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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Rogers Towers: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA): Applicable to Institutions that Acquire Loans from the FDIC?

by Scott J. Kennelly, Janet C. Owens | Rogers Towers on 12/28/2012

In the wake of bank failures, some institutions have acquired failed bank assets, including loans, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Such institutions should exercise caution when collecting on consumer loans...more

California Federal District Court Holds That Section 1312(a) of the California Corporations Code Provides the Exclusive Remedy For...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/19/2012

In Dixon v. Cost Plus, Inc., No. 12-2721, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90854 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 27, 2012), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that Section 1312(a) of the California...more

Canadian Patents: Importance of Registering Assignment

by Field Law on 5/2/2012

This is a review of a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, which has implications for Canadian patent owners and assignees. The case is Verdellen v. Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. The facts are that...more

"Competition Remedies for Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures: China’s Diverging Practice from EU and U.S. Agencies"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/15/2012

Companies contemplating global mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures should be aware that the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), China’s antitrust agency tasked with merger control, is increasingly imposing competition...more

Merger Enforcement Two Years Later - What Clues Does the Obama Administration's Record Hold For the Years Ahead

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/18/2011

Two years into the Obama Administration, we have enough of a record on merger enforcement to pause and consider whether anything much has changed, and what this record has to say about the likely course of enforcement in the...more