ABA Releases New Guidelines For Lawyers Who Experience Data Breaches By: Lexis Practice Advisor Attorney Team THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA) RECENTLY issued Formal Opinion 483, addressing lawyers’ ethical obligations to their clients after a data...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SETS NEW GUIDELINES FOR INTERN COMPENSATION THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) HAS ADOPTED new guidelines for determining whether interns working at for-profit companies are entitled to compensation under the federal Fair Labor Standards...
By: Jim Wagstaffe and the Wagstaffe Group In federal and state court cases, the litigator’s survival kit frequently has as its principal tool motions for summary judgment. For defendants, the winning case strategy frequently involves executing the summary...
This form is a settlement agreement and release that may be used in a federal district court case. It contains drafting notes and optional clauses When drafting or reviewing the agreement, try to address all the issues about the settlement terms and eliminate...
PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS CANNOT IMPOSE FEES ON NON-MEMBERS, SUPREME COURT RULES PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS CANNOT REQUIRE NON-MEMBERS to contribute to expenses related to union business, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, overturning a 41-year-old decision. Janus v. AFSCME...
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF AIA PATENT REVIEW PROCESS A PROVISION IN THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA) allowing for pre-trial review of existing patents does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme...
By: Candice Choh and Kari Krusmark, GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP A joint marketing agreement is a contract pursuant to which one or both of the parties will collaborate in order to promote the sale of product and service offerings of the other party. Such...
Adapted by Alyssa Heumann . THE LAWYER’S MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONNECTION with the launch of a new private equity fund (PE fund) will involve the preparation and negotiation of the key documents for the offering of its interests. The sale of PE fund interests...
By: Linda Curtis and Andrew Cheng , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Business acquisitions vary widely in terms of size and structure, the parties involved, and the nature of the financing involved. The parties typically involve one or more buyers, one or more...
By: Jeffrey Bosley , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Labor & Employment > Independent Contractors > Agreements and Restrictive Covenants > Practice Notes > Independent Contractor and Consulting Agreements An effective...
Linda Curtis PARTNER, GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP LINDA CURTIS IS A PARTNER AT Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Finance practice group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of corporate finance, with a specific...
By: David Azarkh and Sean Dougherty, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP There are fundamental differences between the covenants of high yield and investment grade debt securities. While investment grade covenants tend to be less restrictive and more limited,...
By: Richard D. Glovsky , Jordon R. Ferguson , and Rufino Gaytán III , Locke Lord LLP Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has not adopted a standard addressing employers’ obligations to safeguard employees during a pandemic...
By: Jim Wagstaffe and the Wagstaffe Group This article addresses new strategies based on recent case law for a party seeking to remove a case to federal court or to avoid removal and stay in state court. The article covers topics such as forum selection clauses...
By: Mark S. Bergman , John C. Kennedy , and Christopher J. Cummings , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Introduction This article discusses some key areas of focus regarding the coronavirus outbreak. It also highlights conditional relief issued...