We are less than a month into the new Trump administration and are seeing an unprecedented wave of activity and major changes at federal agencies. These changes promise to bring significant disruption to the staff and negatively impact the typical activities of numerous agencies, including the nation’s consumer protection watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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The EU’s AI Act Starts to Apply as of February 2, 2025
On February 2, 2025, the European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) will start to apply in phases. This alert summarizes the new obligations that will apply as of February 2, 2025. It also indicates when companies can expect the first enforcement actions, and what the enforcement regime will look like. For more information…
Event Alert Update: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, January Sessions Announced and December Recordings Available
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to offer MCLE Days, a newly expanded programming to meet your MCLE requirements.
On Friday, January 17, 2025, and Thursday, January 23, 2025, Wilson Sonsini will host virtual MCLE sessions. You may register here for the January 17 session and here for the January 23 session. The topics to be covered…
New Year, New Developments: 2025 U.S. Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Consumer Protection Predictions
With Inauguration Day just around the corner, we are likely to see a host of new legislative and enforcement initiatives at the federal level. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will shift certain priorities under incoming Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s direction. And at the state level, legislatures and state attorneys general (state AGs) will continue to be…
ISS and Glass Lewis Publish 2025 Updates
Our recent Client Alert discusses ISS and Glass Lewis voting policy updates for the 2025 proxy season. ISS made updates to the section on management say-on-pay and executive pay evaluation in its U.S. Executive Compensation Policies FAQs and made updates to its voting guidelines relating to environmental and/or community impact assessment shareholder proposals, short-term poison…
EU Privacy Regulators Confirm That Legitimate Interest Is a Valid Legal Basis for AI Model Training and Deployment
On December 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its much-anticipated Opinion on the processing of personal data in the context of AI models in light of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).…
Shaping Consumer Protection: What to Expect from Incoming Chairman Ferguson’s FTC
On December 10, 2024, President-elect Trump named FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson as next Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), replacing Chair Lina Khan on January 20, 2025. As a Senate-approved sitting Commissioner, he will not need Senate approval to assume the role of Chairman. President-elect Trump also named Mark Meador as a Commissioner to…
Event Alert: Wilson Sonsini’s MCLE Days, December 12, January 17 and 23
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to offer MCLE Days, a newly expanded programming to meet your MCLE requirements. The first of our three MCLE Days will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Sheraton Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California (details below), and will also be available virtually. Register for this event here. The…
California’s Privacy Regulatory Odyssey Continues: Formal CCPA Rulemaking on the Horizon Amidst Expanded Data Broker Requirements
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss and vote on various proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, automated decision-making technology (e.g., artificial intelligence (AI)), privacy risk assessments, and a wide assortment of other updates to existing CCPA regulations; data broker registration regulations; and…
New EU Cybersecurity Obligations for Connected Devices: What You Need to Know
UPDATED: November 20, 2024
On November 20, 2024, the European Union officially published the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which introduces cybersecurity obligations for internet-connected hardware and software products offered in the EU (such as wearables). The CRA will enter into force on December 10, 2024 and companies have until September 11, 2026 to comply…