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Partner Kirk Nahra speaks to Healthcare Info Security (Information Security Media Group (ISMG)) about the US Department of Health and Human Services’ plans for a massive renovation of the HIPAA Security Rule and the impact of these proposed regulations on the healthcare industry. “It’s a fundamental rewrite of the Security Rule and an overall change in the entire direction of the rule,” Kirk said. “It goes from a process-oriented approach that was designed to allow the enormous variety of entities subject to the rule to adopt appropriate procedures in their specific situation to a much more regimented overall approach.” Read the full article at the link below.

The end of the year is always a busy time for our pro bono program, and 2024 has been no exception! Over the past couple of months, WilmerHale lawyers have jumped in to support dozens of new pro bono clients for small business advising, immigration, veterans, estate planning, disability benefits, domestic violence, tenants’ rights, criminal law reform and more. We are grateful to all of our colleagues who direct their efforts and talents toward pro bono work, helping maintain our proud history of pro bono legal service and our industry-leading pro bono participation rates. Photo 1 – Veterans Legal Services Intake Clinic (Brockton, MA) Photo 2 – Central American Resource Center Citizenship Clinic (DC) Photo 3 – New York Legal Assistance Group Pro Se Asylum Clinic (New York) Photo 4 – City Bar Justice Center Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project Clinic (Virtual)

Join Partner Steven Finizio for the panel “Looking to the Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement” on January 30 as part of the Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2025. The event, sponsored by ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes | TL4D, will be held in person at The Law Society in London. For registration information, please click the link below. #SovereignStates #Enforcement #Disputes #FIRE #TL4

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2025!

On January 14, WilmerHale will host “The Federal Trade Commission: Priorities for 2025,” a webinar offering perspective from former FTC senior staff and other WilmerHale attorneys into the FTC's direction under new leadership. This event is part of our Post-Election Update Center aimed at providing insights on navigating the second Trump Administration and 119th Congress. Join WilmerHale attorneys Frank Gorman, Jennifer Milici, Kirk Nahra, Arianna Evers and Ali Jessani as they discuss what to expect from the FTC in 2025. Topics will include leadership changes, enforcement priorities, merger guidelines and potential AI consumer and competition harms. Register today at the link below.

Partner Kirk Nahra speaks to Bloomberg Law for an article about the shifting regulatory compliance landscape companies handling sensitive data will face as the incoming Trump administration prepares to start reshaping federal policy in 2025. Read more at the link below.

Counsel Itsiq Benizri, AIGP, CIPP/E co-authored an article published by Lawfare about Mario Draghi’s report claiming that the EU’s extensive digital regulations are adversely affecting Europe’s competitiveness.

WilmerHale represented the Nordstrom family in connection with the acquisition of Nordstrom’s outstanding shares in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.25 billion on an enterprise basis. Subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, following the transaction, the Nordstrom family will have a majority ownership stake in the company it founded a century ago.

On December 3, the Energy Charter Conference in Brussels adopted a long-anticipated and wide-ranging tranche of modernization amendments to the Energy Charter Treaty. In this blog post, Partner Charles Caher and Associate Arthur Azis recap the background to the modernization process, summarize the key changes to the ECT, and explore some of the most potentially significant implications of the Amendments, including the restriction of intra-EU arbitration and the reduced protection for fossil fuel investments.

Wishing you and your loved ones a holiday season filled with joy and happiness!