It's unnatural – 2023 saw a historic number of bills introduced, many of which we previously detailed but failed to proceed past the June House of Origin deadline.

On June 1, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that the New York Convention governing international arbitrations does not bar the application of domestic state law principles when...

It is well-established that restrictive covenants are prohibited by statute in California.

Employers should make sure they're familiar with the wide range of California employment laws that go into effect next year.

The California Legislature passed a number of important new laws in 2023 that will affect California employers generally.

The Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ"), Kenneth Blanco, recently announced[1] that the DOJ's FCPA "Pilot Program" introduced in 2016 would remain in effect after the expiry of its initial of period of one year period on April 5, 2017.

Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California's 2023 legislative session.

In Varela v. AE Liquidation, Inc. (In re AE Liquidation, Inc.), 866 F.3d 515 (3d Cir. 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the sixth circuit court of appeals to rule...

In Varela v. AE Liquidation, Inc. (In re AE Liquidation, Inc.), 866 F.3d 515 (3d Cir. 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the sixth circuit court of appeals to rule ...

The successful prosecutions of Martha Stewart and Frank Quattrone highlight the increased risk corporate executives face from "obstruction of justice" and similar offenses.

Despite the widespread adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, trade secret principles continue to develop primarily through the common law.

While Governor Newsom vetoed several impactful bills prior to his October 14, 2023, signing deadline, he approved a wide array of new laws with which businesses will need to comply with in 2024 and beyond.

Large employers intending to lay off a significant number of their employees are required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") to...

In the direct aftermath of the corporate scandals that rocked the dawn of the Millennium (e.g., Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, etc.), a number of folks (mostly legal academics, some politicians, as well as a few others) believed that if only lawyers had somehow acted as better “gatekeepers” of the capital markets, the foregoing crises in capitalism could have been avoided.

Law360, New York (February 03, 2010) -- Discouraging anecdotes about unexpected layoffs and endless job searches are now commonplace on every train ride, in every grocery store line and at every dining table.

The U.S. Supreme Court has pointed out consistently in recent years that the relatively new construct of "class arbitration" is very different from your uncle's classic bilateral arbitration.

Public corruption is a significant legal risk for any corporation doing business around the globe, particularly in developing and transition economies. Over the last 30 years, however, governments have taken great strides to reduce official corruption worldwide.

Few experts in the field of unfair competition law would disagree that the 2018 decision in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc.,1 was a game changer in California, ...

The article examines how despite its size and complex dual federal and state legal system, the United States is a favorable forum for international arbitration.