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A prior blog post on corporate governance and cybersecurity mentioned recent high-profile cyberattacks on companies like Sony, Home Depot, Target, and Yahoo, and discussed the growing role the board of directors has in overseeing a corporation’s cybersecurity risk management.1 That blog post ended noting that, given the complexity of cybersecurity, the severe consequences an attack can have on corporations, and

The nation’s challenging regulatory scheme may induce FinTech firms’ to do business in countries with friendlier regulatory environments like the United Kingdom. In an effort to be more accommodating to FinTech, the U.S. Federal Government is taking some steps to limit the regulatory burdens placed on FinTech firms.

Cumbersome and numerous, financial regulations in the United States have proven to be a daunting task for FinTech firms to navigate. The U.S. banking sector has a significant regulatory structure that can vary from state to state. This makes things difficult for FinTech firms because there is persistent confusion about what regulations apply to FinTech.1 These companies and their investors

Elizabeth Holmes aimed to revolutionize the blood test industry and was once regarded as a wunderkind that would become the Steve Jobs of the biotech industry. The company she founded, Theranos, was seen as one of the “unicorn” startups in Silicon Valley, a term given to startups that are privately-held and valued at $1 billion or more.1 Unfortunately, Theranos’ unicorn status was short-lived.

In O’Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy, the First Circuit overruled a lower court and held that a group of drivers for a dairy company were collectively owed millions of dollars in overtime pay, all over a missing Oxford comma.1 In a list of three or more items—for example, bacon, egg, and cheese—the Oxford comma is the comma after egg.2 People (often

Part I of this two-part blog post discussed the legal effects of findings contained in the South China Sea Arbitration award of July 2016. In Part II discusses the practical implications on shipping, energy, and fishing industries.