Gibson Dunn partner Karen Manos is the author of "Does The APA Still Apply To Government Contractors?" [PDF] which appears in 2-5 Cost, Pricing & Accounting Report 44 (Sept.
September 1, 2007
On July 20, the Delaware Chancery Court issued an important decision awarding damages to holders of "out-of-the-money" stock options that were cancelled in connection with a corporate merger.
August 15, 2007
Washington, D.C. partner Stephen I. Glover and associate Jonathan P. Goodman are authors of "Go-Shops Follow-Up: Lear & Topps Decisions Hone Delaware Courts' View" [PDF] published in the July/August 2007 issue of The M&A Lawyer.Reprinted with permission, The M&A Lawyer Vol.
August 1, 2007
London partner Selina S. Sagayam is the author of "'Protection' or 'Frustration'? The Treatment of Takeover Defenses under the Local Laws of EU Nations" [PDF] which appears in the August 2007 issue of Bloomberg Law Reports - Mergers & Acquisitions.
August 1, 2007
K. Susan Grafton is the author of "Financial Planning Association v. SEC: The End of Fee-Based Brokerage Accounts?" [PDF] which appeared the August 2007 issue of the Wall Street Lawyer.
August 1, 2007
Partner Robert C. Blume and Associate J. Taylor McConkie are the authors of "Navigating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The Increasing Cost of Overseas Bribery" [PDF] published in the August 2007 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.
August 1, 2007
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) is 30 years old this year, and the anniversary is being “celebrated” with an explosion of enforcement activity by both the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”).
July 26, 2007
Today the President signed legislation increasing the federal government's scrutiny of mergers and corporate takeovers of U.S. businesses by foreign companies.
July 26, 2007
At a meeting today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) took several significant actions, including: approving releases relating to revisions to the proxy process;
July 25, 2007
On 11 July 2007, the European Court of First Instance (the "CFI") delivered its long-awaited Judgment in the appeal of Schneider Electric S.A. ("Schneider") against the Decision of the European Commission (the "Commission").
July 19, 2007
Welcome to the second Quarterly Executive Summary of 2007, in which we highlight key developments in UK Employment and Labour Law over the past three months. A headline summary of cases and developments is provided below.
July 18, 2007
On July 6, 2007, the German Corporate Tax Reform 2008 passed all German legislative bodies and will become effective January 1, 2008. The Corporate Tax Reform 2008 does not provide for any grandfather rules for current transactions.
July 11, 2007
On June 19th, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule (the “China Rule”), effective immediately, that implements significant changes to its dual-use export control regulations for exports to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
July 2, 2007
On June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. that resale price agreements should be evaluated under the rule of reason to determine whether there is a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
June 28, 2007
Jonathan C. Dickey is the author of "Current Trends in Federal Securities Litigation" [PDF] prepared for the ALI-ABA Postgraduate Course in Federal Securities Law, June 28 - 29, 2007.
June 28, 2007
The Work and Families Act (WFA), which received Royal Assent in the UK on 21 June, 2006, has been the subject of considerable speculation and debate since the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) outlined a range of proposals promoting family-friendly policies and practices at work in its February 2005 consultation paper.
June 27, 2007
On June 21, 2007, the Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Rita v. United States, No. 06-5754, affirming the ability of appellate courts to use a presumption of reasonableness where the sentences they are reviewing were imposed within the applicable range under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
June 25, 2007
On June 21, 2007, the Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights, No. 06-484, explaining the plaintiff’s burden under § 21D(b)(2) of the PSLRA (15 U.S.C.
June 22, 2007
On June 11, 2007, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in United States v. Atlantic Research Corporation, No. 06-562, holding that the plain language of Section 107(a)(4)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.
June 11, 2007
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently provided an important reminder of the need for effective information barriers and procedures to address potential conflicts of interest, including misuse of confidential information, that may exist given the multiple hats increasingly worn by broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity funds, and other financial intermediaries.
June 11, 2007