Posts by walter
Is Your IT Risk Management Framework “Future-Proof”?
Technology risks constantly evolve. Effective IT Risk Management Programs can identify, address and, as needed, adapt to emerging risks...
New Year, New Employment Laws; What Employers Must Know for 2026
As 2026 begins, employers across the United States face a wave of significant labor and employment law changes that demand immediate at...
One Small Step for Competition: Search Engine Antitrust Claims Against Google Survive
The core claims brought in a consumer antitrust suit against Google LLC have been allowed to proceed, but allegations related to fraudu...
Center for Industry Self-Regulation Launches Institute for Responsible Influence
This week, the Center for Industry Self-Regulations launched the Institute for Responsible Influence, an entity whose first key initiat...
Prediction Markets Face New Compliance Era as Federal Oversight Intensifies
Over the last several years, prediction markets (venues where traders buy and sell binary contracts tied to real‑world events) have mov...
PTAB Rehearing Limits Double Patenting Rejections of Earlier Patent Applications From Later-Filed Family Members
In Ex parte Baurin (Appeal 2024‑002920), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied the examiner’s request for rehearing and reaff...
Securities Litigation: Watch Your AI Disclosures
In this Cooley memo penned by William Pao, Jonathan Waxman and Julian Piroli, I read the fact patterns for the various securities litig...
Beauty in Destruction: Exploring Malware’s Impact Through Art
Artistic initiatives turn cybersecurity into immersive exhibits at the Museum of Malware Art, transforming digital threats into thought...
A Sad, Pathetic Little Man
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
President Donald J. Trump begins the public portions of his Cabinet meetings by going around the ta...
Google agrees to pay $68 million to settle voice recording lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its voice-activated assistant illegally recorded and sha...