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It has long been a basic rule of U.S. bankruptcy law, subject to certain important exceptions, that contract provisions creating a default or altering the rights or duties of a debtor simply because the debtor files for bankruptcy are unenforceable.

This article presents, for the first time, a statistical analysis of trade secret litigation in federal courts.

In a flurry of activity on the last day of the legislative session, on September 13, 2019, California passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).

The recent annulments of two ICSID arbitral awards in "Sempra Energy International v. Argentine Republic" and "Enron Corp. Ponderosa Asset, L.P. v. Argentine Republic" have created new uncertainty regarding the scope of review in annulment proceedings under the ICSID Convention.

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 governing the process for shareholder proposals to be included in a company's proxy statement

COVID-19 has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). There is now a global reach of the virus. What could...

China has recently taken a series of measures to amend its laws and regulations on state and business secrets.

On Tuesday, 11 August, the English High Court of Justice, Chancery Division handed down its decision in the widely watched case Re IMO (UK) Limited. The Court effectively granted control over what is left of IMO Car Wash ("IMO"), the world’s largest dedicated carwash company, to IMO’s senior lenders and, in the process, foreclosed any possible recovery by IMO’s mezzanine lenders and other junior creditors.

With the new Commission taking office, the previous quarter was one of transition. While it is still too early to say how Commissioner Almunia and Director-General Italianer will influence EU competition policy and the Commission's future enforcement record, some immediate changes have been made.

On March 4, 2020, the Department of the Treasury issued a proposed rule to establish filing fees for voluntary notices submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

On February 4, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") seeking comments on a proposed rule ("proposed Rule") regulating the practices of for-profit "mortgage assistance relief service" providers.

On June 22, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, upholding its earlier decision of Brulotte v. Thys, 379 U.S. 29 (1964).

On February 3, 2011, the General Office of the State Council released long-anticipated rules for reviewing foreign direct investments in China for national security concerns.

This client alert provides additional guidance to non-U.S. advisers seeking to rely on one or more exemptions from registration under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act").

On January 13, 2020, the Department of the Treasury issued two sets of final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA").

In the newsletter below you will find our view on what to expect from the new European Commission in the New Year, a review of the Competition Commission of Singapore’s decisions in 2009 and how this will influence enforcement in the year ahead, and a discussion of judicial enforcement under the Antimonopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China.

The electronic discovery-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have now been in place for over three years, and 2009 brought many significant court opinions applying and interpreting the rules.