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Supreme Court Upholds Prohibition On Registration Of Trademarks That Incorporate Personal Names Without Consent

Today, the Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act’s prohibition on registration of trademarks that include a living person’s name without that person’s consent does not violate the First Amendment.

June 13, 2024

Supreme Court Rejects Lower Standard For Preliminary Injunctions Sought By The National Labor Relations Board

The Supreme Court held 8-1 today that when the National Labor Relations Board seeks a preliminary injunction in court, it must satisfy the same traditional and demanding standard as any other litigant.

June 13, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Its Implications

Gibson Dunn discusses the background of the Opinion, the key findings and our main takeaways for both States and private actors, including the potential influence of the Opinion on future climate change litigation.

June 13, 2024

IRS and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations on Tech-Neutral Tax Credits for Clean Energy Projects

The Proposed Regulations generally would apply to projects placed in service after December 31, 2024, once final regulations are published in the Federal Register.  

June 12, 2024

International Comparative Legal Guide to: Anti-Money Laundering 2024

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announces release of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Anti-Money Laundering 2024.

June 11, 2024

Gibson Dunn Environmental, Social and Governance Update (May 2024)

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG update covering the following key developments during May 2024.

June 11, 2024

Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (June 7, 2024)

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

June 7, 2024

Federal Circuit Update (May 2024)

This edition of Gibson Dunn’s Federal Circuit Update for May 2024 summarizes the current status of a new petition pending before the Supreme Court, a Federal Circuit en banc decision regarding the obviousness inquiry for design patents, and recent Federal Circuit decisions concerning standing, finality, personal jurisdiction, printed matter doctrine, and interferences under the pre-AIA statute.

June 7, 2024

Recent SEC Enforcement Action Potential Harbinger of More Regulation Best Interest Enforcement Against Broker-Dealers

There has been a dearth of Commission enforcement actions relating to Reg BI since the rule became effective in June 2020. This action for ordinary conflict of interest concerns, and another from February, may signal a more active Reg BI enforcement regime moving forward.

June 7, 2024

Supreme Court Holds That Insurers With Financial Responsibility For Bankruptcy Claims May Be Heard In Reorganization Proceedings

Today, the Supreme Court unanimously held that an insurer with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims is a “party in interest” under the Bankruptcy Code that has a right to participate in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings.

June 6, 2024

Supreme Court Holds That A Corporation’s Life Insurance Proceeds Used To Redeem A Decedent’s Shares Must Be Included In Federal Estate Tax Calculation

Today, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the proceeds from a life insurance policy taken out by a corporation to redeem a decedent shareholder’s stock are a corporate asset for federal estate tax purposes.

June 6, 2024

Gibson Dunn Wins Sweeping Victory in Fully Overturning SEC Private Funds Rule

We are pleased to announce that Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on behalf of leading industry groups, has won its challenge to a rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that would have fundamentally changed the way private funds and their advisers are regulated.

June 5, 2024

DEI Task Force Update (June 5, 2024)

Our DEI Task Force provides an update on key developments, media coverage and commentary, and current litigation.

June 5, 2024

Gibson Dunn Digital Assets Recent Updates – May 2024

Our digital assets update covers recent legal news regarding all types of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs, and NFTs, as well as other blockchain and Web3 technologies.

June 3, 2024

Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

The Council of Europe Has Adopted the First International Treaty on Artificial Intelligence.

June 3, 2024

UK Public M&A – Recent Guidance and Best Practice Note from the UK Takeover Panel Executive

The amended guidance sets out a new practice that has been adopted by the Panel Executive in respect of private sale processes initiated by potential target companies which are in scope of the UK public takeovers rules, and the practice note reminds practitioners on the approach to compliance that the Panel Executive takes on disclosures relating to intentions of a bidder with respect to target company’s employees and business.

June 3, 2024

Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (May 31, 2024)

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

May 31, 2024

Monthly Bank Regulatory Report (May 2024)

This update covers recent federal banking agency initiatives and legal news updates.

May 31, 2024

Supreme Court Announces Standard For Determining Whether Federal Law Preempts State Laws Regulating National Banks

Today, the Supreme Court held 9-0 that there is no categorical rule for determining whether federal law preempts state banking laws when applied to national banks, and instead adopted a test focused on whether the law interferes with a national bank’s exercise of its powers.

May 30, 2024

Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (May 24, 2024)

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

May 24, 2024