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The federal government is moving toward increased scrutiny of foreigners’ efforts to acquire "critical infrastructure" in the United States, particularly assets that could be related to national security.

On April 11, the U.S. Department of Defense ("DOD") published proposed regulations prohibiting certain lending practices directed at members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. The Secretary of Defense must promulgate a final regulation prior to October 1, 2007, and, therefore, is seeking comment regarding the regulation by or before June 11.

On March 11, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules amending Form 8-K consistent with the goals of Section 409 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley), which mandates "real time issuer disclosure."

This article discusses significant cases that relate to Employee Retirement Income Security Act class actions and provides recommendations for proactive steps a plan sponsor should take to mitigate the risk of such litigation

With the end of another year soon upon us, we have begun to look forward to the highs, lows, joys, and filings that 2023 has in store.

This is a brief roundup of recent federal court environmental and regulatory law decisions from the federal courts over the past few months, including the much anticipated ruling in Sackett, et ux., v, Environmental Protection Agency.

On May 16, 2005, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") separately issued guidance regarding implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202 ("SOX 404").

MiFID is the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC and replaces the Investment Services Directive (which was adopted in 1993).

In welcome news to umbrella policyholders, the Supreme Court of California issued an opinion on August 29, 2005 in Powerine Oil Co., Inc. v. Superior Court,2005 DJDAR 10545 (Cal. Aug. 29, 2005) ("Powerine II") that could breath life into policyholder efforts to recover costs of complying with pollution cleanup and abatement orders issued by administrative agencies -- costs that the court previously held are not covered under standard comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policies.

On November 3, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules that would significantly modify and advance the registration, communications and offering framework of the Securities Act of 1933.

Antitrust lawyers and securities lawyers rarely pay attention to the same litigation. Billing v. Credit Suisse First Boston is a notable exception. Now on a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, Billing could have far-reaching consequences for both securities and antitrust law.

This is an update on the past year's developments in government enforcement in the area of business crimes.

The saga continues in Arizona v. California, Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court challenge of California's tax reach, but signs are strong it may be ending soon.

On the last day of the 2006 Term, by a five-to-four vote, the U.S. Supreme Court held that minimum resale price maintenance – commonly called RPM – would no longer constitute a per se violation of the antitrust laws, overruling its 1911 decision in Dr. Miles.In doing so, the Court followed the recommendation of the Solicitor General, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission, and many but not all economists.