Steht Einem Betriebsrat, Dem Ein Arbeitnehmer Unter Dem Siegel Der Verschwiegenheit Etwas Anvertraut, Ein Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht…

The French Civil Code provides as a general principle that every company must have a lawful corporate purpose and be constituted in the common interest of its partners.

There is no question that AI is materially affecting business models and operations.

On November 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") proposed a rule to require large national banks and federal savings associations to offer and provide "fair access" to...

The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3729, et seq., has long served as the federal government's primary mechanism for rooting…

The Supreme Court Round-Up previews upcoming cases, summarizes opinions, and tracks the actions of the Office of the Solicitor General.

Energy companies will continue to use preferred stock as an alternative financing source to fund their existing operations and future capex.

The SFO alleged that three senior employees of Guralp Systems Limited ("the Company"), a UK based seismology company, conspired to corruptly ...

On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") voted to adopt amendments (the "Amended Rules") to key aspects of the Commission's shareholder proposal rule.

Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis is the author of "How an Idaho court decision will increase homeless encampments on L.A. streets" [PDF] published by the Los Angeles Times on August 23, 2019.

On September 9, 2019, the Ninth Circuit issued its long-anticipated decision in hiQ v. LinkedIn, one of the most closely watched data scraping cases in years. Affirming the district court's decision

New York partner Akiva Shapiro and associates Lee Crain and Amanda LeSavage are the authors of "Tips for District Court Amicus Brief Success," published by the New York Law Journal on December 23, 2020.

As a reaction to the spectacular collapse of Wirecard, a then-DAX-listed financial service provider, in June 2020, an Act on Strengthening the Financial Market Integrity (Finanzmarktintegritätsstärkungsgesetz – FISG)...

When the board of a public company decides to undertake a strategic review, this may involve putting itself or some of its assets up for sale. These options may in turn be run as a formal auction...

On December 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced its first enforcement action against a public company for misleading disclosures about the financial...

Today, the Supreme Court held 6-2 that an individual who knowingly disseminates false statements, even if the individual did not "make" the statements under SEC Rule 10b-5(b).

On May 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") released extensive new guidance regarding what constitutes an effective sanctions compliance program.

Today, the Supreme Court held 9-0 that the Copyright Act requires copyright owners to wait until the Copyright Office has approved or denied an application for registration ...

"Don’t break the anti-trust rules; if you do, stop it as quickly as possible, and once you’ve stopped, don’t do it again." With these words, Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Competition, has announced new Guidelines on the setting of fines for infringements of the EU antitrust rules, relating to restrictions of competition and abuse of a dominant position.