Finance & Banking – May 23, 2012

by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 5/23/2012

The Ministry for Science and Innovation has made a new grant available through the International Relationships Fund. The grant is designed to support local science-based business in the biomedical, health and functional food...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012

So, what can Canada do to become a leader in e-commerce? Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology would like to offer some suggestions for how the Government can help and Industry...more

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/14/2012

On May 4, the Honorable Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York denied UBS Americas Inc.’s (“UBS”) motion to dismiss the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (“FHFA”) complaint against it for violations of the Securities...more

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/4/2012

Last month, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for the first quarter of 2012. ...more

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 5/2/2012

In This Edition: In the News: United States; In the News: Europe and Asia; Government Financial Assistance; Privately Sourced Financial Grants; Federal and State Happenings; Legal News; and Events. In the April...more

by White & Case LLP on 4/27/2012

On April 23, 2012, in an effort to increase pressure on both the Syrian and Iranian regimes to cease ongoing and intensifying human rights violations facilitated by the abuse of information technology, President Obama issued...more

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/24/2012

Originally published by Bloomberg Finance L.P. in the Vol.6, No. 12 edition of the Bloomberg Law Reports—Securities Law. The Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) initial public offering last month was probably the most anticipated...more

by Mintz Levin on 4/17/2012

Back in January, the FTC announced that it would hold a workshop to examine the use of mobile payments in the marketplace and the effects on consumers. As promised, the workshop has been scheduled for April 26th, with a link...more