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Alyson Allen	Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of Insider-Lenders Should be Recharacterized as Equity In an important decision for private equity sponsors and other insiders who advance loans to their businesses, on April 30, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Fitness Holdings International confirmed that…more Debt, Insider Loans, Lenders, Loan Documentation, Loans	See All Updates »
Mark Bane	Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of Insider-Lenders Should be Recharacterized as Equity In an important decision for private equity sponsors and other insiders who advance loans to their businesses, on April 30, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Fitness Holdings International confirmed that…more Debt, Insider Loans, Lenders, Loan Documentation, Loans	See All Updates »
Jonathan Bloom	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
Zachary Blume	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Paul Boltz	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Dena Bouchard	ICANN Deadline Fast Approaching for Objections to New Top-Level Domains The deadline is fast approaching for third parties to object to any of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains currently under review by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for potential…more Domain Names, Filing Deadlines, gTLD, ICANN, Internet	See All Updates »
Peter Brody	ICANN Deadline Fast Approaching for Objections to New Top-Level Domains The deadline is fast approaching for third parties to object to any of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains currently under review by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for potential…more Domain Names, Filing Deadlines, gTLD, ICANN, Internet	See All Updates »
Tom Brown	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Marty Crisp	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
James Davis	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Jim DeGraw	FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps. Finding…more COPPA, Delta Airlines, Disclosure Requirements, FTC, Mobile Apps	See All Updates »
Patrick Diaz	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
James Douglas	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
John Ertman	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Tara Fisher	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Jay Freedman	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Howard Glazer	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Mariel Goetz	ICANN Deadline Fast Approaching for Objections to New Top-Level Domains The deadline is fast approaching for third parties to object to any of the nearly 2,000 new generic top-level domains currently under review by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for potential…more Domain Names, Filing Deadlines, gTLD, ICANN, Internet	See All Updates »
Mike Goetz	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
Jane Goldstein	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Richard E. Gordet	Delaware Supreme Court Disclaims Court of Chancery’s Conclusions on Fiduciary Duties of Managers of Delaware LLCs In an opinion issued on November 7, 2012, the Delaware Supreme Court left open the long-standing question of whether the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act imposes default fiduciary duties on managers of Delaware LLCs in the…more Fiduciary Duty, LLC, Real Estate Market	See All Updates »
Andrew Henderson	Reporting, clearing and risk mitigation rules for derivatives under European law in 2013 – the impact on buy side entities A few provisions of the Regulation on Derivative Transactions, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories, known as the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 648/2012 (“EMIR”) are now in effect throughout the European…more Derivatives, EEA, EMIR, EU, Mandatory Clearing Requirements	See All Updates »
Tony Horspool	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
Scott Jalowayski	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
William D. Jewett	Additional Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief The IRS has recently announced a variety of new measures providing relief to employers and taxpayers affected by Hurricane Sandy. (See our Alert of Nov. 1, 2012.) This additional tax relief includes relaxed rules for retirement…more	See All Updates »
Michael Kazakevich	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
James Lidbury	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Nicholas Linder	Sixth Circuit Applies Strict Precondition of Payment Requirement to Reverse $11.1 Million FCA Judgment The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Hobbs v. MedQuest Associates, Inc., 711 F.3d 707 (6th Cir. April 1, 2013), recently reversed an $11.1 million False Claims Act (“FCA”) judgment, rejecting…more False Claims Act, Medicare, MedQuest, Penalties, Preconditions	See All Updates »
Joy Liu	Virginia Enacts Nation’s First Biosimilar Substitution Law On March 21, 2013, Virginia governor Bob McDonnell signed into law the nation’s first state law concerning substitution of biosimilars. The law’s requirements that pharmacists keep records of substitutions, give notice of…more Biosimilars, FDA, Generic Drugs, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacies	See All Updates »
Daniel Martin	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
Kirsten Mayer	Sixth Circuit Applies Strict Precondition of Payment Requirement to Reverse $11.1 Million FCA Judgment The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Hobbs v. MedQuest Associates, Inc., 711 F.3d 707 (6th Cir. April 1, 2013), recently reversed an $11.1 million False Claims Act (“FCA”) judgment, rejecting…more False Claims Act, Medicare, MedQuest, Penalties, Preconditions	See All Updates »
Walter McCabe	When “Loan to Own” Becomes “Own a Loan” – How a Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Rejecting the Artificial Impairment Doctrine Increases Risks for Distressed Real Estate Investors Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides debtors with a number of tools to restructure comprehensively their debts and other liabilities as well as immediate protection from secured and unsecured creditors. In single…more Artificial Impairment, Chapter 11, Cramdown, Foreclosure, Loans	See All Updates »
David McIntosh	FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps. Finding…more COPPA, Delta Airlines, Disclosure Requirements, FTC, Mobile Apps	See All Updates »
Doug Meal	FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps. Finding…more COPPA, Delta Airlines, Disclosure Requirements, FTC, Mobile Apps	See All Updates »
Stephen Moeller-Sally	Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of Insider-Lenders Should be Recharacterized as Equity In an important decision for private equity sponsors and other insiders who advance loans to their businesses, on April 30, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Fitness Holdings International confirmed that…more Debt, Insider Loans, Lenders, Loan Documentation, Loans	See All Updates »
Rob Moreno	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Emily Nagle	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
W. Jane Rogers	Bond is Back Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring…more Bonds, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, EU, Insolvency	See All Updates »
Katerina Sandford	AIFMD Implementation – What Should Non-EU Private Fund Advisers be doing? The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) has been in the public domain for over two years. However, various legal measures, both at European Union (“EU”) and at individual EU Member State (“Member State”)…more AIFMD, Alternative Investment Funds, ESMA, EU, Hedge Funds	See All Updates »
Sachin Shah	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Arefa Shakeel	Sixth Circuit Applies Strict Precondition of Payment Requirement to Reverse $11.1 Million FCA Judgment The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Hobbs v. MedQuest Associates, Inc., 711 F.3d 707 (6th Cir. April 1, 2013), recently reversed an $11.1 million False Claims Act (“FCA”) judgment, rejecting…more False Claims Act, Medicare, MedQuest, Penalties, Preconditions	See All Updates »
Kiran Sharma	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Meredith Shull	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Larissa Smith	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Mark Somerstein	Secured Lender’s Large “Makewhole” Claim Upheld By Delaware Bankruptcy Court The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently upheld a secured lender’s claim for a $23.5 million “makewhole” premium (the “Makewhole Claim”) over the heavily litigated objection raised by the…more Chapter 11, Lenders, Premiums	See All Updates »
Mark Szpak	FTC Announces Investigations of Kids App Providers and California’s AG Sues Delta over Fly Delta App’s Privacy Practices Two recent developments should have all app providers reviewing their privacy practices and policies. On Monday, December 10, the Federal Trade Commission released its latest report on privacy disclosures and kids apps. Finding…more COPPA, Delta Airlines, Disclosure Requirements, FTC, Mobile Apps	See All Updates »
Katherine Wang	China FDA Publishes Draft Measures to Accelerate Medical Device Approvals The China Food and Drug Administration (previously known as the State Food and Drug Administration) (the “CFDA”) has published drafts of two tentative measures, Fast Track Approval Process of Innovative Medical Devices and…more Approval, China, Medical Devices	See All Updates »
Peter L. Welsh	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
Steve Wilcox	The Ropes Recap: Mergers & Acquisitions Law News In this issue: *News from the Courts - Refinement re “Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive” Standstill Agreements - Proposed Delaware “Medium-Form Merger” To Create an Alternative to Top-Up Options - Court Rejects…more Assignments, Bad Faith, Bundling Rules, Disparate Impact, DOJ	See All Updates »
James Wilton	Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of Insider-Lenders Should be Recharacterized as Equity In an important decision for private equity sponsors and other insiders who advance loans to their businesses, on April 30, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Fitness Holdings International confirmed that…more Debt, Insider Loans, Lenders, Loan Documentation, Loans	See All Updates »

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