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In December 2016, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party a number of GDPR guidance documents, including explanations for the mandatory DPO role, new individual right to data portability, and how to identify a “lead authority” for the GDPR’s one-stop shop enforcement mechanism.

The DPO Guidelines cover the designation of the DPO, the position of the DPO, and the DPO’s role/tasks. The GDPR requires the designation of a DPO in three cases.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee concluded that the bioeconomy is growing rapidly and the US regulatory system needs to provide a balanced approach to the many competing interests.

An Illinois federal court recently awarded the Canadian retailer Moose Knuckles a $52 million default judgment related to claims of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and cybersquatting by 26 Chinese defendants.

The Forum focused on the consumer implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, two rapidly developing technologies.

Join Arent Fox for a free half-day conference dedicated to equipping your medical staff team with the most current skills, tools, and information to navigate challenging issues and provide effective leadership.

In a non-precedential ruling, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) held that the mark 100 PERCENT WINE for wine is likely to be confused with CENTO PER CENTO for wine in light of a likelihood of confusion analysis which included applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents.

Phishing scams are arising at a fast and furious pace in the first quarter of 2017, with the IRS recently issuing a warning that these attacks are now targeting non-profits and school districts.

New York partner Elliott Kroll was recently quoted in an article by Business Insurance that explores the impact of eliminating or revising certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act.

On February 28, 2017, Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, a California Court of Appeal found that employers are required to separately calculate and pay compensation for rest periods for employees receiving commission based pay.

Based on recent federal court filings in the Central District of California, it appears that plaintiff lawyers have found a new way to threaten retailers with class action litigation.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of commercial litigator John S. Purcell as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Purcell joins the firm’s Complex Litigation practice and focuses on class actions, intellectual property, media, and commercial litigation.

In the opinion article “The 1 Thing Every Tax Proposal Needs” recently published by The Hill, former Representative and current Arent Fox Senior Government Relations Advisor Phil English maintains that the one provision every tax proposal needs is expensing.

On March 1, 2017, new changes to the International Chamber of Commerce Rules of Arbitration will take effect that are designed to make the process more transparent, efficient, and cost-effective—especially with regard to disputes of less than USD $2 million. 

Responding to requests from the cannabis industry, ASTM International, one of the world’s largest voluntary standards-developing organizations, recently announced plans to develop industry standards that would apply to “the full life cycle of cannabis” and consumable cannabis products.

Vox recently interviewed Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor and former Senator Byron Dorgan on how eliminating “lifetime limits” in health insurance policies became a part of the Affordable Care Act.

On February 16, 2017, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016, which amends the DC Human Rights Act of 1977 to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their credit information.

Arent Fox is pleased to announce that once again Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and Complex Litigation partner Hunter T. Carter have been named to the Latin America’s 2017 Top 100 Lawyers list by Latinvex.

The Food and Drug Administration has just announced that it will hold a Public Meeting on March 9, 2017 to discuss use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of human food products.

For the first time in nearly three decades, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has updated the regulations on the confidentiality of substance abuse treatment records found in 42 C.F.R. Part 2.

Arent Fox senior policy advisor and former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) appeared on MSNBC along with former Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) to discuss division in America in light of the Trump Administration with Greta Van Susteren.

Last month, Baxter International Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation settled a qui tam False Claims Act case with the Department of Justice for $18 million. The settlement is not monumental in terms of the amount, but does highlight the unique theory of FCA liability.