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Managers that rely on the exemption for qualified professional asset managers, or the "QPAM Exemption," should be aware of certain amendments published by the Department of Labor on August 23, 2005 changing the conditions and scope of the exemption.

On December 1, 2003, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases of potential interest to the business community, including one case in which Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP represents the respondents. Amicus briefs in support of the petitioners are due on Thursday, January 15, 2004, and amicus briefs in support of the respondents are due on Thursday, February 19, 2004.

Child Online Protection Act - First Amendment. The Child Online Protection Act ("COPA" or "the Act") establishes civil and criminal penalties for knowing use of the World Wide Web to make "any communication for commercial purposes that is available to any minor and that includes any material that is harmful to minors." 47 U.S.C. § 231(a)(1). The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Ashcroft v. ACLU, No. 03-218, to determine whether COPA violates the First Amendment.

Privilege in competition law in and within the EU has always been a complex matter, not least because the issue of defining how wide the scope of privilege is and to which document privilege attaches is in itself complex. In addition, a further layer of complexity is added by the different rules which apply to privilege at an EU level and at a national level for each of the 25 EU member states.

The Federal Ministry of Finance has given further guidance on the interpretation of German thin capitalization rules in a Circular dated July 22, 2005 ( "the Circular"). The Circular follows a previous Circular of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, dated July 15, 2004, which was released after the new thin capitalization rules came into force on January 1, 2004.

Nearly all outsourcings start with some measure of supplier competition, even if only short lived. The customer typically has some amount of interaction with multiple prospective suppliers before settling on one. That is where the paths of outsourcing customers may diverge. Some customers follow a competitive bidding process, obtaining commitments to price and business terms from multiple suppliers. Other customers go to substantive discussions with just one supplier. Th

On February 22, 2005, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases of interest to the business community, which it consolidated. Amicus briefs in support of petitioners will be due on Friday, April 8, 2005, and amicus briefs in support of respondents will be due on Friday, May 13, 2005.

The 1982 Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act ("FTAIA") provides that the Sherman Act "shall not apply" to matters involving foreign commerce unless the challenged conduct had a "direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable impact" on domestic commerce.<SUP>1 </SUP>

On December 19, 2003, the SEC issued an interpretive release on the disclosure requirements known as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

On February 25, 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new regulations requiring "bar codes" on most prescription drugs and certain over-the-counter drugs (the Final Rule). By promulgating this Final Rule, the FDA hopes to reduce the number of medication errors in hospitals and other health care settings by allowing health care professionals to use bar code scanning equipment to verify that the right drug (in the right dose and right route of administration) is being given to the