ArticleNew Law Requires US FAR Council To Update And Expand FAR's OCI ProvisionsLate last year, President Biden signed into law the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act ("Act").United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMayer Brown
ArticleDealing With Non-Resident CompaniesThe strength and stability of Canada’s economy continues to attract foreign investment, including our commercial and residential real estate sectors.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleThe Clock Stops, But The Bus Rumbles On – CSRD Omnibus Clears Its First HurdleThe "Stop-the-Clock" proposal to delay sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") and due diligence obligations...IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawTravers Smith LLP
ArticleClaims Of Providing Truthful Marketing Information To Airports Issuing Bids For Duty Free Shops Fails To Allege Actionable Conspiracy Or Attempted MonopolizationConclusary allegations of parallel business conduct which are in the economic self-interest of the actor do not state an actionable antitrust claim. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawSheppard
ArticleSPACs Take Center Stage In DelawareIn the first few weeks of 2022, the Delaware Chancery Court has delivered its first three opinions on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawTaft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
ArticleParent Company Denied Recovery For Lost Profits Of SubsidiaryThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in the damages phase of 18-year-old litigation, denying recovery for lost profits.United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticlePioneers And Pathfinders: Ed SohnOver the past decade or so, the legal industry has expanded dramatically to include different kinds of providers, and no part of the industry has contributed to that growth more than the managed services sector. United StatesLaw Department PerformanceSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleCalifornia Court Of Appeal Affirms Demurrer To Class Allegations Where Mobilehome Park Residents Lack Community Of InterestIn Schermer v. Tatum, 245 Cal. App. 4th 912 (2016), the California Court of Appeal affirmed two important principles for class actions in California...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Foerster
ArticleJustices Knowingly Interpret BIPA To Include ‘Annihilative,' ‘Punitive' And ‘Crippling Liability' For Illinois BusinessesOn February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004, that claims accrue under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)...United StatesPrivacyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleThe SFO: Clearing The Backlog?In the following article Richard Sallybanks and Umar Azmeh look at the flurry of recent charging decisions from the Serious Fraud Office.United KingdomCriminal LawBCL Solicitors LLP
ArticleThe Rise Of Dawn RaidsDawn raids are on the rise; the first three months of the new SFO's director's tenure saw two dawn raids and the FCA's dawn raid activity during 2023 was significantly increased compared with 2022.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
ArticleIs "Out of Print" Out Of Date?Like everything else related to copyright in The Digital Millennium—which, let’s face it, we should start calling The Digital Eternity—the publishing concept of "out of print" (OOP) has been turned inside out (or maybe upside down, it is hard to say, maybe both). United StatesIntellectual PropertyNutter McClennen & Fish LLP
ArticleCase Review: Trustees Of Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministries International V Charity Commission For England And WalesThe First-Tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (the 'Tribunal') allowed an appeal in part against a decision of the Charity Commission, regarding the appointment and management...United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleEleventh Circuit Rejects DOL Test In Internship Collective ActionIt is almost an axiom that the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., passed in 1938, is out of date.United StatesEmployment and HRBakerHostetler
ArticleNinth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Declines To Extend Bartenwerfer To Intentional TortsThis blog previously covered the Supreme Court's decision in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. 69 (2023), which held that, under Section 523(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, an individual debtor may not discharge...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
ArticleU.S. Copyright Office Issues Report On Copyrightability Of Generative-AI OutputsOn January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Copyright Office) published Part 2 of a three-part report on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright issues in connection with AI's usage. United StatesIntellectual PropertyLowenstein Sandler LLP
ArticleLa CNIL met en demeure le ministère de l'intérieur pour l'usage des BriefCamSuite aux révélations de l'utilisation par les services du ministère de l'Intérieur...FrancePrivacyHaas Avocats
ArticleSFO Director Nick Ephgrave: The First 100 DaysThe new SFO Director, Nick Ephgrave QPM, marks his first 100 days in post this month after succeeding Lisa Osofsky in September 2023. United KingdomCriminal LawWilmerHale
ArticleRecognition Of And Assistance To Foreign Liquidators – The Latest Developments In An Area Of Law In The SpotlightThe Hong Kong High Court has clarified the scope of powers available to foreign liquidators seeking recognition and assistance in Hong Kong, establishing that the extent of assistance depends critically...Hong KongInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringSlaughter and May
ArticleTitle VII, Section 1981, And The Limits Of Protected ActivityManaging employees engaged in potentially protected activity can be tricky when disciplinary and other normal employment actions might be misconstrued as unlawful retaliation.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP