In a recent article featured in Concurrences – Competition Law Review, Partner Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Kamann and Senior Associate Dr. Katalin Lehnhardt-Busche examine the transformation of attorney–client privilege in Europe.

Following our note "The Future European Patent System: Being Prepared," we report in the attached document on the very latest news on the implementation of the major changes to the European patent system.

In retrospect, perhaps the most significant innovation to have been introduced into the law of copyright and related rights by the WIPO Treaty and the WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty of 1996 was the new restricted act of "making available to the public" for both copyright ..

Until recently, cybersecurity rules in the EU have by and large been governed by a patchwork of national laws containing cybersecurity requirements applied by different EU member countries.

The year 2013 witnessed several notable developments in the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

The year 2014 witnessed several notable developments in the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

As the African continent continues to be a magnet for foreign investment, WilmerHale's John Pierce and Marija Scekic expand on the investment protection mechanisms available to investors in the region, and ask if the scope of protection is reliable enough.

European Commission Announces Framework For EU-US Privacy Shield

The Guide to Cyber Investigations is published by Global Investigations Review—the online home for all those who specialize in investigating and resolving suspected corporate wrongdoing.

On 1 February 2016, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) re-leased a draft of new rules designed specifically for investment arbitration disputes (the Draft SIAC IA Rules).

Last week the UK government announced plans to launch a new national economic crime centre (NECC), which promises to tackle ‘the most serious cases of economic crime'.

There are no formal requirements for an arbitration agreement to be valid. However, the Arbitration Act 1996, which governs arbitration proceedings in England and Wales, only applies to arbitration agreements that are in writing (section 5(1)).

WilmerHale Partner Gary Born and Counsel Matteo Angelini are contributing editors in the new Chambers and Partners Global Litigation 2025 Practice Guide.

In May the PRA's Lyndon Nelson gave a speech about the development of the Regulator's response to cyber risk. In his speech he...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board's comprehensive new revenue recognition standard (ASC 606) will become effective for calendar-year reporting companies on January 1, 2018, a little over a year from now.

Earlier this week, the Center for Audit Quality released Preparing for the New Leases Accounting Standard.

The last of the five new members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board was sworn in earlier this month.

On May 17, 2016, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance escalated the SEC's efforts to curb perceived misuse of non-GAAP financial measures with the issuance of a revised set of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs).

Companies with operations in China, and their audit committees, should keep an eye on the dispute between securities and accounting regulators in the United States and China.

EU competition law – Antitrust – Articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU – CJEU – Direct effect of EU law – Direct effect of treaty provisions – Direct effect of secondary legislation...