The July theme of Legal Rights, Responsibilities, and Regulations promotes awareness of legal rights, ethical responsibilities, and the regulations that govern our businesses.

Background to the Report Simmons and Simmons LLP have prepared a long-form report (the “Report ”) to support the Malta Financial Services Advisory Counsel...

At the close of 2024, when the Fifth Circuit rejected one of the original liability management maneuvers employed by creditors of Serta Simmons, it was an open question as to whether it would slow down aggressive liability management transactions.

For years, Philadelphia has maintained ordinances substantially restricting employers' use of criminal record and credit histories in employment screening.

On 17 January 2025, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released the Regulation Measures on Programme Trading in the Futures Market (Trial) (Consultation Paper) (in Chinese, 期货市场程序化交易管理规定(试行)(征求意见稿)) for public consultation ("Future Programme Trading Rules").

In the face of financial distress, in recent years numerous companies have engaged in complex financial restructuring transactions intended to de-lever, generate additional liquidity, prolong maturity dates...

We recently reported on the trial of three Warwickshire fire services managers charged with manslaughter.

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken.

No começo de junho de 2017, o baixista Gene Simmons, da banda norte-americana Kiss, surpreendeu o mundo da música ao depositar um pedido de registro de marca para o famoso gesto do rock no...

Employers that use criminal record-screening policies must continue to be vigilant about compliance with all applicable laws and should know that the EEOC's scrutiny of such policies

New Orleans, La. (April 23, 2020) - In Simmons v. Cornerstone Invs., LLC, 282 So.3d 199 (La. 2019), the Louisiana Supreme Court (Court)

This month’s netletter features cases involving the test for consent to drive a car, reasonable apprehension of bias for judges and OLRB panel members, lifting the automatic stay of money judgments and how pre-judgment interest effects offers to settle.

Is the Canada Border Service Agency ("CBSA") entitled to "examine any goods," including personal devices such as smart phones, of travellers at the Canadian ...

In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests further comment on whether to amend its rules for interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS).

North Rhine Westphalia has imposed a duty on employers to verify Covid tests of unvaccinated employees returning from vacations (other German states may follow).

On June 6, 2023, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Court") confirmed Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC's ("Serta") Chapter 11 plan and held that Serta's 2020...

In Ramirez v. Trans Union, the Ninth Circuit addressed whether, at the class certification stage of a putative class case, only the named plaintiff or all class members must have Article III standing

In the fourth installment of our 2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Kate Perrelli, Matt Simmons, and Robyn Marsh discussed restrictive covenant agreements ("RCAs"), including non-competes, non-solicitations, and NDAs.

Introduction: Employers have long used independent contractors to efficiently and effectively perform work and provide services while at the same time insulating themselves from direct...