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🎊 Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous holiday season, and a New Year filled with endless possibilities. 🎊 #HappyHolidays #Holidays2024 #HappyNewYear

In this Update, our lawyers highlight some of the most significant rule changes, guidance, institutional investor areas of focus, and trends for public companies to consider while preparing annual report and proxy statement disclosures in 2025. https://bit.ly/3ZPPlf4 Authors: Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen, Christopher Wassman, Beau Bryan, and Rebekkah Emerson #PublicCompanies #CorpGov #ProxySeason #CorporateGovernance

In this Update, Lisa Oratz and Dania Assas explore how the Trump administration is poised to influence the future of policy surrounding artificial intelligence and intellectual property, including regulations relating to deepfakes. https://bit.ly/4foy4zH #AI #IP #Deepfakes #TrumpAdministration

We're proud to announce our 2024 J. Shan Mullin Annual Community Leadership and Service Awards honorees: partners Erick Haynie and Melanie Rubocki, associate Nancy Cruz, legal practice assistant Donna Foreman, and legal recruiting manager William French. Each honoree will receive funds to donate to a nonprofit organization of their choice, continuing former partner Shan Mullin's legacy of civic leadership and community impact. Congratulations to all our winners. Thank you for inspiring us to consider what more we can do to better serve our communities! Learn more in the article linked below. #GivingBack #CommunityLeadership #CommunityBuilding #Nonprofits

🎉 We’re celebrating the 50th episode of our Perpetual Motion podcast! To mark this milestone, hosts Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler check in with some of their past guests to see how their endeavors have progressed over the years. Tune in: https://bit.ly/4gpm0PP. #IntellectualProperty #IP #Inventors #PerpetualMotionPodcast

Senate Bill 940 is set to transform consumer arbitrations in California, offering more control and transparency. Our lawyers highlight key provisions of the new law, which takes effect on January 1, in this Update. https://bit.ly/41CGmRa Authors: Eric J. Weiss, Mallory Gitt Webster, and Evan Molineux #Arbitration #ConsumerProtection #SB940

On January 27, 2025, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)'s one-to-one consent rules will take effect, requiring businesses to get clear authorization for calls from each identified seller. This Update provides takeaways and next steps for businesses. https://bit.ly/3P3YWdA Authors: Marc Martin, Brandon Thompson, Dania Assas, and Sydney Veatch #Robocalls #ConsumerProtection #Communications #PrivacyLaw

U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024. This Update highlights the trends taking shape across the consumer privacy landscape and discusses important nuances among this year's 10 newly enacted or effective state laws. https://bit.ly/4fwgfPi Authors: Miriam Farhi, Alison Watkins, Calvin Cohen, Alanna Elinoff, and Charlotte Kress #Privacy #PrivacyLaw #ConsumerPrivacy

The Fifth Circuit has overturned Nasdaq's board diversity rules, citing the U.S. SEC's overreach and lack of justification. Evelyn Cruz Sroufe and Christopher Wassman break down the 9-8 decision in this Public Chatter blog post. https://bit.ly/4iRRxvA #CorpGov #DEI #ESG #BoardDiversity #PublicChatterBlog

The Federal Trade Commission is suing the country's largest wholesale distributor of wine and spirits under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) for alleged price discrimination. This Update outlines the FTC's filing, the commissioners' dissents, and how the new administration may affect RPA enforcement. https://bit.ly/3Djggst Authors: Shylah Alfonso, Ryan Maddock, Robert C.S. Berry, and Brittany Hinson #Antitrust #AntitrustLaw #ConsumerProtection