On the heels of a federal judge's dismissal of the Lindsay Manufacturing Co. indictments, another federal judge issued yet another blow to the U.S. Department of...

On January 26, 2012, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in Companhia Brasileira Carbuerto de Calcio—CBCC v. Applied Industrial Materials Corp , No. 11-SP-50...

As the number of hydraulic fractures continues to increase, the number of lawsuits attacking the process rises as well. Most lawsuits to date have focused on the...

As reports have continued to emerge of the repression of anti-government protests in Syria, the European Union has gradually increased restrictive measures against the...

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") just announced increases to the reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as...

The Obama Administration is currently working to implement the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012" (H.R. 1540) (the "Defense Act"...

The New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") recently announced further restrictions in the application of its Rule 452 to certain corporate governance proposals...

The European Union has taken steps against Iran imposing an oil embargo on the country and subject to certain exceptions, freezing the assets of the Iranian Central...

A federal court in Los Angeles has recently issued a decision that removes an important protection against liability for corporate officers of companies that operate in...

On the heels of a federal judge's dismissal of the Lindsay Manufacturing indictments, another federal judge issued yet another blow to the DOJ's prosecution of...

Much attention has been paid to the controversial whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). This attention...

Estate Tax The federal estate tax applicable exclusion amount increases from $5,000,000 to $5,120,000 per person for 2012. The top estate tax rate for...

The Ninth Circuit's decision in Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. , Case No. 09-55376 (Jan. 12, 2012), provides defendants significant protection against...

This web seminar examined recent developments in the use of fiduciary out provisions in public and private M&A transactions, including fiduciary out alternative...

In the past month, there has been a flurry of activity related to the National Labor Relations Board. Below is a summary of four of the most recent and important...