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Dramatically New DOJ Expectations for Compliance Programs: What You Need to Know The world of corporate compliance is in continuous evolution.  Sometimes, however, it suffers

What Are Your New Compliance Expectations under the ENABLERS Act? As attorneys, one of our sacred obligations is the maintenance of the attorney-client privilege.  We

Ensure Your Insurance Insures Cyber-attacks! (Also, 3 Macro-Recommendations to Maximize Protection) With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several topics have taken center stage, among them:

Don’t Let Your EIDL Loans Breach Contracts and Cloud Title! In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government offered COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Sanctions: Just the FAQs Internationally-minded companies should have systems in place to ensure compliance with a vast array of foreign and domestic economic sanctions.  That

A Fiery Illustration of Why You Must Learn and Use Incoterms Ready, set . . . burn?  Luxury car aficionados are mourning the loss of

Why Are Your Law Firm Fees So High? You, dear Reader, asked us to dig a bit more into our recent blog post, “Why Big

What Are the Radical Changes in Dubai? Dubai is one of seven Emirates of the UAE (the United Arab Emirates). Famous for glittering skyscrapers, dancing

Why Big Law Will Continue to Get Bigger According to The Economist magazine, local law firms are experiencing “…ballooning demand for legal services and falling

Santa Claus: Rebel with a Cause It’s that time of the year again, when we celebrate age-old traditions and cherish those who matter to us

Sustainability and ESG: What are they and why should you care? By now, many of you have digested every nail-biting moment of the 2021 United

Haunted Houses…in the Law. As threatened promised, our Halloween blog post. As you may well imagine, each state in this Union has a number of

Your Slavery Reporting Requirements We are always grateful for our (very vocal) readership. We recently published on your requirements under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act

Your Obligations Under the Modern Slavery Act The Modern Slavery Act (2015). (No, these are not regulations legalizing involuntary servitude…though we alumni of Big Law

Max Schrems Strikes Again You must now promptly update your Standard Contractual Clauses to maintain a legal basis for the cross-border transfer of personal data. 

To Boycott or Not to Boycott… Requests to participate in or facilitate the Arab League’s Boycott of Israel are both prohibited (by the US Department

The Most SPAC-tacular Blog Title Every SPAC is an SPV, but not every SPV is a SPAC. (You’re welcome).  A “SPAC” is a “Special Purpose

The U.S. Antiboycott Regulations: Permission to Violate Foreign Law? The United States Antiboycott Regulations were promulgated to prevent U.S. citizens or companies from complying with

Force Majeure: Radical Post-COVID Changes? A Force Majeure clause addresses unexpected events beyond either party’s control that affects contractual performance.  In common law jurisdictions, Force

Boilerplate: Mere Sophistry or Critical Language? “Boilerplate” is contract language that is generic or standard across various contract types. Typically used to safeguard against common