By Aaron Simpson, James Henderson and Olivia Lee, Hunton Andrews Kurth The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for two months, and anyone who expected the dust to settle before summer will be sorely disappointed. In the months leading up to the GDPR’s implementation, 42-46% of businesses surveyed by the Ponemon […]
For over 25 years, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), also known as the Bradley Act, has prevented wagering on sports in the majority of states across the US. While Nevada remained a haven for gamblers and states like Delaware and Montana had their sports lotteries, those in other states had no choice […]
Timothy M. Lupinacci a shareholder in Baker Donelson, one of the US’ top 100 law firms. He is chair of the firm’s Financial Services Department, a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and former office managing shareholder for Birmingham, Alabama. In his daily life Timothy lives and breathes leadership. Below Lawyer Monthly is privileged […]
When it comes to theme park injuries, a lot of the case work is swept under the rug and never heard of again. Scott Monge, Founder of Monge & Associates, believes theme parks should be held accountable by law, and provide total transparency in the cases of serious injury or accidental deaths, the numbers of […]
Which are the top law schools in the US? In this short video we take a look at the current top 5 US law schools, looking at statistics like tuition & fees, lawyers rating, application fee and overall rating.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced its largest whistleblower award to-date in a commodity fraud case. According to the Commission, it issued “an award of approximately $30 million to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful enforcement action.” “This is a major breakthrough for whistleblower protections. The […]
Following previous news that Danske Bank has been reprimanded for weak AML controls by Danish regulators, this week’s featured analysis comes from global banking expert, Robert Lyddon. Below Robert compares the penalties imposed on major Western banks with the treatment of smaller, non-systemic banks, and suggest that the current regulatory environment is governed by an […]
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