by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to approve final rules on crowdfunding, marking the adoption of the last major provision of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). The new...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On November 2, 2015, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced the hiring of a new corporate compliance counsel, Hui Chen, who will act as an expert advisor to prosecutors...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Sophisticated and complex commercial litigation and criminal investigations often involve many participants and their lawyers. In these cases, it is often beneficial for the lawyers to share confidential information pursuant to a joint defense or common interest...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
After repeatedly losing various challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) authority to investigate and sanction it for alleged data security violations, LabMD Inc. (“LabMD”) has finally come out on top, at least for the...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council periodically makes adjustments to federal contracting jurisdictional thresholds to compensate for inflation. Last month, the threshold under Section 4212 (for protected veterans) and Section 503 (for individuals with...
