Bingham McCutchen LLP

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Bingham represents clients in cross-border restructurings and insolvencies; complex securities and financial regulatory matters; high-stakes litigation; environmental issues; government affairs; and sophisticated corporate, financing and technology transactions.

We have built our firm, on a global basis, in the areas where we are strongest and are able to counsel our clients most effectively. Our 1,000 lawyers are based in the world's major financial centers — New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong — as well as on both coasts in the United States.

Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate; Banking; Base Reuse; Bioscience; Broker-Dealer Litigation; Business Regulation and White Collar Defense; Commercial Technology; Construction and Project Finance Litigation; Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Group; Emerging Growth Companies; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Energy and Resources; Environmental; Environmental and Land Use Litigation; Estate Planning; Financial Institutions Regulatory and Corporate; Financial Restructuring; General Corporate and Securities; Insolvency and Financial Services Litigation; Institutional Finance; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation; International Trade Law; Investment Management; Japanese Practice; Labor and Employment; Land Use; Privacy and Security; Private Equity; Product Liability; Project and Structured Finance; Project Development; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation; Sports, Entertainment and Media; Tax.

State Securities Regulator Temporarily Enjoined From Pursuing Restitution On Behalf Of Citizens Subject To Class Action Settlement
Michael D. Blanchard,Jennifer M. Sepic,Jeffrey M. Tebbs, February 16, 2012
The district court for the Northern District of Texas, presiding over a securities class action settlement involving Securities America, Inc. (“SAI”), entered a temporary restraining order on Feb. 13, 2012, enjoining the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from seeking...

California Appellate Court Clarifies Employer Reporting Time Pay and Split Shift Requirements in Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular
Jessica S. Boar,Wendy M. Lazerson,Nicolette L. Young, February 14, 2012
In an employer-friendly decision, the California Court of Appeal recently clarified the obligation of employers to pay “reporting time pay” and “split shift premiums.” In Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular, 2011 WL 6383963 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) the court held that employers are not...

California Business Judgment Rule Does Not Shield Corporate Officers From Personal Liability
Stephen D. Alexander,Daniel B. Erlikhman,James J. Thompson, January 26, 2012
A recent California district court ruling (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Matthew Perry, C.D. Cal., No. CV 11-5561 ODW (MRWx), December 13, 2011), refused to extend the protections of the California business judgment rule defense to the alleged negligent actions of the former Chief...

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