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The Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog, published by Reed Smith LLP, focuses on legal developments and enforcement trends in regulatory law across multiple jurisdictions. It covers topics such as government contracting and compliance, competition law including dominance abuse and data protection intersections, whistleblower retaliation cases, and regulatory changes affecting procurement and supply chains, particularly in defense and healthcare sectors. The blog also addresses practical implications of government shutdowns, international trade policies, and evolving regulatory frameworks impacting businesses operating globally. It provides insights into the intersection of regulatory enforcement with data privacy, competition, and government acquisition practices.
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Cryptocurrency and digital asset fraud in the Asia-Pacific – how can you mitigate the risk?
The Asia-Pacific region has a flourishing cryptocurrency and digital-asset ecosystem, but despite comprehensive regulatory frameworks, fraudulent actors continue to exploit cybersecurity and control weaknesses making it vital that businesses have fraud mitigation measures in place. In our recent client alert…
8 key considerations when handing data privacy risks in Asia-Pacific corporate investigations
Investigations can be fraught with a range of data privacy issues; addressing these issues quickly is critical if there is a possibility of implicated individuals tampering with electronic evidence, and companies can expect serious ramifications if data protection and privacy…
Dawn raids in the Asia-Pacific: how to prevent them, prepare correctly and protect your business
By Calvin Chan, Charmian Aw & Jun Yi Ho
Dawn raids cause cataclysmic upheaval and often catch businesses off guard; a company’s initial response can have a significant impact on their ability to influence the outcome. With regulatory authorities having ever greater search and seizure powers in the Asia-Pacific…
Contractor successfully uses GAO pre-award protest to modify solicitation
When the terms of a solicitation run contrary to the regulations, challenging the solicitation in a pre-award protest may provide contractors the chance to shift the tide in their favor before bids are submitted and an award is made. In…
France’s discriminatory Digital Services Tax prompts hefty tariff proposal from the USTR
On December 2, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Section 301 Investigation Report on France’s Digital Services Tax (DST), concluding that France’s DST discriminates against U.S. companies, is inconsistent with prevailing principles of tax policy,
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Ninth Circuit rejects privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.; raises antitrust concerns
On September 9, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected LinkedIn’s privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., declaring that selectively banning potential competitors from accessing and using public data “may well be considered unfair competition under…
Riding the cybersecurity compliance wave: How defense contractors can navigate the rising tide of cybersecurity regulations
Cybersecurity attacks targeting government information have drastically increased, and both the federal government and private industry have struggled to implement effective means of protecting this information. Federal agencies continue to strive for a unified approach to protect critical data; however,…
The Securities Commission Malaysia announces new anti-corruption action plan – what does this mean for listed companies?
By Calvin Chan, Jasmine Chan & Jun Yi Ho
In late July 2019, the Securities Commission Malaysia announced that it will be implementing an anti-corruption action plan (the Action Plan). The Action Plan will seek to improve the standards of corporate governance in Malaysia “to prevent corruption, misconduct, and…
CNIL imposes hefty sanction on French company under GDPR
On May 28 2019, the French data protection authority Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) imposed a €400,000 fine on French property management company Sergic for neglecting to maintain the security of and to limit the storage of…