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Washington – August 17, 2023: The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 47 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 41 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Washington – August 18, 2022: The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 54 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 32 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”

Washington – August 19, 2021: The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 53 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 13 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.” The publication also named partner William H. Frankel the Best Lawyers 2022 Copyright Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Chicago.

After months of anticipation, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Van Buren v. United States narrowing the scope of what constitutes “exceeds authorized access” under Section 1030(a)(2) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). No. 19-783, --- S.Ct. --- (June 3, 2021). The Supreme Court ruled that to be liable under the “exceeds authorized access” prong of the CFAA, a defendant must have accessed information within a computer system they were not permitted to access. It is no longer sufficient under the CFAA to show a defendant had an improper motive to obtain and use information on a computer system which they were permitted to access. 

Last week the Supreme Court unanimously held that §13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not give the Federal Trade Commission the power to seek equitable monetary relief such as disgorgement or restitution. The Court’s opinion in AMG Capital Management LLC v. Federal Trade Commission removes a powerful tool that the FTC has long relied on to pursue monetary relief for consumers in both consumer protection and competition matters.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive number of unforeseen cancellations of events and the inability to use paid subscriptions, memberships, and season passes. These range from gym and amusement park closings, to postponed sports seasons, to concert and vacation travel/accommodation cancellations. We previously wrote about the impact of the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Putative classes of consumers have begun to seek refunds of previously paid dues and fees for cancelled events and their inability to use services, putting liquidity strains on the offering businesses. Consumers are supported by some State Attorneys General who are advocating for consumers to receive refunds, avoid cancellation fees, and to otherwise be let out of contracts involving health club memberships and theme parks and more; it would not be surprising if this list grew.

Raija Horstman will be presenting in Part 1 of the "Deep Dive: Therapeutics" session and addressing the topic, "Patents vs. Trade Secrets in Biotech and Pharma: Navigating the Quagmire" at AIPLA's Mid-Winter Institute on February 2, 2022. She will be speaking about what is next for biopharma as it searches for the next breakthrough therapeutic. 

Join us for a webinar discussion as we cover what you need to know about the big cases, changes, and developments relating to trade secrets from the past year. Our discussion will cover three key areas:

Join us for a webinar discussion as we cover what you need to know about the big cases, changes, and developments relating to trade secrets from the past year. Our discussion will cover three key areas:

Protecting trade secrets in the digital age is a modern reality, with confidential information easily stored, sent, and received electronically. Nevertheless, the most significant security breaches often arise from human behavior.