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On the Senate floor on September 12th, Senator Grassley introduced sweeping amendments to the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) which will significantly increase liability under the FCA by eliminating long-standing defenses.

In August 2009, President Obama announced that his Administration would conduct a thoroughgoing review of the country’s export control regimes.

On 14 September 2010, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed in Akzo Nobel v. Commission that documents prepared by in-house lawyers are not privileged under EU rules.

A new decision by the federal district court in New York creates uncertainty regarding whether the long party to a cash-settled total return equity swap will be deemed to beneficially own the publicly-traded reference security for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yesterday, two subcommittees of the House Committee on the Judiciary held a joint hearing on H.R. 4854, entitled the "False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007.

Last week, the US Treasury delivered draft legislation to Congress concerning advisory “say on pay” votes and compensation committee independence.

On January 26, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued joint proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") and the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") to implement certain provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act"), available at http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2011/ia-3145.pdf .

One of the lesser publicized provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") requires a registrant to obtain the written consent of a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO") in order to disclose in a registration statement or prospectus (or documents incorporated by reference into registration statements or prospectuses) that NRSRO’s credit rating of any class of debt securities, convertible debt securities or preferred s

On July 10, 2009, the SEC proposed amendments to the proxy solicitation rules, including amendments that could make it easier for shareholders to conduct proxy solicitations against management.

On December 6, 2012, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. ("ISS") broadcast a webinar ("Webinar") to provide additional information regarding its Final 2013 Corporate Governance Policy Updates, which were published on November 16, 2012 (the "Final Policies").

On October 17, 2016, OFAC and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published final rules further easing U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba.

On September 28, 2012, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") to provide guidance on the application of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act").

The FTC has announced new reporting notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR Act" or the "Act"), which will be effective 30 days after the revised thresholds are published in the Federal Register.

On November 7, 2014, the Department of Justice (DOJ) required particleboard competitors Flakeboard America Limited (Flakeboard) and SierraPine to pay $5 million in penalties

On September 14, 2009, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission published new and updated interpretations regarding Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act, Regulation 13D-G, and Schedules 13D and 13G.

RiskMetrics Group, formerly known as Institutional Shareholder Services (“RiskMetrics”), has published a 2009 update to its corporate governance policies, including new policies on various executive compensation matters.

In a unanimous decision by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court today vacated the Sixth Circuit's decision in Allison Engine Co. v. United States ex rel. Sanders, and held that, even though "presentment" was not required for liability under 31 USC. §§3729 (a)(2) and (a)(3), it was not sufficient to merely show that a government prime contractor used "government money" to pay a subcontractor's false claim.