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New U.S. laws criminalize theft of quantitative trading and investment models and other trade secrets and dramatically increase potential monetary penalties for thefts which benefit non-U.S. entities

  • Dechert LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 4 2013

The U.S. Congress recently passed two laws that raise the stakes dramatically for employees of financial services firms and anyone else who

California litigation report

  • Sidley Austin LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 9 2013

As we head into the new year, this edition of the California Litigation Report describes some significant business cases that are likely to be decided by

TMT Legal Update: Cloud computing on the financial CIO agenda

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • November 12 2012

New research suggests that financial services firms are increasingly looking to cloud computing to meet their business strategies

Sixth Circuit finds coverage for losses resulting from retailer’s data breach

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 4 2012

On August 23, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in Retailer Ventures, Inc. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. that losses resulting from the theft of customers’ banking information from a retailer’s computer system are covered under a commercial crime policy’s computer fraud endorsement

Coverage for theft of customer credit card information

  • Farella Braun & Martel LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 27 2012

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that there was coverage for first-party and third-party losses arising from the theft of customer credit card information by hackers under a crime policy’s computer fraud endorsement

Financial services regulatory reform update - August 6, 2012

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • August 6 2012

Members of Congress left town at the end of the week, fleeing the stifling heat of Washington, but not before providing a clear road map for the fall, lame duck and likely, the 2013 agenda

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Financial services report, Summer 2012

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 8 2012

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban sodas sold in containers of more than 16 ounces

Insurance may cover losses for companies sued for recording zip codes

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 1 2012

Last year, the California Supreme Court held that retailers may violate the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, Cal. Civil Code 1747 et seq., enacted to protect the personal privacy of credit card users, by requesting and recording zip codes during credit card transactions because zip codes qualify as protected "personal identification information" under the Act

FFIEC implements new infobase technology for the information technology examination handbook

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 25 2012

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently upgraded the functions and features of the InfoBase for the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook (IT Handbook