On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court.

On December 29, 2011, in California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos, the California Supreme Court (the Court) upheld the constitutionality of AB 1X 26, a statute ending redevelopment agencies in the state.

On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the Mayor of the District of Columbia, announced that their respective jurisdictions...

OSHA calls for comments on significant proposed amendments to align Hazard Communication Standard with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.

On November 2, 2011, the US Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) under Section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) that should facilitate the investment in private equity funds by sovereign wealth funds and other entities controlled by foreign governments.

In setting forth its rationale, FINRA observed that private placement retail communications reviewed by AdReg have "revealed significant and pervasive" violations of FINRA Rule 2210.

On 15 February 2017, the European Commission sent final warnings (a Reasoned Opinion) to France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom for failing to comply with the air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide.

Everyone else at the Bank was a third party to the lawyer-client relationship, so legal advice privilege could not apply to their communications.

Tucked inside the US$900 billion COVID-19 relief package signed into law on December 27, 2020, is a regulatory opportunity for the climate-focused Biden-Harris...

The first Amended Finance Law for 2012 was published in the official Gazette on 15 March 2012 (the "Law").

Article 40 of the 4th Amended Finance Act for 2011 introduces new restrictions to the deduction of financial expenses (i.e., mainly interest) for French corporate income tax purposes in cases where the corresponding debt financings can be deemed contracted in relation to artificial acquisitions of shares.

Businesses which fail to comply with the General Product Safety Directive face an increased risk of both criminal and civil liability.

Given the massive volume of electronically stored information (ESI) being maintained by many companies today, discovery costs have skyrocketed as corporate clients are typically required to collect, process, and review thousands of electronic documents in response to an opposing party’s discovery requests.

Canadian private equity firm Onex has signed an agreement to purchase international drinks carton manufacturer SIG Combibloc from a subsidiary of New Zealand investment company Rank for US$4.4 billion, with help from four Latham & Watkins LLP offices, Veirano Advogados in Rio de Janeiro and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in Auckland.

In the UK, when an offer is made to acquire all the shares of a publicly listed company, the terms of that "takeover" and all conduct relating to it are principally governed by the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Takeover Code).

EPA provides more detailed guidance on aftermarket safe zones while continuing to drive forward enforcement initiatives.

On February 12, 2004, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first steps towards clarifying the scope of regulations to be imposed by the Federal government on Internet-Protocol (IP) enabled services such as Voice-Over-IP (VOIP).

On November 24, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that would require public companies to provide: increased disclosure regarding the operation of their board nominating committees, and new disclosure regarding the means by which shareholders may communicate with their boards of directors.

In a no action letter dated March 12, 2025 (the "NAL"), the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the "Staff") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") responded to a request dated March 6, 2025...