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$900,000 DOJ Antitrust Settlement Highlights Gun-Jumping Risk 1/28/2010 Carl Sanchez
Bilski v. Kappos A Return to Business (Methods) as Usual? 6/29/2010 Robert M. Masters, Timothy P. Cremen & Brock S. Weber
Corporate Governance - Executive Compensation: ISS Offers Guidance on Its Updated Pay-for-Performance Methodology 2/1/2012 BY JEFFREY HARTLIN & CAROLINE HUNTER
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Reynolds: Supreme Court Clarifies When 2-Year Limitations Period for Securities Fraud Begins to Run 5/4/2010 John A. Reding, Edward Han, Neil J. Schumacher, and Caley M. Heekin
Roam-Tel Partners v. AT&T Mobility Wireless Operations Holdings, Inc. 2/17/2011 Carl Sanchez & Elizabeth Allen
Victor Stanley: A Valuable Reference Tool Involving Harsh Sanctions for Intentional Spoliation 11/9/2010 Candice McPhillips and Katherine Ruffing
2009 Compliance Update for Health and Welfare Plans 11/11/2009 Eric Keller and Jamie Dvoretzky
2010 Revised (Lower) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds 1/25/2010 J. Hart Holden
2010: A Year Without Estate Tax? What Clients Should Consider as a Result of Recent Congressional Inaction 1/19/2010 Renee M. Gabbard and Megan S. Genovese
2011 Revised (Higher) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds 1/25/2011 BY J. HART HOLDEN
2012 Revised (Higher) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds 2/2/2012 BY J. HART HOLDEN
25 Percent Rule Axed for Patent Infringement Damages and Test for the Entire Market Value Rule Reaffirmed 1/6/2011 S. Christian Platt & Jeffrey D. Comeau
A Case for Uniformity: Why the US Needs Consistent Banking and Consumer Laws
Forbes.com 1/28/2010 V. Gerard Comizio
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 Generic Drug Manufacturers Prior Voluntary and Persistent Participation as a Litigant in Delaware is No Guarantee of Jurisdiction 2/24/2010 Preston K. Ratliff II
A Lunch Break from the Meal Period Law: Certain California Workers Now Exempted 10/4/2010 Jeff Grube
A New Era in the Regulation of Private Investment Funds 7/26/2010 Investment Management and Private Investment Funds Practice
A New Map? The Deal Magazine 10/30/2009 Michael P. A. Cohen
A Paystub Showing Total Straight Time Hours and Total Overtime Hours Need Not Separately Show Total Hours 7/26/2010 Ryan Hess & Kirby Wilcox
A Possible Harbinger of Things to Come: DOD Appropriations Bill Restricts Use of Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts by Federal Contractors 1/20/2010 Jon A. Geier and Emily N. Dillingham
A Review of the Amicus Briefs in Ariad Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly: Does the Patent Statute Mandate a Separate Written Description Requirement in 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1? 12/2/2009 Aslan Baghdadi
A Sign of Future Biosimilars Litigation? 11/21/2011 MELANIE R. RUPERT, EVAN D. DIAMOND & CARL A. MORALES
A Tale of Two Governments: Ten New Laws Impacting Employers with Operations in California 11/6/2017 By Stephen L. Berry, George W. Abele, Blake R. Bertagna, Felicia A. Davis & Samuel S. Sadeghi
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
Accidental Expatriates: Potential Global Mobility Hazard 2/17/2011 Erika Collins and John Hamlin
Accountable Care Organizations Look Before You Leap 6/14/2010 James F. Owens & Jenny J. Wang
Additional Renewable Energy Cash Grant Guidance Regarding When Construction Begins 7/6/2010 Michael D. Haun and Sean C. Honeywill
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
Adrift in a Sea of Disclosure: New DOL Rules Require Disclosure of Plan Fees to Participants 10/20/2010 Eric Keller, Stephen Harris & Joshua H. Sternoff
Alert for Non-U.S. Issuers and Their U.S. Affiliates: Consider ASAP Notice to U.S. Employees re FATCA 3/26/2012
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 Employment Decision Can Be Discriminatory Even If The Decision-Maker Has No Discriminatory Intent, Supreme Court Rules 3/9/2011 Neal Mollen & Mitch Mosvick
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
An Overview of Federal Tax Incentives for Green Technology
Bloomberg Law Reports: Sustainably Energy 1/4/2010 By Michael Haun and Kevin Young
Annual Compliance and Review Requirements for Investment Advisers 12/28/2009 The Investment Management Practice
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
Blueprint 2010-2011: The Los Angeles Planning Department Announces Major New Reorganization and New Staff Assignments 1/19/2011 Mitchell B. Menzer and Edgar Khalatian
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom, 1st Ed. 10/1/2011
Broad Changes to U.S. Withholding Rules Pass the House 12/21/2009 Robert E. Culbertson and Christopher Van Blarcum
Broad Changes to U.S. Withholding Rules Signed Into Law 3/18/2010 Robert E. Culbertson and Christopher Van Blarcum
CALGreen Building Standards Code: Marketing and Reality 5/13/2010 Ryan Trahan and John Opgenorth
California Air Resources Board Proposes to Finalize Cap-and-Trade Regulations and Seeks Public Comment 7/29/2011 Robert P. Hoffman & Colin J. Barreno
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 Court Decides States First E-Discovery: Court Requires Demanding Party to Pay Reasonable Costs of Necessary Electronic Data Restoration 12/21/2004 John P. Phillips and Natasha Sung
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 Enacts Landmark Energy Storage Law 11/2/2010 Sanjay M. Ranchod
California Establishes Tax Break for Clean Tech Manufacturing Companies 3/30/2010 Sanjay Ranchod
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 Issues Draft CEQA Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2/10/2009 Sanjay Ranchod and Zachary R. Walton
California Issues Preliminary Draft Regulation for a Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program 12/17/2009 Tom Mounteer, Elizabeth Deane, and Matt Raeburn
California Supreme Court Answers Unsettled Questions Regarding California’s “Day of Rest” Requirements 5/12/2017 By Zach P. Hutton, George W. Abele, Leslie L. Abbott & MiRi Song
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 Clarifies the Role of Stray Remarks 8/30/2010 George W. Abele & Gina Guarienti Cook
California Supreme Court Decision Increases Landowners' Potential Liability to Employees of Independent Contractors 2/28/2006 Sanjay Ranchod
California Supreme Court Recognizes Registered Domestic Partner Marital Status Benefit Discrimination Claims 8/8/2005 Ethan Lipsig
California Supreme Court Ruling Abolishes Redevelopment Agencies 1/3/2012 BY KENNETH KRUG, MITCHELL B. MENZER, JEFFREY S. HABER & CHARLES V. THORNTON
California Supreme Court Slashes Punitive Damage Award in Employment Case 12/8/2009 Katherine C. Huibonhoa and Amy C. Hirsh
California Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture of Incentive Compensation 11/11/2009 Ethan Lipsig and Jeffrey D. Wohl
California Tax Voluntary Disclosure Initiative 7/21/2011 Stephen Turanchik & Nancy Iredale
Californias Amended CEQA Guidelines Mandate Analysis of GHG Emissions, While Preserving Lead Agencies Discretion 2/18/2010 A. Catherine Norian, Olivia K. Marr, and Evan D. Fieldman
Californias Latest Attempt to Streamline the California Environmental Quality Act 10/4/2010 A. Catherine Norian, Jill Yung & Ryan Trahan
Certain Exceptions to Subpart F Income Are Extended for Two Additional Years Under The Tax Relief Act of 2010 12/29/2010 Andrew M. Short & David Makso
Certain Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives Extended through 2011 12/22/2010 BY MICHAEL D. HAUN & KEVIN P. ERWIN
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
CFTC Proposes Amendments to Compliance Obligations of CPOs and CTAs 2/4/2011 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: PRC Government Speeds Up Process for Rule-Making Related to Pricing Monopoly to Enforce Anti-Monopoly Law 8/11/2010 Jenny Sheng, David Livdahl & Huiyuan Li
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
CMS New Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol 10/4/2010 Paul A. Gomez
CMSs Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations 10/27/2011 James F. Owens, Paul A. Gomez & Josh R. Hill
CNX Gas: Delaware Court Clarifies Standard Governing Controlling Stockholder Two-Step Freeze-out Transactions 6/3/2010 Kevin C. Logue & Carl Sanchez
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
Coming in 2020: Seven New Laws Ratcheting Up the Regulation of Employment in California 10/14/2019 By Jennifer S. Baldocchi, Stephen L. Berry, Blake R. Bertagna & Jeffrey D. Wohl
Comments on the Whistleblower Program of the Dodd-Frank Act 12/20/2010
Commercial Aftershocks of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: Force Majeure and Related Issues 5/12/2011 John E. Porter & Barry A. Brooks
Compliance Update for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans 12/7/2009 Eric Keller and Jamie Dvoretzky
Compliance with California Labor Code Section 2810.5 Notice Obligations 1/3/2012
Congress Expands Favorable Tax Treatment of 2008 and 2009 Net Operating Losses 11/12/2009 Michael D. Haun and Kevin Young
Congress Passes Tax Legislation Affecting Regulated Investment Companies 12/20/2010 Joseph P. Opich, Marcia Persaud & Matt Walding
Connecticut Becomes First State to Mandate Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers 7/7/2011 Patrick W. Shea & Shaira Nanwani
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
Correcting Scriveners Error How Helpful Will Courts Be? 11/17/2009 Ethan Lipsig and Suzi Sabogal
Court Rejects Claims That Merger Negotiations Must Be Disclosed 2/22/2010 Deyan Spiridonov and Rebecca A. Brophy
Credit CARD Act of 2009: Implementation Guidelines 6/8/2009 Stanton Koppel, Nicole Ibbotson and Helen Lee
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
Cutting Edge New York City Green Building Laws Enacted 1/5/2010 David J. Freeman and Jesse Hiney
Damned if You...Don't: Bank Directors Called to Account for Incentive Compensation 7/21/2010 Mark Poerio
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 Confirms that Non-Signatory Shareholders are Bound to Terms of Merger Agreement 2/18/2011 Carl R. Sanchez & Laura McGurty
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 Holds That Creditors Lack Standing to Pursue Derivative Claims On Behalf of Insolvent LLCs 11/15/2010 Kevin C. Logue and Robin Arzón
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
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms NOL Poison Pill Under Unocal 10/19/2010 Claudia K. Simon & Elizabeth A. Razzano
Demystifying the Recently Enacted Crowdfunding and Private Offering Reforms: Opportunities for Issuers and Investors 4/2/2012 BY MICHAEL ZUPPONE
Department of Justice Targets Intellectual Property Crimes as Major Priority 5/3/2010 E. Lawrence Barcella, Kirby D. Behre, Thomas P. O'Brien, and Adam J. Van Alstyne
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions 9/27/2019 By Zach Hutton & Brandon Hughes
Department of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees 3/12/2019 By Zach Hutton, Brian Featherstun
Department of Labor Proposes Update to FLSA Regulations Governing the Regular Rate of Pay 4/2/2019 By Zach P. Hutton, Dan Emam
Depreciation of Tenant Improvements After Tax Reform: Confusion Reigns 3/23/2018 By Douglas Schaaf & Amy Lawrence
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
District Court Holds That Rule 10b-5 Insider Trading Provisions Apply to Credit Default Swap (CDS) Contracts 7/6/2010 The White Collar Crime and Regulatory Enforcement Group
District of Delaware Allows Generic Drug Manufacturers to Carve Out Two AstraZeneca Patents Claiming FDA-Approved Uses of Crestor 12/20/2010 Joseph M. OMalley & Ryan H. Coletti
District of New Jersey Resets KUDCos ANDAs Final Approval in Protonix Litigation, Notwithstanding Outstanding Defenses of Teva and Sun 8/19/2010 Joseph M. O'Malley & Isaac S. Ashkenazi
Diversity Coalition Building: From Theory to Practice 12/15/2009 Rachel Saloom
Dodd-Frank Act Provides Rewards for Whistleblowers Who Report FCPA Violations 9/16/2010 Morgan J. Miller, Sara A. Murphy & Russell D. Johnson
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
DOJ Adopts New Discovery Policy for Criminal Matters and Appoints First National Coordinator for Criminal Discovery Initiatives 1/28/2010 E. Lawrence Barcella, Kirby D. Behre, Thomas OBrien, and John P. Gebauer
DOJ Issues Rule Expanding Authority to Issue Civil Investigative Demands Under the False Claims Act 3/25/2010 Laura L. Flippin, Thomas O'Brien and John J. O'Kane, IV
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
DOL Interprets the FMLA Broadly and Expands Leave Protections for Those Who Stand In Loco Parentis to a Child 6/23/2010 Maria A. Audero
DOL Issues Interim Final Rule on ERISA Plan Service Provider Fee Disclosures 7/29/2010 Lawrence J. Hass, Joshua H. Sternoff & Matthew E. Nadworny
DOL Proposes New ERISA Rule to Expand the Definition of Fiduciary 10/29/2010 Lawrence J. Hass, Joshua H. Sternoff & Jonathan Panek
DOL Proposes New Rules on Providing Investment Advice to Plan Participants and Beneficiaries 3/4/2010 Lawrence J. Hass, Joshua H. Sternoff and Matthew E. Nadworny
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
Double Teamed: Defending Parallel Investigations Under SECs New Cooperation Initiative
Published by the Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder (April 2010) 4/23/2010 Laura L. Flippin and Morgan J. Miller
EEOC Issues New Proposed Rule Regarding the RFOA Defense Under the ADEA 3/29/2010 Neal D. Mollen and Emily Dillingham
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
Effects of and Reactions to Governor Browns Proposal to Eliminate Redevelopment Agencies 1/28/2011 Jeffrey S. Haber & Edgar Khalatian
EHR Incentive Payments Under HITECH Act 1/27/2010 James F. Owens and Jenny J. Wang
Electronic Gold Rush: Navigating Electronic Health Record Migration With Vendors and Suppliers 6/21/2010 Behnam Dayanim
Eleventh Circuit in TOUSA Reinstates Bankruptcy Court Ruling 5/21/2012 BY RICHARD E. FARLEY, JESSE H. AUSTIN, III & JOHN F. HILSON
Eliminating Enterprise Zones in California: An Analysis of the Proposed Budget and Its Effects on California Businesses 2/1/2011 Jeffrey S. Haber & Edgar Khalatian
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
Energy Regulatory Challenges Facing Renewable Projects In 2011: Successful Projects Will Account for Interconnection and Transmission Issues Early in the Process 2/21/2011 William D. DeGrandis
ERISA QPAM Exemption Amended to Cover QPAM In-House Plans 7/19/2010 Lawrence J. Hass, Joshua H. Sternoff & Matthew E. Nadworny
EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - Implications for non-EU based Alternative Investment Fund Managers 11/17/2010 Jonathan Shenkman and Christian Parker
Executive Pay and Loyalty: From Velvet Glove to Iron Fist 1/11/2010 Mark Poerio
Extraterritorial Effect of the Anti-Corruption Law of the Peoples Republic of China 4/27/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
False Marking Bares Its Teeth: The Federal Circuit Mandates Potentially Huge Per Article Damages Calculation 1/11/2010 Aslan Baghdadi and Gabriel S. Sukman
False Marking Revisited: Proof Of An Intent To Deceive Is Required, Even When The Product Was Knowingly Falsely Marked 6/15/2010 Aslan Baghdadi & Gabriel S. Sukman
FASB Postpones Changes to Loss Contingency Disclosure Requirements Amid Widespread Criticism 11/29/2010 Thomas A. Zaccaro & Adam D. Schneir
FCC Adopts Controversial Net Neutrality Rules Governing Broadband Internet Access Services 1/27/2011 Carl W. Northrop, Michael Lazarus & David Darwin
FCPA and UK Bribery Act Risks Facing Financial Institutions 2/24/2011 Alan Brudner, Palmina Fava, and Mor Wetzler
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FCPA Dragnet - Could Your Sales Agent Be An FBI Agent? 1/26/2010 Joanne M. Darkey, Corinne A. Lammers, and Eric D. Engberg
FDA Requires Reformulation and Recertification by Generic - Results in Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Action 1/31/2011 David M. Conca & Anthony Michael
FDA Revokes Final ANDA Approval, Determining That a Preliminary Injunction Extends the 30 Month Stay 9/22/2010 Preston K. Ratliff II, Bruce M. Wexler & Anthony Michael
FDIC Private Equity Policy Evolves 5/6/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic, Lawrence D. Kaplan, and Emily Hartman
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 Circuit Vacates Injunction Against Generic Drug Manufacturer, Determining That A Settlement Agreement Term Is Ambiguous 12/29/2010 Joseph M. OMalley, Jr., Preston K. Ratliff II & Isaac S. Ashkenazi
Federal Circuits Myriad Decision Reaffirms Patentability of Isolated DNA Sequences 8/1/2011 Christine Willgoos & Petra Scamborova
Federal Circuits Prometheus Decision Reaffirms Patentability of Methods of Treatment 12/21/2010 Bruce M. Wexler & Christine Willgoos
Federal contractors may face new compliance burdens 1/5/2012 BY JON A. GEIER & MARIA A. AUDERO
Federal Court Re-Affirms E-Discovery Requests Must Be Specific About Format and Metadata 7/26/2010 Candice McPhillips
Federal Government Establishes New Rental Policy for Solar Projects Located on Public Lands 7/7/2010 Sanjay Ranchod & Matthew J. Sanders
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
Final Say on Pay Rules No Surprises, Other than from Shareholders 2/3/2011 Stephen H. Harris, MAlyssa Mecenas & J. Mark Poerio
Finance Reform Bill Includes Unexpected Employment Law Obligations 7/23/2010 Jon A. Geier & Zina Deldar
Financial Reform Expands SEC Enforcement Authority 7/23/2010 Alan J. Brudner, Howard M. Privette & Adam D. Schneir
FinCEN Amends Regulations Under Bank Secrecy Act Applicable to Mutual Funds 4/22/2010 The Investment Management Practice
FinCENs Proposed Prepaid Access Rule 7/8/2010 Chris Daniel, Nicole Ibbotson & Diane Pettit
FINRA Proposes Revisions To Its Mutual Fund Cash Compensation Disclosure Rules 5/18/2011 The Investment Management Practice
FINRA Rule Proposal Requires Delivery of Monthly Customer Account Statements by Members 6/8/2009 The Investment Management Practice
First Reported Cal-WARN Decision: Holds That Cal-WARN Is Not Triggered by an Asset Sale 1/19/2006 Ethan Lipsig and Stephen Harris
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
Full Senate Today Passes Patent Reform (America Invents Act) 3/8/2011 Bruce M. Wexler & David M. Conca
Game Change for German Restructurings 2/29/2012 BY DR. CHRISTOPHER WOLFF & DR. CHRISTIAN MOCK
Game Changer: Second Circuit Finds Gifting By Secured Creditor to Old Equity Pursuant to Chapter 11 Plan Violates Absolute Priority Rule 2/9/2011 The Finance and Restructuring Practice
Generic Drug Manufacturers Inequitable-Conduct Defenses Dismissed for Failing to Meet Exergens Stringent Pleading Standard 6/8/2010 Joseph M. O'Malley & Isaac S. Ashkenazi
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
Health Care Reform Provides No Relief for Employers 3/31/2010 Stephen H. Harris, Eric R. Keller, and Ethan Lipsig
Health Care Reform Requires Action in 2010: Action Items Employers Must Implement Before Year-End 9/2/2010 Eric R. Keller & Andrea M. Gehman
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 2010 10/29/2010 The Investment Management, Securities Litigation & 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
Hedge Fund Report: Summary of Key Developments - Spring 2010 3/11/2010 The Investment Management, Securities Litigation and 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
Hospitality Report - Special Issue - Winter 2008 - 2009 1/1/2009
Hospitality Report - Special Issue Employment - Fall 2009 9/11/2009
Hospitality Report - Winter 2008 - 2009 1/1/2009 By Philip N. Feder and Jeremy Hilsman
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
ILPA Private Equity Principles 3/8/2010 Siobhan Burke, Rob Carlson, and Stanley Liu
ILPA Private Equity Principles 2.0 3/10/2011 The Investment Management & Private Investment Funds Practices
Implementing the Durbin Amendment: The Proposed Rule on Debit Network Interchange Fees and Rules 1/25/2011 Stanton R. Koppel
Implications Of Cumulus-Citadel
Law 360 11/17/2011 Michael P.A. Cohen, Matthew L. Gibson and Eric Dodson Greenberg
Implications of Regulatory Reform for the Credit Rating Agencies 4/26/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic and Emily Hartman
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 Landscape: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2010 1/20/2010 Robert M. Masters and Brock S. Weber
Intellectual Property Outlook for 2011 1/31/2011 Robert M. Masters & Brock S. Weber
Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2012 2/6/2012 BY ROBERT M. MASTERS, TAD RICHMAN, & LISA LEUNG
Internal Revenue Service Addresses Questions Related to NOL Carryback Provisions 8/30/2010 Michael D. Haun & Sean C. Honeywill
International Dispute Resolution Update: Foreign Anti-Suit Injunctions 4/22/2010 James E. Berger and Charlene Sun
International Dispute Resolution Update: Foreign Sovereign Immunity 6/24/2010 James E. Berger
International Dispute Resolution Update: May 2011 5/31/2011 James E. Berger & Charlene Sun
Interpreting Reliance Two Years After Stoneridge 3/2/2010 William F. Sullivan, Douglas Koff, and Laura Karvosky
IRS Grants Filing Extension for the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) 8/11/2009 Kristen Winckler and Matt Walding
IRS Guidance Expands Permissible Lien Releases for Qualified Mortgages Held by REMICs 8/27/2010 Andrew M. Short, Joseph P. Opich & Matt Walding
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 Guidance for Electing Expanded Carryback of 2008 or 2009 Net Operating Losses 11/30/2009 Michael D. Haun, Stephen J. Turanchik and Kevin Young
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
IRS Warns Tax-Exempt Organizations: Last Chance to File New Required Forms 8/2/2010 BY DOUGLAS A. SCHAAF, STEVEN TURANCHIK, & ERIKA MAYSHAR
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
Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court Clarifies UCL Standing Requirements 2/3/2011 The Class Action and Complex Litigation 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
Legacy CMBS TALF: Something New for Something Old 5/28/2009 Erica Berg, Azba Habib and Kevin Petrasic
Loan Funds in Europe: UCITS and AIFMD in 2012 2/14/2012 BY CHRISTIAN PARKER, JONATHAN SHENKMAN & KARINA BIELKOWICZ
Los Angeles Planning Department Announces Major New Reorganization 6/10/2010 Mitchell B. Menzer
Los Angeles to Increase Land Use Application Fees 9/14/2009 Mitchell B. Menzer, Jeffrey S. Haber, Elisa L. Paster and Edgar Khalatian
M&A Practice Update: Lessons from the Eurozone Crisis 3/26/2012 BY GARRETT HAYES & ROSS MCNAUGHTON
Market Intersection: A Quarterly Look at the U.S. Credit Markets - 2Q19 9/4/2019 By Michael Baker, Katherine Bell, William Brady, John Cobb, Jesse Kirsch, Frank Lopez & Jennifer Yount
Market Volatility and Enforcement Considerations Lead SEC to Propose New Trading Measures 5/18/2010 William F. Sullivan and Adam D. Schneir
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
Multilateral Development Banks Adopt Mutual Debarment Policy 7/14/2010 E. Lawrence Barcella, Christopher F. Dugan, Laura L. Flippin & Adam J. Schwartz
New Challenges Faced as Support of Veterans Employment Rights Ramps Up 5/10/2011 Jon Geier, Holly Lake, Christine Hendrickson & Kay Todd
New Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Set To Subject Financial Institutions to Increased Governmental Scrutiny and Investigation 11/20/2009 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
New FINRA Rule 5123Notice Filing Obligations for Private Placements 7/3/2012 BY THE SECURITIES & CAPITAL MARKETS PRACTICE GROUP
New Guidance on FBAR Filing Requirements 3/3/2010 Kristen Winckler and Matt Walding
New IRS Voluntary Worker Reclassification Program 11/10/2011 Stephen Harris, Eric Keller, Stephen Turanchik & Amy Lawrence
New Law Creates Zero Percent Effective Tax Rate for Certain Qualified Small Business Stock 10/14/2010 Douglas A. Schaaf & Erika B. Mayshar
New Law Strengthens Cal/OSHAs Enforcement Authority 10/22/2010 Myles P. Culhane & Sanjay Ranchod
New Laws That Impact California Employers in 2005 11/4/2004 Stephen L. Berry and E. Jeffrey Grube
New Patent Law Reform Bill Introduced in the Senate 3/8/2010 Bruce M. Wexler and Jason T. Christiansen
New Two-Year Gift, Estate And GST Tax Law Enacted 12/23/2010 Renee M. Gabbard & Megan Genovese Acosta
New UK Corporate Governance Code 6/14/2010 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
New UK Stewardship Code 7/13/2010 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
New York Court of Appeals Broadens Eligibility for State Brownfields Program 2/24/2010 David J. Freeman and Jesse Hiney
New York Court of Appeals Rules on Attachment and Execution of Intangible Assets 3/15/2010 James E. Berger and Charlene C. Sun
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
No Room for Complacency in Corruption Crackdown 4/14/2010 Michelle Duncan, Hannah Keever, and Samantha Kakati
No-Action Letters Allow Third Parties to Retain and Preserve Records for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers 10/20/2009 The Investment Management Practice
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
Obama Administration Relaxes Access to U.S. Social Networking Technology Exports to Iran, Sudan and Cuba Authorized 3/10/2010 Behnam Dayanim, Scott M. Flicker, and Tara Giunta
OCA Limitations Imposed by ANDA Filer Provided a Basis for Filing Suit 3/19/2010 Bruce M. Wexler, David M. Conca and Jason K. Panda
OCC Extends Comment Period on Deposit Related Consumer Credit Products 7/6/2011 Kevin L. Petrasic
OIG Approves Hospital/Physician ASC Joint Venture; Cautions Against Valuing Intangibles 8/18/2009 Michael G. Mckinnon
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
Outlook for 2011 of Merger Control in the EU: First Prohibition Decision in More Than Three Years 2/15/2011 Pierre Kirch & Josselin Lucas
Passage of Proposition 26 Alters Future of Regulatory Fees in California 12/15/2010 Jill E.C. Yung, Sanjay M. Ranchod & Gordon E. Hart
Patent Owner Protected by Safe Harbor Provision 1/27/2010 Bruce M. Wexler and Eric W. Dittmann
Patent Reform, Including Supplemental Examination, Passes Todays Senate Judiciary Committee Vote 2/3/2011 Bruce M. Wexler & David M. Conca
Paul Hastings' Cohen on Horizontal Merger Reviews 11/11/2009 Michael P. A. Cohen
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
Post-Closing Claims Alleging Uninformed and Coerced Stockholder Vote Survive Motion to Dismiss 4/6/2017 By Peter M. Stone, Christopher McGrath, Edward Han & Ryan Fawaz
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
President Obama Signs New Law Expanding FMLA Coverage 11/2/2009 Raymond W. Bertrand and Maria A. Audero
President Obama Stacks NLRB With Pro-Labor Recess Appointments 3/29/2010 John F. Wymer, III and Todd C. Duffield
Prior Salary in Employment Decisions: California Changes and Attempts to Clarify Recent Salary History Ban and Fair Pay Act Legislation 8/1/2018 By Pay Equity Practice Group
Private Debt Should Soften, Not Exacerbate, the Next Downturn 6/13/2019
Private Equity Real Estate Funds Affected by the UKs Mandatory Emissions Trading Scheme 6/16/2010 Jonathan Shenkman & James Gray
Private Foundations and Nonprofits Risk Losing Tax-Exempt Status and a Possible End to Short-Term GRATs 6/17/2010 Lisa Lafourcade & Megan S. Genovese
Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 and Investor Protection Act of 2009 Pass House Financial Services Committee 11/10/2009 The Investment Management and Private Funds Practices
Privilege Protects Attorney Audit Reports, California Supreme Court Rules 12/8/2009 Kirby Wilcox and Ben Strawn
Pro Bono Begins with a Strong Foundation 2/6/2012 BY BRIAN MORAN
Pro Bono News - Fall 2008 11/1/2008
Pro Bono News - Fall 2009/Winter 2010 1/20/2010 Pro Bono and Community Committee
Pro Bono News - Fall 2010 11/9/2010 Pro Bono and Community
Pro Bono News - Spring 2007 5/31/2007
Pro Bono News - Summer 2006 9/15/2006
Pro Bono News - Winter 08/09 3/19/2009
Pro Bono News - Winter 2007/2008 1/18/2008
Pro Bono News - Winter 2010/2011 Edition 3/1/2011
Proposals to Reform the OTC Derivatives Market Differ in Certain Key Respects -- Bloomberg Law Reports Securities Law 2/5/2010 Robert Claassen and Peiyi Zhao
Proposed Changes to the UK Takeover Regime 3/28/2011 Ronan OSullivan & Ross McNaughton
Proposed IRS Regulations Significantly Curtail Impact of Section 956 for U.S. Corporate Borrowers 11/5/2018 By David Makso, Ziemowit Smulkowski, Amy Lawrence, Anna Twardy & Rob Wilson
Proposed Rule May Add Confusion to Already Complex Export Control Regulations 8/9/2011 Scott M. Flicker, Ellen Walz Holmes & Dana M. Parsons
Proposition 64: Its Impact on 17200 Cases and Why It Should Apply Retroactively 11/15/2004 Lawrence J. Gornick, Peter C. Meier and Sean Unger
PTO's Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination Draw Sharp Criticism 3/29/2012 BY BRUCE M. WEXLER & KATHERINE O'BRIEN
Public Companies Subject to Far-Reaching Corporate Governance Reforms 7/19/2010 Michael L. Zuppone and J. Mark Poerio
Public Disclosure Bar Defense Under False Claims Act Jeopardized by Recent Federal Amendments 10/6/2010 Thomas P. O'Brien, Adam D. Schneir, and Katy Wanner
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 2010 1/18/2011 William F. Pendergast, Jennifer D. Riddle, Sara A. Murphy, Christina Hardjasa & Russell D. Johnson
Quarterly FCPA Report: Fourth Quarter 2011 1/10/2012 BY THE GLOBAL COMPLIANCE AND DISPUTES PRACTICE
Quarterly FCPA Report: Second Quarter 2010 7/8/2010 William F. Pendergast, Jennifer D. Riddle, Sara A. Murphy, Christina Hardjasa & Russell D. Johnson
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 2010 9/30/2010 William F. Pendergast, Jennifer D. Riddle, Sara A. Murphy, Christina Hardjasa & Russell D. Johnson
Quarterly FCPA Report: Third Quarter 2011 10/11/2011 The Global Compliance and Disputes Practice
Recent Amendments To New York Labor and Employment Law 8/19/2009 Glenn S. Grindlinger and Alexander W. Wood
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 Rulings Favor Taxpayers Statute of Limitations Defense 9/2/2009 Douglas Schaaf, Stephen Turanchik and Erika Mayshar
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
Regulators Take Steps to Eliminate Differences in Thrift, Bank and Holding Company Reporting Requirements 2/9/2011 V. Gerard Comizio, Kevin L. Petrasic & Helen Y. Lee
Renewable Energy Cash Grant in Lieu of Tax Credit Program Extended through 2011 12/17/2010 BY MICHAEL D. HAUN & SEAN C. HONEYWILL
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
Rizo v. Yovino: En Banc Ninth Circuit Holds That Salary History Is Not a Justification for Gender Wage Gap 4/12/2018 By The Pay Equity Practice Group
SEC Adopts Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule 1/21/2010 The Investment Management Practice
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 First of ABS Disclosure Regulations 1/31/2011 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
SEC Adopts New Brochure Requirement for Registered Advisers 8/12/2010 The Investment Management Practice
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 and CFTC Propose Private Fund Adviser Reporting Form 2/2/2011 The Investment Management Practice
SEC Continues to Prosecute Regulation Fair Disclosure Violations 11/23/2010 Stephen D. Cooke, Thomas A. Zaccaro, Adam D. Schneir & James M.J. Herriott
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 Finalizes Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play Rules 7/12/2010 Lawrence J. Hass & Matthew Nadworny
SEC Implements New Cooperation Program With Historic First Non-Prosecution Agreement 1/28/2011 Thomas A. Zaccaro & Kai S. Bartolomeo
SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Climate Change Risks 2/11/2010 Tom Mounteer and Sanjay Ranchod
SEC Issues Updated Disclosure Guidance for Forward-Looking Projections in the Context of Business Combinations 12/18/2017 By Stephen D. Cooke, Christopher H. McGrath, Beau Stockstill & Jordan Kauffman
SEC Proposes New Advertising Disclosure Requirements for Target-Date Funds 6/29/2010 The Investment Management Practice
SEC Proposes Pay-to-Play Rules That Would Significantly Restrict Political Contributions by Investment Advisers 8/17/2009 Lawrence Hass and Matthew Nadworny
SEC Proposes Reform of Mutual Fund Distribution Framework 8/6/2010 The Investment Management Practice
SEC Proposes Rules Modifying the Net Worth Standard for 'Accredited Investors' 6/7/2011 By Samantha H. Eldredge and Jeffrey T. Hartlin
SEC Proposes Rules to Implement Dodd-Frank Act Regulation of Private Investment Funds and their Managers 11/23/2010 The Investment Management Practice
SEC Revises Qualified Client Dollar Thresholds for Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule 2/27/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
SEC Rule Changes for 2010: Be Ready to be Held Accountable 1/14/2010 J. Mark Poerio, Keith D. Pisani, and Claudia J. Kim
SEC Scrutinizing Hedge Fund Side Pockets 5/6/2010 Kenneth M. Breen, Douglas Koff, Keith Miller, Barry Sher, Sean T. Haran, and Kevin Broughel
SEC Takes Action on Money Market Fund Reform 3/11/2010 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
SEC Unveils Specialized Units and New Cooperation Standards 4/7/2010 William F. Sullivan, Thomas A. Zaccaro, Morgan J. Miller, and Adam D. Schneir
SEC Unveils Specialized Units and New Cooperation Standards 1/20/2010 William F. Sullivan, Thomas A. Zaccaro, Morgan J. Miller, and Adam D. Schneir
Second Circuit Affirms Bright Line Attribution Test for Secondary Actor Liability in Private Securities Fraud Actions 5/13/2010 The Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
Second Circuit Cipro Decision Affirms No Per Se Antitrust Violation for Reverse-Payment Settlements, but Invites Petition for Rehearing En Banc 5/3/2010 Michael P. A. Cohen, Eric W. Dittmann, Katie Wood, and Shenade M. Walker
Second Circuit Decision Clarifies and Bolsters Arbitrators Authority 2/11/2010 James E. Berger
Second Circuit Holds Corporations Not Liable Under Alien Tort Statute 10/11/2010 James E. Berger & Charlene Sun
Second Circuit Holds That Employer Could Be Liable for Sexual Harassment Even Though Plaintiff Complained Only to Harasser 3/17/2010 Zachary D. Fasman and Alexander W. Wood
Second Circuit Issues Two Key Enforcement Rulings 2/1/2012 BY JAMES E. BERGER & CHARLENE SUN
Second Circuit Limits Impact of Employers Oral Misrepresentation of Benefits Plan 11/5/2009 Patrick W. Shea and Alexander W. Wood
Second Circuit Takes Position on Confidential Witnesses in Securities Class Actions, Approves Depositions for Purposes of Motion to Dismiss 5/10/2010 Christopher H. McGrath, Barry G. Sher, Carla R. Walworth, and Kimberley A. Donohue
SECs Proxy Access Rule Thrown Out By Federal Appeals Court 7/26/2011 Keith D. Pisani & Michael L. Zuppone
Section 13 SEC Reporting by Advisers and Brokers and Section 16 SEC Reporting by Insiders of Public Companies 2/9/2011 THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Section 13 SEC Reporting by Advisers and Brokers and Section 16 SEC Reporting by ''Insiders'' of Public Companies 1/7/2013 BY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
Section 355 Spin-Off Developments: Clarification of “Predecessors” and “Successors” 1/12/2017 By Douglas Schaaf & Erika Mayshar
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.
Seventh Circuit Takes Broad View Of FTAIA 6/29/2012 BY JEREMY EVANS, PANTEHA ABDOLLAHI, & RYAN FAWAZ
Significant Change in the Law Governing Restrictive Covenants in Illinois 11/10/2009 Kenneth W. Gage
So You Think You Are Safe? Board Members and Personal Liability under ERISA 5/30/2010 Mark Poerio & Eric Keller
Some Cafeteria Plans Must Be Amended by June 30 6/2/2011 Eric Keller & Stephen H. Harris
Something Old and Something New in Healthcare Compliance: The OIG Issues Its 2010 Work Plan 11/19/2009 Paul A. Gomez
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 to Consider Honest Services Fraud
The Champion 12/1/2009
Supreme Court to Review Direct Liability of Investment Adviser for Prospectus Disclosure 8/2/2010 Grace A. Carter & Edward Han
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
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Requires Changes to its Oversight Structure But Declines to Invalidate SOX 7/6/2010 Peter M. Stone, Edward Han, & Michael W. Stevens
Supreme Court Will Examine Materiality in Securities Fraud Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Company 7/7/2010 William F. Sullivan and D. Scott Carlton
Survey of 2009 Life Sciences
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) Transactions 1/31/2010 Prepared by Jeffrey Hartlin, Robert Claassen and Michael Zuppone
Survey of 2009 Technology
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) Transactions 1/31/2010 Prepared by Jeffrey Hartlin, Robert Claassen and Michael Zuppone
Swiss Federal Tribunal Overturns Arbitration Award on Public Policy Grounds 8/17/2010 James E. Berger & Charlene Sun
Tax Credits and Grants Available for Certain Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Other Healthcare Companies: Applicants Should Prepare Now 5/11/2010 Samantha H. Eldredge, Jeffrey T. Hartlin, Rob R. Carlson, and Michael G. Mckinnon
Tax-Exempt Hospitals Face New Community Benefit Requirements 6/21/2010 James Owens, Stephen Turanchik, & Gayl Westendorf
Temporary Estate, Gift And GST Tax Laws Provide Unprecedented Opportunities In 2012 12/14/2011 BY RENEE M. GABBARD, LISA M. LAFOURCADE & MEGAN S. ACOSTA
The California Air Resources Board Sets Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Under SB 375 10/26/2010 Mitchell B. Menzer & Ryan Trahan
The Coming Year for Broadcasting - The Deal Pipeline 1/25/2012 BY ERIC DODSON GREENBERG & MATTHEW L. GIBSON
The Constitutionality of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs Under Federal and California Law A White Paper 6/18/2010 Sanjay Ranchod, Jill E.C. Yung & Gordon E. Hart
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Affiliate Transaction and Insider Lending Restrictions 7/26/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Bank and Thrift Holding Companies and Significant Nonbank Financial Companies 7/26/2010 V. Gerard Comizio, Lawrence D. Kaplan & Helen Y. Lee
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Banks 7/16/2010 V. Gerard Comizio and Lawrence D. Kaplan
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Federal Preemption for National Banks and Federal Thrifts 7/15/2010 V. Gerard Comizio & Helen Y. Lee
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Industrial Loan Banks 7/15/2010 V. Gerard Comizio
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Insurance Companies 7/15/2010 insurV. Gerard Comizio
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Mortgage Businesses 7/16/2010 V. Gerard Comizio, Lawrence D. Kaplan, Helen Y. Lee & Emily Hartman
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Thrifts 7/15/2010 V. Gerard Comizio & Lawrence D. Kaplan
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact, Issues and Concerns in Implementing the Volcker Rule 7/26/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Overview and Implementation 7/15/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Remittance Transfers 7/16/2010 Stanton R. Koppel
The Durbin Amendment: Consumer Payment Network Interchange Fees and Rules 7/15/2010 Stanton R. Koppel
The EEOC Has Issued Final Regulations Implementing GINA 11/29/2010 Maria A. Audero, Cameron W. Fox & Philippe Lebel
The Employer Provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Are Now Effective 11/23/2009 Maria A. Audero, Cameron W. Fox, Nicole M. Herter, and Stephen P. Sonnenberg
The EU Temporary Agency Workers Directive:
The End of Agency Workers? 10/21/2009 Christopher Walter and Helena Laughrin
The Federal Circuit to Address the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine En Banc for the First Time in Over 20 Years 4/27/2010 Preston K. Ratliff II and Quinn E. Clancy
The Fifth Circuit Reinstates the SECs Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban 3/29/2011 Jeffrey Hartlin
The Impact of Social Networks on Restrictive Covenants: Why Rapid Change Should Meet Rapid Improvement 2/17/2012 BY MARK POERIO
The IRS Creates a 70% Safe-Harbor for Deductibility of Investment Banking and Other Success-Based Fees Contingent on the Closing of a Transaction 4/13/2011 Andrew M. Short & Ziemowit T. Smulkowski
The JOBS Act Loosens Private Fund Marketing Restrictions 4/4/2012 BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
The Obama Administration Tightens the Screws on Iran, Adopts Far-Reaching New Measures 7/12/2010 Behnam Dayanim, Michael Oliverio & Ellen N. Walz
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 SEC Adopts Final Proxy Access Rules 9/20/2010 Michael L. Zuppone & Meagan S. Olsen
The SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Dodd-Frank's Executive Compensation Shareholder Approval Rules 10/22/2010 Stephen H. Harris & J. Mark Poerio
The Seventh Circuit Holds that Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements Are Unenforceable 6/6/2016 By Robert P. Kristoff, Neal D. Mollen & Blake R. Bertagna
The Swan Song of Schedule SSA to Form 5500 3/9/2011 Stephen Harris & Eric Keller
The Time to Think About Debt Restructuring? Going into a Deal 9/17/2019 By The Finance Practice Group
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,
James E. Berger & Igor V. Timofeyev
The Venture Capital Representative Director: Navigating the Fiduciary Obligations 9/28/2010 Joshua G. Hamilton
The Volcker Rule - Impact and Implications for Passage 3/8/2010 Kevin L. Petrasic
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 Finds No Absolute Right To Credit Bid By A Secured Lender 3/25/2010 The Finance and Restructuring Practice
Third Circuit Limits Recoverable E-Discovery Costs 4/3/2012 BY CARLA R. WALWORTH & MOR WETZLER
Thirteen New California Laws Will Affect Employers With Operations In The State 10/1/2012 BY STEPHEN L. BERRY, JOHN J. GOCHNOUR, & CHRISTINA J. LENON
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 for a Change the Thrift Charter and Strategic Considerations for Conversion 2/22/2011 V. Gerard Comizio, Kevin L. Petrasic & Helen Y. Lee
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
Tradable Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) in California: Continued Complexity 4/26/2010 Elizabeth Deane
Treasury Issues Further Guidance on Bonus Depreciation Rules, Declines to Amend Legislative Drafting Glitch 9/19/2019 By Michael Haun, Douglas Schaaf, Joseph Opich & Kami LaBerge
Treasury Releases Guidance on Tax Credits and Grants Available for Certain Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device, and Other Healthcare Companies 6/7/2010 Samantha H. Eldredge, Jeffrey T. Hartlin, Rob R. Carlson, & Michael G. McKinnon
Treasury Revises Renewable Energy Cash Grant Guidance to Clarify When Construction Begins 3/30/2010 Michael D. Haun and Sean C. Honeywill
TVs Next M&A Wave Wont Be Like Last One 8/5/2011 Eric Dodson Greenberg
U.K. Tax Update 11/2/2009 Arun Birla, Jiten Tank and David Mallett
U.S. EPA Proposes CO2 Emissions Standard for New Power Plants 3/28/2012
U.S. Government Set to Impose Export Control Certification for Foreign Worker Visa Program Are You Ready? 1/27/2011 Scott Flicker & Erika C. Collins
U.S. House Passes Comprehensive Patent Bill 6/23/2011 Bruce M. Wexler, David M. Conca & Angela C. Ni
U.S. Supreme Court Further Limits Class Arbitration 5/11/2011 John E. Porter, Christopher F. Dugan, Charles A. Patrizia, James E. Berger, & Joseph R. Profaize
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 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 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, 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
Using Trademarked Keywords on the Internet 11/21/2011 By Glenn Dassoff and Abigail Lloyd
Voom v. EchoStar First Department Analyzes When Duty to Preserve Evidence is Triggered 2/7/2012 BY KEVIN P. BROUGHEL & JAMES B. WORTHINGTON
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActImpact on Over-the-Counter Derivatives 7/26/2010 Robert A. Claassen & Peiyi Zhao
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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