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Judge Gold of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an Order today granting the motions of the First and Second Lien Lenders (the Lien Lenders) to intervene in the appeal involving the Transeastern Lenders to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (the Transeastern Appeal).

Last week, Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, which requires the U.S. Treasury to send rebate checks to eligible individuals. While the media has described the big picture on these rebates, this Alert outlines the detailed requirements for receiving rebates.

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments that would permit registrants to file semiannual reports on new Form 10-S...

After a year of “reconsideration,” the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has abandoned its attempt to dramatically increase the minimum salary thresholds for the white-collar overtime exemptions...

On February 29, 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two question-and-answer guides – one for employers and one for veterans – on workplace issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities.

On October 21, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a final rule reforming the credit practices of the organized electric markets, which include those energy transmission markets operated by independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs).

When law firms undertake debtor representations, there is significant potential for conflicts of interest.

The Obama Administration recently unveiled initiatives to reform international tax laws which, if enacted, could reduce U.S.-based multinational companies' ability to compete with certain foreign companies.

On August 27, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to release a proposed roadmap for the use by U.S. issuers of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") rather than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP").

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Government of Kazakhstan, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (the "FMSA"), and the National Bank of Kazakhstan (the "NBK") introduced a number of amendments to Kazakhstan legislation regulating activities of commercial banks, pension funds and other financial institutions operating in Kazakhstan.

The NSTA's updated guidance streamlines offshore petroleum licence assignments in the UKCS, promoting timely M&A transactions, encouraging cooperation, and emphasizing financial capability for decommissioning liabilities, amid challenging fiscal conditions.

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court's class certification in the decade-long Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group litigation...

On May 23, 2007 the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a series of six measures to modernize and improve its capital raising and reporting requirements for smaller companies.

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2337 (SB 2337), which imposes new regulations on proxy advisory firms...

On January 27, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives, on a mostly party-line vote, passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, making it easier for employees to sue for pay discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and various other employment laws.

In its never-ending war on corporate fraud, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") has just commissioned a private army to fight as never before.

The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently published its highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind the current rule governing employee...