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Now that Congress has approved the Colombia Trade Protection Agreement (CTPA) and two similar pacts with South Korea and Panama, the treaty awaits only President Obama’s signature.

On August 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with Oracle Corporation in which the California software company agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Renewable energy projects differ from traditional power generation facilities.

On September 7, 2011, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) released its Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) on the state’s proposed Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently provided valuable guidance regarding whether members of royal families qualify as "foreign officials" under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week announced a settlement with Oracle Corporation (Oracle) in which the California software company agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

In recent years, China has gradually revised its investment policies, laws, and regulations with the aim of achieving sustainable and environmentally-friendly economic development.

The Supreme Court just issued an important decision reinforcing the need for rigorous analysis of class action plaintiffs' claims that damages can be determined on a class-wide basis.

The Supreme Court of the United States granted the request of the Federal Trade Commission to review a decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

On March 19, 2012, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made a second attempt to secure a final judgment on a $4.8 million settlement agreement with Morgan Stanley.

On March 20, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that method claims for treating gastrointestinal disorders by determining the level of certain metabolites (e.g., 6-thioguanine) in a patient after treating with a particular drug and then correlating the amount of drug and the level of metabolite did not constitute patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Mayo Collaborative Servs.v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 566 U.S. __ (2012).

Effective August 15, 2011, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) was amended to modify requirements for providing access to defense articles and technical data to "dual nationals" and "third-country nationals."

In a landmark decision on Feb. 14, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declined to impose per-claim statutory penalties of more than $50 million in a False Claims Act case with more than 9,000 "false" claims but no damages.

The press recently reported on a series of investigations undertaken by the New York Attorney General’s Office.

On December 7, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order exercising its authority under Section 211A of the Federal Power Act against an otherwise non-jurisdictional entity, but one with a broad statutory mandate, in Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., et al. v. Bonneville Power Administration, 137 FERC ¶ 61,185 (2011) (Iberdrola).