Given the number of class actions and other representative matters filed across the country, a phenomenon known as the reverse auction has increasingly evolved over the past decade, which affects both the process by which...more
Bond issuers may wish to pursue an unmodified reverse Dutch auction for debt repurchases, an effective but underutilised transaction template that is gaining popularity. During the second half of 2022, amid ongoing...more
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many jurisdictions put moratoria in place prohibiting foreclosure sales. However, most moratoria have expired and foreclosure sales, conducted at public auction, are ramping up as...more
In a positive development for employers faced with competing Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions, on September 30, 2021, the California Court of Appeals (Second District, Division Four) held in Turrieta v. Lyft.,...more
In a case that reveals the darker aspects of what can sometimes be an ugly competition for the class counsel role, the Eleventh Circuit rendered an opinion last week finding that a group of plaintiffs were entitled to...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - This Executive Order instructs the head of each agency to designate an agency official as its Regulatory Reform Officer...more
In Depth - On 30 June 2016, the long awaited new Ministerial Decree providing incentives to electricity production from renewable energy sources (RES) other than photovoltaic (PV) energy entered into force after its...more