ArticleSAP Continues To Search For AcquisitionsSoftware company SAP has announced that in the wake of its purchase of Business Software and Sybase it is looking for further acquisition opportunities.United KingdomStrategyEversheds Sutherland
ArticleFTC Seeks To Undo Another Small, Completed TransactionThis week, the FTC announced a proposed consent agreement to alter another completed transaction that was too small to be reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ("HSR Act").United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawBakerHostetler
ArticleCourts Cast Doubt On Fees To Neighbors For Routine Building WorkTwo trial courts have recently cast doubt on neighbors’ ability to demand fees for access for routine façade inspections and repairs. Under New York City Local Law 11, building owners must inspect their facades every five years and repair any unsafe condition. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesCarter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
ArticleI’m Still Your Mom: Mom Tries To Keep Her Minor Son From College Of His ChoiceI know this blog is supposed to deal with family law issues, but "family law" is really a broad term which can cover any number of issues besides simply divorce or economic issues. United StatesFamily and MatrimonialFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleLenders Become a Bigger Target in ChicagoProposed Ordinance Could Require Lenders to Post Security Guards at Empty Properties Near Schools - Will Other Cities Across the U.S. Follow Suit?United StatesFinance and BankingHolland & Knight
ArticleWays and Means Committee Approves Bill to Make Reforms to Medicare Hospital and Other Payment PoliciesThe House Ways and Means Committee has approved an amended version of H.R. 5273, the "Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016." United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesReed Smith
ArticleDenver Office Secures Favorable Settlement In Pro Bono Trademark Matter Involving Black Students' Social Justice PodcastDenver Partner Jeffrey Kass recently obtained a favorable settlement in a pro bono matter on behalf of a group of high school students ...United StatesIntellectual PropertyLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
ArticleWork Health & Safety - What's News - 27 May 2015This newsletter has links to recent media releases, reports, and cases relating to work health & safety in Australia.AustraliaEmployment and HRHolding Redlich
ArticleGhana's Hard YardsThere are eight more weeks till the end of the year. They will be busy. This week, the statistical service is scheduled to release new inflation data. Less than a week after that the finance...GhanaGovernment, Public SectorSonghai Advisory LLP
ArticleTrespassers? How To Protect Your Farm Against Unwelcome StrangersDiscovering unauthorized persons on your farm is a growing problem. Such unauthorized entry could include media news teams filming farm operations, environmental activists seeking to identify violations...United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionWard and Smith, P.A
ArticleWho Says You Can't Fight City Hall?Russell v. Township of Georgian Bay provides a useful reminder of the fact that while municipal officials sometimes appear to hold all of the cards in disputes with home owners, that is not always the case.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMinden Gross LLP
ArticleSpecial Permit Now Required For Hotels In M1 Districts; Office Restrictions Lifted In Garment CenterOn Dec. 20, 2018, the City Council adopted a zoning text amendment to require a special permit for the development of a transient hotel (Use Group 5) ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleDrone Détente: Administration Signals Movement On Key RulesBased on a pair of recent actions relating to unmanned aircraft systems, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration appears to be making progress toward publishing long-awaited rules of interest...United StatesTransportJones Day
ArticleTransport Malta Launches Consultation On The Malta Passenger Yacht CodeThe Authority for Transport in Malta has launched a consultation process aimed at revising the 12 passenger limitation on board yachts.MaltaTransportKPMG Malta
VideoWebinar: Contemporary Developments In Turkish Competition Law: Effects Of The Recently Revised LawThe presentation will explain recent amendments introduced to the Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition as of June 24, 2020.TurkeyAntitrust/Competition LawELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
ArticleEnvironmental Groups Petition EPA To Regulate Stormwater DischargesOn July 10, 2013, a group of environmental organizations (including American Rivers, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Natural Resources Defense Council) petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose sweeping stormwater permit requirements on commercial, industrial and institutional sites in EPA Region 1 (New England), 3 (Mid-Atlantic) and 9 (Pacific Southwest).United StatesEnvironmentWilmerHale
ArticleFirst BIPA Trial Ever Results In $228M Judgment Against Company That Hired Out Fingerprint Processing ActivitiesYesterday, October 12, 2022, was the first time that a case under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) went to trial – and the result was a big win for the Plaintiffs...United StatesPrivacyRothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
ArticleUnlocking The Future Of Build-To-Rent Housing At The Annual Build-To-Rent Forum (East)Goulston & Storrs participated in the 9th Annual Build-to-Rent Forum (East) that took place on March 20-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. This conference focused on the latest trends and business...United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionGoulston & Storrs
ArticleResponding To Online Client CriticismAs you get into your car at midnight on a Friday after an exhausting mediation, you begin to mentally replay how the day unfolded.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceLewis Roca
ArticleThe Discovery Rule Applies To Resurrect Consumer Fraud Claim On Property SaleThe six-year statute of limitations was effectively tolled until the plaintiff discovered the wrongdoer knew of the falsity of the statement and intended the plaintiff to rely on it. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDay Pitney LLP