As businesses prepare for the rollout of new state privacy laws and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law that will all take effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team has launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork…

Five new U.S. state privacy laws go into effect in 2023. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah have followed California in enacting CCPA-like comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. Additionally, California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law will receive a major overhaul on January 1, 2023. In the absence of a federal privacy law, businesses…

The Role of Federal Acquisition Regulations Securing a federal government contract is often a huge win for businesses, but negotiating contract terms can feel like a massive undertaking that may make you doubt the value of the deal you just won. These contracts can feel overly complex and even non-negotiable,…

KO Client Adaptive Energy, a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), has been acquired by unmanned and autonomous technology leader Edge Autonomy. The KO team, led by partner Jon Taylor, attorney Matt Burns, and attorney Michael Wysolmerski, represented Adaptive Energy in the deal. Adaptive Energy…

State legislatures across the country have been proposing and enacting comprehensive privacy bills that will begin to take effect on January 1, 2023. Without a doubt, 2023 is guaranteed to be a foundational year for privacy compliance. On September 15, 2022, KO’s data privacy experts Chris Achatz, Erin Locker, Malia Rogers, and…

In March, when the Colorado General Assembly added a key provision to Colorado’s non-compete statute that put those knowingly out of compliance at risk of criminal charges and fines, it created a buzz among business leaders and employment law experts. Now, a new bill (HB 22-1317) passed by the Colorado…

Colorado’s legislature has been focused on numerous employment topics this session, including a key update in Senate Bill 22-234 which adds new employer requirements regarding unemployment insurance when an employee is terminated (voluntarily or otherwise). The existing law required employers to provide notice and four key items to employees at the…

KO client Watchmaker Genomics, a life sciences company specializing in the development of high-stringency applications focused on the reading, writing and editing of DNA and RNA, has raised $40M to expand its clinical sequencing product offerings.   The KO team, led by partner Jon Taylor, of counsel Melissa Mellen and attorney…