Morrison & Foerster’s Automotive Task Force represents automotive industry clients in their most significant legal matters.
We have tapped our multidisciplinary Automotive Task Force to get their opinions on what is likely...more
2/23/2022
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Antitrust Division ,
Automotive Industry ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
6/30/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bribery ,
Causation ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Ford Motor Co. v Montana Eighth Judicial District Court ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joe Biden ,
New York Convention ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trade Secrets
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
3/2/2021
/ Affirmative Action ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Demand Letter ,
Discovery ,
Electronic Filing ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corporations ,
FRCP 30(b)(6) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
LCIA ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Markman Hearing ,
Mediation ,
MOFCOM ,
New York Convention ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Remote Hearings ,
Sanctions ,
Settlement ,
Subsidiaries ,
Transparency ,
Videoconference ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Witnesses
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may affect Japanese...more
11/6/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Japan ,
LCIA ,
Remote Hearings ,
SCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark civil rights decision, holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of...more
8/11/2020
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEO ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Gender Identity ,
Japan ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
The 2014 revision of the Japanese Patent Act created an Opposition System to provide a simpler procedure for third parties to challenge patent validity and amended the scope of the existing Invalidation Trial System. This...more