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.

Recent Changes to New York Labor Laws Regarding Written Notice and Acknowledgment Requirements and Penalties for Wage and Hour Violations
Douglas T. Schwarz, Richard Spitaleri, October 30, 2009
Employers should be aware of the following changes to the New York Labor Law as a result of recent state legislation. Failure to comply with these requirements will put employers at a distinct disadvantage in any dispute over employment terms.

A Shortfall at Lehman Brothers Inc.: The SIPA Trustee's Property Allocation Motion
Joshua Dorchak, Kenneth A. Kopelman, Edwin E. Smith, Chris Atkinson, Aileen M. Foley, October 26, 2009
On October 5, 2009, the trustee ("Trustee") overseeing the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. ("LBI"), the U.S. broker-dealer, asked the court to approve his proposed allocation of LBI property (the "Motion"). The Motion reveals a $4.9 billion shortfall in assets that...

French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) Releases New Guidelines on "Discovery"
Gary Allyn Adler, Geoffrey M. Howard, Maureen Ann Young, August 28, 2009
In Guidelines published on August 19 in the French Official Journal, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) opined on the legal requirements for French/U.S. data transfers in discovery activities related to litigation or for U.S. investigations.

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