The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a ‘Crypto Task Force’ page on its website, outlining the agency’s crypto regulatory agenda under the agency’s new leadership. This initiative follows the exit of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler under President Trump’s administration and signals a move away from the SEC’s previous enforcement-driven stance on
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The SEC’s Crypto Task Force: Mapping the Road Ahead
In a statement entitled “The Journey Begins,” on February 4, 2025, US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) Commissioner Hester Peirce provided new details regarding her thoughts on the agency’s evolving position on crypto. Commissioner Peirce is leading the SEC’s new Crypto Task Force (the “Task Force”), which she described as “want[ing] to…
A Cautious Reminder When Responding to a Rule 19-a Statement of Material Facts on a Motion for Summary Judgment
Although discretionary, it is well-known among commercial practitioners that the Commercial Division justices generally like a Rule 19-a statement of material facts included with the submission of a summary judgment motion. When responding to a Rule 19-a statement, the responding party should be thinking a couple moves ahead. The ultimate goal should be to make…
SEC Climate Disclosure Rules under the Trump Administration
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted landmark final rules (Climate Disclosure Rules, or Rules) in March 2024 intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly listed companies.
The Climate Disclosure Rules required all domestic and foreign publicly traded companies to disclose climate-related risks and mandated certain filers report material greenhouse gas emissions.…
NHTSA 2024 Year in Review: Investigations and Recalls by the Numbers
NHTSA made waves in 2024 with a surge in investigations and a push for tougher enforcement. From digging into new data sources to questioning software-only fixes, the agency is shaping the future of vehicle safety.
What are the major trends driving these changes? Here’s what the numbers say.…
Is Pareto Optimality The Answer For Controlling Stockholder Transactions?
Yesterday’s post concerned the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision that the business judgment rule applied to TripAdvisor’s decision to reincorporate in Nevada. Maffei v. Palkon, 2025 WL 384054 (Del. Feb. 4, 2025). This holding reversed Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster’s earlier ruling that the entire fairness doctrine applied because the reincorporation involved a non ratable benefit…
Taiwanese Company Force MOS Technology Has Standing to Proceed to Trial in U.S. Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against ASUSTeK
In a recent January 22, 2025 order, federal district court Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas shot down Taiwan-based ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.’s attempt to short circuit a patent infringement case headed for trial on February 7, 2025, dismissing ASUS’s motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiff Force MOS Technology, Co., Ltd.…
Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law hosts 5th Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium
The Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law is glad to announce that it will host, together with SciencesPo Law School, the 5th edition of the Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium. The Symposium, which will take place this coning Monday, February 10, 2025, from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm at NYU School of Law,…
Copyright Office Issues Second Report on Generative AI: Copyright Protection Requires Human Authorship, But What Does That Mean For Generative AI?
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part Two of its planned reports on the intersection between copyright and generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Titled “Part 2: Copyrightability,” the Report addresses a hot issue—the extent to which AI-generated outputs are entitled to copyright protection. The Report, after examining the existing legal framework—under which only…
Franchise Territory Mapping and CRM
Zors instantly provides visibility to the data and information franchisors need to quickly analyze a territory. When a user builds a territory on the Zors platform, they can , quickly preview data like the counties, zip codes, population, and households, along with other demographic and economic data.
Zors allows users to download charts displaying demographic and…