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Recent Developments Related to Regulation and Litigation Involving the Education Sector (February 2018)

This is the latest update of significant developments relating to regulatory, administrative, and legal actions involving schools, especially private-sector schools.

February 20, 2018

Compliance Reminders for Private Fund Advisers – 2018

Private fund advisers are subject to a number of regulatory reporting requirements and other compliance obligations, many of which need to be completed on an annual basis.

February 14, 2018

New Threat of Substantive Consolidation for Real Estate Lending Structures

Groundbreaking Ninth Circuit Decision Declares Only One Class of Impaired, Consenting Creditors Is Needed to Confirm a Joint Plan Among Multiple Debtors

February 6, 2018

DOJ Policy Statements Signal Changes in False Claims Act Enforcement

The Department of Justice issued two internal memoranda in January 2018 that, taken together, reflect the Trump Administration's first significant policy statements on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement.

February 6, 2018

2017 Year-End Sanctions Update

A year ago this week, we assessed that the newly-minted Trump administration could follow through on the President's campaign promises and alter several sanctions programs administered by the U.S.

February 5, 2018

2017 Year-End Securities Litigation Update

2017 brought a furious and nearly unprecedented rate of new filings, as well as several important developments in securities law. This year-end update highlights what you most need to know in securities litigation developments and trends for the latter half of 2017:

February 1, 2018

IRS Issues First “Required Amendments List” for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans Under New Program

In Revenue Procedure 2016-37 (issued in June 2016), the Internal Revenue Service substantially modified its determination letter program for tax-qualified retirement plans, such as pension plans and 401(k) plans.

January 31, 2018

Navigating Loan Documentation in Pre-Distressed or Distressed Scenarios

As some sectors of the UK economy continue to falter and feel the negative impact of various macro-economic events (including depressed oil and commodity prices, low interest rates and the uncertainty caused by the Brexit referendum decision and ensuing withdrawal process), it is inevitable that a number of borrowers will find themselves in pre-distressed or distressed scenarios.

January 31, 2018

Alert – Federal Circuit Update (January 2018)

This January 2018 edition of Gibson Dunn's Federal Circuit Update discusses the upcoming switch to NextGen CM/ECF at the Federal Circuit, the three pending Federal Circuit cases before the Supreme Court that consider issues regarding inter partes review proceedings and extraterritorial damages, and the Federal Circuit's motion procedures.

January 31, 2018

Fourth Quarter 2017 Update on Class Actions

This update provides an overview and summary of key class action developments during the fourth quarter of 2017 (October through December), and a brief look ahead to some of the key class action issues anticipated in 2018.

January 30, 2018

International Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review – 2018

In honor of Data Privacy Day—an international effort to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices—we recently offered Gibson Dunn's sixth annual Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review.

January 29, 2018

M&A Report – 2017 Year-End Activism Update

This Client Alert provides an update on shareholder activism activity involving NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies with equity market capitalizations above $1 billion during the second half of 2017, as well as a look back at trends for the 2017 calendar year.

January 29, 2018

U.S. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review – 2018

In honor of Data Privacy Day—an international effort to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices—we offer this sixth edition of Gibson Dunn's Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review.

January 25, 2018

2017 Year-End FDA and Health Care Compliance and Enforcement Update – Drugs and Devices

As 2016 came to a close, pharmaceutical and medical device companies waited expectantly and wondered aloud about what 2017 and the arrival of the Trump Administration would bring.

January 23, 2018

Supreme Court Says That Challenges to “Waters of the United States” Rule Must Be Filed in Federal District Court

National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense, No. 16-299 Today, the Supreme Court unanimously held that challenges to an agency rule defining the “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act must be filed in federal district court, not in the federal courts of appeals.

January 22, 2018

2017 Year-End Environmental Update for the Oil & Gas Industry

With the beginning of a new presidential administration, 2017 was a year of notable transition in key areas of environmental law and policy. Not surprisingly, few sectors experienced that transition more than the oil and gas sector.

January 22, 2018

2017 Trade Secrets Litigation Round-Up

2017 saw a number of interesting developments in trade secrets law, including the emergence of several trends under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, as courts grappled with the federal civil trade secrets statute enacted just over a year and a half ago.

January 19, 2018

Media, Entertainment and Technology Group – 2017 Year-End Update

2017 was a banner year in the media, entertainment, and technology industries, chock full of deals, regulatory changes, and important copyright, trademark, and First Amendment rulings.

January 19, 2018

Second Circuit Vacates Class Certification Order on Price Impact Grounds

On January 12, 2018, the Second Circuit issued its second substantive opinion applying Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2398 (2014) ("Halliburton II"), only the third issued by any federal circuit court since the Supreme Court's landmark decision in June 2014.

January 18, 2018