LawFlash/Client Alert | Investment Management LawFlash
Monica Parry, Ethan Johnson, Trina Winkelmann

At an open meeting on June 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a number of rules implementing Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The newly adopted ru... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Cross-Practice Alert
Stephen Mahinka, Karen Butcher

After almost three years of review and analysis, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 6 released proposed revisions to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, generally termed the "Green Guides" (the G... more

LawFlash/Client Alert | Financial Regulatory Reform LawFlash
Kathleen Collins

A departure from the disclosure-driven precedents set by past consumer protection laws will usher in the era of the independent consumer financial protection regulator.

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Intellectual Property Practice

Massachusetts has joined the growing list of states that are requiring businesses to encrypt and secure personal data. On March 1, 2010, new regulations will take effect that apply to all "persons who own, license, store or mai... more