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Government contractors are facing a year of unprecedented uncertainty. Three things contribute to this: (1) reduced funding requested by the Pentagon; (2) the prospect of sequestration (the automatic cuts triggered when a…more

Federal legislation has yet to specify the extent to which state law may protect directors and officers of failed banks against claims of simple negligence by FDIC, and Congress may soon be urged to step in. For now, directors…more

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 Act;…more

Two governmental reports released this past year confirmed that the issuance and securitization of risky residential mortgage loans were critical factors in causing and fueling the financial crisis. See U.S. Senate Subcommittee…more

A recent federal district court decision represents a growing trend by courts to limit the enforceability of a shareholder oversight provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law in…more

The DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) trial woes continue. On February 21, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. dismissed the remaining sixteen defendants in a high-profile FCPA prosecution, criticizing the case as a…more

Supreme Court to Review Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: In one of the most important and closely watched cases in recent memory, the Supreme Court this Term will decide the constitutionality of the Patient Protection…more

Any company that stores or processes consumers’ personal information is at risk of suffering a data breach — and, potentially, defending a class action lawsuit. Class actions based on data breaches are increasingly common and…more

In this Issue: *Firm Awards: Managing IP Honors Charles Verhoeven as IP Practitioner of the Year; Ivan Marisin Receives Top Ranking in Russia; and Eric Winston Named “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” for 2012 by…more

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision blocking actions by non-U.S. investors related to securities in companies not listed in the U.S. and traded outside the U.S. (the “foreign-cubed-cases”), Morrison v. Natinonal Australia…more

This past December, the Federal Circuit held in two separate patent cases, one of which involved biotechnology patents, that district courts had abused their discretion in refusing to transfer the cases out of their districts. …more

When the Economic Espionage Act (“EEA”) was passed in 1996, it was hailed as a much-needed remedy to combat the growing threat to the United States’ national and economic security posed by efforts, largely foreign, to steal…more

The pitfalls of discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”) have become all too common — overbroad or inaccurate search term lists result in too much data for a meaningful privilege analysis, and massive productions…more

In This Issue: Firm Awards: Legal Business Names Quinn Emanuel "US Law Firm of the Year" QE's Appellate and Antitrust Practices Ranked Top in the Nation Firm News: Star Trial Lawyer William Burck Joins…more

In June 2011, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), provoking cries that the case was the “death knell” of the nationwide class action. Less…more