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Gibson Dunn's lawyers summarize and analyze the recent report on stablecoins, a type of digital asset that has recently grown significantly in market capitalization and importance to the broader digital asset markets.
Client Alert | November 4, 2021
On October 28, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law dramatically expanding protections for whistleblowers in New York. Gibson Dunn lawyers examine the changes to existing whistleblower protections under New York Labor Law Section 740.
Client Alert | November 3, 2021
Independent compliance monitors are typically appointed to assess the sufficiency and effectiveness of a company's compliance program and adherence to the terms of a settlement with an enforcement authority, like the SEC or DOJ. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers discuss the use of monitorships and related strategies.
Client Alert | November 3, 2021
Los Angeles partners James Zelenay Jr. and Eric Vandevelde and associate Tim Biché are the authors of "DOJ turns to familiar tool to address cybersecurity threats" published by the Daily Journal on November 1, 2021.
Article | November 3, 2021
This update provides an overview of key class action developments during the third quarter of 2021.
Client Alert | November 2, 2021
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spoke to the ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime and announced, among other things, three actions the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is taking with respect to its policies on corporate criminal enforcement.
Client Alert | October 29, 2021
China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) was adopted in 2007 and talks about possible amendments have regularly surfaced in the last few years. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft amendment for public comments in early 2020. The process is now accelerating with a formal text (“AML Amendment”) submitted to the thirty-first session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for first reading on 19 October 2021. Gibson Dunn lawyers summarize the main proposed changes to the AML, which have been published for comments.
Client Alert | October 27, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers look at recent proposals in the UK to enhance diversity and inclusion in the financial services and the UK listed company sectors respectively.
Client Alert | October 27, 2021
The False Claims Act (FCA) is one of the most powerful tools in the government’s arsenal to combat fraud, waste, and abuse involving government funds. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers discusses the latest trends in FCA enforcement actions and associated litigation affecting health care providers.
Webcasts | October 26, 2021
On 22 October, 2021, Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager delivered a speech in which she stated for the first time that the European Commission is going to expand its cartel enforcement to labor markets, including no-poach and wage-setting agreements.
Client Alert | October 26, 2021
On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission expanded its guidance on religious exemptions to employer vaccine mandates under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC emphasizes that whether an employee is entitled to a religious accommodation is an individualized determination to be made in light of the “particular facts of each situation.”
Client Alert | October 26, 2021
The New York State Department of Financial Services is the state’s primary regulator of financial institutions and activity, with jurisdiction over approximately 1,400 financial institutions and 1,800 insurance companies. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers discusses not only changes to the agency’s leadership and organizational structure, but also recent developments with respect to the agency’s guidance, regulations, and enforcement matters.
Webcasts | October 25, 2021
In a judgment dated 14 October 2021 related to the so-called “Case of the Century”, the Paris Administrative Court (the Court) ordered the State to make good the consequences of its failure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this respect, the Court ordered that the excess of the GHG emissions cap set by the first carbon budget be offset by 31 December 2022 at the latest. The French Government remains free to choose the appropriate measures to achieve this result.
Client Alert | October 25, 2021
On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation intended to expand housing production in California, streamline the process for cities to zone for multi-family housing, and increase residential density, all in an effort to help ease California’s housing shortage.
Client Alert | October 25, 2021
New York partner David Feldman and Los Angeles partner Michael Neumeister are the authors of "Sale toggles in Chapter 11 plan processes" [PDF] published by Financier Worldwide in its November 2021 issue.
Article | October 21, 2021
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a look at personal data and other privacy-related legal developments across Europe for September 2021.
Client Alert | October 20, 2021
On Friday October 15, 2021, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an enforcement order against the issuers of the U.S. dollar Tether token (USDT), a leading stablecoin, and fined those issuers $41 million for making untrue or misleading statements about maintaining sufficient fiat currency reserves to back each USDT “one-to-one.”
Client Alert | October 20, 2021
In this webcast, Jessica Brown and Lauren Elliot provide the latest information and note trends relating to workplace vaccination policies as of October 2021.
Webcasts | October 20, 2021
The False Claims Act (FCA) is one of the most powerful tools in the government’s arsenal to combat fraud, waste, and abuse involving government funds. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers discusses the latest trends in FCA enforcement actions and associated litigation affecting drug & device manufacturers.
Webcasts | October 19, 2021
On October 13, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to modernize filing fee disclosure for certain forms and schedules, as well as update payment methods for fees related to these filings.
Client Alert | October 19, 2021