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The Texas Lawbook and the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter presented an update on the key developments and in SEC Enforcement affecting corporate litigation, compliance, and disclosures.
June 5, 2024
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Event Recap
On February 8, Vinson & Elkins Partner Palmina Fava joined Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks.
February 8, 2024
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This year kicked off with several important name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) updates that universities, boosters,1 and NIL Collectives2 would do well to review. Earlier this month, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions Panel (the “Committee”) issued a negotiated resolution with Florida State University (“FSU”) following an investigation into alleged impermissible conduct during the recruitment of a football player who was listed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (“NCAA”) transfer portal. This resolution comes on the heels of new NCAA disclosure rules and the NCAA President’s letter that proposes allowing universities to enter into NIL agreements with student-athletes.

January 30, 2024
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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter.

October 12, 2023
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Historically, companies gave little thought to antitrust considerations when they developed environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) goals and plans.

July 14, 2022
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As we approach the one-year anniversary of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (“NCAA’s) interim guidance on name, image, and likeness (“NIL”), colleges and universities are starting to debut a new position: the Director of NIL Engagement.

June 13, 2022
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On May 9, 2022, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) issued new guidelines to its Division I member schools on name, image, and likeness (“NIL”).

June 1, 2022
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On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced important policy and practice changes to its leniency program (the “Leniency Program”) — the first substantive changes to the Antitrust Division Leniency Policy and Procedures (the “Policy”) since its inception in 1993.

V&E Antitrust Update

April 11, 2022
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Speaking at the Munich Cyber Security Conference on February 17, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) plans to prioritize “cyber disruption,” foster international partnerships, and increase its investigative and deterrent capabilities to bolster its crypto-enforcement arsenal and to combat cyber threats.

March 15, 2022
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Update: The UCPA was signed into law by Governor Spencer J. Cox without amendment on March 24, 2022.

V&E Cybersecurity Update

March 9, 2022
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This week, Financier Worldwide Magazine released their 2022 Sanction Compliance and Enforcement RoundTable report in their March issue. David Johnson, who leads V&E’s Government Contracts, and Export Controls and Economic Sanctions practices, contributed as a panelist in the conversation, which highlights the most pressing sanctions-related issues and enforcement activity in international trade in the past year.

Published by Financier Worldwide 

February 23, 2022
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For over a century, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) barred student-athletes from monetizing their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”).

February 21, 2022