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November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Republican FTC Commissioner: 'The Time for Rulemaking by the Biden-Harris FTC Is Over'

Commissioner Andrew Ferguson's fiery political message in dissenting from an amendment to the Federal Trade Commission's telemarketing rule put him at odds with fellow Republican commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who is also a contender for FTC chair in a Trump administration.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

November 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Lauds Withdrawal of Proposed Indiana Hospitals Merger After Leaning on State Regulators

"We are heartened that the Indiana Department of Health appears to be taking seriously the many concerns expressed by the public about this merger, and hope they will ultimately deny" the certificate of public advantage, said Hannah Garden-Monheit of the Federal Trade Commission.

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4 minute read

November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Settles With Security Firm Over AI Claims Under Agency's Compliance Program

"The Evolv Technologies enforcement action shows that the FTC’s Operation AI Comply will continue to crack down on companies that make what the FTC deems unfair or deceptive statements about the capabilities of AI-powered products or services," said Alex Brown, a partner at Alston & Bird.

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6 minute read

November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Digging Deep to Mitigate Risk in Lithium Mine Venture Wins GM Legal Department of the Year Award

"We want to try to put as many safeguards in place as possible. But when you're participating in a competitive process you have to be business-minded. You have to be realistic. You have to be practical," said General Motors Senior Counsel Kenny Hemler

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5 minute read

November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

United Soccer League Scores General Counsel

"The league's rapid growth is bringing increased interest from international investors and raised expectations for strong corporate governance, and I look forward to providing support in these crucial areas," said Andrew McIntosh, general counsel of the United Soccer League.

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3 minute read

November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Contract Software Unicorn Ironclad Hires Former Pinterest Lawyer as GC

Prior to her two years at Binti, Singh spent six months at Patreon, as deputy general counsel. She served as assistant general counsel of Pinterest from 2018 to 2022.

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2 minute read

November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Auditor Finds 'Significant Deficiency' in FTC Accounting to Tune of $7M

"Internal control related to the preparation and review of the financial statements and footnotes was not properly designed and implemented to prevent, detect or correct errors and omissions," wrote Allmond & Co., a Lanham, Maryland-based accounting firm.

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4 minute read

November 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Dog Gone It, Target: Provider of Retailer's Mascot Dog Sues Over Contract Cancellation

Target had used English bull terriers supplied by California-based Worldwide Movie Animals for 22 years, according to the suit.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Health Care Giants Sue FTC, Allege Lina Khan Using Loaded Process to Vilify Pharmacy Benefit Managers

CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth are firing back at the FTC in the wake of an administrative complaint the agency filed in September accusing their PBMs of artificially inflating insulin prices through a process it likened to "bribes."

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3 minute read

November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

How GC-of-Year Sam Khichi Has Helped CVS Barrel Through Challenges

"Given the complexity and scale of our enterprise, we take a team-first mentality and focus," General Counsel Sam Khichi said.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read