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On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, which creates two new reporting obligations on owners and operators of critical infrastructure.
Client Alert | March 22, 2022
The United States and the European Union have issued or announced new export controls targeting Russia, Belarus, and the Russia-backed separatist regions of Ukraine known as the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Hear from experts about these developments and how companies should proactively assess their exposure to the export controls measures being discussed.
Webcasts | March 22, 2022
Our lawyers discuss a recent ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery which addresses “sandbagging,” where a buyer closes an acquisition on the basis of representations in the purchase agreement it knows to be false, then proceeds to sue the seller post-closing based on a breach of those same representations.
Client Alert | March 21, 2022
On 2 March 2022, Heads of State, Environment Ministers, and representatives from 175 countries endorsed a resolution at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi to negotiate an international legally binding agreement to “end plastic pollution” by the end of 2024.
Client Alert | March 21, 2022
On 2 March 2022, the United States signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (also known as the “Hague Judgments Convention.”) The Hague Judgments Convention seeks to enhance access to justice and facilitate international trade and investment by encouraging the free flow of judgments across national borders.
Client Alert | March 18, 2022
In this article, Gibson Dunn attorneys analyze carbon-neutral LNG transactions and consider the measurement of emissions and transaction reporting, with a view to establishing whether carbon-neutral LNG trades are the beginning of a new paradigm that the LNG industry will need to adopt in order to address the requirements of governments, customers and stakeholders.
Client Alert | March 16, 2022
Utah is poised to join California, Virginia, and Colorado in enacting comprehensive data privacy legislation. Although Utah’s law largely follows the Virginia and Colorado models—with a few provisions that may ease the burden on businesses—it adds to an increasingly active state legislative landscape.
Client Alert | March 11, 2022
On March 9, 2022 the SEC held a virtual open meeting where it considered a rule proposal for new cybersecurity disclosure requirements for public companies. Our lawyers provide a summary description of the rule proposal, as well as a Commissioner’s concerns related to the proposal.
Client Alert | March 11, 2022
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited draft directive on “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence,” which sets out mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations for corporates, together with a civil liability regime to enforce compliance with the obligations to prevent, mitigate and bring adverse impacts to an end.
Client Alert | March 11, 2022
New York partner Anne M. Champion and associate Lee R. Crain are the authors of "New York Times v. Sullivan Is Safe From Sarah Palin" published by Bloomberg Law on February 25, 2022.
Article | March 10, 2022
On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed a long-awaited Executive Order regarding the U.S. government’s strategy for digital assets. Our lawyers review the three principal takeaways from the Executive Order.
Client Alert | March 10, 2022
The United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and other countries have issued or announced sanctions and export controls targeting Russia and the Russia-backed separatist regions of Ukraine known as the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Hear from our experts about these developments and how companies should proactively assess their exposure to the sanctions and export controls measures being discussed.
Webcasts | March 10, 2022
On February 14, 2022, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced they had reached a $5.5 million settlement with NCH Healthcare System to resolve common law claims arising from NCH’s donations to local government entities—payments that the government alleged were used improperly to fund Florida’s share of Medicaid payments made to NCH.
Client Alert | March 7, 2022
The United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan issued or announced sanctions targeting Russia and the Russia-backed separatist regions of Ukraine known as the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Hear from our experts about these developments and how companies should proactively assess their exposure to the sanctions and export controls measures being discussed.
Webcasts | March 4, 2022
A cross-office, cross-disciplinary Gibson Dunn team represents Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co. in matters related to its investment in ICON Aircraft, Inc.
Publications | March 4, 2022
Increased enforcement by agencies such as the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department – and the 2021 withdrawal of the Vertical Merger Guidelines – signals an era of uncertainty for certain kinds of mergers between a supplier or input provider and a customer that, in the past, would have closed with few if any remedies.
Client Alert | March 2, 2022
New York partners Reed Brodsky and Eric J. Stock are the authors of "What the Antitrust Case Against Martin Shkreli Tells Us About the Latest Trends in Antitrust Enforcement and Shareholder Liability" published by the New York Law Journal on February 28, 2022.
Article | March 2, 2022
The United States has now imposed additional new sanctions and sweeping export controls that not only target key pillars of the economies of Russia and Belarus but will also have significant collateral effects across a wide range of other sectors in Russia.
Client Alert | February 28, 2022
Washington, D.C. partner Kristen Limarzi is the author of "The FTC's Efforts to Break Up Facebook Misses Actual Concerns" published by Bloomberg Law on February 17, 2022.
Article | February 25, 2022
Los Angeles partners James Zelenay and Nick Hanna and associate Harper Gernet-Girard are the authors of "FCA enforcement, one year into the Biden administration" published by the Daily Journal on February 22, 2022.
Article | February 25, 2022