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
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
1/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney General ,
Backstop Agreements ,
BEPS ,
BitLicense ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Chapter 11 ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Common Stock ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Subpoenas ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Debt Financing ,
Debtors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Disgorgement ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Down Rounds ,
Drug Pricing ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Enterprise Act 2002 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Issuers ,
FRCP 23 ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
General Elections ,
GILTI tax ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Individual Accountability ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intercreditor Agreements ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
IRS ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Japan ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Listing Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
PCAOB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Political Parties ,
Preferred Shares ,
Private Offerings ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Refinancing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Litigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Release Agrements ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Valuation ,
White Collar Crimes
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
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
As the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014-15 term draws to a conclusion, the Court has resolved — or will resolve in a matter of days — several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and...more
6/24/2015
/ Administrative Authority ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Amtrak ,
Appellate Review ,
CAFA ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
DHS v Maclean ,
DOT v Assoc of American Railroads ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Relations ,
Government Entities ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Authority ,
King v Burwell ,
Libor ,
Michigan v. EPA ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Notice and Comment ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Pleading Standards ,
Removal ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Separation of Powers ,
State Action Doctrine ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
US Department of State ,
Whistleblowers ,
Zivotofsky v Kerry
Approaching the midpoint of its 2014-15 term, the Supreme Court has added to its docket several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and business issues. The Court accepted for...more
1/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amtrak ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Halbig v Burwell ,
King v Burwell ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Railroads ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Tax Credits ,
Utility Air Regulatory Group v EPA ,
Zivotofsky v Kerry
The Supreme Court will begin its new term on Monday, October 6, 2014. Although the Court has not yet accepted for review any headline-grabbing cases of the type we’ve seen in recent years in such areas as campaign finance,...more
10/2/2014
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amtrak ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
CAFA ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Railroad Administration ,
Libor ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Separation of Powers