Lewis Hamilton has lost his appeal against partial refusal to register his name as a trade mark in the EU. The Board of Appeal ("BoA") decided that he did not qualify for recognition...

The ancient Roman legal maxim "Allegans Contraria Non Est Audiendus" evolved into the modern doctrine of judicial estoppel, which prevents parties from taking contradictory positions in court proceedings.

On September 13, 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that September 19, 2022, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral, will be designated a National Day of Mourning and a designated holiday for the public service of Canada.

On November 3, 2022, Bill 28 received Royal Assent and is now law.

Bill C-45 will now return to the House of Commons where the House will decide whether to accept or reject the Senate's amendments.

On July 30, 2017, new Federal Law No. 165-FZ of July 18, 2017 entered into effect, introducing amendments (the "Amendments") to Federal Law No. 160-FZ "On Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation"...

In case the bid­der seeks an ex­emp­tion and the Swedish Securities Council de­nies such ex­emp­tion, the bid­der must as soon as pos­si­ble with­draw the of­fer.

CVAs have come to the fore recently as increasing number of retailers and casual dining restaurants are turning to CVAs to restructure their rental obligations.

In response to the threat of COVID-19 in the United States, governors across the nation issued orders closing businesses.

Cleary Gottlieb partner Francesca Odell and counsel Helena Grannis presented, "2020 Post-Proxy Season Review and Governance Trends," as part of the Conference Board's Governance Watch Webcast Series.

In late October 2013, the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that it would begin the monthly publication of a Drilling Productivity Report on U.S. shale oil and gas production.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value used in federal regulatory cost/benefit analyses to represent the cost to society of carbon-based greenhouse gas emissions.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value...

After working with AR Lenders, FHA Lenders and other stakeholders for months, HUD has finally "publicly" published the latest iteration of the Intercreditor Agreement.

On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule significantly changing the scope of CFIUS mandatory notification requirements for foreign investments in U.S. critical technology businesses ...

After distributing industry news, updates, and practice tips relating to the legal and business aspects of government contracts via its blog, the Government Contracts Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office will soon be retiring http://www.governmentcontractsconnection.com.

On July 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order pursuant to the Hong Kong Policy Act eliminating the separate status of Hong Kong and China under various provisions of U.S. law

On July 18, the State Department published a notice that Secretary Tillerson has certified that Iran remains in compliance with its obligations under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

As firms respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by increasingly transitioning to remote and telework arrangements, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") issued an alert on...

Cleary Gottlieb and Tiantong & Partners 天同律师事务所 are continuing their collaboration to produce joint analyses regarding some of the current U.S. regulatory