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A 9/11-Style Independent Commission for Financial Regulatory Reform Looms on the Horizon

This May 2009 alert focuses on Congress' expected creation of an independent commission to examine the domestic and global causes of the U.S. financial and economic crisis. 

Client Alert | May 13, 2009

SEC Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami Outlines Plans To Revitalize Enforcement

The Securities and Exchange Commission's newly-appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement, Robert Khuzami, outlined a plan of aggressive enforcement of securities laws during his testimony to the U.S.

Client Alert | May 11, 2009

The Trouble With Angels: Carbon Capture and Storage Hurdles and Solutions

Washington, D.C. of counsel Charles H. Haake and staff attorney Karyn Bergmann Marsh are the authors of "The Trouble With Angels: Carbon Capture and Storage Hurdles and Solutions" [PDF] published in the May 8, 2009 issue of BNA Inc.'s World Climate Change Report.

Client Alert | May 8, 2009

Carbon Sequestration

Washington, D.C. of counsel Charles H. Haake and staff attorney Karyn B. Marsh are the authors of "Carbon Sequestration" [PDF] published in the May 8, 2009 issue of BNA's World Climate Change Report.

Client Alert | May 8, 2009

Environmental Compliance Review Required for Projects Funded Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

In February, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA"), a $787 billion economic stimulus package that provides funding for investments in infrastructure, energy efficiency, health care, education, science, and other sectors.

Client Alert | May 7, 2009

President Obama’s International Tax Proposals

On Monday, President Obama released the details of his Administration's plan to reform the tax treatment of offshore earnings and combat tax havens.  Crediting House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Senator Carl Levin and Congressman Lloyd Doggett, the President announced a plan that would make several major substantive tax law changes, including reforming the deferral of income earned overseas, taxing certain foreign subsidiaries as corporations, and limiting the application of the foreign tax credit.  The plan also includes several efforts to improve international tax compliance, such as strengthening certain information reporting requirements and increasing the IRS' enforcement tools.  The Administration anticipates tha

Client Alert | May 6, 2009

Supreme Court Decision Diminishes the Scope and Sting of CERCLA Liability for Some

In a nearly unanimous decision authored by Justice Stevens, the Supreme Court in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States took much of the sting out of a party’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) liability if that party makes a reasonable showing that its contribution to the contamination at issue is divisible.

Client Alert | May 6, 2009

NYSE Amends Immediate Release Policy on Disclosure of Material Information

The New York Stock Exchange has amended its immediate release policy governing listed companies' disclosure of material information.  As amended, the policy, which is set forth in NYSE Rule 202.06, allows companies to comply with the policy by using any method of disclosure allowed by Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD), rather than exclusively by press release as under the former rule.

Client Alert | May 6, 2009

The Intersection of CPISA and Wyeth

Los Angeles partner Jeffrey D. Dintzer, of counsel Brett H. Oberst and associate Lindsay K. Larris are the authors of "The Intersection of CPISA and Wyeth" [PDF] published online by Law360 on May 6, 2009 at law360.com.

Client Alert | May 6, 2009

Environmental News: Climate Change – May 2009

May 2009The second issue of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Environmental News: Climate Change newsletter is now available.  We hope you will find this periodic briefing on recent legal developments concerning climate change and greenhouse gas emissions informative.

Client Alert | May 5, 2009

Judge Issues a “Wake-Up Call” to New York Lawyers: When it Comes to Search Terms, Play Nice and Plan Ahead

New York partner Jennifer Rearden and associate Farrah Pepper are the authors of "Judge Issues a "Wake-Up Call" to New York Lawyers: When it Comes to Search Terms, Play Nice and Plan Ahead" [PDF] published in the May 2009 issue of Bloomberg Law Reports. 

Client Alert | May 5, 2009

Securities Litigation and the Economic Crisis: Understanding and Dealing with the Current Securities Litigation Environment

Orange County partner Wayne W. Smith and Los Angeles partner Gareth T. Evans are the authors of "Securities Litigation and the Economic Crisis: Understanding and Dealing with the Current Securities Litigation Environment" [PDF] published in 2009 by Aspatore Books.

Client Alert | May 4, 2009

The Recovery of Environmental Costs by Government Contractors

Washington, D.C partner Michael K. Murphy and associate Stacie B. Fletcher are the authors of "The Recovery of Environmental Costs by Government Contractors" [PDF] published in the May 2009 issue of Thomson Reuters's Briefing Papers.

Article | May 4, 2009

Financial Markets in Crisis: TARP Special Inspector General Focusing Oversight on Executive Compensation, Use of TARP Funds, and TALF and PPIP Programs

The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Financial Markets Crisis Group is closely tracking government responses to the turmoil that has catalyzed a dramatic and rapid reshaping of our capital and credit markets.

Client Alert | May 4, 2009

Perchlorate Challenges Obama’s Pledge to Give Primacy to Science at EPA

Los Angeles partner Jeffrey D. Dintzer and Washington, D.C. associate Jessica D. Greenston are the authors of "Perchlorate Challenges Obama's Pledge to Give Primacy to Science at EPA" [PDF] published in the May 4, 2009 issue of BNA's Chemical Regulation Reporter.

Client Alert | May 4, 2009

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Loss Causation Burden

Los Angeles partner Julian W. Poon is the authors of "Tenth Circuit Clarifies Loss Causation Burden" [PDF] published in the May/June 2009 issue of ABA's Business Law Today.

Client Alert | May 4, 2009

Lien Subordination and Intercreditor Agreements

New York partner Robert Cunningham and associate Yair Galil are the authors of "Lien Subordination and Intercreditor Agreements," [PDF] which first appeared in The Review of Banking & Financial Services, Vol.

Client Alert | May 4, 2009

The European Commission Heads Off the “Trojan Horse” – Proposed New Regulation of Investment Funds

The European Union (EU) has become the first jurisdiction to propose a comprehensive framework for direct regulation and supervision of the entire investment funds industry – the proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers.The EU already has an established regime for regulating investment funds known as UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities).

Client Alert | May 1, 2009

Single Asset Real Estate – Fast Track Bankruptcy Cases

Orange County partner Teresa J. Farrell is the author of "Single Asset Real Estate - Fast Track Bankruptcy Cases" [PDF] published in the May 2009 issue of the Orange County Business Journal.

Client Alert | May 1, 2009