ArticleHow (Not) To Handle Disclosures By Whistleblowers"Although the UK's whistleblowing regime has been around for nearly 25 years, employers still frequently get into trouble when handling disclosures by employees."United KingdomEmployment and HRCooley LLP
ArticleBillable Hour Credit Is Helping These Big Law Firms Move 'From Thought To Action' On DEI Matters"DEI billable credit is on trend in Big Law. While long-term results are still in the making, young lawyers seem encouraged by the movement toward giving credit for advancing diversity and inclusion."United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleElectric-Vehicle Startups Are Experiencing A Gold Rush. Here Are The Top 9 Lawyers Helping Them Navigate The Financial Frenzy."Electric-vehicle startups, hungry for capital to develop their costly technology, have jumped into the SPAC gold rush."United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleM&A Lawyers Eye 'Sweet Spot' For Big Tech AcquirersBig Law firms are bullish on the resilience of the tech sector, despite a recent cooling of mergers and acquisitions work and multiple layoffs in the tech industry.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Increases Fee Rates For Fiscal 2023, Which Begins October 1, 2022Today, the SEC announced that it was increasing the fees it charges issuers to register their securities. In fiscal 2023, the fee rates for registration of securities and certain other transactions...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Proposes 4-Day Breach Reporting RuleUnder the US Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rule, publicly traded companies will have four days to report 'material cybersecurity incidents'.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
VideoSEC Reporting Workshop - Session 3: Do I Have To Report That? Intro To 8-K Reporting (Video)This session covers events that trigger an 8-K filing, reporting significant acquisitions and related financial statement requirements, pitfalls for the unwary and impact on Form S-3 eligibility.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
VideoSEC Reporting Workshop - Session 4: Why It Matters: Section 16 Reporting And Liability (Video)This session covers Section 16–purpose and overview, Section 16 insiders and timing considerations–entering and leaving the system, short swing profits and disgorgement and disclosure considerations.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleMaxwell Prosecutors Won Their Case But Shed Little New Light On Epstein"The sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell was widely expected to offer a rare window into the life of her longtime companion, Jeffrey Epstein: Fresh revelations about sordid acts.United StatesCriminal LawCooley LLP
ArticleMueller, Special Counsel Teammates Let Students Be The Judge"It seemed that everyone had an opinion about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential electionUnited StatesCriminal LawCooley LLP
ArticleIPO Market Could End 2021 With A Furious Finish"The initial public offerings pipeline is shaping up for a robust November and beyond despite the typical lull that begins before the holiday season, signaling that another banner year for IPOs could close with a bang."United StatesFinance and BankingCooley LLP
Article'Voracious Consumers Of Capital': How The Life Sciences Boom Is Fueling Law Firm Business"Life sciences work – across transactions, intellectual property and regulatory matters – provided a bright spot in Big Law business in 2020 that firms expect to fuel an even more promising 2021."United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCooley LLP
VideoAnnual Spring Meeting Panel: Monetization Of IP (Video)On April 29, 2022, Robert Eisenbach participated on a panel at the Annual Spring Meeting of the American Bankruptcy Institute.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCooley LLP
ArticleWhy Bankruptcies Filed In 2021 Dropped, And Why 2022 Could Be Different"No one would call 2021 an uneventful year. The US Capitol was stormed in a would-be insurrection. Inflation surged to levels not seen in decades. And almost 300 million people worldwide were infected by...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCooley LLP
ArticleBy The Numbers: Four Practice Areas Set To Power Big Law In 2022"Big Law firms face a tall task this year repeating their financial performance in 2021, when a surge in demand for premium lawyers' time drove revenue increases not seen since before the Great Recession."United StatesLaw Department PerformanceCooley LLP
ArticleNike Split With Neymar Amid Sexual-Assault Probe"Nike and soccer superstar Neymar split ways last year after the company started investigating an allegation by a Nike employee that the Brazilian athlete had sexually assaulted her...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCooley LLP
ArticleFacebook Finds Itself In Strange Faceoff With Faceparty Founder"A social media pioneer tried to convince a judge there's a big mistake in how Facebook Inc. came to acquire the rights to the word "face" more than a decade ago."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCooley LLP
ArticleSmart Cars Vs. Privacy: A Driverless Car Could Generate 100 GB Of Data Per Second"Fully autonomous vehicles might never come to much, but many of the privacy issues they raise are as salient today as they would be in any high-tech driverless future."United StatesPrivacyCooley LLP
ArticleCyber Practices Are Great For Law Firms — If They Can Find The Right PeopleAs corporations and governments alike face increasing incidents of data breaches and cyberattacks, cybersecurity has become a hot and growing practice area for many law firms. United StatesTechnologyCooley LLP
ArticleMega Metaverse Round-Up For Lawyers"If you live on planet earth, you've probably heard of the metaverse – and if you haven't, you will. It's being heralded as the next big thing in technology, life, and society.United StatesTechnologyCooley LLP