action lawsuit that claimed its Terms of Service violated New Jersey’s consumer protection law,...

Jan 20 · 1 min read >

CAFC Decision A Reminder Of Potential Issues With Intent-To-Use Trademark Applications

Intent-to-use (ITU) trademark applications are trademark or service mark applications filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office based...

Appeals Court Finds MP3 Company Lost DMCA Safe Harbor Protection

As discussed here, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has “safe harbor” provisions that protect internet service providers and website...

SEC Adopts Changes To Form ADV, Recordkeeping Requirements For Investment Advisers

Investment advisers will be required to provide more information about various aspects of their separately managed account (SMA) business,...

Consumer Warranties Welcomed To The Digital Age With E-Warranty Act

Thanks to changes in the federal statute governing warranties on consumer products, manufacturers and other suppliers are now able...

Should Parties in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Seek Representation and Warranty Insurance (RWI)?

Buyers in mergers and acquisitions are increasingly turning to insurance policies to protect themselves from financial loss stemming from...

FINRA Expels First Member For Regulation Crowdfunding Violations

A company called UFP LLC in November became the first crowdfunding portal to be expelled as a member of...

SEC Adopts New Rule 147A To Facilitate Interstate Securities Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new rules aimed at modernizing how companies can raise money to...

Rule 504 Of Reg D Could Become More Useful Following SEC Amendments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Securities Act...

California Tightens Data Breach Notification Law

On September 13, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2828, tightening what is already considered to be...

Dec 13 · 1 min read >