CLIENT ALERT Supreme Court Allows Securities-Related Claims to Proceed in State Court May.17.2016 The United States Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a ruling allowing securities-related claims in state court notwithstanding that the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Act) generally grants exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts for securities litigation. In Merrill Lynch,...
regulatory Forecast 2016 what corporate counsel need to know for the coming year When Law and PR Collide Water wars: Regulation and the Drought The age of Compliance the REGULATORY LEGACY of 9/11: 15 YEARS LATER Against the Tide The regulatory impact of president Obama’s final year regulatory Forecast 2016 FOCUS AREAS 28 Environment From recent EPA regulations to new chemical...
litigation Forecast 2016 FOURTH ANNUAL JURISDICTIONAL ANALYSIS CALIFORNIA’S COMPLEX COURT PROGRAM what corporate counsel need to know for the coming year Business turned on its side With everything changed, how should lawyers and businesses work together? litigation Forecast 2016 cover story 4 Right Side Up With business turned on its side by disruption, innovation, technology, and...
CLIENT ALERT Unanimous Supreme Court Says Veteran-Owned Small Business Preferences Reign Jun.20.2016 On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court in Kingdomware Techs., Inc. v. U.S. ruled that 38 U.S.C. § 8127 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to apply the “Rule of Two” and, if met, give preference to veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) when awarding any...
CLIENT ALERT Eighth Circuit Invalidates Minnesota’s Climate Change Law Jun.20.2016 Last week, in North Dakota v. Heydinger, No. 14-2156, (8th Cir. June 15, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, affirming a lower court decision, struck down a Minnesota state law limiting the carbon intensity of the state’s utility grid by proscribing out-of-state imports or...
AND 88 8 SER V H NC THE BE ING 1 BA R SINCE www. NYLJ.com tuesday, october 27, 2015 Volume 254—NO. 81 Expert Analysis ANTITRUST Prohibitions on Paying College Athletes For Use of Images in Video Games T he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that rules prohibiting student-athletes from being paid for the use of their names, images and likenesses in video...
Corporate Counseling Committee Monthly Antitrust Update Program October 2015 Lauren Rackow The Corporate Counseling Committee’s Monthly Update program presented on November 9, 2015 by Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, with speakers David Januszewski, Elai Katz, Richard Kelly, and Lauren Rackow, covered private and government antitrust litigation, mergers, and international...
AND 88 8 SER V H NC THE BE ING 1 BA R SINCE www. NYLJ.com Wednesday, december 23, 2015 Volume 254—NO. 120 Expert Analysis ANTITRUST U.S. Brings Computerized Price-Fixing Charges T he U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal charges against online retailers for conspiring to fix prices by utilizing algorithm-based pricing software, among other means. The U.S. Court...
A N E W Y O R K L A W J O U R N A L S P E C I A L S E C T I O N NYSBA Annual Meeting January 25-30 | Hilton New York www. NYLJ.com Monday, jAnuary 25, 2016 Applying the Rule of Reason In Antitrust Cases A mong many topics explored by the Antitrust Section this past year, we devoted several programs to courts’ interpretation and application of the “rule of...
January 26, 2016 FTC Revised Antitrust Thresholds: HSR Pre-Merger Reporting Threshold Increased to $78.2 Million The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its annual revision to the thresholds for the premerger reporting of proposed acquisitions to the United States antitrust authorities under the Hart-ScottRodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the...
80 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005-1702 | 212.701.3000 cahill.com | New York | Washington D.C. | London 'Watch Your Attitude, Petitioning Creditors!' Third Circuit Rules That an Involuntary Bankruptcy Filing Must Be Made in Good Faith Date: 02/01/16 Source: The Bankruptcy Strategist. Volume 33, Number 4 • February 2016 The Bankruptcy Code contains relatively clear and...
AND 88 8 SER V H NC THE BE ING 1 BA R SINCE www. NYLJ.com Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Volume 255—NO. 35 Expert Analysis ANTITRUST Concert Venue Tying Claims Rejected T he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a national concert promoter and venue operator did not engage in unlawful tying because the evidence showed it did not coerce artists to perform at...
February 29, 2016 NYSE Requires Foreign Private Issuers to File Semi-Annual Unaudited Financial Information The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE” or the “Exchange”) has amended its rules to require NYSE listed foreign private issuers to submit a Form 6-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) containing semi-annual unaudited...