The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and involved… more

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 3 (February 20, 2020) - Institutions with federal research dollars, particularly from the National Science Foundation (NSF), know they may be subject to an audit by the funding agency’s Office… more

Samsung successfully petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of several of Papst’s patents, including U.S. Patent No. 9,189,437. Prior to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding the claims of the ’437 patent unpatentable as… more

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER GREEK LAW - 1. PROCEDURE – MAIN STEPS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION UNDER GREEK LAW. Acquisition of a real estate property in Greece includes mainly the following steps: • Finding of… more

The NMLS extended the due date for Money Services Businesses (MSB) Call Reports filed for the fourth quarter from February 14, 2020, to March 31, 2020....… more

Construction companies have a unique opportunity to avoid the application of the restrictive new independent contractors' law that took effect this year. This article provides a checklist that will help construction companies determine… more

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not mythical… more

Comparative advertising can be a useful tool for marketers. It positions competing brands against each other and helps consumers make better choices. However, there are legal limits to comparative advertising which are set out in… more

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Did SFO employee leak investigation information? (Reuters) 2. Wells Fargo joins the $3bn club. (WSJ) 3. Grand Jury wants to know if Boeing top pilot lied to FAA. (WSJ) 4. “I don’t… more

On February 18, 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") submitted the bill for "Improving Transparency and fairness of the Specified Digital Platforms" (the "Bill") to the Diet. More detailed guidance, including… more

The California Attorney General (AG) recently published modified proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations.  Comments on the modified proposed regulations must be submitted by or before 5:00 PM (PST) on February 25… more

On February 15, 2020, a rule change went into effect requiring trademark Applicants and Registrants to list a working email address at the USPTO. As originally written, the rule stated that the email address must be owned and… more

A non-compete agreement, which is often referred to as a “restrictive covenant,” attempts to preclude an employee from working for a competitor or undertaking a new business venture that would compete with a former employer. In… more

The Tenth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defending Hospital in an action under the False Claims Act (FCA) because the relator could not show that reporting allegedly inaccurate patient… more

HEADLINES: - European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) new-issue volume reached €30.1 billion in 2019 - This was 11 per cent above the €27.2 billion netted over the previous year - The fourth quarter of 2019 saw €8 billion… more

Generally and subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, travel insurance covers trip cancellation as well as medical fees incurred during the trip. The novel coronavirus (officially named COVID-19 by the World Health… more

Federal court judges in California are facing a crisis caused by expanding caseloads coupled with increasing vacancies in judicial seats that remain unfilled. United States District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd of the Eastern District of… more

The Situation: Four months after releasing the initial draft proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") of 2018, the California Attorney General ("Attorney General") issued modifications to these regulations… more

Two years ago, California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced a bill imposing gender quotas on publicly held domestic or foreign corporations having their principal executive offices in California. Then Governor Brown admitted… more

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published amended Guidance for national regulators on the enforcement of financial information that issuers listed on regulated markets are required to publish under the EU Transparency… more

On February 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) by reactivating the Ordinance’s prohibition on employer inquiries into an applicant’s salary history (the… more

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the first round of guidance regarding the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q. This guidance is divided between two documents: Revenue… more

On 18 February 2020, the ECOFIN committee of finance ministers of the EU resolved to add the Cayman Islands to the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Their reasoning was short..… more

Law Partnerships – Age Discrimination Against Law Firm Partners – Owners or Employees – Civil Rights Laws - Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, 943 F. 3d 1139 (2019) - Risk Management Issue: Are law firm partners "employees"… more

A study from T. Rowe Price about 401(k) plan participants had some results that should really not shock anyone. The study showed that people who participate in 401(k) plans are more confident about their financial futures than those… more

What makes an expert witness persuasive to a jury? Is it their background and training? The work that they did on the case? Their communication skills in teaching the jury? The research suggests that expert influence depends on a… more

On February 10, 2020, the Attorney General issued revisions to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) which were originally published in October of last year. While the Attorney General cannot bring… more

Mike O'Horo on why, when it comes to law firm business development, it is vital to get in practice time… more

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ORQ-603 dated January 22, 2020, implements a new mandatory requirement of annual external auditing for a limited liability company (LLC), the most popular type of company used in the country… more

The Office of Air Quality (“OAQ”) of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Air Quality issued a news release announcing a new assistance program (“Program”) for facilities subject to permitting for air… more

Effective January 6, 2020, companies who employ commercial motor vehicle drivers must register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) national Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and comply with new reporting and… more

California’s solar mandate to deliver more than 1 GW Bullet - PV Magazine – February 13 - California’s new residential solar mandate, effective from the first day of 2020, is going to add more than 1 gigawatt of solar PV over… more

The development of real estate projects, including hotels and master planned communities in Los Cabos and other places in Mexico, commonly requires financing by banks and other institutional lenders. This article presents an overview… more

In 2011, the Alimony Reform Act determined that alimony is “the payment of support from one spouse, who has the ability to pay, to a spouse in need of support for a reasonable length of time.” G.L. c. 208, §48. The “reasonable length… more

Jenna Schiappacasse with three ways a legal sales professional can add value to her firm's prospecting process… more

A December 27, 2019 post to this blog by Jon Nason provided an overview of the many changes affecting retirement plans made by the SECURE Act, which was enacted as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 on December… more

- On February 18, 2020, OFAC designated Rosneft Trading, S.A. (Rosneft Trading), a subsidiary of Russia-based Open Joint-Stock Company Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft Oil Company), and its president, Didier Casimiro, on the SDN List for… more

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published Technical Advice on the impact and functioning of the product intervention rules in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. MiFIR gives ESMA powers temporarily to… more

On 18 February 2020, the Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree Law 4/2020 (hereinafter, “Royal Decree Law 4/2020”), of 18 February, (which has entered into force last 19 February 2020). The Royal Decree which repeals the… more

Many communities rely on Congressional representation to establish lines of communication with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) because communication with federal agencies in general and FAA particularly is difficult for the… more

Getting Brexit Done...? On 31 January 2020 at 11pm local time, the UK formally left the EU under the terms of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement. So, what has changed? On a political and historical level, the change is profound – one… more

Buyers in M&A deals often contend that they value a target company based on the seller’s representations and warranties. If the buyer later determines those representations and warranties were false, it may argue that, as a result, the… more

Seyfarth Synopsis: Judge Dale Drozd in the Eastern District of California issued a standing order establishing procedures limiting the access of civil litigants as an emergency measure to deal with an onerous judicial workload amid… more

Rob Montgomery is the founder of Robert H. Montgomery, III, Esquire, P.C., a leading boutique law firm focusing on counseling healthcare clients, particularly dentists and veterinarians, in a full range of business and legal matters… more

The Alabama Legislature was stymied last year over proposals to decouple from or conform with various provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). As a compromise, the Legislature formed a Joint Legislative Task Force… more

It has been a little over a month since Governor Murphy delivered his State of the State address in Trenton. In that speech, the Governor promised to deliver sweeping ethics reform to Trenton… more

As we previously reported, Amgen sued Pfizer and its affiliate Hospira in July 2018 based on Hospira’s submission of an aBLA for a biosimilar of NEULASTA (filgrastim). That same month, Pfizer obtained FDA-approval and, in October 2018… more

In an opinion dated Jan. 10, 2020, Bankruptcy Judge Craig A. Gargotta of the Western District of Texas (San Antonio Division) held that a creditor who submits a proof of claim in bankruptcy waives its right to a jury trial, regardless… more

On Thursday, January 30, members of Verrill’s Labor & Employment Group and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group conducted a full-day seminar on employment law topics to prepare HR professionals, managers, and in-house… more

A federal district court has ruled that a property insurance policy could provide coverage for replacement of a business’s computer system that was damaged by a cyber-attack, even though the policy did not explicitly address cyber… more

One Of Our Members Sits Down With Marian Pardo, The Managing Director And Principal Of Virtual Capital Management LLC, Trustee Of J.P. Morgan Mutual Funds, And Non-executive Director Of Viramal Limited. Ms. Pardo Shares With Us Her… more

Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 18, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy announced proposed legislation amending New Jersey’s anti-workplace harassment laws for both public and private employers… more

One of the ongoing questions faced by compliance practitioners is how to measure the effectiveness of your compliance program. One of the mechanisms to do so is through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)… more

With the 2019 income tax return filing deadline of April 15, 2020 looming, many taxpayers dread having to prepare their income tax return and fear owing money to the IRS… more

RWI valuation claims often arise from a breach of financial statement representation and warranties where the buyer asserts that the transaction was over-valued because prior earnings, on which the purchase price was based, were… more

The European Securities and Markets Authority has commenced a consultation on proposed amendments to the provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments package on the transparency regime for equity and equity-like instruments, the… more

As trade with our North American neighbors continues to evolve and grow, we’re taking a closer look at the newly ratified United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and examining how the new Agreement will impact trade among the… more

Digitization, The Internet, And Social Media Have Changed Much About Our World. Among Them Is The Additional Exposure—but Also Vulnerabilities—photographers And Content Creators Face On Instagram. This Article Analyzes The Issue And… more