Category: Firm News
FTC's privacy "nutrition label" may not fit complex data use
October 24, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Oct. 24, 2012 - Law360 - The Federal Trade Commision said Tuesday that it was developing a template modeled after nutrition labels that would allow companies to succinctly and uniformly disclose their data collection practices, but industry attorneys are skeptical, saying the complex nature of how companies use and share data would make such a simple solution untenable.
Read MoreWhat happens if your city goes broke, files bankruptcy?
October 14, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Oct. 14, 2012 - Bankrate Inc. - Municipal bankruptcies are nothing new, but several recent landmark filings have transformed Chapter 9 of the U.S. bankruptcy code for municipal reorganization from a relatively obscure body of law into a hot topic.
Read MoreCrowdfunding offers great opportunities for financing — but poses pitfalls
October 9, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Oct. 9, 2012 - Daily Business Review - For the past 80 years, companies seeking to raise capital from investors have been forced to go through the expensive and arduous process of registering and selling securities, or using a private offering that could only reach limited investors.
Read MoreAttorneys rewarded for Sunwest work
October 6, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Oct. 6, 2012 - Statesman Journal - A federal judge has taken the unusual step of awarding cash bonuses, ranging from $25,000 to $150,000, to seven attorneys involved in resolving the Sunwest bankruptcy case.
Read MoreRomney tape likely violates federal and state privacy laws
October 3, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Oct. 3, 2012 - Daily Business Review - By Luis Salazar - This summer, Mitt Romney visited a private home in Boca Raton and delivered his now highly publicized 47 percent analysis. Secretly recorded, that speech has since been exhaustively covered by the media.
Read MoreCan West Palm Beach keep 'tent site' in wake of Digital Domain bankruptcy?
September 30, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Sept. 29. 2012 - Palm Beach Post - Does the city of West Palm Beach have a chance to recoup the “tent site” land from Digital Domain Media Group?
Read MoreLuis Salazar among Best Lawyers in America
September 26, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Sept. 26, 2012 - Salazar Jackson - Luis Salazar, the founding partner of the Miami, Fla.-based law firm Salazar Jackson, recently was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the fields of Litigation-Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Read MoreNew privacy audit shows Facebook warming up to watchdogs
September 21, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Sept. 21, 2012 - Law 360 - The Irish data protection commissioner revealed in a follow-up audit Friday that Facebook Inc. had agreed to delete facial recognition features and related user data in the European Union by Oct. 15, a concession that experts say demonstrates the newly public company's increased willingness to work with regulators instead of pushing its own information collection agenda.
Read MoreGCs for multinationals take care selecting legal talent in Latin America
September 20, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Sept. 20, 2012 - Daily Business Review - Luis Salazar, of the Miami boutique Salazar Jackson, relies on referrals from conferences and in-house counsel acquaintances from a 20-year career, half of it spent at Greenberg. He has worked on cross-border insolvency cases and data-privacy issues in Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico.
Read MoreCan e-discovery, social media obligations and ethics be friends?
September 19, 2012 Posted in Firm News
Sept. 19, 2012 - Daily Business Review - Like most of us, governments, corporations and organizations of every kind are adopting Internet-based technologies that radically impact the way we interact with the world.
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