By: Marc E. Bernstein , Paul Hastings LLP This article addresses initial preparations for drafting a separation agreement and common terms that employers ordinarily should include, or at least consider including, in separation agreements. WHEN TERMINATING AN...
By: Elizabeth Espín Stern and Maximillian Del Rey , Mayer Brown LLP Introduction By all accounts, immigration was among the most debated issues of the 2016 presidential election. According to the Pew Research Center, 70% of registered voters listed immigration...
By: Emily D. Zimmer and Lynne S. Wakefield , K&L Gates LLP. This article discusses how to design and operate compliant employer-sponsored health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) under the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.), with a particular focus on the Patient...
By: Keir Gumbs , Covington & Burling LLP PARTNER AT COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Keir Gumbs, vice chair of the Securities & Capital Markets Group and partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP, regularly provides insights about...
Claudia Simon : Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP CLAUDIA SIMON IS A PARTNER AT Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. She represents public and private clients in mergers and acquisitions transactions, including tender offers, stock acquisitions, asset acquisitions...
By: Devika Kewalramani , Moses & Singer LLP. Federal and state courts have the power to disqualify a lawyer from continuing to represent a client by requiring withdrawal when a disabling conflict of interest exists. While courts are generally reluctant to...
By: Mark W. Brennan , Hogan Lovells US LLP. AS THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICES SUCH AS SMARTPHONES and tablets has become increasingly prevalent, mobile applications (mobile apps or apps) have also proliferated. Consumers use mobile apps to access social networks,...
By: Ethan Horwitz , Carlton Fields. TODAY, BOTH PATENT OWNERS AND ACCUSED INFRINGERS have multiple choices of venues in which to litigate the validity of a patent. There is the historic option of a patent infringement case in the federal courts. Increasingly...
By: Linda Curtis and Andrew Cheng , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NEGOTIATION OF AN ACQUISITION agreement and related acquisition financing commitment has become increasingly complicated, involving multiple parties. The buyer, of course...
By: Matthew Merkle , Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. ON JULY 3, 2016, THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) WILL EXTEND its new market abuse regime (MAD II) 2 to the previously unregulated Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange (GEM) and the EuroMTF of...
Q&A with: Neil J. Wertlieb , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Please tell us about your current practice and the types of transactions you typically handle. My practice at Milbank focuses on corporate transactions, primarily acquisitions, finance...
By: Robert N. Rapp , Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Securities & Capital Markets > State Securities Regulations – Blue Sky Laws> Blue Sky Laws > Practice Notes > “Regulation A-Plus” Limited...
By: Timothy Murray, MURRAY, HOGUE & LANNIS Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an amorphous concept that defies simple explanation. At its heart, CSR is a philosophy that a business entity has certain societal obligations beyond the bottom line of its...
By: Anna T. Pinedo , Gonzalo Go , Felix Zhang , and James Alford MAYER BROWN LLP This article discusses market trends in 2021 relating to disclosures of climate change risks and mitigation by public companies, which are intertwined with environmental, social...
By: Matthew D. Dunn and Melissa J. Erwin , Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP While many are no doubt tired of hearing about cybersecurity, hackers and cyber-criminals continue to employ sophisticated and evolving strategies to access data and disrupt organizations...