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Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
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March 17, 2026
Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
By: Nicole Kardell
What do a plastic grocery sack and a pair of Meta Ray-Bans have in common? The harm they can do to others who are powerless to their use. A grocer may pack a shopper’s groceries in a disposable plastic bag, and the shopper may be fine with the packing – the bag is cheap for both. But the environment ends up paying a hefty toll for this repeated transaction. AI-linked eyewear, like the Meta Ray-Bans, may seem great to the wearer, who has the convenience of handsfree constant connectivity. He may be able to get answers to all of life’s questions from Meta AI. His AI-glasses can tell him where he is, where he is going (GPS), and what to…
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
March 16, 2026
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
By: Robert Ward
Understanding the DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Framework On March 10, 2026, just weeks after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) released its updated voluntary corporate self-disclosure program for fraud and financial misconduct, the Department of Justice introduced its first Department‑wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP establishes a uniform approach for evaluating voluntary disclosures and cooperation across all DOJ…
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
March 16, 2026
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
By: James Trusty
This year’s ABA White Collar conference in San Diego displayed a good number of the usual suspects in these week-long educational echo chambers: smug moments of schadenfreude when panelists smirk at Trump administration missteps, not-so-subtle calls to arms by former prosecutors who hoist the “Rule of Law” banner, and former Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutors touting the superiority of their old office, even…
The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein’s Hired Hands
November 13, 2017
The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein’s Hired Hands
By: Nicole Kardell
*This article was first published November 9, 2017 as an Expert Analysis – Opinion piece for Law360. The revelations surrounding the Harvey Weinstein cover-up are certainly cringeworthy, but are the actions of the mogul’s hired hands actually illegal? That Weinstein allegedly exploited and victimized women is terrible (even if far too common). The fact that so many firms and individuals, including lawyers, were involved in the cover-up…
Customer Data Collection: GDPR Changes Everything.
October 4, 2017
Customer Data Collection: GDPR Changes Everything.
By: Ifrah Law
Beginning on May 25, 2018, companies which process the personal data of European Union residents will be expected to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Even companies located in the United States are subject to this regulation, and violating its terms may result in class actions and hefty fines. If your company collects, stores or mines the data of residents of the…
SEC Continues to Focus on ICOs
October 3, 2017
SEC Continues to Focus on ICOs
By: Steven Eichorn
A new enforcement initiative by the Securities and Exchange Commission, part of its proclaimed efforts to address cyber-based threats and protect retail investors, indicates that the agency is including Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) under its broad blanket of protection. Recent actions by the agency in the case of REcoin give more clues to its position on ICOs: on Friday, the SEC charged two companies and…
ICOs Facing an Uncertain Future in China and the U.S.
September 7, 2017
ICOs Facing an Uncertain Future in China and the U.S.
By: Steven Eichorn
This week, in a joint statement issued by the People’s Bank of China, the securities and banking regulators, and other government agencies, the Chinese government declared that initial coin offerings (ICOs) constitute “illegal open financing behavior” and immediately froze all ICO activity. The joint statement explained that the tokens issued in ICOs do not have legal and monetary properties, do not have the legal status…
How Poking the Bear Gets Your Assets Kicked
August 23, 2017
How Poking the Bear Gets Your Assets Kicked
By: James Trusty
For many decades, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals was viewed as a very conservative place, where prosecutors were usually quite comfortable with the status quo, a largely “law and order” kind of venue. During the Obama presidency, the Court’s makeup changed dramatically, with a batch of younger, more liberal judges joining the “old guard” from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Consequently, this particular…
