Bingham McCutchen LLP

About this office:

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.

At Bingham McCutchen LLP, we offer you focused strengths in a broad range of critical disciplines. Our practices include: 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.

California Court of Appeal Holds That Trial Courts Have Broad Discretion in Assessing Trade Secret Disclosures in Litigation
Thomas Eilif Kuhnle, November 18, 2009
In Perlan Therapeutics, Inc. v. Superior Court, which was filed on November 4, 2009 and certified for publication, a California Court of Appeal held that trial courts have broad discretion in determining at the outset of a case whether a plaintiff alleging trade secret misappropriation may commence...

A Cautionary Tale: Why Employers Must Define Acceptable Computer Use by Employees
Wendy M. Lazerson, Eileen O'Brien, October 26, 2009
A recent Ninth Circuit decision underscores the importance of having in place clear and narrow guidelines for the use of an employer's computer systems. The case tells a tale of what can happen when clear policies limiting employee use and access are absent.

Federal Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy Projects: Strategizing a Sensible Partnership with the Department of Energy
Pamela J. Martinson, Josh Holt, October 26, 2009
On October 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") announced the creation of the Financial Institution Partnership Program ("FIPP") and issued a solicitation under the new program announcing the availability of up to $750 million in funding from the American Recovery and...

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