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2020 Mid-Year FCPA Update

Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview of the FCPA as well as domestic and international anti-corruption enforcement, litigation, and policy developments from the first half of 2020.

Client Alert | July 16, 2020

Webcast: New U.S. Export Controls on Military End Use and End Users in China: How Do They Affect Chinese Companies and Their Customers/Suppliers?

In this bilingual webcast, Gibson Dunn lawyers in Washington, D.C., and Beijing discuss the April 28, 2020, action by the U.S. government imposing export controls on military end use and end users in China.

Webcasts | July 16, 2020

UK Tax Quarterly Update – July 2020

Gibson Dunn lawyers in London outline various UK and international tax developments considered to be of greatest significance during the second quarter of 2020.

Client Alert | July 16, 2020

Webcast: Public Energy Company Briefing: Considerations for Second Quarter 2020 Reports and Board Meetings

As oil and gas companies enter the second quarterly reporting cycle in the current industry downturn, please join members of Gibson Dunn’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, Oil and Gas and Restructuring Practice Groups as they provide both practical advice and information about the latest legal developments.

Webcasts | July 15, 2020

2020 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Gibson Dunn lawyers outline the latest developments in corporate non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) and deferred prosecution agreements as of mid-year 2020.

Client Alert | July 15, 2020

Supreme Court Round-Up (July 2020)

Following the close of the Supreme Court’s 2019 Term, Gibson Dunn’s Supreme Court Round-Up provides summaries of the Court’s opinions, the questions presented in cases that the Court will hear next Term, and other key developments on the Court’s docket. 

Client Alert | July 15, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh FTC Restitution Authority

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court consolidated and agreed to review two closely watched cases, FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC and AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC), concerning whether Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act authorizes the FTC to seek an award of restitution.

Client Alert | July 13, 2020

Ninth Circuit Asks The New York Court of Appeals Whether Litigation Financing Agreements Are “Usurious”

The New York Court of Appeals recently accepted a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that could have far-reaching consequences for the litigation funding industry.

Client Alert | July 10, 2020

COVID-19 WebTalk: Compliance Investigations

In this German language WebTalk, Annette Kraus, Chief Counsel Compliance of Siemens AG, and Benno Schwarz, partner in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, discuss the latest developments and emerging trends in compliance in the wake of COVID-19.

Webcasts | July 9, 2020

Human Rights Abusers (and those dealing with them) Beware: UK Introduces Its First “Magnitsky” Sanctions

On 6 July 2020, the UK Government introduced into law the “Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020,” and designated the first individuals under the Regulations in connection with their involvement in gross human rights violations.

Client Alert | July 9, 2020

Webcast: Recent Developments at the New York State Department of Financial Services

In this one-hour webcast, three experienced Gibson Dunn practitioners explain key developments at the New York State Department of Financial Services as of July 2020.

Webcasts | July 9, 2020

Gibson Dunn | Europe | Data Protection – July 2020

Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a look at personal data and other privacy-related legal developments across Europe for July 2020.

Client Alert | July 9, 2020

Down round and cramdown financings: a guide

In the first three months of 2020, the US economy suffered its sharpest decline since the 2007-8 financial crisis. Venture-backed companies are not immune.

Publications | July 8, 2020

Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?

Denver partner Jessica Brown and Palo Alto associate Collin James Vierra are the authors of "Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?" [PDF] published by Law360 on July 7, 2020.

Publications | July 8, 2020

U.S. DOJ and SEC Issue First Comprehensive Update to FCPA Resource Guide Since 2012

On July 3, 2020, the DOJ's Criminal Division and the SEC published the Second Edition of A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a consolidated manual setting forth the authorities’ guidance regarding the FCPA that has served as an essential resource for practitioners in understanding the government enforcers’ views on the statute and approaches to enforcing it.

Client Alert | July 7, 2020

Dodd-Frank 2.0: Agencies Finalize Substantial Revisions to the Covered Funds Provisions of the Volcker Rule

On June 25, 2020, the five regulatory agencies responsible for implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker Rule finalized their rulemaking, substantially revising the “covered funds” provisions of the regulation.

Client Alert | July 7, 2020

The M&A Lawyer: Corporate M&A in Times of the Corona Crisis – Specific Consequences of the Pandemic for the German Transaction Business

Munich partner Lutz Englisch, of counsel Birgit Friedl, and associates Marcus Geiss, Sonja Ruttmann and Dennis Seifarth are the authors of "Corporate M&A in Times of the Corona Crisis: Specific Consequences of the Pandemic for the German Transaction Business" [PDF] published in the June 2020 issue (volume 24/issue 6) of The M&A Lawyer.

Publications | July 6, 2020

Westlaw: Recent Constitutional Litigation Challenging Governmental Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

New York partner Avi Weitzman, Washington, D.C. partner Mark Perry and New York partner Akiva Shapiro are the authors of "Recent Constitutional Litigation Challenging Governmental Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic," [PDF] published by Westlaw on July 1, 2020.

Publications | July 6, 2020

Daily COVID-19 Bulletin – July 6, 2020

A compilation of links to Gibson Dunn alerts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic published on July 6, 2020.

Publications | July 6, 2020

Supreme Court Upholds TCPA’s Robocall Ban, But Strikes Government-Debt Exception As Unconstitutional Under First Amendment

On July 6, 2020, the Supreme Court held 6-3 that the federal-debt-collection exception to the TCPA’s robocall ban violates the First Amendment, but also held 7-2 that the proper remedy is to sever the exception—leaving in place the entirety of the TCPA’s 1991 ban on robocalls. 

Client Alert | July 6, 2020