The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more
12/14/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Division ,
Banking Sector ,
Big Tech ,
Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Convertible Notes ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forum Selection ,
Investigations ,
IRS ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Money Laundering ,
Partnerships ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recessions ,
Repurchases ,
Russia ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Taxation ,
Technology ,
UK ,
Vertical Mergers
On September 23, 2020, a panel of Skadden attorneys hosted a webinar entitled “Key Supreme Court Cases From the 2019-20 Term and a Look Ahead to the 2020-21 Term.” Panelists Julie Bédard, Boris Bershteyn, Jocelyn E. Strauber...more
11/10/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation of Powers ,
Title VII ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-20 term is receiving substantial attention for cases involving signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the Court also maintains an extensive docket directly relevant...more
1/21/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Breach of Duty ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Disgorgement ,
Duty to Disclose ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fair Use ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
Google ,
International Arbitration ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Java ,
Lack of Authority ,
LGBTQ ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Lucky Brand Dungarees v Marcel Fashion Group ,
Motion to Compel ,
New York Convention ,
Remand ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Rescission ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
SCOTUS ,
Seila Law LLC v Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ,
Separation of Powers ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Single Director ,
Software Developers ,
Split of Authority ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Vacated
On May 13, 2019, in a 5-4 decision in Apple Inc. v. Pepper, the U.S. Supreme Court held that consumers of iPhone apps are direct purchasers of Apple and therefore have standing to sue the company for alleged monopolization of...more
5/15/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Dismissals ,
Internet Retailers ,
iPhone ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
The English Courts have reignited the prospects of a £14 billion class action against Mastercard.
In a much anticipated ruling, on 16 April 2019, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (the Court) granted an appeal by...more
5/9/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Damages ,
European Commission ,
Interchange Fees ,
Likelihood of Success ,
Litigation Funding ,
MasterCard ,
Opt-Outs ,
UK
In early February 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intent to file statements of interest in multiple ongoing private lawsuits to clarify how “no-poach” agreements should be evaluated under the federal...more
3/19/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Venture ,
No-Poaching ,
Railways ,
Regulatory Oversight
Evolving antitrust treatment of so-called “no-poach” agreements continues to offer important guidance for company counsel and human resources professionals. Over the past two years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has...more
2/12/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Horizontal Restraint ,
Hub-and-Spoke Conspiracy ,
No-Poaching ,
Pleading Standards ,
Rule-of-Reason Analysis ,
Sherman Act ,
Universities
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
10/23/2018
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
America Invents Act ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Arbitrators ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Business Litigation ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Equitable Tolling ,
False Statements ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreseeability ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Helsinn Healthcare SA v Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc ,
International Litigation ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Republic of Sudan v Harrison ,
Right To Appeal ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Service of Process ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
In the 2017-18 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of potentially significant disputes relevant to businesses, including those involving constitutional protections, class actions and other corporate liability...more
1/29/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
America Invents Act ,
Anti-Commandeering ,
Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Benisek v Lamone ,
Carpenter v US ,
Cell Phones ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Christie v NCAA ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employment Contract ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gill v Whitford ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
PASPA ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
PLSRA ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sixth Amendment ,
SLUSA ,
Sports Gambling ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Tolling ,
Union Dues ,
USPTO ,
Warrantless Searches ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young Lawyers
In its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court is once again poised to address a range of disputes relevant to businesses. These include significant constitutional issues, class action practice and other procedural matters, and...more
1/20/2016
/ Affirmative Action ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Mootness ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Standing ,
Union Dues ,
Young Lawyers