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Cooley LLP San Francisco, CA Document Search Results (6) Sort by:  | What Does The Jumpstart Our Business Startups ("Jobs") Act Mean For Private Investment Funds?
Craig E. Dauchy, Shane Levi Goudey, Bernard L. Hatcher, Ian O'Donnell, Nicole K. Peppe; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 13, 2012, previously published on April 11, 2012 The JOBS Act was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012. Although the primary effect of the JOBS Act is to ease certain regulatory requirements on emerging growth companies, we highlight below two key provisions of the JOBS Act that are particularly relevant to managers of private...
|  | IRS Announces Adjusted Plan Limits for 2012
Michelle Lara, Thomas Z. Reicher, Lisette Sell, David A. Walsh, Thomas S. Welk; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 2, 2011, previously published on November 2011 The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2012 limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans, including deferred compensation plans that may be subject to Internal Revenue Code §409A. The...
| | Commercial Text Messages Receive Increased Scrutiny
Matthew D. Brown, Joseph Leventhal, Susan Lyon, Michael G. Rhodes, Adam J. Ruttenberg; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 21, 2011, previously published on October 18, 2011 Two recent cases, one a Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") matter and the other a civil class action, highlight the increased risks faced by companies engaging in text messaging campaigns.
| | A New Sunrise for Brand Owners
John W. Crittenden, Janet L. Cullum, Anne Harris Peck, Peter J. Willsey; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 22, 2011, previously published on August 19, 2011 The .xxx sponsored Top Level Domain (sTLD) is making its way to the Internet this fall as a destination for adult content. Launch of the new top lxevel domain space will result in an expansion of available domain names much the way the introduction of .biz and .tv has done. Registered trademark...
| | New Domain Name System Will Change The Landscape Of The Internet
Gavin L. Charlston, John W. Crittenden, Janet L. Cullum, Anne Harris Peck, Peter J. Willsey; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 29, 2011, previously published on June 27, 2011 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), the organization responsible for overseeing the world's domain name system, approved new policies last week that will result in sweeping changes to the Internet landscape. Beginning in late 2012 and early 2013, potentially...
| | What Employers Need to Know About Summary Plan Descriptions and Other Plan Communications After the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara
Michelle Lara, Laura Lakin McDaniels, Thomas Z. Reicher, Lisette Sell, David A. Walsh, Thomas S. Welk; Cooley LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 24, 2011, previously published on June 22, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara has reshaped the remedies for an employer's breach of its ERISA fiduciary obligations in a way that likely will prove to be a mixed blessing for plan sponsors. The Court unanimously held that the remedy under ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) to enforce...
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