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New York partner Akiva Shapiro and associates Lee Crain and Amanda LeSavage are the authors of "Tips for District Court Amicus Brief Success," [PDF] published by the New York Law Journal on December 23, 2020.
Publications | December 23, 2020
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a massive $2.3 trillion, 5,593-page, bicameral and bipartisan year-end legislation package to fund the government and provide long-delayed coronavirus relief.
Client Alert | December 23, 2020
New York associate James Manzione is the author of "Real Estate Partnerships: The Basics and Some Technical Stuff," [PDF] published by Tax Notes Federal on November 23, 2020.
Publications | December 23, 2020
Paris partner Ahmed Baladi is the contributor to the “France” [PDF] chapter of the Data Protection & Privacy Laws feature published by Financier Worldwide in November 2020.
Publications | December 23, 2020
Brussels of counsel Alejandro Guerrero and London of counsel Sarah Wazen are the contributors to the “Belgium” chapter of the Data Protection & Privacy Laws feature published by Financier Worldwide in November 2020.
Publications | December 23, 2020
The substantive provisions of Hong Kong’s Competition Ordinance came into force in December 2015. This note looks at the main achievements in the first five years and some of the challenges laying ahead.
Client Alert | December 22, 2020
Paris partner Pierre-Emmanuel Fender is the author of "Weathering the Covid-19 Crisis in France," [PDF] published in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Review 2020 by Global Restructuring Review in December 2020.
Publications | December 22, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers review the latest international and UK-based tax developments for fall 2020.
Client Alert | December 22, 2020
On December 22, 2020, Congress passed the content of a pending bill, H.R. 6196, the “Trademark Modernization Act of 2020,” as part of its year-end virus relief and spending package. Among other things, the Act seeks to create more efficient processes to challenge registrations that are not being used in commerce, including by establishing new ex parte proceedings. The Act also seeks to unify the standard for irreparable harm with respect to injunctions in trademark cases, in light of inconsistencies that have emerged across federal courts after the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange, LLC, 547 U.S. 388 (2006).
Client Alert | December 22, 2020
The General Court of the European Union (“General Court”) delivered three Judgments on 16 December 2020 which confirmed different aspects of the scope of the powers enjoyed by the European Commission (“the Commission”) in its application of competition rules in the European Union (“EU”). In a nutshell, the General Court has confirmed that the Commission: is entitled to apply competition rules to sports activities; has a very wide discretion in determining whether or not there is sufficient “Community interest” for it to pursue an infringement action under Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”); and has a broad discretion in interpreting commitments given in merger proceedings to ensure they are in line with other EU policies.
Client Alert | December 21, 2020
On December 14, 2020, the United States imposed sanctions on the Republic of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), the country’s defense procurement agency, and four senior officials at the agency, for knowingly engaging in a “significant transaction” with Rosoboronexport (ROE), Russia’s main arms export entity, in procuring the S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
Client Alert | December 18, 2020
On December 11, 2020, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 6395. Buried on page 1,238 of this military spending bill is an amendment to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that gives the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the first time in its history, explicit statutory authority to seek disgorgement in federal district court.
Client Alert | December 18, 2020
In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn attorneys from around the world address these rapidly-changing developments and offer guidance on practical steps companies can take to come into compliance with these far-reaching new privacy requirements.
Webcasts | December 16, 2020
On 15 December 2020, the Ruler of Dubai issued Decree No. (33) of 2020 which updates the law governing unfinished and cancelled real estate projects in Dubai. The Decree creates a special tribunal for liquidation of unfinished or cancelled real estate projects in Dubai and settlement of related rights which will replace the existing committee set up in 2013 for a similar purpose.
Client Alert | December 16, 2020
On December 8, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019, which prohibits employers from retaliating against certain employees who report criminal antitrust violations internally or to the federal government.
Client Alert | December 15, 2020
In this webinar, Gibson Dunn and Cornerstone Research will provide an update on COVID-19-related securities litigation filed since the pandemic began and corporate best practices
Webcasts | December 15, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a look at personal data and other privacy-related legal developments across Europe for December 2020.
Client Alert | December 14, 2020
Our lawyers set out key considerations, both for employers who want or ultimately may be required to pursue a mandatory vaccination program and for employers who wish to encourage voluntary compliance.
Client Alert | December 14, 2020
In one of the most anticipated rulings of recent years, on 11 December 2020 the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in Merricks v Mastercard, dismissing (by a majority) Mastercard’s appeal against the criteria established by the Court of Appeal for the certification of class actions by the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
Client Alert | December 14, 2020
A recent Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case Groupe Canal + v. Commission provides some clarity about the sorts of commitments that defendants can give to reach a settlement with the European Commission in order to avoid it adopting a Decision under Article 101(1) TFEU.
Client Alert | December 11, 2020