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Negotiating Joint-Venture Management Provisions: A Primer

New York partner Rashida La Lande is the author of "Negotiating Joint-Venture Management Provisions: A Primer" [PDF] published by Law360 on January 14, 2014 at www.law360.com.

January 14, 2014

2013 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update

I. Introduction 2013 proved to be a year of major change for SEC enforcement. As detailed in our July mid-year update, Chair Mary Jo White came on board in April 2013, and shortly thereafter named Andrew Ceresney and George Canellos as Co-Directors of the Division of Enforcement.

January 13, 2014

European Commission Launches Public Consultation on New State Aid Guidelines for Environmental Protection and Energy

On 18 December 2013, the European Commission (the “Commission”) launched a public consultation on a new draft of the Environmental Protection and Energy State aid Guidelines (the “EEAG”).

January 10, 2014

Technology: To image or not to image, that is the question

Orange County partner Gareth Evans and associate Danielle Serbin are the authors of "Technology: To image or not to image, that is the question" [PDF] published in the January 10, 2014 issue of Inside Counsel.

January 10, 2014

2013 Year-End Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update

The hallmarks of modern cartel enforcement—globalization of investigations, higher monetary penalties, and a growing utilization of individual penalties—remained the core trends in 2013.

January 9, 2014

Mexican Energy Reform: New Investment Opportunities Ahead

Since his inauguration in December 2012, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has moved to liberalize and strengthen his country’s economy, with an emphasis on telecommunications, tax and financial reforms.

January 9, 2014

Will Africa Be Lit By “BITs”?

The South African government may well have been surprised when Italian mining companies launched legal action challenging mining legislation aimed at addressing certain historical injustices in South African society - measures that were taken to promote human rights.

January 8, 2014

2013 Year-End False Claims Act Update

$3.8 Billion—That is the approximate amount recovered by the federal government last year alone in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.

January 8, 2014

2012/2013 Federal Circuit Year in Review

We are pleased to present Gibson Dunn's first "Federal Circuit Year In Review," providing a statistical overview and substantive summaries of the 120 precedential patent opinions issued by the Federal Circuit over the 2012-2013 year.

January 7, 2014

2013 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)

Since their emergence in the early 1990s, and especially in the past decade, Non-Prosecution Agreements (“NPAs”) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) (collectively, “agreements”) have become embedded in the toolbox of U.S.

January 7, 2014

2013 Year-End FCPA Update

2013 marked another year of vigorous international anti-corruption enforcement. Gibson Dunn provides a comprehensive look at developments and trends.

January 6, 2014

2013 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update

San Francisco partner Marc Fagel is the author of "2013 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update" [PDF] published in the January 2014 issue of Insights.

January 1, 2014

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2014 Edition (Chapter 37 – USA – California)

Orange County partners Jeffrey Reeves and Joshua Jessen contributed "Chapter 37, USA - California" [PDF] to The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2014 Edition, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.

January 1, 2014

Technology: Self-collection is not always the fox guarding the henhouse

Orange County partner Gareth Evans is the author of "Technology: Self-collection is not always the fox guarding the henhouse" [PDF] published in the December 27, 2013 issue of Inside Counsel.

December 27, 2013

Comparing Strategies in MFW Shareholders and Siga v. PharmAthene

San Francisco partner Thad Davis and associate Leslie Wulff are the authors of “Comparing Strategies in MFW Shareholders and Siga v. PharmAthene” [PDF] published in the December 25, 2013 edition of the Delaware Business Court Insider.

December 25, 2013

Perils of E-Discovery Reflected in Sanctions Opinion

Orange County partner Gareth Evans is the author of "Perils of E-Discovery Reflected in Sanctions Opinion" [PDF] published in the December 20, 2013 edition of ALM's Law Technology News.

December 20, 2013

Standard-Essential Patents and the Problem of Hold-Up

Washington, D.C. partner Joseph Kattan is co-author of "Standard-Essential Patents and the Problem of Hold-Up" [PDF] published on Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

December 19, 2013

Labor Department’s Ruling in “Whistleblower” Cases Could Implicate Employers’ Ability to Enforce Workplace Standards

The Department of Labor issued a decision last month holding that an employer may be held liable for "whistleblower" retaliation when it terminates an employee for surreptitiously recording a meeting with management.  The decision in Benjamin v. CitationShares Management, LLC, DOL ARB, No.

December 18, 2013

The Final Volcker Rule

Almost three years and five months after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, and about two years and two months after its implementing proposal was issued, the Volcker Rule is now final.

December 13, 2013

Technology: Auto-delete and the not-so-safe harbor

Orange County partner Gareth Evans and Los Angeles associate Lauren Eber are the authors of "Technology: Auto-delete and the not-so-safe harbor" [PDF] published in the December 13, 2013 edition of Inside Counsel.

December 13, 2013