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Responsible Energy Policies Are Not a Zero-Sum Game

Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate John O’Hara are the authors of "Responsible Energy Policies Are Not a Zero-Sum Game" [PDF] published by Law360 at www.law360.com on September 18, 2013.

Article | September 18, 2013

Last Minute CEQA Bill Offers Quick Fixes to Procedural Rules

Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Matthew Wickersham are the authors of "Last Minute CEQA Bill Offers Quick Fixes to Procedural Rules" [PDF] published in the September 17, 2013 issue of the Daily Journal.

Client Alert | September 17, 2013

Lock-Ups: When Can They Give Rise to “Affiliate” Status & Potentially Implicate Rule 13e-3?

Orange County partner Jim Moloney and associate Nicole Behesnilian are the authors of "Lock-Ups: When Can They Give Rise to “Affiliate” Status & Potentially Implicate Rule 13e-3?" [PDF] published in the September-October 2013 issue of Deal Lawyers.

Client Alert | September 13, 2013

Company Receives Credit in SEC Regulation FD Case Brought and Settled Against Former Vice President for Investor Relations

On September 6, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had brought -- and settled -- a cease-and-desist case under Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg. FD), which requires that public companies broadly disclose material nonpublic information to the public that their covered officers and employees intentionally or inadvertently disclose to market professionals and stockholders.

Client Alert | September 12, 2013

The Meaning of Contractual Good Faith

Century City partner Joel Feuer and Los Angeles associate Benyamin Ross are the authors of “The Meaning of Contractual Good Faith” published in the September 11, 2013 issue of the Delaware Business Court Insider.

Client Alert | September 11, 2013

Limited Purpose Bank Charters for Commercial Firms: The End of the Dodd-Frank Moratorium

This alert addresses the end of the Dodd-Frank Act moratorium on the ability of "commercial firms" to acquire FDIC-insured banks that are excluded from the definition of "bank" in the Bank Holding Company Act: industrial banks (or "ILCs," as they are commonly labeled) and credit card banks.

Client Alert | September 3, 2013

Investments in renewable energy under the State Aid Guidelines on environmental protection

Brussels Of Counsel Lena Sandberg is the author of "Investments in renewable energy under the State Aid Guidelines on environmental protection" [PDF] published in the September 2013 issue of Concurrences.

Client Alert | September 2, 2013

2013 Criminal Antitrust Update

San Francisco partners Rachel Brass and Trey Nicoud and London of counsel Deirdre Taylor are the authors of "2013 Criminal Antitrust Update" [PDF] published in the September 2013 issue of Westlaw Journal's White Collar Crime.

Client Alert | September 1, 2013

Evidentiary Disclosures in Parallel Criminal and Civil Cases in the United States

New York partner Lee Dunst is the author of "Evidentiary disclosures in parallel criminal and civil cases in the United States" [PDF] published in the September 2013 issue of the Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division.

Client Alert | September 1, 2013

Penalties For Unallowable Costs

Washington, D.C. partner Karen Manos is the author of "Penalties For Unallowable Costs" [PDF] published in the September 2013 issue of Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report, published by Thomson Reuters/West.Reprinted with permission, © September 2013, Thomson Reuters/West.

Client Alert | September 1, 2013

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in 29 Jurisdictions Worldwide

Century City partner Scott Edelman, Los Angeles partner Perlette Michèle Jura and associate Nathaniel Bach are the authors of "Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in 29 Jurisdictions Worldwide" [PDF].   Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd.

Client Alert | September 1, 2013

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in 29 Jurisdictions Worldwide

London senior counsel Charles Falconer, partner Patrick Doris and associate Sunita Patel are the authors of "Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in 29 Jurisdictions Worldwide" [PDF].

Client Alert | September 1, 2013

Avoiding and Navigating Compliance Monitorships

New York partner Lee Dunst is the author of "Avoiding and Navigating Compliance Monitorships" [PDF] published in the September 2013 issue of the Newsletter of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association.

Client Alert | August 30, 2013

Indian Government Amends Foreign Direct Investment Policy

The Government of India ("Government") has approved several amendments to India's consolidated foreign direct investment policy ("FDI Policy"). These amendments are effective as of August 22, 2013.

Client Alert | August 29, 2013

OSHA’s Proposed Silica Limits Have Major Implications for Fracking, Construction, Manufacturing, and Maritime Industries

On August 23, 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") proposed two rules meant to limit employees' exposure to respirable crystalline silica: a potentially harmful substance that is released into the air when workers cut silica-containing materials like concrete or rock, such as in hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and in many other operations.  Crystalline silica is abundant in workplaces across America.

Client Alert | August 28, 2013

UK Corporate Governance Developments: 2013 Mid-Year Update

Gibson Dunn provides a brief summary of developments and trends in corporate governance and executive remuneration in the UK, as of summer 2013.

Client Alert | August 27, 2013

Indian Parliament Passes the Companies Bill, 2012

On August 8, 2013, India's upper house of Parliament passed the Companies Bill, 2012 ("Companies Bill"). The Companies Bill is a new legislation that is intended to replace the existing [Indian] Companies Act, 1956, as amended ("1956 Act") which currently governs Indian companies.

Client Alert | August 22, 2013

The Chancery Court as ‘Gatekeeper’ in M&A Litigation

Palo Alto partner Paul Collins is the author of “The Chancery Court as ‘Gatekeeper’ in M&A Litigation” [PDF] published in the August 21, 2013 issue of the Delaware Business Court Insider.

Client Alert | August 21, 2013

2013 Mid-Year Sanctions Update

The first part of 2013 saw continuing vigorous sanctions activity, particularly in connection with Iran.  This article reviews sanctions developments in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom during the first half of 2013 in regulatory and legislative matters and enforcement.OFAC SANCTIONSI.    LEGISLATION            A.    Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA)On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 as a subtitle in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.  As set forth below, the IFCA expands the targets for U.S.

Client Alert | August 21, 2013

When a Whistleblower Walks: Dodd-Frank and the Challenges That Employee Departures Present

Los Angeles partner Michael Farhang and Palo Alto associate Susannah Wright are the authors of "When a Whistleblower Walks: Dodd-Frank and the Challenges That Employee Departures Present" [PDF] published in the August 19, 2013 issue of Bloomberg BNA's Pension & Benefits Daily.Reproduced with permission from Pension & Benefits Daily, 160 PBD, 08/19/2013.

Client Alert | August 19, 2013