In the present uncertain legal and regulatory environment, the role of shareholder activists in scrutinizing corporate behavior seems to be gaining steam

Effective March 10, 2009 a US winery cannot export wine to the EU containing the terms chateau, classic, clos, fine, late bottled vintage, noble, ruby, superior, sur lie, tawny, vintage, and vintage character on US wine labels.

Thanks to the more-heat-than-light arguments surrounding the health reform proposals, how an individual might choose to die, if in a terminal state and unable to make decisions himself or herself, is again a topic of discussion.

You may have recently heard news reports that the IRS will begin subjecting individuals' contributions to IRC Section 501(c)(4) organizations - commonly known as social welfare organizations -- to gift tax (currently set at 35%).

The fight over whether the government may access the data of companies and individuals that is stored overseas has officially made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

One potentially offsetting advantage from the current low returns on fixed-income investments is the ability to make relatively large tax-free transfers to one's beneficiaries.

On October 18, 2017, a federal grand jury sitting in San Francisco indicted capacitor manufacturer Nippon Chemi-Con for participating in a multi-decade conspiracy to fix prices for electrolytic capacitors.

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court called Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons will decide whether the "first sale doctrine" under copyright law applies to goods first purchased outside the U.S.

Earlier this year we highlighted the growing trend of regulators asserting continuing post-investigation control over the operations of companies accused of compliance failures.

A recent case we handled highlights the importance of reading a complaint's allegations very carefully.

Just signed by Governor Brown, SB 618 (Wolk) creates, for the first time, an explicit mechanism for landowners and solar developers to remove non-prime agricultural land from existing Williamson Act contracts in order to use it for photovoltaic solar energy production.

The US Environmental Protection Agency's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP), originally published in the Federal Register April 22, 2008, became fully effective on April 22, 2010, imposing certain training, certification and work practice requirements on activities that disturb lead-based paint.

On Monday, April 16, 2007, the California Supreme Court ruled that employees may recover for meal breaks missed as far back as three years before filing suit.

After several months of debate regarding the potential elimination of California Redevelopment Agencies ("RDAs") in order to help reduce California’s budget deficit, on June 28, 2011 Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills that affect the future viability of RDAs.

Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – it became effective December 19, 1977. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein marked the occasion this month ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposes a three-year holding period, rather than a one-year holding period, in order to qualify for long-term capital gains rates ...

Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that employees may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their text messages transmitted on pagers provided by their employer, despite policy warnings that such messages were subject to inspection.

The prosecution of Martin Shkreli, whom the BBC has called "the most hated man in America," reveals some important lessons about the Fourth Amendment protections against search and seizure...

Although Governor Schwarzenegger had vowed not to sign any new legislation until a budget agreement is reached, two new wage and hour laws will take effect on January 1, 2009.

When times get tough, directors and officers expect shareholders to hold them accountable for how well the business is being managed.