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Munich associate Marcus Geiss and of counsel Birgit Friedl are the authors of "German Corporate Law 2021: A New Dawn Beyond Covid-19, Protectionist Tendencies and the Wirecard Fall-Out," [PDF] published by M&A Review on January 29, 2021.
Publications | January 29, 2021
On January 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the broad protections afforded to corporations and their officers when speaking about a company’s future plans and projections.
Client Alert | January 29, 2021
To assist possible targets and interested parties in assessing their readiness for responding to a potential congressional investigation, Gibson Dunn presents our view of the new landscape that the 117th Congress will present. We also present a brief overview of how congressional investigations are often conducted, Congress’ underlying legal authorities to investigate, and various defenses that can be raised in response. In addition, we discuss missteps that subjects of investigations sometimes make when receiving an inquiry, and best practices for how to respond.
Client Alert | January 29, 2021
The end of the Brexit transition period has resulted in a number of significant changes to the applicable cross-border procedural rules which litigators and those responsible for drafting commercial contracts will need to have in mind. This note provides a high level overview of the key developments.
Client Alert | January 29, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers reviews the principal issues that management teams and their advisors are likely to confront when they structure a spin-off transaction,
Webcasts | January 28, 2021
On January 19, 2021, the 10th Amendment of the German Competition Act (ACR) entered into force, also known as “GWB Digitalization Act.” Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview of the most important provisions of the Amendment.
Client Alert | January 28, 2021
In honor of Data Privacy Day—a worldwide effort to raise awareness and promote best practices in privacy and data protection—we offer this ninth edition of Gibson Dunn’s United States Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review.
Client Alert | January 28, 2021
Palo Alto partner Benjamin Wagner, of counsel Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and associate Iman Charania are the authors of "The Evolution of Privacy Enforcement in California: CPRA and the CA Attorney General's Office," [PDF] published by The Recorder on January 20, 2021.
Article | January 28, 2021
Looking back on the incredible year that was 2020, some observers of the False Claims Act enforcement space may note that the year’s FCA recoveries were the lowest they have been in twelve years, but the most important takeaway for those who deal in government funds is this: the government opened the most new FCA investigations ever in 2020.
Client Alert | January 27, 2021
Washington, D.C. partner M. Kendall Day and Los Angeles associate Chris Jones are the authors of "New federal anti-money laundering law could affect your company," [PDF] published by the Daily Journal on January 20, 2021.
Publications | January 27, 2021
In a decision with far-reaching implications for the online gaming industry, on January 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that the prohibition on the transmission of interstate wagers under the Wire Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1084, applies only to bets and wagers placed on sporting events, and not, as the Office of Legal Counsel within the United States Department of Justice had opined, to all types of bets and wagers.
Client Alert | January 27, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers in London provides a review of UK financial services regulatory developments in 2020, and what these developments indicate about the future regulatory direction of travel.
Webcasts | January 27, 2021
Effective as of January 1, 2021, California's Assembly Bill 2345 (“AB 2345”) amends the Density Bonus Law to expand and enhance development incentives for projects with affordable and senior housing components.
Client Alert | January 26, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers holds an in-depth discussion of the FCPA and other domestic and international anti-corruption enforcement, litigation, and policy developments from 2020, as well as the trends they see from this activity.
Webcasts | January 26, 2021
Gibson Dunn provides this January 2021 end-of-term update summarizing the most significant recent work of California AG Becerra’s elected term in office, and providing some initial thoughts about how his successor will deploy the Office’s resources in 2021 and beyond as California finds a new partner in the incoming Biden Administration.
Client Alert | January 25, 2021
On January 13, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved the charter conversion application for Anchorage Trust Company, permitting Anchorage to become a national trust bank. This is the first approval by the OCC of a virtual currency firm’s becoming a federally regulated banking institution and demonstrates the ongoing leadership that the OCC has shown with respect to virtual currency issues. Although this development is significant in and of itself, the Anchorage approval relies on a new OCC Chief Counsel’s Interpretation, released as OCC Interpretive Letter 1176, that substantially increases the trust powers of national banks, making them a more attractive business model generally and particularly for fintech firms.
Client Alert | January 25, 2021
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers explores the policy agenda of the Biden Administration and the legislative agenda of the 117th Congress, and how both could impact the private sector.
Webcasts | January 22, 2021
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will take effect January 1, 2023. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn lawyers walks through the most significant additions and how businesses should consider these changes in light of their current CCPA compliance programs.
Webcasts | January 22, 2021
Palo Alto partner H. Mark Lyon and associate Cassandra L. Gaedt-Sheckter and Los Angeles associate Frances A. Waldmann are the authors of “United States: Artificial Intelligence,” [PDF] published in the Global Data Review Insight Handbook 2021 in December 2020.
Publications | January 22, 2021
Gibson Dunn's year-end 2020 report provides an update on the application of Article III in class and other complex litigation.
Client Alert | January 22, 2021