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Compliance Registry Orders FERC issued two orders addressing appeals of registration determinations made by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”). The first order denied the appeal of the City of…more

A recent decision of the Delaware Chancery Court shines a spotlight on the terms of confidentiality agreements and the critical importance of explicit drafting to avoid unintended consequences. Ambiguous terms in a…more

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s May 17, 2012 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on May 10, 2012. Agenda items E-2, E-6, E-11, H-2 and H-4 have not been…more

On 14 May 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) imposed additional sanctions against Syria for the fifteenth time. The Council decided to add three natural persons and two entities that provide financial support to the…more

On May 9, 2012, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) issued an order approving the first acquisition of a US bank by a bank organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“ICBC Order”). The…more

On May 1, 2012, as part of an ongoing US and international campaign to isolate Iran and Syria, President Obama issued Executive Order 13608 expanding the US Treasury Department’s authority to find sanctionable conduct by, and…more

On May 4, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued a blow to all Non-Practicing Entities who had filed multi-defendant cases in an effort to avoid the joinder requirements of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). More…more

On May 3, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new "Frequently Asked Questions" guidance on interpreting the provisions of Title I of the JOBS Act. This is the portion of the JOBS Act that implements different…more

The Japanese government is poised to kick-start the renewable energy industry by establishing high feed-in tariffs for solar, wind, geothermal, small-scale hydro and biomass. Following the 3.11 nuclear crisis, Japan has shut…more

This Insight focuses on the recent Supreme Court judgment in Seldon, a significant case in the UK concerning the scope of justification for direct discrimination on the ground of age and, in particular, a mandatory retirement…more

In this issue: - Chemicals ..New ban on cadmium in batteries proposed by EC ..Commission review of nanosilver ..Sweden considers new BPA ban for children’s food packaging ..Dry cleaning activities to be…more

Originally published in ACQUISITION INTERNATIONAL 53: SECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Transfer Pricing and it’s Impact on M&A Transactions, April 2012. Mergers and acquisitions raise a whole host of transfer pricing issues from tax…more

The last three months have seen a relative slow-down in the rate of production of entirely new financial regulatory reform materials. Legislatures, regulators and industry are taking time to debate and revise the numerous…more

In This Issue: - United States—Privilege in the Context of a Multijurisdictional Taxpayer - Poland—Binding Tax Rulings System in Poland — A Case Study - Hungary — On Tax Controversy in Hungary - Germany — Tax…more

In response to the ongoing democratic reforms in Burma/Myanmar, the Council of the European Union agreed on April 23, 2012 to suspend all sanctions for one year, but to leave the arms embargo and the embargo on equipment that…more