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Over the past several months, the US and world financial markets have witnessed the collapse of longstanding financial institutions, the government conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, record volatility in US stock markets and a virtual shutdown of access to credit markets.

When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he took an important initial step toward fulfilling campaign promises to reform the American health care system.

Government delegations at the Working Group II of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law agreed during its 58th Session in February 2013 in New York City to adopt new transparency rules that will apply on a default basis to all future arbitration proceedings under bilateral investment treaties that use the UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

The Delaware Court of Chancery has been on a slow but clear path toward increased reliance on the merger price in determining fair value in appraisal cases.

This memorandum discusses the current state of law concerning private placements in France, including the impact of a recently adopted Ordinance (the “Reform Act”) and amendments to the General Regulations (the “General Regulations”) of the French securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”).

We are delighted to publish a new issue of Fried Frank PEP Talk®, our newsletter for private equity professionals. As the financial markets continue to recover and the pace of deal activity increases, we believe it is an ideal time to address current issues that affect private equity funds and transactions.

Imagine the horror: a corporate executive confides in a family member, sharing information about her career (and, therefore, about her company), and the family member trades in the company’s securities.

In English law, the approach to determining the applicable law of an arbitration agreement has been to engage in a common law conflicts of law analysis.

The establishment of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the ―PCAOB‖ or ―Board‖) was a key element of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (―Sarbanes-Oxley‖).

This client memorandum from August 2026 provides general information on a legal matter. The communication clarifies that it should not be relied upon as legal advice and may constitute attorney advertising in certain jurisdictions.

The Senate should not, under any circumstances, pass Section 3 of S. 2041, which allows former and current Government employees to enrich themselves by filing <I>qui tam </I>cases based on information gained as Government employees.

In line with recommendations from the G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh on September 25, 2009, the French Parliament passed on October 22, 2010 the Banking and Financial Regulation Act (the "2010 Reform Act").

As companies, including foreign private issuers, evaluate the scope and level of detail that the recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRSHRA) requires in SEC filings, they may want to consider examples from published comment-letter correspondence triggered by the SEC’s Office of Global Security Risk (OGSR).

It was a busy year for patent litigation across the broad, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) ...

I appreciate the opportunity to submit my views on behalf of the u.s. chamber of commerce and the u.s. chamber institute for legal reform in opposition to s. 2041.

Since the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) announced its new cooperation initiative in January 2010, the agency and its staff have created new programs designed to invite, incentivize, and reward cooperation.

Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies...