Business Organization Updates – May 23, 2012

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/23/2012

Earlier this month, China’s Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on...more

by Akerman Senterfitt on 5/23/2012

This year’s edition reflects relative consistency of national trends with the prior year. While aggregate transaction activity nationally in 2011 was only marginally higher than in 2010, we are pleased that our clients...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/23/2012

Yesterday morning, the Little Hoover Commission voted to approve the Governor’s Reorganization Plan, subject to the members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly (Mark Vargas) and the Senate Rules Committee (Jonathan...more

by Reed Smith on 5/23/2012

In a recent unpublished decision, the Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, decided to allow a business entity’s former tax manager, joining with the attorney general for the state of Delaware, to proceed with a...more

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/22/2012

A California Court of Appeal recently held that the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) supports a partner’s claim for retaliation against her partnership for opposing sexual harassment of an employee of the...more

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012

The process for designating systemically important financial institutions (“SIFIs”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) is moving forward apace. On April 3, 2012, the Financial...more

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/22/2012

In This Issue: The Supreme Court Confronts Controversies Overseas, But Will Congress Have the Final Word? Cover; When in Rome...(U.S Law Still Applies): Lessons of Wal-Mart, News Corp. & the Foreign Corrupt Practices...more

by Michael Volkov on 5/22/2012

Everyone writes about the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act. Some are more willing to tackle export compliance. Given the Obama Administration’s reliance on sanctions as a foreign policy tool, companies need to address the...more