Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
1/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney General ,
Backstop Agreements ,
BEPS ,
BitLicense ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Chapter 11 ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Common Stock ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Subpoenas ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Debt Financing ,
Debtors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Disgorgement ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Down Rounds ,
Drug Pricing ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Enterprise Act 2002 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Issuers ,
FRCP 23 ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
General Elections ,
GILTI tax ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Individual Accountability ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intercreditor Agreements ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
IRS ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Japan ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Listing Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
PCAOB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Political Parties ,
Preferred Shares ,
Private Offerings ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Refinancing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Litigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Release Agrements ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Valuation ,
White Collar Crimes
On May 13, 2019, in a 5-4 decision in Apple Inc. v. Pepper, the U.S. Supreme Court held that consumers of iPhone apps are direct purchasers of Apple and therefore have standing to sue the company for alleged monopolization of...more
5/15/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Dismissals ,
Internet Retailers ,
iPhone ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
The English Courts have reignited the prospects of a £14 billion class action against Mastercard.
In a much anticipated ruling, on 16 April 2019, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (the Court) granted an appeal by...more
5/9/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Damages ,
European Commission ,
Interchange Fees ,
Likelihood of Success ,
Litigation Funding ,
MasterCard ,
Opt-Outs ,
UK
Much of the attention on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2018-19 term has concerned its composition or its handling of cases involving some of the signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. Less noticed...more
1/18/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Standing ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Auer Deference ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Decertification ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Employment Contract ,
Emulex Corp. v Varjabedian ,
Equitable Exceptions ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
First Amendment ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(e)(2) ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
Independent Contractors ,
iPhone ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Lanham Act ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Matal v Tam ,
Material Misstatements ,
Mergers ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
Omissions ,
Private Right of Action ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scandalous/Immoral Marks ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
SIFMA ,
Standard of Review ,
Trademarks
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
10/23/2018
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
America Invents Act ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitrators ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Business Litigation ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Equitable Tolling ,
False Statements ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreseeability ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
International Litigation ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Republic of Sudan v Harrison ,
Right To Appeal ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Service of Process ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
In the 2017-18 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of potentially significant disputes relevant to businesses, including those involving constitutional protections, class actions and other corporate liability...more
1/29/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
America Invents Act ,
Anti-Commandeering ,
Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Benisek v Lamone ,
Carpenter v US ,
Cell Phones ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Christie v NCAA ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employment Contract ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gill v Whitford ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
PASPA ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
PLSRA ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sixth Amendment ,
SLUSA ,
Sports Gambling ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Tolling ,
Union Dues ,
USPTO ,
Warrantless Searches ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young Lawyers
Tax reform, shifting international dynamics, Trump administration goals and a potentially strong market for transactions all seem likely to impact business activity in 2018. Below are 10 areas to explore in our 10th annual...more
1/23/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Acquisitions ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Litigation ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit offered significant guidance regarding the circuit’s class certification requirements in In re Petrobras Securities, No. 16-1914. In addressing an issue of...more
7/10/2017
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Domestic Injury ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
International Litigation ,
Investors ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Petrobras ,
Securities Litigation ,
Split of Authority
In its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court is once again poised to address a range of disputes relevant to businesses. These include significant constitutional issues, class action practice and other procedural matters, and...more
1/20/2016
/ Affirmative Action ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Mootness ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Standing ,
Union Dues ,
Young Lawyers
Approaching the midpoint of its 2014-15 term, the Supreme Court has added to its docket several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and business issues. The Court accepted for...more
1/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amtrak ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Halbig v Burwell ,
King v Burwell ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Railroads ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Tax Credits ,
Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA ,
Zivotofsky v Kerry