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CASE STUDY Securing FTC Clearance for a Healthcare Merger “The agreement has cleared the federal regulatory review process, ­ ­ enabling North Shore-LIJ to establish its 16th hospital in the ­ metropolitan area.” —Press release from Pillsbury’s client, the North Shore-LIJ Health System Client: North Shore-LIJ Health...

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CASE STUDY Knocking Out a Multimillion-Dollar Antitrust Claim in the First Round “A federal judge has given the heave-ho to an antitrust suit brought by bankrupt magazine wholesaler Anderson News LLC against a host of single-issue magazine publishers including…American Media, Inc.” —Bankruptcy Law360 Client: American Media,...

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CASE STUDY Dismantling $5 Billion in Antitrust Claims “Pillsbury’s knowledge of recent legal developments and diligence in applying them resulted in novel and important rulings that significantly reduced Dynegy’s exposure in this important matter.” —Jason B. Kinzel, Corporate Counsel, Dynegy Inc. Client: Dynegy Inc. Industry: Energy Area...

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Client Alert Energy Client Alert India International Trade Energy Nuclear Energy February 11, 2016 India Takes the Next Step in Forming Its Nuclear Liability Framework By Sanjay J. Mullick, Elina Teplinsky, James A. Glasgow, Stephen B. Huttler and Moushami P. Joshi On February 4, 2016, India submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) its Instrument of Ratification of the...

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Client Alert Executive Compensation & Benefits Executive Compensation & Benefits April 14, 2016 Sun Capital Court Finds that Common Industry Practices Exposed PE Funds to Pension Plan Liabilities By Susan P. Serota, Peter J. Hunt and Matthew C. Ryan A group of related private equity (“PE”) funds were found liable for a bankrupt portfolio...

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Advisory Privacy, Data Security & Information Use Finance Global Sourcing Privacy, Data Security & Information Use Executive Compensation & Benefits April 19, 2016 Negotiating Cybersecurity Contractual Protections for Retirement Plans By Jeffrey D. Hutchings, Susan P. Serota and Jessica Lutrin The ERISA Advisory Council1 recently announced that, as part of its...

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Client Alert Client Alert Intellectual Property Intellectual Property April 19, 2016 Ninth Circuit Decision Finds Side-By-Side Medical Results Charts Arguably NonFunctional and Protectable Trade Dress By Bobby Ghajar, Marcus D. Peterson and Lori Levine The Ninth Circuit recently considered whether the layout of a medical report can be protected as trade dress under the Lanham Act, or whether...

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Client Alert Client Alert Intellectual Property Intellectual Property April 21, 2016 Google Books Survives Legal Challenge Supreme Court Declines to Address Book-Digitization Project By Bobby Ghajar and Marcus D. Peterson The U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari over a Second Circuit decision (Authors’ Guild v. Google Inc.) affirming that Google’s project...

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Client Alert Privacy, Data Security & Information Use Consumer & Retail Technology Privacy, Data Security & Information Use Internet & Social Media May 9, 2016 Countdown to Compliance: Final Text for EU General Data Protection Regulation Published By Rafi Azim-Khan and Steven P. Farmer The final text of the significant new EU General Data Protection...

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Client Alert Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Copyrights May 11, 2016 Protecting Fashion through Copyrights: The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Cheer Uniform Designs Are Protectable By Lori Levine, Jeffrey D. Wexler and Bobby Ghajar Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will address the issue whether apparel can be protected by copyright law—a question...

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Client Alert Anti-Money Laundering Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Economic Sanctions & Embargoes Anti-Money Laundering Financial Services May 17, 2016 A New Age of Transparency: U.S. Announces Customer Due Diligence Requirements and Other Key Initiatives By Carolina A. Fornos, Aaron R. Hutman and Amanda Senske On May 11, 2016, the Financial Crimes...

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Client Alert Tax Tax May 18, 2016 Four Things You Need to Know About the Mauritius-India Protocol By C. Brian Wainwright International investors have frequently used Mauritius holding companies for their Indian investments, seeking to take advantage of the exemption under the India-Mauritius income tax treaty (the “Mauritius Treaty”) from Indian capital gains tax...

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Client Advisory Finance Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Financial Services Regulation Finance Litigation May 18, 2016 Arbitration Provisions Mauled by Consumer Watchdog By Christine A. Scheuneman, Mercedes K. Tunstall, Amy L. Pierce and Andrew Caplan Companies offering payment services or financial products to consumers are facing a proposed rule from the CFPB that would...

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Client Alert Client Alert Executive Compensation & Benefits Corporate & Securities Financial Services Executive Compensation & Benefits May 18, 2016 Bank Regulators Revive Restrictions on Incentive-Based Compensation By Mark C. Jones and Robert L. Tian Financial regulators have proposed new rules limiting the incentive pay of employees and other service providers at...

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Client Alert Client Alert Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation India Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation May 18, 2016 Indian Regulator to Consider the Civil and Commercial Use of Drones By Moushami P. Joshi, Jennifer E. Trock, Stephen B. Huttler, Sanjay J. Mullick, Graham G. Wisner and Kenneth P. Quinn Last month, India’s civil aviation regulator, the Directorate...