A recent bankruptcy court decision from the Eastern District of Virginia suggests that U.S. licensees of U.S. intellectual property from a foreign owner may lose their rights in a foreign insolvency proceeding even though the U.S. Bankruptcy Code was long-ago amended to eliminate that result.

On January 3, 2020, California state agencies released a draft Water Resilience Portfolio (WRP) outlining a broad and diverse plan for securing California's water supply against the ...

The security of information and communications technology, and particularly the supply chain that supports that technology, has become a major focus of the national security

Proposed rules (the "Release") announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on 19 November 2010 have provided some much awaited clarity to Asian, European and other non-U.S. investment advisers to private equity and other alternative investment funds as to whether they will need to register under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, (the "Advisers Act") as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act").

On January 21, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced changes to the reporting thresholds and exemptions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act").

On May 20, 2010, the Senate approved sweeping financial reform legislation. Included in the legislation is the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010 (the "Senate Bill").

On 18 March 2010, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance released Regulation No. 64 of 2010 (the "Regulation") regarding settlement of non-performing loans ("NPLs") of State-owned enterprises engaged in banking business.

The 2010s saw data emerge as a driving force in the world economy. The vast collection of and use of data revolutionized industries and led to significant advancements in...

Today, the Supreme Court held argument in the closely watched "business method patent" case, Bilski v. Kappos. The Court appears poised to rule that the business method claim at issue is not the valid subject of a patent.

On August 1, 2010, China's Ministry of Culture ("MOC") issued a comprehensive new regulation governing online games entitled the "Provisional Administrative Measures on Online Games" (the "Measures").

On March 26, 2010, Judge Robert Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia sentenced Gilbert Arenas to probation, community service, and 30 days in a halfway house, rejecting the prosecutors' request for jail time.

On January 10, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom formally unveiled his plans to expand California's enforcement activities with respect to consumer protection laws.

2010 has been a remarkable, if somewhat demanding, year for all those involved in the derivatives market. In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, there have been heated debates on issues ranging from transparency, to standardisation and the proposed implementation of Central Counterparties (CCPs).

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced increases to the reporting thresholds and exemptions that, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976

On January 25, 2011, by a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") adopted new rules giving effect to Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank").

A common, if not standard, component of real estate purchase contracts is a provision allowing the buyer a period of time to conduct due diligence with an unrestricted right to terminate the contract in its sole discretion, sometimes referred to as a "free look" period (a "Free Look Provision").

On January 4, 2010, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Further Administration of Registration of Foreign Companies’ Resident Representative Offices (the "Notice").

On December 26, 2009, China passed a "Tort Liability Law", which will become effective on July 1, 2010.

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a concept release to seek public input on the reform of the proxy solicitation and voting system in the U.S. As noted by Chairman Mary Schapiro and Meredith Cross, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, the U.S. proxy system governs the voting of over 600 billion shares at over 14,000 shareholder meetings each year, yet it has not undergone a substantial review in almost thirty years.

A bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York has recently designated the plan vote of a secured creditor because it acquired its secured claims with the motivation of taking over the debtor.