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06/07/2023

A €1.2 billion fine, a suspension of EU to US data transfers and 6 months to come into compliance - What is in the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) decision against Meta?And what does it means for your business?
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by: Max Landaw On May 22, the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its decision fining Meta Ireland (formerly Facebook) €1.2 billion in violation of Article 46 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  This represents the largest fine in GDPR’s 5 year history.&a

06/06/2023

Adult Demographic Advertising Guidelines for the alcoholic beverages industry - what you need to know from Eric Anderson
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Adult audience guideline for Spirits Advertising and Marketing is now 73.8%

06/05/2023

Sophia Allen discusses the recently issued United States Supreme Court opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith which discusses the complex topic of fair use and how it affects you

Lessons for Artists and Business Teams from the Warhol Case By: Sophia Allen As you may have heard, the United States Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith which discusses the complex topic of fair use. You may be wondering ho

06/02/2023

We are so grateful to the entire InfoLawGroup LLP and for our clients who generously contributed their time to the awards process with Chambers and Partners.

We are thrilled to share these firm and individual acknowledgments for Jamie Rubin Justine Young Gottshall and Benjamin Stein for 2023.

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05/03/2023

We so enjoyed the last 3 days with (nearly) our entire firm. We went full Chicago from the architecture cruise to Portillo's.
Special thanks to Topgolf for our fantastic team outing last night and to Chef Art Smith’s Reunion for an amazing comfort food lunch (needed after our slightly cold boat ride). This is a really special group of people at InfoLawGroup LLP- looking forward to our next team trip already!

04/13/2023

Reference pricing claims at the center of a new settlement reached by online retailer Boohoo over alleged claims that the retailer falsely advertised discounts on their website as discussed by Eric Anderson and John Allaire https://bit.ly/3o9CyFi

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By Eric Anderson and John Allaire Online retailer Boohoo, and its subsidiaries Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing, have reached an agreement to distribute gift cards worth $197 million to over 9 million customers worldwide, as part of a settlement reached over alleged claims that the retailer false

03/17/2023

Breaking news in A new Iowa Privacy Law and Colorado finalizes its regulations https://bit.ly/407zbwm via InfoLawGroup LLP

by: Dhara Shah Colorado has now finalized its regulations that implement the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). While the regulations remain mostly intact from its previous draft, there are a few new provisions that will place significant compliance obligations on businesses. Including in relation t

03/15/2023

Thank you to The Principal Post for this feature about Justine Young Gottshall great opportunity to get to know one of our Co-Managing Partners on a more personal level.

Privacy law pioneer and business founder Justine Young Gottshall, in brief.

03/13/2023

Justine Young Gottshall and Benjamin Stein discuss BIPA Decisions in Cybersecurity Law Report
Featured in Cybersecurity Law Report, March 8, 2023

BIPA Decisions Expand Potential Liability: What’s Next in Illinois and Other States?

In two long-awaited decisions, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that all claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) are subject to a five-year statute of limitations and a separate claim accrues each time an entity scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identier or bio-metric information. This article analyzes theses outcomes, and addresses other developments and enforcement actions under state and local biometrics laws around the country. Full Article is here on our site:
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Featured in Cybersecurity Law Report , March 8, 2023 Biometrics BIPA Decisions Expand Potential Liability: What’s Next in Illinois and Other States? By Justine Gottshal l and Benjamin Stein , InfoLawGroup In two long-awaited decisions, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that all claims u

02/28/2023

Twitter now expressly allows cannabis advertising - with many restrictions to its ad policy - what you need to know from Mindy Abern
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by Mindy Abern Twitter now expressly allows cannabis advertising.  This, of course, makes it the first major social media platform to do so.  Twitter updated its ad policy  to permit approved cannabis brands to target advertisements in the United States, subject to

02/17/2023

Ready or not...AI is here and here to stay!
How to both embrace AI and protect yourself - 11 tasks to do today to ensure your business IS ready https://bit.ly/3IzmLYh
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by Rosanne Yang & Dhara Shah With artificial intelligence (AI) driving business decisions, writing code, producing artwork, and even writing whole social media posts, blog articles, and other customer-facing content, the brave new world of artificial intelligence is not a hypothetical f