Government Contracting – May 23, 2012

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 3/19/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York (February 24, 2012). Unlawful tying arrangements are a frequent point of contention between electric cooperatives and municipalities. On Jan. 17, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court let...more

by King & Spalding on 2/29/2012

Five freight forwarders who have performed significant work for the U.S. Government and Government contractors have been added to the Excluded Party List System (EPLS), meaning that they have been debarred from U.S....more

by Michael Osborne on 2/24/2012

Ontario's top court recently allowed parts of a claim that the Competition Bureau defamed suspects when it an announced bid-rigging charges against them to proceed to trial....more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/6/2012

In a stunning conclusion to the U.S. Department of Justice’s first guilty jury verdict against a corporation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.S. District Court, Central District of California...more

by Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 2/3/2012

Chapter 11 of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was the first international trade agreement provision to give foreign investors a direct cause of action for investment disputes against the host government in...more

by Eric Gorman on 10/10/2011

This Article argues that not only is it appropriate to rein in expansion of the state action doctrine, but also courts should go one step further and remodel the doctrine to more closely resemble the European Union’s...more

by Richard Kimber on 8/10/2011

The lesson for all companies conducting operations in China, especially if affiliates or subsidiaries of US or UK headquartered companies, is that detailed compliance programmes will need to be instituted. Regulatory...more

by BPE Solicitors LLP on 3/30/2011

Useful guidance from the UK Government on the application of The Bribery Act 2010....more