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Show: results per page Sort by:  | Executive Order Targets New Sectors of Iranian Economy for Sanctions: Are You Prepared to Comply?
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Carrie A. Kroll, Lindsay B. Meyer; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 18, 2013, previously published on June 2013 Effective July 1, 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13645 implements certain provisions of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 20121 (IFCA) and expands the Iranian sanctions regime to new sectors of Iran’s economic base, including the automotive, energy, and shipping and...
| | FMC Publishes Proposed OTI Rules, Seeks Public Comment
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Elizabeth K. Lowe; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 6, 2013, previously published on June 2013 On May 31, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 32,946 (Federal Maritime Commission May 31, 2013)). This publication started a 60-day notice and comment...
|  | Guidelines for Protecting Company Trade Secrets
Robert F. Parr, Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 3, 2013, previously published on May 2013 “Trade secrets” are generally defined as confidential proprietary information that provides a business with a competitive advantage or actual or potential economic benefit. Trade secrets are protected under the Economic Espionage Act of 1994 (EEA) at the federal level, and 48 states...
| | Software Patents Put to the Test - A Bad Sign for Trolls?
Jeffri A. Kaminski; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 3, 2013, previously published on May 31, 2013 One of the challenges presented by software patents, which are commonly asserted by so-called patent assertion entities (aka, patent trolls), is determining what the patent covers. Often the invention is described in vague terms that are difficult to decipher. A recent Federal Circuit decision...
| | FMC Approves Proposed Rewrite of OTI Regulations
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Elizabeth K. Lowe; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Today, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted 3-2 to move forward with reforming the Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) rules, regulating U.S.- and foreign-based non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC) and freight forwarders. The advanced notice of proposed rulemaking will be...
| | CFPB Targets Service Provider in Real Estate Kickback Enforcement Action
Jonathan L. Pompan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 20, 2013 The CFPB continues to use its enforcement power on service providers, including companies involved in advertising and marketing and lead generation
| | CFPB and Justice Department Team Up on Enforcement
Allyson B. Baker; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 21, 2013 On May 7, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or “Bureau”) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced a joint law enforcement effort in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York involving a...
| | Maryland Adopts Business-Friendly Bills
Carmen M. Fonda, Michael A. Leber, Patricia McGowan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On April 3, 2013, the Maryland legislature approved HB 1140, which we expect Governor O’Malley to sign into law this month. The bill enacts new provisions of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to authorize the conversion of most types of Maryland...
| | The Current IRS Firestorm over Conservative Political Nonprofits: Any Lessons for the Rest of the Tax-Exempt Community?
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 20, 2013, previously published on May 15, 2013 On May 10, 2013, the nonprofit tax bar - and much of the country - was rocked by reports that Lois Lerner, director of the Internal Revenue Service’s Exempt Organizations Division apologized for the Service’s inappropriate flagging of conservative political groups for additional review...
| | U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Sign Agreement on Offshore Oversight
David G. Dickman, Megan M. Roberts-Satinsky; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On May 9, 2013, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced that they had entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) concerning offshore safety and environmental regulations. The Coast Guard and BSEE share jurisdiction over oil and gas operations...
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