On February 24, 2022, the Supreme Court held 6-3 that a copyright holder can file a copyright infringement suit even if its copyright registration application included inaccurate information that was the result of an innocent mistake of fact or law.
February 24, 2022
Our lawyers discuss sanctions issued or announced by the United States and several allies targeting Russia and the Russia-backed separatist regions of Ukraine known as the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.
February 22, 2022
This year’s Annual ERISA Litigation Update summarizes key legal opinions and developments to assist plan sponsors and administrators navigating the rapidly changing ERISA litigation landscape.
February 22, 2022
Federal securities filings continued to slow during the second half of 2021. The volume of new securities cases filed in 2021 fell by 36% compared to 2020, and 51% compared to 2019. Nonetheless, federal and state securities laws continue to develop in the courts. This year-end update summarizes major developments since our last update in August 2021.
February 22, 2022
Where a contract specifies its governing law, but is silent as to the governing law of the arbitration agreement, the question arises as to which law governs the arbitration agreement – the governing law of the contract, or the law of the seat?
February 18, 2022
Our lawyers provide an update on proposed changes by the SEC to its rules for investment advisers to private funds. The proposal, if adopted, will be a seismic shift in the regulatory landscape for private fund advisers.
February 15, 2022
Our lawyers discuss a new rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission which would shorten the security settlement cycle from two business days after the trade date to one business day after the trade date.
February 14, 2022
In what one Member of Congress described as “the most significant labor legislation of this century,” Congress just passed a bill that would allow employees to avoid enforcement of any pre-dispute agreements that require employees to arbitrate sexual assault or harassment claims, which President Biden seems prepared to sign into law.
February 11, 2022
Our lawyers review the year in antitrust law in China, including legislative and regulatory developments, merger control and non-merger enforcement.
February 11, 2022
In a further step towards the regulation of virtual assets (including digital tokens, stablecoins, and other crypto assets) in Hong Kong, on 28 January 2022, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority published a joint circular and appendix document on intermediaries’ virtual asset-related activities.
February 8, 2022
Since 6 March 2018, the EU institutions have been sending EU investors a clear message regarding the protection of their investments within the EU under so-called ‘intra-EU’ bilateral investment treaties, as well as now the Energy Charter Treaty.
February 4, 2022
This alert highlights trends in U.S. sanctions and export controls in 2021, including a look at the influence of the Biden Administration.
February 4, 2022
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Office has announced “an investigative sweep of a number of businesses operating loyalty programs in California” and that the Attorney General sent notices alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
February 3, 2022
Our lawyers look at the key cases and trends in Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements.
February 3, 2022
This past year underscored the continuing impact of the False Claims Act and attendant risks to companies that do business - directly or indirectly - with the government. DOJ announced that it collected more than $5.6 billion in FCA and related recoveries during FY 2021, which is the second-largest total ever for FCA recoveries and the largest since 2014.
February 3, 2022
In this client alert, we outline a number of significant UK and international tax developments of recent weeks and months, many of which will continue to take shape as we move forward into 2022.
February 1, 2022
This Outlook and Review provides an overview of past and upcoming developments related to global privacy and cybersecurity laws.
January 31, 2022
On January 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of California issued a decision that changes the burden for employers that are defending against current or former employees’ whistleblower retaliation claims.
January 28, 2022
We are pleased to present Gibson Dunn’s ninth “Federal Circuit Year In Review,” providing a statistical overview and substantive summaries of the 76 precedential patent opinions issued by the Federal Circuit between August 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021.
January 27, 2022
Our lawyers discuss global legislative developments in relation to mandatory human rights due diligence and supply chain reporting.
January 27, 2022