Topic
Transparency
804 published works
Inside Government Contracts
UPDATED: Covington’s Escobar Tracker
By Peter B. Hutt II, Michael Wagner
In Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989 (2016), the Supreme Court changed the landscape for False Claims Act litigation. The Court endorsed implied…
Technology Law Dispatch
Article 29 Working Party adopts finalized guidelines on transparency under GDPR
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Karen Lee Lust
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted, on 11 April 2018, finalized guidelines on transparency (the Guidelines) under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (GDPR), following its public…
AdLaw By Request®
The Sapin Decree on digital advertising services has come into force. It nevertheless raises several questions regarding its implementation.
By Daniel Kadar, Douglas J. Wood, Ron Shalit
The much-awaited Decree No. 2017-159 of February 9, 2017 on digital advertising services (the “Sapin Decree”) has entered into force as of January 1, 2018. This Decree adapts the rules…
Texas Bar Blog
Vick: State Bar of Texas Board Takes Action on Transparency, Budget
By Lowell Brown
[caption id="attachment_8341" align="alignleft" width="200"] Tom Vick[/caption] Editor's note: State Bar of Texas President Tom Vick sent the following message to members on Friday. I’m writing with an update on today’s…
Money Laundering Watch
International Report Critiques U.S. Beneficial Ownership Transparency
But Passage of Pending U.S. AML Reform May Reduce Perceived Deficiencies in Beneficial Owner Identification Last week, Transparency International (“TI”) released an updated assessment of the “beneficial ownership legal frameworks”…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
EPIC Files Suit to Enforce Transparency Obligations related to U.S. Drone Policy
Last week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (Committee) to enforce the open government obligations of the Committee.…
Banking, Finance and Securities
IOSCO recommendations to improve regulatory reporting and transparency in corporate bond markets
On 5 April 2018, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a final report containing recommendations for improving the information on secondary corporate bond markets available to both regulators…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA updates MiFID II Q&As on market structures and transparency topics
On 28 March 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its MiFID II Q&As on transparency and market structures issues. The Q&As provide clarification on the following topics: the…
BioSlice Blog
EMA’s revised approach to disclosure of the parties who request access to documents
By Louise Strom
The European Ombudsman, who investigates complaints of maladministration in the institutions and bodies of the European Union, recently handed down its decision in a case against the European Medicines Agency…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA clarifies MiFIR quoting obligations for SIs
On 26 March 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report on proposed amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/587 (RTS1) which details the transparency requirements…