Womble Perspectives

Over the last two years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced numerous policy changes on corporate criminal enforcement policies, which were largely based on a self-described “carrot and sticks” approach (“a mix of incentives and deterrence”). The latest policy affects mergers and acquisitions.

Although the DOJ has applied the policy department-wide, look for specific DOJ components to further tailor requirements to their specific enforcement missions.

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About the Authors:
Luke Cass
John S. Gambaccini
Matthew L. Hickman

What happens when a deceased relative speaks to you through your home assistant device? It might sound like a ghost story tailored for spooky season, but the tech is all too real. So, what happens when we overly humanize technology. More importantly, should we?

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About the author:
Theodore F. Claypoole

In today's episode, we focus on crowdsourced data, its utility, and what policymakers should do to ensure policy aligns with reality.

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About the authors:
Robert A. Broadbent
Stephen Anderson

In this episode, we explore the upcoming Corporate Transparency Act and what steps real estate companies can take to get ready for January 1.

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About the author:
Pamela Rothenberg (bio)

We dive deep into the world of data privacy, specifically as it applies to EU, US, and UK, and how the governments of each region are working to regulate the flow of personal data.

Read the supporting articles:

• UK-US data transfers: what to expect next - the UK perspective
• Data bridge over the Atlantic

About the authors:

Sarah Daun
Andrew Kimble
Caroline Churchill
Katie Simmonds

In today's episode, we highlight this year's Womble Scholar, Marine Veteran Nick Rader.

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Today's episode explores Agile Supply Chains for Electric Vehicle batteries and some of the funding and support available for this technology.

This episode is based on an article that originally appeared in Environment + Energy Leader.

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About the author:
Lisa Rushton (Bio)

The term dark patterns was coined by UX specialist Harry Brignall. To put it simply, dark patterns are user interfaces designed to 'trick', 'encourage' or 'compel' users into taking certain actions, potentially against users' wishes.  

Recently, there has been an increasing focus on dark patterns by the advertising and consumer regulations in the UK, EU and US.

In this episode, our transatlantic Digital team explain what dark patterns are, the different types of dark patterns with examples of each, and how they are all regulated in the UK, EU and US.

In addition, the team look at artificial intelligence (AI) and dark patterns - and why AI can be described as a double-edged sword in this context.

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About the authors:

Alastair Mitton (bio)
Caroline Churchill (bio)
Andrew Parsons (bio)
Ted Claypoole (bio)
Katie Simmonds (bio)
Lucy Reeve (bio)

Today's episode is a quick rundown of the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act and some of the requirements listed therein.

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About the authors
Tara N. Cho, CIPP/US, CIPP/E
Theodore F. Claypoole
Katie Hyman, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM
Nadia G. Aram
Taylor Ey, CIPP/US, CIPP/E
Christine Xiao, CIPP/US
Tyler Connor, CIPP/US
Ting Zheng, CIPP/US

This episode discusses the complex landscape of AI classifications and their associated legal regulations. We highlight the need for clear, unified definitions and regulations pertaining to AI to mitigate legal ambiguity.

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About the author
Ted Claypoole (bio)