Bruce D. Sokler

Jan 17, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Daniel Cohen |Bruce D. Sokler |Alexander Hecht |Geoff Schweller

As the sun sets on the Biden administration, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) provided a new Fact Sheet on Jan. 16, 2025, to “clarify” how Title IX will apply to universities’ direct payments to student-athletes for use of their names, images and likenesses (NIL) under the proposed House vs. NCAA settlement. The Fact Sheet is consistent with decades of prior OCR guidance.

Jan 17, 2025 | mondaq.com | Bruce D. Sokler |Robert Kidwell |Kristina Van Horn |Payton Thornton

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday increasedjurisdictional thresholds for (1) notifications under theHart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act),(2) the HSR Act filing fee schedule, and (3) the interlockingdirectorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The FTC revises these thresholds annually based on changes inthe gross national product.

Jan 15, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Kristina Van Horn |Robert Kidwell |Bruce D. Sokler

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday increased jurisdictional thresholds for (1) notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act), (2) the HSR Act filing fee schedule, and (3) the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The FTC revises these thresholds annually based on changes in the gross national product.

Jan 14, 2025 | mondaq.com | Bruce D. Sokler |Alexander Hecht |Matthew Tikhonovsky

M Mintz More Mintz is a general practice, full-service Am Law 100 law firm with more than 600 attorneys. We are headquartered in Boston and have additional US offices in Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, as well as an office in Toronto, Canada. The FTC staff recently published a blog post outlining four factors for companies to consider when developing or deploying AI products... United States Consumer Protection

Jan 13, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Alexander Hecht |Bruce D. Sokler

[co-author: Matthew Tikhonovsky] The FTC staff recently published a blog post outlining four factors for companies to consider when developing or deploying AI products to avoid running afoul of the nation’s consumer protection laws. The blog post does not represent formal guidance but it likely articulates the FTC’s thinking and enforcement approach, particularly regarding deceptive claims about AI tools and due diligence when using AI-powered systems.