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Manatt Represents Rocket Lawyer in $223M Financing

Manatt represented Rocket Lawyer, the digital legal services provider, in its major growth capital financing of $223 million led by Vista Credit Partners, a strategic credit investor and financing partner focused on the enterprise software, data and technology markets.

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.

The California Privacy Rights Act Has Passed: What’s in It?

On November 3, 2020, Californians will vote on Proposition 24, a ballot measure that would create the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Did You Really Need That PPP Loan? The SBA Wants to Know

Without much fanfare, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has started investigating borrowers of larger Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to obtain information about their business activities.

Nonprofit, SBA, Equity, Loans, PPP

Thirty-Nine Manatt Professionals Recognized by Super Lawyers in California

Thirty-nine of Manatt@s professionals were named to this year@s Super Lawyers list in the organization@s Northern California and Southern California publications. Of those, 27 were recognized on the 2020 Super Lawyers lists, while 12 individuals were named on the 2020 Rising Stars lists.Published by Thomson Reuters,@Super Lawyers@is a rating service of attorneys from more than 70 practice areas...

Awards, California

Schrems II Decision: Immediate Considerations for U.S. Businesses

On July 16, 2020, in the much-anticipated so-called Schrems II case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) as an adequate method of transferring personal data from the European Union (EU) to the United States

Key HIPAA Changes in Light of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly caused at least a temporary restructuring of the U.S. healthcare system.

Emerging Companies and COVID-19 Two-Part Series

Like the rest of the business community, emerging startup companies are being presented with new and unexpected challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19: Evolving Cybersecurity Considerations for Businesses

Businesses’ responses to the COVID-19 health crisis, and in particular the increased demands for personnel to work remotely, present increased security risks and considerations.

Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, COVID-19, Security Incident, Malware, Phishing

Privacy Considerations for Navigating COVID-19

As companies develop policies and procedures to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, company leadership would do well to consider the limitations and prohibitions on the processing of employee information under federal and state privacy laws, as well as those in any internal company policies.

HIPAA, Privacy, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Data Security, COVID-19