On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers and rendering existing non-compete clauses unenforceable for everyone except high-ranking “senior executives.”
Gunderson Dettmer provides a range of its recent fund formation deals that were closed.
Data Privacy Associate Cecilia Jeong and Strategic Transactions and Licensing Partner Katie Gardner host a webinar on navigating the privacy implications of 5 of the most common uses of generative AI.
Joe Green, Gunderson Dettmer Chief Innovation Officer, is quoted in “Hotshot Announces Launch of GenAI Fundamentals for Lawyers Certificate Program.”
Naveen Pai, Gunderson Dettmer Chief Knowledge Officer, is quoted in PR Newswire’s article, “Bloomberg Law Extends Reach Within Legal Workflow Market with Addition of Dashboard Legal.”
Gunderson Dettmer practice innovation attorney Stephanie Goutos has been named a “Young Professional to Watch” as part of the 2024 Distinguished Peer Awards by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA).
Katie Gardner is interviewed in Ad Age's article on the increasing risk for agencies, brands, and startups of facing regulatory scrutiny due to exaggerated or false claims regarding their use of AI technology.
The Washington My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) took effect on March 31, 2024, ushering in one of the most significant and far-reaching privacy laws in the United States to date.
Natalie Pierce, head of Gunderson Dettmer's employment & labor practice, is interviewed in The Washington Post's article on the proposed CA bill that aims to ban regular after-hours contact from employers.
Creative plaintiffs’ lawyers representing website and mobile app users have leveraged older wiretapping and privacy laws, such as the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Video Privacy Protection Act, that provide broad private rights of action and statutory damages in order to extract settlements from companies which are generally not available under more recent U.S. state privacy laws.
Natalie Pierce, head of Gunderson Dettmer's employment & labor practice, is interviewed in HR Drive's article on former mixed martial artist and actor Gina Carano’s law suit against Walt Disney Co. for alleging wrongful termination for her conservative social media posts.
Joe Green, Gunderson Dettmer's Chief Innovation Officer, was recognized by Lawdragon in it's 2024 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors guide.
Gunderson Dettmer partners Alexa Belonick and Andy Thorpe and Of Counsel Brett Pletcher hosted the Post-IPO Summit webinar, "What GCs should expect before and after the IPO - Part 1." Watch it here.
TechTarget's article on Microsoft's recent lawsuit from The New York Times over copyright infringement quotes Gunderson partner Aaron Rubin.
BioPharma's article on the biotechnology sector's notable resurgence in IPOs quotes Gunderson Boston partner Tim Ehrlich.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published on January 10, 2024, its final rule revising its “economic realities” test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Gunderson Dettmer Women's Affinity Group features the Women's History Month and International Women’s Day 2024 theme, “Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress” with a series of events across its US offices, access to resources and tribute to achievements and progress of women.
Employers with 100 or more employees, with at least one California employee, must file their 2023 Pay Data Report with California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) by May 8, 2024.
On February 21, 2024, Attorney General Rob Bonta (“AG”) announced a settlement with DoorDash for $375,000 over allegations that DoorDash violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”).
Gunderson Dettmer Partner Jeff Vetter and Of Counsel Brett Pletcher hosted the Post-IPO Summit webinar, "Everything You Need To Know About Dual-Class Stock."
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on restrictive covenants in the employment context, and particularly on non-competition and non-solicitation agreements that apply after the employment term has ended.
Gunderson Dettmer Strategic Transactions and Licensing partner Brendan McCarthy hosted the webinar “’What’s Market’ in University Licenses in the Life Sciences Industry” to discuss the key economic terms in university license agreements.
Gunderson Dettmer commemorates Black History Month in February 2024 with a series of events across its US offices, access to resources and tribute to this month's theme, African Americans and the Arts.
To help employers cut through the noise and stay focused on the most pressing developments, Gunderson Dettmer is pleased to present the 2024 Employment Law Update.
This Alert briefly highlights certain reporting requirements applicable to equity-based compensation as we begin 2024.
Law360 quotes Joe Green in its article, "3 Factors Firms Must Consider Before Building Gen AI Apps."
The annual deadline for filing certain initial Schedules 13G, an amendment to a previously filed Schedule 13G, an initial Form 13F filing, and an annual update to a previously filed Form 13H with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 is Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
Partners Brian Hutchings and Ben Buckwalter hosted the webinar, “How the SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules and Other Recent Developments Will Affect VCs in LatAm” to discuss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and how they are relevant to fund managers focused on the Latin America region.
Fast Company quoted Katie Gardner in its article on The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, challenging the fair use of copyrighted data used to train language models like ChatGPT.
Natalie Pierce is quoted in WorkLife's article on the significant development in state laws regarding protected leaves.
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