Arnold & Porter LLP

Arnold & Porter LLP is an international law firm with an in-depth understanding of the changing business environment as it intersects with law, regulatory policy, and business. With more than 650 lawyers practicing in the US and abroad in over 25 areas of practice, the firm brings a valuable perspective and proven track record of experience in cross-border regulation, litigation, and transactional law. Arnold & Porter LLP maintains offices in Brussels, Denver, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The firm is committed to the standard of client service established by its founders, who maintained that each client is entitled to receive and, indeed, should expect and demand legal services of the highest possible quality. The firm believes that the cornerstone of every client relationship is the partnership that exists between the client and outside counsel. Accordingly, for every matter it undertakes, Arnold & Porter LLP works closely with the client to fashion well-conceived strategies responsive to the client's objectives.

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Imposition of Civil Money Penalties against Device Manufacturer and Individual Corporate Officer for Failure to File Medical Device Reports
Daniel A. Kracov, Arthur N. Levine, Jennifer Newberger, Vernessa T. Pollard, November 5, 2009
In TMJ Implants, Inc. v. United States Department of Health & Human Services, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit addressed the standards for liability for civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for the failure to file medical device reports (MDRs), and affirmed the US Food and...

Solicitor General Submits Brief in Favor of Denying Supreme Court Review of Foreign-Cubed Securities Transaction Case
Stewart D. Aaron, Lauren R. Bittman, November 4, 2009
On October 27, 2009, the US Solicitor General filed a brief on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, in the transnational securities fraud case of Morrison v. National Australia Bank. In Morrison, which has been the subject of previous advisories by Arnold & Porter LLP, involved a...

FCC Proposes Rules on "Net Neutrality"
Maureen Jeffreys, Stephanie M. Phillipps, November 4, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted a highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) looking towards the codification and expansion of "net neutrality" principles intended to preserve the open Internet. Comments on the Notice are due January...