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Corporate Governance - Executive Compensation: ISS Offers Guidance on Its Updated Pay-for-Performance Methodology 2/1/2012 BY JEFFREY HARTLIN & CAROLINE HUNTER
2012 Revised (Higher) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds 2/2/2012 BY J. HART HOLDEN
A Comparison of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 10/28/2010 Michelle Duncan, Palmina Fava & Samantha Kakati
A New Capital Adequacy Regulation on Sale and Lease Back in Italy 6/7/2010 Alberto Del Din, Norman Pepe, & Cosimo Pennetta
A Practical Guide to the New EU Merger Control Rules (Effective May 1, 2004) 7/23/2004 Pierre Kirch
A Sign of Future Biosimilars Litigation? 11/21/2011 MELANIE R. RUPERT, EVAN D. DIAMOND & CARL A. MORALES
A UK Update on Recent VAT Changes 8/10/2011 Arun Birla, Jiten Tank & David Mallett
A Win for Employers in Brinker: Meal Periods in California Need Not Be Ensured, or Furnished on a Rolling Five-Hour Basis 4/13/2012 BY LESLIE ABBOTT, JEFFREY D. WOHL & HOLLY LAKE
Accessibility Requirements Update DOJ Now Enforcing New ADA Title III Standards for Public Accommodations 5/3/2012 BY GEOFF WEIRICH & SHERRY NIELSEN
Accountable Care Organizations Look Before You Leap 6/14/2010 James F. Owens & Jenny J. Wang
ADEA Changes: EEOC Muddles the RFOA Defense to Disparate-Impact Age Bias Claims 4/12/2012 BY DEBORAH S. WEISER, SAMUEL ESTREICHER, ZACHARY D. FASMAN & PAUL GROSSMAN
Alert for Non-U.S. Issuers and Their U.S. Affiliates: Consider ASAP Notice to U.S. Employees re FATCA 3/26/2012
Amendments to Italian Legislation Governing Real Estate Investment Funds 8/5/2010 Alessandro Stoppa, Alessio Giammarino & Cosimo Pennetta
Amgen Punctuates Circuit Split: What Must Plaintiff Prove to Establish the Fraud-On-The-Market Presumption at Class Certification? 11/30/2011 WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN, PETER Y. CHO & TIMOTHY D. REYNOLDS
An Investment Adviser Cannot Be Sued in Private Action Under Rule10B-5 for Inaccurate Statements in a Mutual Fund Prospectus 6/14/2011 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement and Investment Management Practices
At Last, Draft Biosimilars Guidance...Interchangeability, To Come? 2/10/2012 BY EVAN D. DIAMOND, PETRA SCAMBOROVA, ANTHONY MICHAEL, DAVID M. CONCA, & GERALD J. FLATTMANN
Attention ERISA Plan Sponsors: Get Ready Now for New Form 5500 Requirement to Disclose Compensation Paid to Plan Service Providers 10/14/2009 Eric Keller and Andrea Gehman
Best Practices for Bridge Financing Lenders in California 4/9/2012 BY ROB R. CARLSON, NASYM KORLOO & HEWOT F. SHANKUTE
Bifurcated Discovery in Class Actions: An Effective Strategy to Prevent the Continuation of the Unmeritorious Lawsuit 6/27/2011 The Complex Litigation and Trial Practice
Bifurcated Discovery in Class Actions: An Effective Strategy To Prevent the Continuation of the Unmeritorious Lawsuit - BNA - Class Action Litigation Report 8/26/2011 Dennis S. Ellis, Sean D. Unger & Katherine F. Murray
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom, 1st Ed. 10/1/2011
Broad Changes to U.S. Withholding Rules Signed Into Law 3/18/2010 Robert E. Culbertson and Christopher Van Blarcum
California Announces Creation of a Mortgage Fraud Task Force to Pursue Mortgage Fraud at All Levels 5/24/2011 The White Collar Crime and Regulatory Enforcement & The Global Banking and Payment Systems Practices
California Creates Two New Types of Corporations: Understanding the Benefit Corporation and Flexible Purpose Corporation 3/12/2012 BY ROB R. CARLSON & LISA M. TRAN
California Is At It Again: A Dozen New Laws Will Significantly Impact the States Employers 10/12/2011 Stephen L. Berry, James P. Carter & Bilal A. Essayli
California Supreme Court Clarifies the Administrative Exemption
An Analysis of Harris v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County 12/30/2011 BY M. KIRBY C. WILCOX & JEFFREY P. MICHALOWSKI
California Supreme Court Ruling Abolishes Redevelopment Agencies 1/3/2012 BY KENNETH KRUG, MITCHELL B. MENZER, JEFFREY S. HABER & CHARLES V. THORNTON
California Tax Voluntary Disclosure Initiative 7/21/2011 Stephen Turanchik & Nancy Iredale
CFPB Announces Early Warning Notice Process for Potential Enforcement Targets 12/5/2011 KY TRAN-TRONG & KEVIN PETRASIC
CFPB Initiates Large Bank Supervision Program 7/14/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic
CFPB Makes the Case for Supervisory Examination Privilege 1/19/2012 BY KEVIN L. PETRASIC & MICHAEL A. HERTZBERG
CFPB Maps Out Larger Participant Nonbank Supervision Program 6/30/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic
CFPB Proposes Parameters for Jurisdiction of Larger Participants in Debt Collection and Consumer Reporting Markets 2/22/2012 BY KEVIN L. PETRASIC AND KEVIN ERWIN
CFPB Review of Overdraft Protection has Broad Implications for Banks 3/1/2012 BY KEVIN L. PETRASIC AND MICHAEL A. HERTZBERG
CFPBs First Final Rule Addresses International Remittance Transfers 1/31/2012 BY KEVIN L. PETRASIC
CFTC Adopts Final Rules Revising CPO and CTA Registration and Reporting Requirements: Significant Impacts for Mutual Funds and Private Investment Funds 2/16/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Chancellor Strine Discusses Investment Banker Conflict Issues at New York Breakfast 5/14/2012 BY RICHARD E. FARLEY
Checklist for Evaluating the Need for a New or Amended Stock Award Plan 6/11/2011 By J. Mark Poerio
Checklist for Evaluating the Need for a New or Amended Stock Award Plan 6/1/2011 J. Mark Poerio
China Matters: China Reverse Mergers Under Increasing Scrutiny from U.S. Regulators and Plaintiffs Lawyers 5/4/2011 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
China Matters: CIETAC Announces Key Changes to Arbitration Rules 5/14/2012 BY ANANDA MARTIN & JAMES E. BERGER
China Matters: MOFCOM Issues New Rules on National Security Review 9/27/2011 David Livdahl, Jenny Sheng & Henry Li
China Matters: New MOFCOM Rules on Evaluating the Concentration of Business Operators 9/29/2011 David Livdahl, Jenny Sheng & Henry Li
China Matters: One Country, One Immunity: Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Holds Foreign States Have Absolute Sovereign Immunity 6/15/2011 James E. Berger, Charlene C. Sun & Wilson Ka-Tung Yiu
China Matters: Proposed Changes to the Maternity Insurance System in the Peoples Republic of China 11/23/2011 Lesli Ligorner, Mitch Mosvick & Helen Tang
China Matters: Whats Next for Foundations in China? 11/10/2010 David Livdahl, Jenny Sheng & Henry Li
China Targets Equity Transfers by Nonresident Investors 3/16/2010 Alexander M. Lee And Maggie Mouradian
CMSs Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations 10/27/2011 James F. Owens, Paul A. Gomez & Josh R. Hill
Coach, Inc. Lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: A Harbinger of Things to Come? 12/5/2011 SCOTT R. SAKS, MICHAEL L. ZUPPONE, KEITH D. PISANI & STEVEN D. WINEGAR
Commercial Aftershocks of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: Force Majeure and Related Issues 5/12/2011 John E. Porter & Barry A. Brooks
Compliance with California Labor Code Section 2810.5 Notice Obligations 1/3/2012
Connecticut Employment Law:
Compliance with Recent Amendments 10/1/2009 Patrick W. Shea and Christopher Reilly
Controlling Stockholders May Face Liability if Found to have Acted in Coercive Manner in Exit Sale 4/9/2012 BY KEVIN C. LOGUE, RYAN H. MCLENNAN & ERIC M. JONES
Cooperation, Competition or ConfusionFederal and State Regulators Seek to Enforce the DoddFrank Act and State Consumer Banking Laws in Close Alliance 8/15/2011 Carla R. Walworth, V. Gerard Comizio, Kevin L. Petrasic, and Sunayna Ramdeo
Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute 9/12/2011 James E. Berger & Charlene C. Sun
Crossing the Pond In Search of Better Executive Compensation Practices

3/10/2011 Mark Poerio, Damian Myers and Nicolas Zouaghi-Maulet
Cumulus/Citadel: Is 40% Market Concentration the Threshold for JSAs and Station Group Deals? 9/15/2011 Michael P.A. Cohen, Matthew L. Gibson & Eric Dodson Greenberg
Deadline Fast Approaching for Submission of New York City Building Energy Use Benchmarking Data 3/17/2011 David J. Freeman & Jesse Hiney
Dealing with Stock Options and Free Shares when Launching a Tender Offer on a French Company 6/28/2011 Erwan Barre & Jeremie Gicquel
Defendants Clinical Trial Found to Constitute Invalidating Public Use of Asserted Patents 3/2/2012 BY JOSEPH M. OMALLEY, JR., DAVID M. CONCA & CHRISTOPHER N. HURD
Delaware Chancery Court Rules that a Reverse Triangular Merger May Constitute an Assignment by Operation of Law 5/24/2011 Thaddeus J. Malik, Jill R. Sheiman & Eric M. Jones
Delaware Court Applies Revlon To Hybrid Merger And Provides Guidance 6/13/2011 Peter Tennyson & James Herriott
Delaware Court of Chancery Reaffirms Default Fiduciary Duties in the Limited Liability Company Context Absent Contractual Modifications 2/9/2012 BY BARRY A. BROOKS, KEVIN C. LOGUE & LESLIE E. KERSEY
Demystifying the Recently Enacted Crowdfunding and Private Offering Reforms: Opportunities for Issuers and Investors 4/2/2012 BY MICHAEL ZUPPONE
Derecognition: IASBs Proposed Amendments to IAS 39 10/21/2009 Alberto Del Din and Norman Pepe
Developments in California Cap-and-Trade Regulation 4/2/2012 BY KEVIN POLONCARZ & MICHAEL S. BALSTER
DOE Announces Its First Loan Guarantee Funding Opportunity for Renewable Generation Projects That Employ Commercial Technologies 10/21/2009 Jeff Schroeder, Ellis Butler, Eric Pogue and Alan Eskandari
DOL Grants Certain Group Health Plans Relief By Extending Non-Enforcement Period for Internal Claims and Appeals Requirements 4/4/2011 Eric Keller, Stephen Harris & Andrea Gehman
Domestic Welfare Trumps International Comity in Strongly Worded Price-Fixing Case 10/18/2011 BY MICHAEL P.A. COHEN & NOAH B. PINEGAR
Dont Miss The Mark: Why Deal Makers Should Not Overlook Recent False Marking Statute Decisions 7/12/2011 James M. J. Herriott & Todd M. Schneider
EEOC Releases Final Regulations Significantly Expanding Coverage under the Americans with Disabilities Act 3/28/2011 Marc E. Bernstein, Philippe A. Lebel & Mina C. Maisami
EEOCs Proposed Regulations Would Affect Expansion of U.S. Disability Discrimination Law 10/5/2009 Kenneth W. Gage and Christine F. Hendrickson
Eleventh Circuit in TOUSA Reinstates Bankruptcy Court Ruling 5/21/2012 BY RICHARD E. FARLEY, JESSE H. AUSTIN, III & JOHN F. HILSON
Emerging Issues In Alien Tort Statute Litigation 2/6/2012 BY JAMES BERGER & CHARLENE SUN
Employers Must Provide Group Health Plan Participants with a New Summary of Benefits and Coverage 3/1/2012 BY ERIC KELLER & ANDREA GEHMAN
English Court of Appeal Clarifies Scope of Landlord's Repairing Covenant 4/21/2008 Donna Goldsworthy and Miranda Thomas
EU Enlargement: Its Effect on Protection of Trademarks in Europe and Measures to be Undertaken to Protect Existing Trademark Portfolios 9/29/2003 Diane L. Gardner
European and UK Employment Law: Quarterly Case Update and New Legislation Review
10/30/2007 Christopher Walter and Anna Sanford
Extraterritorial Effect of the Anti-Corruption Law of the Peoples Republic of China 4/27/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
FCPA and UK Bribery Act Risks Facing Financial Institutions 2/24/2011 Alan Brudner, Palmina Fava, and Mor Wetzler
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FDIC Updates Guidance on Payment Processor Relationships 2/27/2012 BY KEVIN L. PETRASIC
Fed Consolidated Regulation Poses New Challenges for Savings and Loan Holding Companies 5/12/2011 V. Gerard Comizio, Kevin L. Petrasic & Lawrence D. Kaplan
Fed Interchange Rule: Beyond First Impressions 8/11/2011 Chris Daniel, Stan Koppel, Kevin Petrasic & Ky Tran-Trong
Federal Agencies Clarify Method of Determining Institutions Subject to CFPBS Supervision and Enforcement Jurisdiction 11/29/2011 KY TRAN-TRONG & KEVIN PETRASIC
Federal Banking Agencies Propose New Guidance on Leveraged Finance 5/15/2012 BY RICHARD E. FARLEY
Federal Circuit Applies Heightened Pleading Requirements To False Patent Marking Claims 3/15/2011 Robert M. Masters, David M. Conca & Jeffrey D. Comeau
Federal Circuit Signals Reigning in of Janssen and Rasmusson on Enablement/Utility 8/1/2011 Eric W. Dittmann & Isaac S. Ashkenazi
Federal Circuits Myriad Decision Reaffirms Patentability of Isolated DNA Sequences 8/1/2011 Christine Willgoos & Petra Scamborova
Federal contractors may face new compliance burdens 1/5/2012 BY JON A. GEIER & MARIA A. AUDERO
Federal Reserve Board Proposal Defines Parameters of FSOC Systemically Significant Designation 2/25/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic & Erica Berg Brennan
Federal Reserve Unveils Proposal on Dodd-Frank Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements 1/5/2012 BY THE GLOBAL BANKING AND PAYMENT SYSTEMS PRACTICE
FINRA Proposes Revisions To Its Mutual Fund Cash Compensation Disclosure Rules 5/18/2011 The Investment Management Practice
For Now, No Notice Required: D.C. Circuit Enjoins NLRB Notice Posting Requirement 4/23/2012 BY TODD C. DUFFIELD & SANDRA N. BENJAMIN
FRB Proposes Rules for Remittance Transfers 6/1/2011 Stanton R. Koppel
Full Qualified Small Business Stock Capital Gain and AMT Exclusions Set to Expire at Year-End 10/24/2011 Michael D. Haun & Jeff Hartlin
Game Change for German Restructurings 2/29/2012 BY DR. CHRISTOPHER WOLFF & DR. CHRISTIAN MOCK
Generic Drug Manufacturers May Be Liable For Patent Infringement Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A) In The Absence Of Paragraph IV Certification 5/22/2012 BY CHRISTINE WILLGOOS & EVAN D. DIAMOND
Georgias Newly Minted Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank Charter Presents Potential Opportunities...and Risks 5/24/2012 BY CHRIS DANIEL, KEVIN PETRASIC, ERICA BRENNAN AND MICHAEL HERTZBERG
GHN PERSPECTIVES: Hotel Loan Originations and Refinancings: 2005 vs. 2011 11/1/2011 Jeffrey Diener
Governor Signs CEQA Reform into Law 9/28/2011 Jeffrey S. Haber, Mitchell B. Menzer, Edgar Khalatian & Sherry E. Jackman
Governor Signs Historic Legislation to Abolish Redevelopment Agencies 7/14/2011 BY MITCHELL B. MENZER, JEFFREY S. HABER, KENNETH KRUG, & CHARLES V. THORNTON
Governor Signs Third CEQA Reform Bill 10/12/2011 Jeffrey S. Haber, Mitchell B. Menzer, Edgar Khalatian & Sherry E. Jackman
Health Care Act W-2 Requirements: To Report or Not To ReportThat is the Question 4/5/2011 Stephen H. Harris, Eric Keller & MAlyssa Mecenas
Hedge Fund Report
Summary of Key Developments Thus Far in 2009 9/21/2009 Investment Management, Securities Litigation and Tax Practices
Hedge Fund Report - Summary of Key Developments - Fall 2011 11/3/2011 The Investment Management, Securities Litigation & Tax Practices
Hedge Fund Report - Summary of Key Developments - Spring 2012 3/27/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, SECURITIES LITIGATION & TAX PRACTICES
Hedge Fund Report Summary of Rules Affecting Investments in Initial Public Offerings 7/27/2011 The Investment Management Practice
Hedge Fund Report Summary of Key Developments - Spring 2011 4/25/2011 The Investment Management, Securities Litigation & Tax Practices
HHS and CMS Issue Proposed Rule on Accountable Care Organizations 4/4/2011 BY JAMES F. OWENS, PAUL A. GOMEZ, & JOSH R. HILL
House and Senate Pass Bill Simplifying IPO Process and Private Capital Raising 4/2/2012 BY ROBERT A. CLAASSEN, JEFFREY T. HARTLIN, MICHAEL L. ZUPPONE & WILLIAM F. SCHWITTER
House Passes Bill Simplifying IPO Process and Private Capital Formation 3/19/2012 BY ROBERT A. CLAASSEN, JEFFREY T. HARTLIN & MICHAEL L. ZUPPONE
How to Keep Ones Registered Trademark from Becoming a .XXX Domain Name 9/2/2011 Robert L. Sherman & Bradford E. Young
Huawei CFIUS Redux: Now It Gets Interesting 3/31/2011 Scott M. Flicker & Dana M. Parsons
Implications Of Cumulus-Citadel
Law 360 11/17/2011 Michael P.A. Cohen, Matthew L. Gibson and Eric Dodson Greenberg
In Narrowly Tailored Opinion, Supreme Court Finds Loss Causation Not Required at Class Certification Stage 6/13/2011 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
In re Pacific Pictures Corp.: Ninth Circuit Rejects Selective Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege 4/25/2012 BY THE SECURITIES LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE
Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2012 2/6/2012 BY ROBERT M. MASTERS, TAD RICHMAN, & LISA LEUNG
International Dispute Resolution Update: May 2011 5/31/2011 James E. Berger & Charlene Sun
Investment Opportunities Arising Out of Irelands Recently Established Bad Bank Scheme 5/4/2010 Karl Clowry and Liam Mills
IRS Guidance on Modifications of Securitized Commercial Mortgage Loans Provides New Flexibility and Also Imposes New Requirements 9/18/2009 BY ANDREW M. SHORT, JOSEPH P. OPICH, MARCIA PERSAUD, & MATT WALDING
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act 2/28/2012 BY ANDREW M. SHORT, DAVID MAKSO & MELVIN M. PERALTA
IRS Issues Temporary and Proposed Regulations on the Treatment of Dividend Equivalent Payments 1/30/2012 BY ANDREW M. SHORT & DAVID MAKSO
IRS Modifies Guidance on Safe Harbor for Wind Energy Partnerships 9/29/2009 Michael D. Haun, Kevin Young, and Sean C. Honeywill
Job Applicant and Employee Credit Checks in California: Proceed With Caution 10/11/2011 Stephen L. Berry & Gina Guarienti Cook
Johnson & Johnson Reaches Settlement of Charges with US and UK Enforcement Agencies 4/12/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Labor Board Rules that Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Violate Rights of Employees to Engage in Concerted Activities 1/17/2012 BY PAUL CANE, BOB KRISTOFF & CHASE ENSIGN
LAERSTATE BV Decisions of the Board of Directors or not, as the case may be 10/12/2009 Arun Birla and David Mallett
Law Regarding Enforcement of Noncompetition Agreements in Illinois Expands in Line with New York Law 1/4/2012 BY KENNETH W. GAGE & GISELLE PEREZ DE DONADO
Lawmakers Defending Password-Protected Employee Accounts: Employers Need to Proceed Smartly 5/4/2012 BY MARK POERIO & BARBARA JOHNSON
Loan Funds in Europe: UCITS and AIFMD in 2012 2/14/2012 BY CHRISTIAN PARKER, JONATHAN SHENKMAN & KARINA BIELKOWICZ
M&A Practice Update: Lessons from the Eurozone Crisis 3/26/2012 BY GARRETT HAYES & ROSS MCNAUGHTON
M&A Risks: The Potential Responsibility of the Purchaser for Prior Infringements 11/13/2009 Pierre Kirch and Josselin Lucas
Michael Cohen Appears on CNBC to Discuss Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in Japan 8/16/2011 Michael P. A. Cohen
Model Participant-Directed Defined Contribution Plan Investment/Expense Disclosure Package 10/17/2011 Ethan Lipsig & Eric Keller
Modifications to Treatment of Aircraft and Vessel Leasing Income 6/1/2011 Andrew M. Short & Friedemann Thomma
More Challenges for Federal Contractors as OFCCP Turns its Focus to Employees with Disabilities 12/21/2011 BY JON A. GEIER, MARIA A. AUDERO, EMILY NEWHOUSE DILLINGHAM & ZINA DELDAR
New Challenges Faced as Support of Veterans Employment Rights Ramps Up 5/10/2011 Jon Geier, Holly Lake, Christine Hendrickson & Kay Todd
New IRS Voluntary Worker Reclassification Program 11/10/2011 Stephen Harris, Eric Keller, Stephen Turanchik & Amy Lawrence
New Rules Applicable to Distribution Agreements: A New Competition/Antitrust Challenge for Suppliers in the EU? 12/3/2010 BY PIERRE KIRCH & JOSSELIN LUCAS
New UK Corporate Governance Code 6/14/2010 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
New Yorks New Wage Theft Law: What It Means, and What To Do Now 3/7/2011 Allan S. Bloom & Rebecca E. Raiser
Ninth Circuit Addresses Emerging Issues in ATS Litigation 1/5/2012 BY JAMES E. BERGER & CHARLENE C. SUN
NLRB Adds Another Required Poster to Long List for Employers 10/31/2011 Todd C. Duffield & Alexander W. Wood
NLRB Yet Again Delays Posting of Required Poster 4/5/2012 BY TODD C. DUFFIELD & SANDRA N. BENJAMIN
NLRB Yet Again Delays Posting of Required Poster 1/17/2012 BY TODD C. DUFFIELD & ALEXANDER W. WOOD
Notice of Inquiry on FERC Policy for Access to Interconnection Facilities 5/8/2012 BY WILLIAM D. DEGRANDIS, CANDICE CASTANEDA & BRUCE BEDWELL
NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies 9/9/2011 Michael L. Zuppone, Yariv C. Katz & Keith C. Gartner
NYSE Implements New Restrictions on Broker Discretionary Voting 3/7/2012 BY LEIGH P. RYAN, MICHAEL L. ZUPPONE & REBECCA A. BROPHY
OCC Extends Comment Period on Deposit Related Consumer Credit Products 7/6/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic
ON POINT: News and Insights from our Global Securities & Capital Markets Practice 9/19/2011 Securities & Capital Markets Practice
ON POINT: News and Insights from our Mergers and Acquisitions Practice 9/12/2011 Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
PH Quarterly - Q1 2011 4/1/2011
PH Quarterly - Q2 2011 7/1/2011
PH Quarterly - Q3 2011 10/1/2011
PH Quarterly - Q4 2011 1/1/2012
Plaintiffs in Pursuit 8/11/2011 BY PIERRE KIRCH, JEREMY EVANS, & MICHELLE LITTEKEN
Power Considerations in Siting Data Centers 2/11/2011 William DeGrandis
Preliminary Observations Regarding Recent Changes to the UK Takeover Regime 11/7/2011 Ronan O'Sullivan, Matthew Poxon & Rebecca Brown
Private Equity Real Estate Funds Affected by the UKs Mandatory Emissions Trading Scheme 6/16/2010 Jonathan Shenkman & James Gray
Pro Bono Begins with a Strong Foundation 2/6/2012 BY BRIAN MORAN
Pro Bono News - Fall 2008 11/1/2008
Pro Bono News - Spring 2007 5/31/2007
Pro Bono News - Summer 2006 9/15/2006
Pro Bono News - Winter 2007/2008 1/18/2008
Proposed Changes to the UK Takeover Regime 3/28/2011 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
Proposed Rule May Add Confusion to Already Complex Export Control Regulations 8/9/2011 Scott M. Flicker, Ellen Walz Holmes & Dana M. Parsons
PTO's Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination Draw Sharp Criticism 3/29/2012 BY BRUCE M. WEXLER & KATHERINE O'BRIEN
Punitive Windfall Tax on UK Bankers Bonuses and other Recent Developments in Executive Remuneration 12/10/2009 Arun Birla, Helena Laughrin, Mark Poerio and Christopher Walter
Quarterly FCPA Report: First Quarter 2011 4/7/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Quarterly FCPA Report: First Quarter 2012 5/8/2012 BY THE GLOBAL COMPLIANCE AND DISPUTES PRACTICE
Quarterly FCPA Report: Fourth Quarter 2011 1/10/2012 BY THE GLOBAL COMPLIANCE AND DISPUTES PRACTICE
Quarterly FCPA Report: Second Quarter 2011
Courtroom Activity Defines the Second Quarter of 2011 7/11/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Quarterly FCPA Report: Third Quarter 2011 10/11/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Recent Challenges to Definition of Foreign Official Reinforce Governments Broad Interpretation 6/8/2011 BY JEREMY EVANS & ANANDA MARTIN
Recent Developments in English Contract Law 9/6/2011 Garrett Hayes, Ross McNaughton & George Weston
Recent Developments in Leveraged Finance 3/20/2012 BY RICHARD E. FARLEY
Recent Developments: Chevron-Ecuador Dispute 4/4/2011 James E. Berger & Charlene C. Sun
Recent FBAR Guidance Extends the June 30, 2011 Filing Deadline for Certain US Persons 6/22/2011 Kristen Chang Winckler, Stephen J. Turanchik & Marcia N. Persaud
Recent IRS Guidance on Repeal of Bearer Bond Exception: Notice 2012-20 3/13/2012 BY KRISTEN CHANG WINCKLER & MARCIA N. PERSAUD
Recent Revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Reporting Requirements 7/21/2011 BY J. HART HOLDEN
Recent UK Case Law In Relation To Earn-Outs 2/6/2012 BY GARRETT HAYES, MATTHEW POXON & REBECCA BROWN
Regulation LL and Recent Developments Under the Federal Reserve Boards Control Rules: Issues for All Holding Companies and Investors 11/30/2011 V. GERARD COMIZIO & HELEN Y. LEE
Regulators Propose Skin in the Game Rule 4/11/2011 V. Gerard Comizio, Kevin L. Petrasic, Lawrence D. Kaplan & Amanda M. Jabour
Reporting Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Issued Securities 1/12/2012 KRISTEN CHANG WINCKLER and STEPHEN J. TURANCHIK
Retailers in California Face New Scrutiny of Credit Card Transactions in Light of Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., 51 Cal. 4th 524 (2011) 3/14/2011 The Complex Litigation and Trial Practice
Retention Requirements for ABS The New Regulatory Landscape in the U.S. and Europe 7/2/2010 Charles Roberts, Conor Downey, Ron Lanning & Diego Shin
Revised FINRA Rules Regarding Communications with the Public Adopted 4/4/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Rise Of The Whistleblowers 8/22/2011 Thomas A. Zaccaro, Adam D. Schneir, and Eleanor K. Mercado
SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Adviser Registration Rules and Extends Deadline for Compliance 6/24/2011 The Investment Management and Private Funds Practices
SEC Adopts Rule Governing Affiliate Marketing - Regulation S-AM 9/23/2009 Investment Management Practice
SEC ADOPTS RULES MODIFYING THE NET WORTH STANDARD FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS 12/28/2011 By Jeffrey T. Hartlin and Samantha H. Eldredge
SEC and CFTC Adopt Private Fund Adviser Reporting Form 11/28/2011 THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
SEC Enacts Even More Rigorous Whistleblower Program After Public Comment 5/26/2011 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
SEC Enforcement Division completes most productive year in its history 12/19/2011 Thomas A. Zaccaro, Morgan J. Miller, Joshua G. Hamilton, Adam D. Schneir and Eleanor K. Mercado
SEC Enters into First Deferred Prosecution Agreement: What It Means for Corporations Facing FCPA Charges 8/15/2011 By Morgan A. Heavener and Elizabeth L. Norton
SEC Revises Qualified Client Dollar Thresholds for Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule 2/27/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
SEC Takes Steps to Reduce Reliance on Credit Ratings
10/19/2009 The Investment Management Practice
SEC To Adjust ''Qualified Client'' Dollar Thresholds For Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule, Implementing Requirements Imposed By Dodd-Frank 5/18/2011 The Investment Management Practice
Second Circuit Issues Two Key Enforcement Rulings 2/1/2012 BY JAMES E. BERGER & CHARLENE SUN
SECs Proxy Access Rule Thrown Out By Federal Appeals Court 7/26/2011 Keith D. Pisani & Michael L. Zuppone
Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Two Bills That May Benefit Plaintiffs in Private Civil Litigation 10/15/2009 William F. Sullivan and James W. Gilliam, Jr.
Shareholders Versus Directors: The New Rules of the Game 7/21/2010 Philippe Bouchez El Ghozi & Sylvie d'Arvisenet
Some Cafeteria Plans Must Be Amended by June 30 6/2/2011 Eric Keller & Stephen H. Harris
Sovereign Immunity: A Venerable Concept in Transition? 5/3/2011 James E. Berger and Charlene Sun
Standing Requirements in California UCL Cases Brought in Federal Court in the Wake of Tobacco II and Kwikset 2/21/2012 BY THE COMPLEX LITIGATION PRACTICE
State's FCA Deemed Subpar - The Recorder 1/11/2012 BY THOMAS P. O'BRIEN, JOHN J. O'KANE, IV, & SPENCER SCHARFF
States May Not Prohibit Class Action Waivers as Part of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements 5/9/2011 Neal Mollen & Sean Smith
Strings Attached: Enhanced Enforcement of Federal Prevailing Wage Laws Against Recipients of Federal Stimulus Funds 9/17/2009 Dara Freling, Peyton Snyders and Michael Steele
Supreme Court Affirms Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard of Proof for Patent Invalidity 6/9/2011 David M. Conca & Angela C. Ni
Supreme Court Allows Immediate Challenges to Environmental Compliance Orders in Sackett v. EPA 3/27/2012 BY DAVID M. METRES
Supreme Court Is Not Done Hearing Patent Cases 6/30/2011 Robert M. Masters & Bhaskar Kakarla
Supreme Court Unanimously Decides § 101 Question in Mayo v. Prometheus Method Claims That Do No More Than Recite Natural Laws Are Not Patentable 3/20/2012 BY CHRISTINE WILLGOOS & CARL A. MORALES
Supreme Court Unanimously Reinforces Gartenberg Approach in Investment Company Adviser Fee Cases 4/1/2010 Grace A. Carter and Joshua G. Hamilton
Swiss Federal Tribunal Overturns Arbitration Award on Public Policy Grounds 8/17/2010 James E. Berger & Charlene Sun
The Advent of the Euro 1/1/2002 Ben Donovan
The Beginning of the End of the ECB Repo Facility for Securitization? 12/17/2009 Conor Downey and Diego Shin
The Coming Year for Broadcasting - The Deal Pipeline 1/25/2012 BY ERIC DODSON GREENBERG & MATTHEW L. GIBSON
The EU Temporary Agency Workers Directive:
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France: More Transparency Better Governance 11/29/2011 Erwan Barre & Samia Sellam
The European Union Adopts Restrictive Measures Against Iran 9/13/2010 Bruno Cova & Paolo Manganelli
The EUs Proposed New Block Exemption Governing Technology Transfers: (Considered in the Important New Environment of Council Regulation 1/2003) 12/12/2003 Tim Cohler
The Impact of Social Networks on Restrictive Covenants: Why Rapid Change Should Meet Rapid Improvement 2/17/2012 BY MARK POERIO
The Impact of the EUS Newly-Adopted Polluter Pays Environmental Legislation: Learning from the U.S. Experience 9/9/2004 David Freeman & Pierre Kirch
The JOBS Act Loosens Private Fund Marketing Restrictions 4/4/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
The Reimbursement of Withholding Tax on Dividends Distribution of Non-Resident Minority Stakeholders of Italian Companies: an EU Judgment 11/24/2009 Bernadette Accili
The Return of European CMBS: DECO 2011-CSPK and CMBS 2.0 7/7/2011 Charles Roberts & Conor Downey
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 (H.R. 2359): Implications for the Cosmetics Industry 5/18/2012 BY DENNIS S. ELLIS, ADAM M. REICH & LILLIAN CHU
The Saga of a Secured Lenders Right to Credit Bid Continues - Seventh Circuit Rejects Third Circuit Approach and Upholds Secured Lenders Right to Credit Bid in Sale Pursuant to a Bankruptcy Plan 6/30/2011 The Finance and Restructuring Practice
The U.S. DOJ Forms Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets 5/2/2011 Thomas P. O'Brien, Daniel Prince & Kathryn C. Wanner
The U.S. Government's Recent Efforts to Ban Pharmaceutical Executives from the Industry Without Due Process 4/29/2011 The White Collar Crime and Regulatory Enforcement Practice
The U.S. Supreme Court Narrows the Jurisdictional Reach of U.S. Courts in Products-Liability Litigation 7/11/2011 Stephen B. Kinnaird, Charles A. Patrizia, Kristen Chang Winckler,
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The Volcker Rule Proposal Many Questions, Few Answers 11/1/2011 Kevin Petrasic
The Volcker Rules Impact on Bridge Loans 11/8/2011 Richard E. Farley
Third Circuit Limits Recoverable E-Discovery Costs 4/3/2012 BY CARLA R. WALWORTH & MOR WETZLER
This Trend May Not Be Your Friend: Could Catalyst Paper Spawn a New Breed of Chapter 15 Cases for U.S. Debtors? 4/2/2012
Time to Get Ready - The Temporary Agency Worker Regulations 6/20/2011 Suzanne Horne
Time to Reassess Audit and Compliance Priorities: The OIG Issues Its 2012 Work Plan 10/13/2011 Paul A. Gomez
To LLC or Not to LLC, That is the Question 6/10/2010 Jiten Tank & George Weston
TVs Next M&A Wave Wont Be Like Last One 8/5/2011 Eric Dodson Greenberg
U.S. EPA Proposes CO2 Emissions Standard for New Power Plants 3/28/2012
U.S. House Passes Comprehensive Patent Bill 6/23/2011 Bruce M. Wexler, David M. Conca & Angela C. Ni
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Class Arbitration 5/6/2010 John E. Porter, Joseph R. Profaizer, James E. Berger, and Charlene Sun
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects a Broad Tolling Approach to the Statue of Limitations for Section 16(b) Claims 3/30/2012 BY THE SECURITIES LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE
UK and European Employment and Benefits Law Update 2/28/2008 By Anna Sanford and Chris Bracebridge
UK Binding Say on Pay - a Proposal Worth Critiquing 4/18/2012 BY MARK POERIO & ROSS MCNAUGHTON
UK Bribery Act Guidance Part 1: Guidance Overview 3/30/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
UK Case Mabey & Johnson Ltd. Continues to Set Anti-Corruption Enforcement Precedent 2/10/2012 BY THE GLOBAL COMPLIANCE & DISPUTES PRACTICE
UK Emergency Budget 6/22/2010 Arun Birla & Jiten Tank
UK Employment Law: The Hot Topics 3/10/2011 Suzanne Horne
UK Securities Law Update Cash Shell/SPAC regulatory developments 2/6/2012 BY GARRETT HAYES, JONATHAN SHENKMAN & ROSS MCNAUGHTON
UK Securities Law Update Q2, 2010 7/8/2010 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
UK Securities Law Update - Q2, 2011 Market Update: The Recent Prominence of Cash Shells 7/8/2011 Ronan OSullivan, Ross McNaughton & George Weston
UK Syndicated Loans: Practical Experience in Interpreting UK Loan Documents 9/21/2009 Keith Wilson and Norman Fraser
Uncertainty Regarding Fed Proposal and CFPB Action on Minimum Underwriting Standards for Consideration of a Consumers Ability to Repay 6/23/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic, Helen Y. Lee & Amanda M. Jabour
United States Supreme Court Expands Retaliation Risks for Employers 4/5/2011 Kenneth W. Gage, Neal D. Mollen & Alyssa J. Porco
UPDATE: The Insolvency Point of No Return for Securitisation Issuers 3/8/2011 Karl Clowry, Conor Downey, Liam Mills & Charles Roberts
Voom v. EchoStar First Department Analyzes When Duty to Preserve Evidence is Triggered 2/7/2012 BY KEVIN P. BROUGHEL & JAMES B. WORTHINGTON
What to do When the Government Knocks on Your Companys Door 5/6/2009 Kirby D. Behre, E. Lawrence Barcella, Kenneth M. Breen, Douglas I. Koff, Keith W. Miller, James D. Wareham and Thomas A. Zaccaro
What UK Employers Need to Know: Staying Ahead in 2012 2/9/2012 BY SUZANNE HORNE & SARAH CLARKE
What UK Employers Need to Know: UK Employment Law Changes in April 2011 4/12/2011 Suzanne Horne
Willis Limited Hit with Record Fine for Failure of Anti-Corruption Controls 8/22/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Window For Estate Tax Savings May Be Closing 4/17/2012 BY RENEE M. GABBARD, LISA M. LAFOURCADE & MEGAN S. ACOSTA
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