Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi reflects on the performance of the US subprime auto sector in 2021 and expectations for 2022. Continue Reading
AdExchanger | How CPRA Treats “Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising” – And the Implications for Ad Tech
As the effective date for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) approaches on January 1, 2023, players in the advertising industry are trying to figure out how this reworking of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may impact them. Currently, the CCPA offers a form of safe harbor for Continue Reading
Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Trademark Laws: New York
A Q&A guide to New York laws protecting trademarks. This Q&A addresses state laws governing trademark registration, infringement, dilution, counterfeiting, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Trademark Continue Reading
Employee Relations Law Journal | Significant Retirement Reform Ahead: Key Takeaways from the Anticipated SECURE Act 2.0 of 2021
On May 5, 2021, the House Ways & Means Committee (“Committee”) approved the “Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021” (H.R. 2954, or the “SECURE Act 2.0”) by a unanimous voice vote, with no substantive amendments offered during its markup. The SECURE Act 2.0 has since moved on to the full Continue Reading
Westlaw Today | State Residency Rules up in Smoke as Cannabis Industry Grows
Cannabis’ illegality at the federal level has created opportunities for the states to shape the legal landscape and create rules designed to capture the economic benefits of the cannabis industry for themselves while protecting their citizens against potential social harms. However, state residency Continue Reading
LawInSport | Controlling Athletes’ Trademarks: What Can Sports Learn From WWE’s Trademark Ownership?
In the context of professional wrestling, the names and ring names of professional wrestlers who are affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) have been the subject of trademark applications and registrations with the USPTO. Common products and services associated with wrestlers’ Continue Reading
New York Law Journal | Preparing for a Legal and PR Crisis After Company Vaccine Mandates
Among the many disruptions that COVID-19 has visited upon the business world, the pandemic has made many corporate crisis management playbooks obsolete when it comes to managing interconnected legal and reputational risks. What’s different about today’s crisis landscape that makes organizations Continue Reading
Regulatory Challenges to Cannabis Financing
Despite increased legalization at the state level of medical and adult-use recreational marijuana, illegality of non-hemp, cannabis at the federal level as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is an impediment for businesses in the cannabis industry (MRBs) to Continue Reading
Law360 | NY Debt Enforcement Alternatives for Cannabis Lenders
Lenders in many industries are often impeded in enforcement efforts by a borrower's bankruptcy filing, but not so in the cannabis space. As a consequence of the federal government's continued criminalization of cannabis, protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is likely out of reach for Continue Reading
AdExchanger | The 10,000-Word Privacy Policy, Thanks To New Laws
Since the early days of the internet, when federal regulators expressed concern that consumers did not understand what data was being collected about them online and how it was being used, companies have been drafting privacy policies. The guiding principle for these privacy policies has always Continue Reading