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In today's Attorney Spotlight, meet Judith Hasko, who joined our Palo Alto office in June as a partner and co-chair of the Life Sciences group.

WilmerHale lawyers Kirk Nahra, Ali Jessani and Amy Olivero co-authored an article for Bloomberg Law titled “Web Trackers Pose New Regulatory, Legal Headaches for Companies.” The article discusses how the increasing use of web trackers like cookies and pixels is leading to new regulatory and legal challenges for companies, including a rise in privacy lawsuits.

The National Law Journal has selected WilmerHale as the 2024 Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year recipient at the publication’s Legal Awards, which celebrate the outstanding achievements, innovation and dedication within the Washington DC legal community.

In this blog post, Partners Kirk Nahra, Jason Chipman and Benjamin Powell, Senior Associate Ali Jessani and Associate Sarah Litwin discuss the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the transfer of sensitive US data to certain “countries of concern.”

WilmerHale is proud to sponsor The Clearing House Annual Conference 2024. The Clearing House Annual Conference is designed to deepen attendees' understanding of the changing landscapes in financial services, payments and policy. WilmerHale Partner Noah Levine is speaking on the panel, “The Road Ahead for Consumer Financial Services Regulation and Enforcement: From the CFPB to the State AGs.” #TAC2024 #theannualconference #paymentsevents #payments For more information: https://bit.ly/40p6kHk

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) has recognized Senior Associate Eugene Kang in celebration of the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Week. Eugene is a steadfast pro bono volunteer with LCCRSF’s Legal Services for Entrepreneurs program, through which he advises Bay Area small business owners on a variety of transactional legal matters.

WilmerHale is proud to sponsor the Association of National Advertisers Masters of Advertising Law Conference. On November 11, Partners Frank Gorman and Paul W. Connell will speak on the breakout session “Practical Tips for Price Advertising in the Age of Junk Fees.” #ANAAdLaw

Congratulations to David Bowker, who has been named D.C. Attorney of the Year by The National Law Journal at their annual Legal Awards. This prestigious recognition highlights David’s exceptional contributions to the legal profession and his dedication to excellence.

With just one week until election day, there has been increasing focus on and activity in election prediction markets. Recent trading activity and price action have raised concerns regarding election integrity and market manipulation. In this client alert, Partners Matthew Kulkin and Gretchen Passe Roin, Special Counsels Matthew Beville and Megan O'Flynn and Associate Joshua Nathanson highlight the conceptual distinction between election integrity issues and market manipulation issues, and suggest that, regardless of any concerns regulators may have regarding election integrity, it will be exceedingly difficult for the CFTC to bring an enforcement action against market participants who participate in these markets in good faith. Attorneys from WilmerHale will discuss the issues in this client alert and others during a webinar tomorrow (“Previewing the CFTC’s Post-Election Agenda”). Learn more here: https://bit.ly/48nDpoS

WilmerHale was recognized in two categories last night at The National Law Journal Legal Awards in Washington DC. Partner David Bowker was named Attorney of the Year along with our Intellectual Property department receiving Litigation Department of the Year! Congratulations to all those recognized for their incredible accomplishments. Read more: https://bit.ly/40jaksT