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It's Past Time to Expand IMF’s African Department
April.01.2022
Orrick's Thomas Laryea authored an article in Devex arguing for the expansion of the IMF's African department.
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The United States and European Commission Announce a New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
by Dr. Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky and Michaela Frai
April.05.2022
The Framework is intended to re-establish a legal mechanism for transfers of EU personal data to the U.S.
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CHIPS Act: What Companies Need to Know
by Elizabeth Zane, Harry Clark and Matthew Neuringer
August.29.2022
On August 9, 2022, President Biden signed into law the highly anticipated CHIPS Act of 2022 (the “CHIPS Act”).
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Six Things to Know About FinCEN’s Proposed SAR Sharing Pilot Program
by Jeanine P. McGuinness
March.14.2022
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) in late January seeking public ...
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FinCEN Issues Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule
by Jeanine P. McGuinness
11 minute read | November.17.2022
The U.S. Treasury Department's FinCEN published a final rule to implement beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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Webinar: Distressed Higher Education: What higher education institutions and investors should be thinking about after COVID-19
June.26.2020
In this webinar, Orrick and Bond Buyer provide some market intelligence and educate higher education institutions on some of our thinking on problems ...
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A Great Leap Forward: EU Soon to Have Broad Rules on Cybersecurity and Incident Reporting
by Dr. Christian Schröder and Aravind Swaminathan
December.15.2015
On December 7, 2015, more than two and a half years after the first draft, the European Union Council finally reached an important, informal ...
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FTC/FCC MOU: Even the Justice League Needs It In Writing
by Aravind Swaminathan
November.30.2015
On November 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to address ...
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US–EU Safe Harbor – Struck Down!
by Dr. Christian Schröder and Aravind Swaminathan
October.06.2015
In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's ...
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Cross-Border Data Transfers Significantly Impacted by EU Court Decision Invalidating Adequacy of U.S.- EU Data Protection Safe Harbor Framework
by Elizabeth McGinn
October.07.2015
On October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (“Schrems”) declared “invalid” a ...
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(Un)Safe Harbor and Cloud Services in Germany Under Scrutiny
by Dr. Christian Schröder
January.30.2015
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2015, Berlin Data Protection Commissioner Dr. Alexander Dix, speaking at the European Data Protection Conference in Berlin, ...
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Court of Appeals Upholds Conviction Under Section 10(b) Where U.S. Market Makers Facilitated Trades by Non-U.S. Persons
January.20.2015
United States v. Georgiou, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, January 20, 2015
Georgiou was convicted, among other things, of securities ...