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Manatt Announces the Advancement of 14 Professionals Across Various Practices Nationwide

Manatt, Phelps @ Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the advancement of 14 professionals, including 12 attorneys to partnership and the elevation of one consultant to managing director and one associate to counsel. All promotions are effective January 1, 2022.@These 14 professionals reflect the hustle, drive and collaboration that make...

New Class of Talent: NCAA NIL Changes and Implications for Brand, College and Athlete Stakeholders

The NCAA’s new NIL rules and state laws allow college athletes to profit from legitimate brand partnerships, opening opportunities for brands to engage fresh influencer talent and for college athletes to join the ranks of digital entrepreneurs.

10 Things College Athletes Should Consider When Building a Business Based on Their Own Personal Brand

Kalon Gutierrez highlights the top ten things collegiate athletes should consider when building a business based on their own personal brand—which includes their name, image and likeness (NIL).

Restoring Women’s Access to Medicaid Family Planning Services

Family planning services allow women to make their own choices about whether and when to have children.

Rock Around the Block: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Transaction and Regulatory Updates for 2021

It’s already been an epic year for blockchain, and it’s only March.

Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act Has Passed: What’s in It?

Yesterday evening, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the latest state to enact a cross-industry privacy rights law.

Updated: HSR Thresholds Revised (and Lowered) and Early Terminations Suspended Pending Review

On February 1, 2021, the FTC announced revised notification thresholds for determining whether companies or other entities are required to provide notice to the federal antitrust agencies about a proposed transaction under the HSR Act of 1976, as amended.

Fintech Year in Review—2020

As we prepare to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, many of us will not have fond memories of the year.

New York Drags Its Securities Filings Into the 21st Century

New rules will simplify the notice filing process for private placements by requiring filings be made on a Form D via the North American Securities Administrators Association multistate Electronic Filing Depository, consistent with how such filings have long been made in most other states.

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Manatt Announces the Advancement of 14 Professionals Across Various Practices Nationwide

New Class of Talent: NCAA NIL Changes and Implications for Brand, College and Athlete Stakeholders

10 Things College Athletes Should Consider When Building a Business Based on Their Own Personal Brand

Restoring Women’s Access to Medicaid Family Planning Services

Rock Around the Block: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Transaction and Regulatory Updates for 2021

Top Ten Questions Every Company Should Ask Themselves to Plan for Growth

Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act Has Passed: What’s in It?

Updated: HSR Thresholds Revised (and Lowered) and Early Terminations Suspended Pending Review

Fintech Year in Review—2020

New York Drags Its Securities Filings Into the 21st Century