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Yesterday, North Carolina state Representatives Jason Saine (R), Brenden H. Jones (R), Robert T. Reives II (D), and Pricey Harrison (D) introduced a much-anticipated bill overhauling North Carolina’s Identity Theft Protection Act. The bill, developed in close cooperation with Attorney General Josh Stein, would… READ MORE

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued its first formal (though legally non-binding) guidance on when digital assets (typically recorded on a blockchain ledger and called “Tokens” or “Coins”) meet the legal definition of a “security.” The Framework for “… READ MORE

Introduction Typically, the employee benefits offered by a company include not only its retirement plans (discussed in Part 1 of this Practice Brief) but also its health and welfare plans. In addition to medical insurance and prescription drug coverage (together, often known as a “health plan”), compani… READ MORE

Privacy concerns and data security breaches pervade the news. The deluge of social media scandals, massive data breaches, constant phishing schemes designed to perpetrate fraud, and persistent reports of foreign actors committing cyber attacks are exacerbating anxiety over data misuse and se… READ MORE

On December 18, 2018, the SEC adopted a new rule that will require disclosure of an issuer’s hedging policies in proxy statements or information statements relating to the election of directors. The rule, which implements Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Act and sets forth a new Item 407(i) of Regulation S-K, is … READ MORE

Get to know featured lawyer Michelle Connell in the February 2019 issue of North Carolina Super Lawyers. In the quick Q&A, she discusses the most fascinating person she's ever met and what she would be doing if she weren't organizing trial notebooks. Read Discovery with Michelle D. Connell here. READ MORE

RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 27 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers as members of North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2019. The following members of the Wyrick Robbins team were named as North Carolina Super Lawyers … READ MORE

Wyrick Robbins is pleased to congratulate partner Thomas H. Cook Jr. on his election as a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. The American College of Tax Counsel is a professional association of tax attorneys recognized for their extraordinary accomplishments, professional achievements, and dedication to… READ MORE

This article originally appeared in The American Bar Association's Consumer Financial Services Committee Newsletter. By any account, the 2015 FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order[1] took an expansive view of the statutory definition of ATDS in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).  The 2… READ MORE

Wyrick Robbins is pleased to congratulate former partner and Appellate Practice Group Leader Toby Hampson on taking his oath of office on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. On Friday, January 11, Judge Toby Hampson became the newest member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals at a special court session presided … READ MORE