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Looking Beyond the Privacy Policy: Regulatory Scrutiny of Dark Patterns in User Interfaces

This article was originally published in the May 2023 edition of the CPI TechREG Chronicles. WHAT IS MEANT BY “DARK PATTERNS” IN THE PRIVACY CONTEXT? The term “dark patterns” was reportedly coined in…

Author(s): Christine Lyon, Christine Chong

Key Takeaways from the 21st Annual Biomed Israel Conference

The 21st annual Biomed Israel Conference, attended by thousands of industry leaders from 45 countries, presented a juxtaposition of challenges and opportunities in the life sciences sector. There was…

Author(s): Ben Cohen

  • life sciences
  • regulation
  • antitrust and competition
  • corporate
  • finance
  • m&a

Ongoing Initiatives at the USPTO and FDA and Their Potential Impact on the Life Sciences Industry in the United States

In the past few months, proposals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) have drawn the attention of organizations, companies, and individuals in the life sciences space.…

Author(s): Kristen Riemenschneider, Jeff Jay, Jake Silvers

  • regulation
  • life sciences
  • intellectual property

FTC v. Amgen/Horizon: FTC’s Pursuit of a Novel Theory Signals Greater Scrutiny on the Horizon for Pharmaceutical Mergers

On May 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Amgen Inc.’s purchase of Horizon Therapeutics plc, showing that the agency aims to make good on its promise to police mergers in the…

Author(s): Laura Onken, Meredith Mommers, Katie Kissinger

2023 ACC Life Sciences Conference: Structuring Considerations for Biotechs

The Association of Corporate Counsel hosted its annual Life Sciences Conference from May 9-11, 2023, which featured presentations from a variety of law firms and life sciences industry experts on…

Author(s): Jeff Jay, Jake Silvers

  • life sciences
  • corporate
  • m&a
  • finance

New York Attorney General Proposes Novel Crypto Legislation

Earlier this month, New York Attorney General Letitia James proposed the Crypto, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight Act (CRPTO Act) to regulate the crypto ecosystem.  This sweeping legislation…

Author(s): Timothy Howard, Brock Dahl, Scott Eisman, Andrew Bulovsky, Adam Silow

Supreme Court Resets Aiding and Abetting Liability Threshold in Anti-Terrorism Act Cases

Since 2016, plaintiffs have used increasingly aggressive “aiding and abetting” theories to make Anti-Terrorism Act claims against multinational companies. These claims have spanned multiple sectors:…

Author(s): Timothy Harkness, Scott Eisman, Adam Rosenfeld, Rebecca Curwin, Noelle Williams, Nathan Hembree, Daniel Hodgkinson

  • litigation

PCAOB Publishes Staff Priorities for 2023 Inspections

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) conducts periodic inspections of registered public accounting firms (PCAOB Firms) audit practices as part of its oversight of such firms. The…

Author(s): Brian Lewis, Taylor Todd

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SPAC Momentum Continues in Europe with Further Listings in Amsterdam and Frankfurt and Reform in London

Since our publication in March (US SPAC Boom Spreads to Europe), the SPAC market in Europe has

US Government Expands Sanctions Targeting Russia, with Focus on Russian Sovereign Debt

On April 15, 2021, the US government expanded its sanctions targeting the Russian Federation with

Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court: The Ever-Evolving Reach of U.S. Courts

On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial

US SPAC Boom Spreads to Europe with Recent Amsterdam and Frankfurt SPAC Listings and Potential Reform in London

The popularity of SPACs in the United States has extended to Europe, with three SPACs recently

Supreme Court Limits FSIA’s Expropriation Exception to Violations of the International Law of Expropriation

On February 3, 2021, the United States Supreme Court decided Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp

US National Defense Authorization Act Imposes Significant New Obligations on Certain Reporting Companies and Global Financial Institutions

On January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) became law

An ascent to the cloud: SFC updates electronic data storage provider rules

Following the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) publication of a circular (EDSP circular)[1

Suspension of the liberalization regime of certain foreign investments in Spain

On 17 March 2020, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of 17 March, on urgent

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Freshfields Advises SERB Pharmaceuticals on its U.S. Partnership with SFJ Pharmaceuticals

Freshfields represented SERB Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty pharmaceutical company, on its

Freshfields Represents Schenck Process Group in $730M Sale to Hillenbrand of its Food and Performance Materials Business

Freshfields is advising Schenck Process Group (SPG), a leading provider of sustainable, integrated

Freshfields Represents EVgo on $125M Follow-On Offering

Freshfields represented EVgo Inc. on its SEC-registered follow-on public offering of 29,411,765

Freshfields Named US M&A Team of the Year by IFLR 2023

Freshfields is honored to be recognized as the M&A Team of the Year by International Financial Law

Freshfields Represents eBay in its Acquisition of Certilogo

Freshfields is representing eBay in its acquisition of Certilogo, a provider of AI-powered apparel

Freshfields Awarded the 2023 MCCA Approved Platinum Seal

Freshfields is honored to have been awarded the 2023 Minority Corporate Counsel Association's (MCCA

Freshfields Represents Aristocrat in $1.2B Acquisition of US-listed Neogames

Freshfields is representing Aristocrat Leisure in the all-cash acquisition of Nasdaq-listed

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