The EU has adopted a package of measures which will implement some important changes to the way in which alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) market their funds cross-border in the European Economic Area (EEA).
February 24, 2020
The Round-Up summarizes recent key developments from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) as of February 2020.
February 24, 2020
On 19 February 2020, the UK Supreme Court rendered its judgment in Micula and others v Romania. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court lifted a stay of enforcement of an ICSID arbitral award despite an extant State aid investigation by the European Commission. With the stay lifted, the requirement for Romania to provide security as a condition of the stay was discharged.
February 21, 2020
On February 13, 2020, final regulations went into effect to expand the scope of inbound foreign investment subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
February 19, 2020
On February 7, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a revised set of proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), and released an additional amendment on February 10, 2020. Gibson Dunn lawyers review the changes.
February 19, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers highlight securities litigation trends and developments for the second half of 2019.
February 18, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers describe the most significant aspects of a new final rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The rule, which will be effective on April 1, 2020, expands the relationships that an investor can have with a target institution and still be deemed to be non-controlling under the Bank Holdings Company Act of 1956.
February 13, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview of the recent UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) case examining Roche Holdings, Inc.'s acquisition of Spark Therapeutics, Inc., and note the implications for transactions in innovative markets, particularly pharmaceuticals. Gibson Dunn acted for Spark in the matter.
February 12, 2020
In light of the market impacts of the 2020 global coronavirus outbreak, Gibson Dunn lawyers examine common formulations used in force majeure provisions in LNG sale and purchase agreements and identify considerations for clients when negotiating and seeking to enforce such clauses.
February 12, 2020
This inaugural Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Annual Legal Review discusses 2019 developments in artificial intelligence policy, primarily in the United States but also in the European Union.
February 11, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers highlight the most significant legislative, regulatory and litigation-related antitrust developments from 2019 and discuss what to expect for 2020.
February 10, 2020
On January 30, 2020, the five regulatory agencies (Agencies) responsible for implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker Rule issued, in some cases with dissent, a proposed rule (Funds Proposal) that would make substantial revisions to the “covered funds” provisions of their Volcker regulations.
February 6, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers offer observations on new developments and recommended practices to consider in preparing the 2020 Proxy Statement.
February 4, 2020
Mylan Denerstein, Akiva Shapiro and Lee Crain discuss developments surrounding the New York State legislature taking up the issue of mobile sports betting during its 2020 session.
February 4, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers discuss False Claims Act enforcement and settlement activity, legislative and policy updates, and significant case law developments during the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2019.
January 31, 2020
On the day that the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, January 31, 2020, Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview of the key issues and Brexit's future implications.
January 31, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview and summary of key class action developments during the fourth quarter of 2019 (October through December).
January 31, 2020
In its judgment of 30 January, 2020, the European Court of Justice adopted a very strict standard for the assessment of settlement agreements entered into between originator and generic pharmaceutical suppliers. The ruling threatens to limit the ability of the settling parties to defend such settlements by relying on the strength of the underlying patents and illustrates a very sceptical attitude towards reverse-payment settlements.
January 31, 2020
For the second consecutive year, Gibson Dunn lawyers discuss significant developments in the evolution of the international data protection and cybersecurity landscape during 2019.
January 29, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers highlight notable trade secrets developments from 2019 and trends for 2020 in a two-part article published by Bloomberg Law.
January 29, 2020