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The Federal Trade Commission announced long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule on January 16, 2025, marking the first changes to the COPPA Rule since 2013. The amendments are the output of a rule review process that began in 2019 and a notice of proposed rulemaking announced in December 2023.

Perkins Coie partners look at open issues in Alpine caseSeveral constitutional issues could threaten FinraThe self-regulatory organization responsible for member broker-dealers under federal law, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is facing a number of constitutional challenges in the lower court following a federal appeals court decision...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) on January 16, 2025, marking the first changes to the COPPA Rule since 2013. The amendments are the output of a rule review process that began in 2019 and a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)&nb...

The recent nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act has caught the attention of many in the legal community.It is not the first nor will it be the last instance of such a court order being requested and granted in the United States. This article discusses the "fierce and ongoing debate" about the legality and prop...

Senior Division of Enforcement (Division) officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals at the Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2025 (the Forum), held on January 28, 2025, in Manhattan—just days after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.Pa...

Controlling stockholders owe fiduciary duties to other stockholders that minority stockholders do not. A holder of over 50% of a corporation’s voting power is clearly a controlling stockholder. As a consequence, transactions between the controller and the corporation, if challenged, will generally be reviewed under the stringent “entire fairness st...

Join us for a special Compliance Collective webinar, tailored to equip nonprofit leaders with relevant knowledge and actionable strategies to track and address the challenges that may arise in a new political landscape. In a highly politicized landscape, sweeping executive actions jeopardizing funding and potentially chilling the activities and adv...

Corporate compliance programs are essential tools for mitigating antitrust risk. With the transition to the Trump administration, organizations should consider developing and empowering their corporate compliance programs to address potential weaknesses. The costs of deploying an effective compliance program are greatly overshadowed by their p...

As President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate joint venture demonstrates, international stakeholders have been increasing their engagement in the U.S. data center industry. The growth in foreign investment in the data center industry, which is typically supported domestically, illustrates the growing alliance between U.S.-based hype...

On January 30, 2025, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released new, inflation-adjusted contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle. Federal law limits the amounts and sources of campaign contributions from individuals, political action committees (PACs), party committees, and other persons to candidates for president, the U....