|
Document(s) published by this organization: 114
Show: results per page Sort by:  | SEC Announces New Three-Part Examination Strategy for Newly Registered Private Fund Advisers
Edward D. Nelson, Mark K. Schonfeld; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 23, 2012, previously published on May 22, 2012 In recent weeks, senior officials from the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") have revealed a three-part examination strategy for newly registered private fund advisers. Most notably, this strategy will result in tailored examinations of a significant portion...
|  | Recent Trends in Joint Venture Exit and Termination Provisions
Ruth E. Fisher, Benyamin S. Ross; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 Where tax and other considerations make it possible, we find many of our clients use the joint venture structure because it provides tremendous flexibility to the joint venture partners in structuring their relations and determining how the joint venture will operate. Most savvy joint venture...
| | Dodd-Frank Act Implementation: Impact of Title VII and Related CFTC and SEC Regulations on Derivatives End-Users
Michael D. Bopp, Jeffrey L. Steiner; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 16, 2012 This alert focuses on the impact that Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") and related regulations will likely have on both financial and nonfinancial end-users. While Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act provides certain exceptions...
| | Delaware Court of Chancery Expedites Proceedings to Enjoin Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaw
Jeffrey A. Chapman, Brian M. Gingold, Rachel F. Harrison; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued an opinion granting Carl Icahn's motion to expedite proceedings to determine whether to enjoin enforcement of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s advance notice bylaw. The opinion, which seemingly has gone unnoticed, is a sharp reminder that Delaware courts...
| | First Steps upon Receiving an Unsolicited Takeover Proposal
Eduardo Gallardo, Aaron B. Holmes; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Hostile bids continue to be a popular M&A strategy both domestically and internationally. Moreover, the gradual erosion of staggered boards and other antitakeover defenses in the U.S. under the pressure of corporate governance groups and activist shareholders has left many companies vulnerable to a...
| | One Step Back: ECJ's Rejection of Tomra's Appeal Upholds the European Commission's Traditional, Form-Based Approach to Abuses of Dominance
Peter Alexiadis, Jade-Alexandra Fearns, David Wood; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 On April 19, 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") delivered its Judgment in Tomra Systems & Ors v Commission, rejecting all five of Tomra's grounds of appeal following the Judgment of the General Court in Tomra Systems & Ors v Commission. The General Court had held that the...
| | UK Government Publishes Consultation to Promote Private Sector Challenges to Anti-Competitive Practices
Patrick Doris, Jade-Alexandra Fearns; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2012, previously published on May 8, 2012 On April 24, 2012, the UK Government published a consultation paper on methods to promote private sector challenges to anti-competitive practices in the UK. This consultation comes shortly after the UK Government announced proposed reforms to the institutional framework for the regulation and...
| | Washington State Passes New Unfair Competition Law to Crack Down on Pirated Software
Armen Adzhemyan, Christopher Chorba, Patrick Doust; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 While recent discussions on copyright protections and anti-piracy crackdowns have focused on the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act now pending in Congress, states have also entered the fray, particularly in the area of stolen or misappropriated information technology...
| | Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Important Guidance for the Drafting and Negotiation of M&A Confidentiality Agreements
Eduardo Gallardo, Robert B. Little, Travis S. Souza; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 On May 4, 2012, Chancellor Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion finding that Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. breached two confidentiality agreements with Vulcan Materials Company when it commenced a $5.5 billion hostile bid for Vulcan in December 2011. Despite the absence of...
| | Department of Labor Disclosure Deadlines Approaching for U.S. Retirement Plan Sponsors
Krista P. Hanvey, David Schiller; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 The Department of Labor recently released final regulations requiring U.S. retirement plan sponsors (1) to receive new direct and indirect fee disclosures from their service providers and (2) to provide fee and investment performance disclosures to participants in participant-directed individual...
|
|