David Hackett

Nov 1, 2024 | globalcompliancenews.com | Matthew Smith |Karl Paulson Egbert |David Hackett |Kameron Hillstrom

Acting with other US regulators, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC“or “Commission”) recently issued two consent orders(“CFTC Orders”) and filed a complaint (“CFTC Complaint”) alleging fraud and false, misleading, or inaccurate reports relating to voluntary carbon credits (“VCCs“)1.

Mar 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Elisabeth Marrache |Helena Brown |Manuela Finger |Ross McKenzie |Nathalie Moreno |Claire Edwards | +1 more

In 2024, the French data protection authority, CNIL, increased enforcement actions, imposing 42 fines, including a €32M fine to Amazon for intrusive employee monitoring. Meanwhile, the EU Data Act introduced new regulations for data access and reuse, and the EU AI Act set new AI regulations. In contrast, the UK is considering mandatory measures for AI safety and transparency.

Jan 24, 2024 | globalcompliancenews.com | David Hackett |Jessica Mitchell Wicha

Author David P. Hackett David Hackett advises senior management, legal departments and boards of major corporations and nonprofits on compliance, risk, environmental and sustainability matters. He has exceptional experience managing US and international compliance and environmental projects, including the evaluation and development of effective compliance and sustainability programs.

Jan 4, 2024 | lexology.com | David Hackett |Jessica Mitchell Wicha

In briefMuch of the focus around climate legislation coming out of the latest California legislative session has been on new, far-reaching requirements pertaining to disclosure of climate data and climate-related financial risk. However, California also adopted a third law related to climate change last year – AB 1305 - which has received somewhat less attention but may well have a wider and more immediate effect.

Oct 24, 2023 | globalcompliancenews.com | Matthew Smith |Karl Paulson Egbert |David Hackett |Kameron Hillstrom

Author Daniel R. De Deo Browsing Daniel De Deo is a partner in the Firm's Transactional Practice Group and serves on the Firm's Steering Committee for Global Climate Change. Daniel began his career with the Firm as a summer associate in the Chicago office in 2008. He previously worked on secondment with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London as legal counsel to their carbon trading desk.