Gibson Dunn lawyers address a number of important trends and enforcement priorities for firms and companies planning M&A transactions that may raise antitrust or competition law questions.
January 29, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers look back at the key developments in UK employment law over the final six months of 2019 and look forward to anticipated developments in the six months to come.
January 29, 2020
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced its annual update of thresholds for pre-merger notifications of M&A transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”).
January 28, 2020
On January 9, 2020, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission held a workshop to examine whether there is a sufficient legal and empirical basis to promulgate a Commission Rule restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
January 28, 2020
Gibson Dunn offers this eighth edition of its United States Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review, focusing on developments during 2019 and looking ahead to 2020.
January 27, 2020
Gibson Dunn provides a recap of the continuing evolution of international economic sanctions in 2019 and preparation for what may come next.
January 23, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers discuss whether the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union means that U.K. shareholders will no longer be considered “equivalent beneficiaries” for purposes of the derivative benefits test in the limitation on benefits provision in U.S. tax treaties.
January 17, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers provide an overview of international efforts to regulate artificial intelligence and related technologies during the fourth quarter of 2019.
January 15, 2020
On January 10, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice released for public comment draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, which would replace the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines originally published by the agencies in 1984.
January 14, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers review legislative, regulatory and litigation developments and trends in securities enforcement during 2019.
January 14, 2020
On December 18, 2019, three divisions of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released no-action letters that provide relief to market participants in connection with the industry-wide initiative to transition swaps that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to swaps that reference alternative risk-free reference rates.
January 14, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers offer their observations on new developments and recommended practices to consider in preparing the Annual Report on Form 10‑K, as of January 2020.
January 13, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers in Frankfurt and Munich provide a recap of developments in German law across numerous areas during 2019.
January 10, 2020
As part of a series of regular analyses of the unique impact of white collar issues on financial institutions, Gibson Dunn lawyers examine how DOJ has stretched U.S. money laundering statutes—perhaps to a breaking point—to reach conduct that occurred outside of the United States.
January 9, 2020
On June 18, 2019, the Securities Investment Business (Amendment) Law, 2019 entered into force in the Cayman Islands, significantly amending the Securities Investment Business Law (2019 Revision) (SIBL).
January 9, 2020
In 2019, the drumbeat favoring corporate non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) and deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) kept time, and we are continuing to see these agreements used frequently by prosecutors to resolve complex corporate enforcement actions.
January 8, 2020
On December 30, 2019, the Second Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Blaszczak that raises the investigative and prosecutorial risk in certain types of insider trading cases in two significant respects.
January 8, 2020
On December 30, 2019, the SEC released a statement addressing the role of the audit committee in financial reporting and highlighting key reminders regarding oversight responsibilities.
January 6, 2020
Gibson Dunn provides an overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other domestic and international anti-corruption enforcement, litigation, and policy developments from the year 2019, as well as associated trends.
January 6, 2020
Gibson Dunn lawyers examine In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation, in which the Second Circuit held that the “safe harbor” provision in section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code barred claims seeking to claw back payments that Tribune Company made to public shareholders in 2007 as part of a go-private transaction.
December 26, 2019