As Europe's commercial real estate debt market enters its sixth year of "credit crunch" disruption, it is increasingly clear that traditional bank lending will not be able to meet the demand for new finance.

This client alert examines the proposed regulations relating to extended maternity leave issued by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice today published its highly anticipated official guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 (the "Act") and announced that the Act will come into force after a three-month notice period, on 1 July 2011

As the 2012 proxy season begins, public companies should be aware of recent changes to Rule 452 of the New York Stock Exchange that restrict broker discretionary voting on certain types of corporate governance proxy proposals.

The rural hospital that requested the Opinion from the OIG entered into the Arrangement with a cardiology group for provision of various co-management and other services with regard to four cardiac catheterization laboratories.

On November 14, 2013, the U.S. Federal Communications (FCC) adopted a Declaratory Ruling clarifying its policies related to foreign investment in radio and television broadcast companies.

In Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC v. Simmonds, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the application of the statute of limitations for claims brought under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On June 3, 2019, a New Hampshire federal judge set aside the U.S. Justice Department's controversial 2018 opinion that the Federal Wire Act extends beyond sports wagering to include lotteries, poker and casino games.

This week, President Obama is expected to sign into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"), which combines several bills that were introduced last year with the aim of reducing the costs of going public for private companies and facilitating increased capital formation.

An employer's ability to enforce a covenant not to compete varies from state to state.

On March 1, 2012, the "Act Concerning the Improvement of Restructurings under German Insolvency Law" (ESUG) will come into force and effect.

Plan administrators of 401(k), pension and other retirement plans subject to ERISA section 203’s vesting requirements have long been required to file Schedule SSA (identifying separated participants having deferred vested benefits) with their Form 5500s in order to satisfy their reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 6057(a).

Spurred by increasing public frustration over rising gasoline prices, on Thursday, April 21, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced the creation of an "Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group."

On July 30, 2004, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") published an interim rule which authorizes USCIS adjudications officers to exercise discretion in issuing employment authorization documents ("EADs") for a period in excess of one year. This rule is now in effect.

The court discussed two lines of Hatch-Waxman cases in which plaintiffs have attempted to add as parties entities connected to the ANDA filer.

A key component of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, as extended by the 2010 Tax Relief Act, which was designed to spur investment in emerging companies throughout the U.S., is set to expire on December 31, 2011.

In a much anticipated decision, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the Tax Court.

A $40 million claim, a six month trial and a $1.2 million award of damages, culminating in the resignation of the Secretary of State for Defence serves to highlight how failure to consider the extent of the rights and obligations of parties during an earn-out period can prove extremely costly.

In In re Delphi Financial Group Shareholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery was recently confronted with the issue of whether a controlling stockholder breaches its fiduciary duties to minority stockholders.