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All eyes were on health care in 2020, as the industry faced unprecedented challenges presented by the global coronavirus pandemic. Stories and images of overburdened frontline health care workers dominated the news cycle for most of the year, and the rapid development of one or more seemingly effective vaccines has engendered a cautious optimism for a return to normalcy in 2021......By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Gail Peace started her business journey early. At 12 - having never worn makeup - she began selling Avon to women in the neighborhood because it was much more lucrative than babysitting. Today she's the CEO of Ludi, a physician time tracking software based in Nashville, TN. She talks about life as a CEO, going through the accelerator program Healthbox, seeking venture capital, building a team, and the challenges of being a female founder....By: Hutchison PLLC

Please take note that the Florida Building Commission has adopted the Seventh Edition of the Florida Building Code and administration takes effect on December 31, 2020....By: Lowndes

The European Commission (EC) has published its draft Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will introduce broad reforms to the application of EU competition law to ‘gatekeepers’ in the digital sector. The proposals set out in-principle criteria for companies that offer ‘core platform services’, which, if met, raise the rebuttable presumption that the company is a gatekeeper. Companies that meet the criteria will either need to prove to the EC that they are not gatekeepers or will need to abide by...

On December 2, 2020, FERC clarified that when an entity with passive equity holdings in a company later wants to assume operational responsibilities over the company, the entity must obtain authorization under Federal Power Act (“FPA”) section 203 prior to the assumption of operational management responsibilities. FERC’s December 2 order on rehearing modified the discussion in a May 29, 2020 order in the proceedings approving Tenaska Lotus Holdings, LLC’s (“Tenaska Lotus”) assumption of ri...

In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we consider EU courts reducing fines and penalties assessed by data protection regulators. The case reminds us that, as we said before, data protection authorities are likely to face challenges to high fines in the courts. In some respects, the fine mechanism in GDPR is based on the system in use in competition law cases where the success rate in appeals has been.....

The U.K. Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which is on the cusp of becoming an independent merger regulator post-Brexit, is already known for its readiness to investigate global digital deals, issue freezing orders and apply future-gazing theories of harm based on long-term horizons (five or more years). The CMA’s 2019 Lear Report recommended using merger control more aggressively to intervene in digital markets, and these recommendations have been taken up in recent consultations on...By:...

Asset managers across geographies and asset classes are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations at all levels of the investment management business. Increased focus on ESG has been driven by investor demand and the introduction of new regulatory requirements in certain key jurisdictions. ESG considerations now have a more important role to play in the development and implementation of investment strategies, analysis of investment opportunities,......

Passed in 2010, the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Statute imposed specific requirements on owners, contractors and subcontractors of private projects over $3M with regard to submitting, processing and approving requests for payment and change orders. A recent decision by the Massachusetts Superior Court entitled, Tocci v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et. al. has confirmed that Massachusetts Courts intend to strictly construe the Statute’s terms....By: Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

California Court of Appeal Decision in School District Case Applies to Public Agencies - Even completed government contracts can be challenged by a taxpayer claiming the contract constituted the improper expenditure of funds, the California Court of Appeal determined....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP