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Privacy: Regulated Personal Information (RPI)

Winston’s Regulated Personal Information (RPI) Practice offers seamlessly integrated counseling and litigation services to companies looking for practical and solution-oriented assistance navigating the compliance, regulatory, and private class action enforcement risks presented by the emerging patchwork of complex (and often conflicting) privacy laws in the United States and beyond....Read more

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eDiscovery & Information Governance

Winston’s eDiscovery & Information Governance Practice (eDiscovery Group) is one of the United States’ largest and most experienced. Per The Legal 500 US 2024, “[Winston has] a very strong practice from top to bottom. They have a good e-discovery consulting practice and excellent review and production capabilities and are amongst the strongest advocates you could want in a courtroom.” We have built a full-service consulting practice to support our clients and case teams in these complex areas—both domestically and globally....Read more

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Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants

Theft of trade secrets and other confidential information occurs all too frequently in today’s global, highly mobile, and competitive marketplace. In the course of advising clients, we have developed comprehensive, yet scalable, strategies for both mitigating against and responding to issues along the trade secrets protection spectrum, including helping position clients proactively before trade secrets theft occurs....Read more

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March 31, 2025

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Texas Bill Introduced to Require Notification of Health Care Transactions

On February 12, 2025, Texas House Bill 2747 was introduced, requiring health care entities to notify the Texas Attorney General of certain transactions at least 90 days before completion. This bill aims to increase transparency in health care transactions, including mergers, sales or acquisitions, and governance changes, with penalties for non-compliance. If passed, it will significantly impact health care transactions in Texas.

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March 27, 2025

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Patent Office Issues New Guidance for PTAB Proceedings

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has not been slow in pushing out new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) guidance following the change in administration. Updates are listed below; please contact us with any questions. ...Read more

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March 25, 2025

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FinCEN Issues Interim Final Rule, Bringing an End to the Corporate Transparency Act as We Know It

In December 2024, we began covering a series of judicial actions that affected the enforcement status of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information reporting rule (BOI Reporting Rule). This alert provides updates on recent CTA/BOI Reporting Rule developments.

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Law Glossary

What Is Theft of Confidential Information Law?

Theft of confidential information law is a legal area that covers both business information and customer data stolen from a company. When confidential data is stolen from a computer or a network, a company has the right to file a lawsuit against the responsible party under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. This law is also violated when hackers steal the personally identifiable information of consumers through unauthorized access to a network....Read more

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What Is the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)?

The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) is a law passed by China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which aims to establish a personal information protection system with Chinese features that are also in line with international standards. PIPL provides a variety of rights for personal information subjects to strengthen their control of personal information, while imposing strict obligations to personal information handlers. The law entered into effect on November 1, 2021....Read more

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What Is BIPA?

The Illinois Biometric Invasion of Privacy Act (BIPA), enacted in 2008, grants Illinois consumers the right to their own biometric data, such as fingerprints, retina or iris information, voiceprints, and DNA. Under the BIPA, private companies are prohibited from collecting biometric information unless (1) the person consents in writing and (2) the companies inform the person in writing of what data is being collected, for what purpose, and for how long. Besides the notice and consent requirement, the law also bans any company from selling or otherwise profiting from consumers’ biometrics....Read more
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