On September 30, 2006, the President signed into law the Iran Freedom Support Act ("IFSA"). The law authorizes the President to impose penalties against non-U.S.
October 30, 2006
In an appeal handled by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the Ninth Circuit yesterday reversed a $52.5 million judgment awarded to Farmers Insurance Exchange claims adjusters who alleged that they had been misclassified as exempt and denied overtime.
October 27, 2006
Over the last year or so there has been an increasing number of corporate investigations into alleged stock option backdating activities led primarily by the SEC, the DOJ and the FBI.
October 26, 2006
On October 18, 2006, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved changes to the tender offer best-price rules set forth in Exchange Act Rules 14d-10(a)(2) and 13e-4(f)(8)(ii).
October 24, 2006
On September 15, 2006, the United States Senate provided its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (“the Convention”).
October 23, 2006
Munich Partner Michael Walther and Associate Ulrich Baumgartner are authors of "Joint venture review under the new EC Merger Regulation" [PDF] published in the The European Antitrust Review 2007.An extract from The European Antitrust Review 2007, a Global Competition Review special report - www.globalcompetitionreview.com
October 18, 2006
Brussels Partner David Wood and Associate Miranda Cole are the authors of "EU Competition Law in the media and broadcasting sectors" [PDF] published in The European Antitrust Review 2007.An extract from The European Antitrust Review 2007, a Global Competition Review special report - www.globalcompetitionreview.com
October 17, 2006
On September 29, 2006, the U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher A. Padilla as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. In this capacity, he will be the second highest ranking official in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.
October 17, 2006
Statoil ASA, an international oil company headquartered in Norway and majority-owned by the Government of Norway, has agreed to pay a total of $21 million to settle criminal and administrative charges for violating the anti-bribery and books-and-records provisions of the U.S.
October 16, 2006
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Justice announced the formation of a new National Procurement Fraud Task Force intended to increase detection and prosecution of fraud in government contracting. Led by the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, the task force will create a partnership with the U.S.
October 13, 2006
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued updated anti-terrorism guidelines for U.S.-based charities and nonprofit organizations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-based Charities, released September 29, is intended to help charities assess and develop their internal controls and protective measures to avoid involvement in terrorist support networks.
October 12, 2006
In one of the most important Sarbanes-Oxley " "whistleblower" decisions to date, the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board ("ARB," or "Board") has reversed the decision of an Administrative Law Judge and ruled that FLYi, Inc.
October 5, 2006
On October 1st, 2006 the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the "Age Regulations") came into force.
October 5, 2006
On October 4, the IRS issued long-expected guidance extending the transition relief under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). As described below, subject to an exception for certain "in the money" stock options granted to Section 16 officers and directors of publicly-traded companies, Notice 2006-79 generally extends the key transition rules through December 31, 2007.Effective Date/Good Faith Reliance.
October 5, 2006
The World Bank has announced that its Board of Executive Directors has approved a new Voluntary Disclosure Program intended to encourage entities to report fraudulent and corrupt practices involving projects financed or supported by the World Bank.
October 3, 2006
A wave of putative class action lawsuits were filed last week against sponsors of 401(k) plans and other defined contribution retirement plans. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts throughout the country against some of the largest and best known companies in the U.S.
September 28, 2006
On 27 September 2006, the European Court of First Instance (CFI) delivered an important judgment in the GlaxoSmithKline (“Glaxo”) Case on Glaxo’s dual pricing practice to prevent parallel trade of pharmaceuticals in the EU.
September 27, 2006
On 12 September 2006, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered an important judgment on the interplay between national and EU copyright law, a judgment which also has implications for the interplay between IP and antitrust in the EU.
September 19, 2006
Partner Judith Lee and Of Counsel James Slear are authors of "Beware of OFAC" [PDF] published in September 2006 in the International Financial Law Review.Copyright 2006 by the International Financial Law Review.
September 15, 2006
Partner Judith Lee and Of Counsel James Slear are authors of "Special problems concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in the People's Republic of China" [PDF] published in September 2006 in the IBA Legal Practice Division's Litigation Committee Newsletter.
September 13, 2006