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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. Togethe...

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 pharmac...

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 seve...

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 wo...

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: t...

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 PCAO...

Author(s): Brian Lewis, Taylor Todd

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