The FTC and DOJ have announced final changes to the HSR filing rules. Filing parties must now provide an expanded set of documents with the HSR form and will want to take into account the new HSR filing requirements when negotiating and drafting deal-related documents.

Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act, codified as Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a, parties to certain mergers and acquisitions must file notification and report forms with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and must observe a waiting period before consummating the transaction to allow the agencies to review the deal’s potential competitive implications.

Royalties and licensing fees from intellectual property used in the operation of tangible property in Pennsylvania are not subject to sales and use tax. Intellectual property is something separate, and is not merely an ancillary or incidental part of taxable tangible property.

The UK Government's approach to the Brexit negotiations has involved a considerable amount of threats and complaints.

In July 2017, the German government amended the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung or AWV), with a view to tightening its foreign investment regime ...

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On February 12 2019 the UK Parliament passed the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the "COPO Act").

The UAE was established on 2 December 1971 and is comprised of a federation of seven Emirates namely, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain ...

Legal professional privilege is a longstanding and fundamental principle of English law, and yet it finds itself before the Courts with such frequency that it is also one that is continually evolving.

Legal professional privilege is a longstanding and fundamental principle of English law, and yet it finds itself before the Courts with such frequency that it is also one that is continually evolving.

In this article Maples and Calder's Gwyneth Rees, Kelli L. Moll of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Neil Koren of Shartsis Friese LLP, and Peter Astleford of Dechert LLP discuss the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the hedge fund industry and the fiduciary duties within English law and Cayman as compared to those of the US.

Digital health technology encompasses a variety of innovative healthcare tools including clinical decision support (CDS) and patient decision support (PDS) technology.

The Court of Appeal judgment in Al Sadeq v Dechert (and others) [2024] EWCA Civ 28 is a must-read for litigators, in-house lawyers and anyone else who may become involved in English litigation, especially following an investigation, for its discussion of legal privilege.

With its recent rejection of class certification in Kottaras v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., No. 08-1832, 2012 WL 259862 (D.D.C. Jan. 30, 2012) (Boasberg, J.), the federal district court in Washington, D.C., has joined the growing number of courts that require plaintiffs to meet rigorous standards to gain class certification.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman's New York office and Chilean firm Carey have advised Deutsche Bank Trust Company as placement agent in a US$45 million bond issuance by Chilean insurer Inversiones SAMS.

On December 7, 2023, a group of health insurers and health insurance administrators filed a class action complaint against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (collectively "J&J")...

On September 4, 2025, the Northern District of California's top federal enforcement leaders came together to discuss their agencies' evolving priorities – and how they will play out in practice...

The SEC named Anita B. Bandy and Carolyn M. Welshhans as Associate Directors in the SEC Division of Enforcement.

The overall strength of the crypto asset markets in 2024 resulted in a year with significantly less crypto securities class action litigation than in recent years.

On 21 December 2023, Mr Justice Waksman handed down his judgment in the second trial of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) saga. The judgment, along with its earlier companions...