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Gibson Dunn of counsel James C. Ho is the author of "Defining 'American': Birthright Citizenship and the Original Understanding of the 14th Amendment" [PDF], published in the Summer 2006 isssue of the Green Bag.
Client Alert | September 16, 2007
On September 14, 2007, the President signed the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (S. 1). This legislation makes important changes in federal election and lobbying laws, as well as the House and Senate rules.Most of the House rules described below were adopted unilaterally by the House on January 5, 2007 as part of H.
Client Alert | September 14, 2007
On September 10, the IRS issued Notice 2007-78, which provides limited relief from the December 31, 2007 deadline to amend arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client Alert | September 11, 2007
New York Of Counsel Alexander H. Southwell and Associate Oliver Olanoff are the authors of "‘Swift’ Prosecutions of Corporations And Executives" [PDF] published in the September 2007 issue of Business Crimes Bulletin.
Client Alert | September 4, 2007
New York Partner Lee Dunst is the author of "Private Civil Litigation: The Other Side of Stock Option Backdating" [PDF], published in the September 3, 2007 issue of the BNA Securities Regulation and Law Report.
Client Alert | September 3, 2007
Gibson Dunn partner Karen Manos is the author of "Does The APA Still Apply To Government Contractors?" [PDF] which appears in 2-5 Cost, Pricing & Accounting Report 44 (Sept.
Client Alert | September 1, 2007
On July 20, the Delaware Chancery Court issued an important decision awarding damages to holders of "out-of-the-money" stock options that were cancelled in connection with a corporate merger.
Client Alert | August 15, 2007
K. Susan Grafton is the author of "Financial Planning Association v. SEC: The End of Fee-Based Brokerage Accounts?" [PDF] which appeared the August 2007 issue of the Wall Street Lawyer.
Client Alert | August 1, 2007
Partner Robert C. Blume and Associate J. Taylor McConkie are the authors of "Navigating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The Increasing Cost of Overseas Bribery" [PDF] published in the August 2007 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.
Client Alert | August 1, 2007
Washington, D.C. partner Stephen I. Glover and associate Jonathan P. Goodman are authors of "Go-Shops Follow-Up: Lear & Topps Decisions Hone Delaware Courts' View" [PDF] published in the July/August 2007 issue of The M&A Lawyer.Reprinted with permission, The M&A Lawyer Vol.
Client Alert | August 1, 2007
London partner Selina S. Sagayam is the author of "'Protection' or 'Frustration'? The Treatment of Takeover Defenses under the Local Laws of EU Nations" [PDF] which appears in the August 2007 issue of Bloomberg Law Reports - Mergers & Acquisitions.
Client Alert | August 1, 2007
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) is 30 years old this year, and the anniversary is being “celebrated” with an explosion of enforcement activity by both the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”).
Client Alert | July 26, 2007
Today the President signed legislation increasing the federal government's scrutiny of mergers and corporate takeovers of U.S. businesses by foreign companies.
Client Alert | July 26, 2007
At a meeting today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) took several significant actions, including: approving releases relating to revisions to the proxy process;
Client Alert | July 25, 2007
The English House of Lords has issued two landmark decisions within the past six months addressing the value-date for the quantification of damages. The most recent of these decisions, in Golden Strait Corporation v Nippon Yusen Kubishika Kaisha, involves commercial contract law and may be a recipe for delay in UK contract law arbitrations.
Article | July 23, 2007
On 11 July 2007, the European Court of First Instance (the "CFI") delivered its long-awaited Judgment in the appeal of Schneider Electric S.A. ("Schneider") against the Decision of the European Commission (the "Commission").
Client Alert | July 19, 2007
Welcome to the second Quarterly Executive Summary of 2007, in which we highlight key developments in UK Employment and Labour Law over the past three months. A headline summary of cases and developments is provided below.
Client Alert | July 18, 2007
Gibson Dunn lawyers Rachel Couter and Nathalie Allen of "Contracts: Straight to the point" which was first published in the 12 July, 2007 issue of Legal Week.
Article | July 12, 2007
On July 6, 2007, the German Corporate Tax Reform 2008 passed all German legislative bodies and will become effective January 1, 2008. The Corporate Tax Reform 2008 does not provide for any grandfather rules for current transactions.
Client Alert | July 11, 2007
On June 19th, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule (the “China Rule”), effective immediately, that implements significant changes to its dual-use export control regulations for exports to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
Client Alert | July 2, 2007