Legal Practice Pulse

Hasbro is investigating a cyberattack that forced the company to take parts of its network offline, potentially causing delays to product ordering, shipping, and other key operations. The toy maker detected unauthorized access over the weekend and has engaged external cybersecurity experts, with contingency procedures expected to remain in place for several weeks as systems…

Amnesty International has raised concerns that the upcoming World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico may become a “stage for repression.” In its report, called “Humanity Must Win”, the organization urged FIFA and the host nations to take immediate action to safeguard the rights of fans and players. Amnesty highlighted the US’s “human rights…

Australia is investigating Facebook, TikTok and YouTube for possible breaches of the country’s under-16 social media ban. “Australia’s world-leading social media laws are not failing. But big tech is failing to obey the laws,” Communications Minister Anika Wells said. “Australia will not let the social media giants take us for mugs.” Reuters notes that governments…

Ferish Patel has joined Paul Hastings as a partner in its private equity practice in London. His expertise includes advising on late-stage private financings, M&A, IPOs, and regulatory compliance in complex multijurisdictional settings. Patel’s work encompasses financial services, payment regulation, cybersecurity, data privacy, technology transactions, and life science partnering. He previously worked at Cooley.

Judges in New York’s federal appeals court have overturned a ruling that found Argentina liable to pay $16bn to former shareholders of the oil major YPF. Burford Capital, which financed the case, described the decision that overturned a judgement against Argentina for nationalising YPF in 2012 “very disappointing” and an “abandonment of minority shareholder rights.”…

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have introduced legislation to ban the federal government from obtaining or operating unmanned Chinese robots. The American Security Robotics Act seeks to bar government use of “unmanned ground vehicle systems” – including humanoid robots and remote surveillance vehicles – made by foreign adversaries such…