Businesses and organizations that obtained PPP loans earlier this year received a generous gift just before year-end. On December 21, 2020, Congress passed legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, providing two significant wins for businesses. read more
Users often quickly click through website "I Agree," "Continue" and similar buttons without actually reading the terms of use/terms of service they are agreeing to, simply to get to the desired content or service. read more
Data Privacy Law Client Alerts
Data Security and the New York SHIELD Act: Going Beyond New York Companies
With the Covid-19 crisis, many companies that may have traditionally only done business offline are transitioning and expanding into e-commerce. Others are starting new businesses and innovating new technologies and platforms. There are a multitude of considerations that go into these new ventures, an important one of which is security. read more
The California Attorney General's final proposed regulations under CCPA ("Regulations") have been submitted, and pending approval by the California Office of Administrative Law, will soon become enforceable by law. One often overlooked requirement of the CCPA is the obligation of covered businesses to provide notices that are "reasonably accessible." read more
According to a report from Startup Genome, global venture capital funding has declined by about 20 percent since the COVID-19 crisis began in December. While the United States has currently fared better than other countries, 15 percent fewer deals occurred in each month of the first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019. read more