VideoTrending Video: Enforcement Of Electronic Health RecordsAn emerging trend we've seen in Department of Justice enforcement actions is in the electronic health records space.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
VideoPost-Grant Insights: The Role Of Experts And The PTAB (Video Content)It's important to bear in mind that experts have a different function at the PTAB than they do in district court; they're presented in a different way. United StatesIntellectual PropertyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina Introduces New Medical Device GMP And GSP RulesThe CFDA expects all device companies to comply with the New GMP and GSP rules as long as they intend to sell the products in China.ChinaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina Releases Vaccine Good Clinical PracticesOn October 31, 2013, The China Food and Drug Administration ("CFDA") promulgated a regulation titled Guiding Principles for the Quality Management of Clinical Studies on Vaccines ("Vaccine GCP"), with immediate effect. ChinaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleThe European Court Of Human Rights Sets Out Criteria For Lawful Monitoring Of EmployeesOn 5 September 2017, in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania (Application no. 61496/08), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights reversed a First Chamber decision and found that the Romanian courts, ...European UnionEmployment and HRRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSouth Korea Fines Prominent Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Latest Anti-Corruption Enforcement EffortsIn a sign that South Korea is ramping up its anti-corruption enforcement efforts, Korean authorities announced on April 27 that they plan to levy a $48 million fine against Swiss pharmaceutical giant...GlobalCriminal LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticlePrivacy Shield Dented? The EU Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice And Home Affairs Committee Identifies Deficiencies In US Implementation Of The Privacy ShieldThe European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee visited Washington in the last week of July, not for a summer holiday, but to discuss the upcoming Privacy Shield review...GlobalPrivacyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleUK Financial Conduct Authority Reports On Enforcement ActivityThe latest enforcement statistics released by the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") show that the regulator is investigating more firms and individuals than ever in relation to an ever expandingUnited KingdomCriminal LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleCourt Of Chancery Rejects Attempt To Stop The Accrual Of Statutory Interest In Appraisal ActionThe Delaware Court of Chancery refused to order Huff Fund Investment Partnership to accept the undisputed minimum value of its stock.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticlePortfolio Company Director Role & Duties In The COVID-19 EraIn this latest edition of our PErspectives newsflash series, we examine the role and duties of portfolio company board members and suggest some best practices.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleRegistered Closed-End Funds May Exclude Investor's Advisory Proposal To Declassify BoardIn a February 16, 2024 no-action letter, the staff of the SEC's Division of Investment Management assented to the request of three Nuveen closed-end funds...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation in Private PlacementsThe Securities and Exchange Commission today published final rules eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in certain securities offerings, as mandated by Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleSEC Staff Updates Its Guidance To Enable IPO Registration Statements To Go Effective During Government ShutdownIPO companies and other companies may have their registration statements go effective automatically 20 days after filing by operation of Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), notwithstanding the omission of pricing and price-dependent information from those registration statements.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleA Potential Kick-start For Listed Closed-end Fund IPOsPershing Square Capital Management, L.P., led by renowned investor Bill Ackman, has made headlines by filing for a new listed closed-end fund...United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleReminder Of Effective Date Of Filing Requirement Under CFTC Position Limit Aggregation Exemption RulesThe new notice filing requirement for continued reliance on certain exemptions from aggregation under the CFTC's position limit rules becomes effective on August 14, 2017.United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleUpdate On SEC Staff Position On Private Fund Broker-Dealer IssueOn September 26, 2013, David Blass, Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, participated in a Practising Law Institute panel discussion on broker-dealer issues in the private fund industry.United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleUpdate On Swaps Clearing TimetableWe wanted to inform you of recent statements from the CFTC staff regarding the phasing-in of the mandatory clearing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleVolcker Rule Regulatory Changes Are Coming He also endorsed legislative efforts to pull community banks out from under the Volcker Rule.United StatesFinance and BankingRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleChina Announces Revised Good Clinical Practices For Public CommentsThe China Food and Drug Administration recently released its proposed revisions to Good Clinical Practices ("GCP") for pharmaceutical clinical studies for public comments. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleFirst Circuit Decision Validates College Tuition Clawback In BankruptcyOn November 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringRopes & Gray LLP