Article(s) published by this organization: 34
| 1 | Georgia Facilitates Majority Voting for Public Company Director Elections Bryan E. Davis, Lizanne Thomas, Sidney R. Brown; Jones Day; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 2008 As a result of recent amendments to the Georgia Business Corporation Code ("GBCC"), beginning on July 1, 2008 Georgia public companies will be able to adopt a bylaw requiring a majority vote standard in director elections. |
| 2 | Metlife v. Glenn: How Much Did the Supreme Court Change the Standard of Review in ERISA Alan S. Miller, Steven J. Sacher, James P. Baker, Evan Miller; Jones Day; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 2008 A new MetLife blimp sailed into view last week, and this one is likely to hover over the employee benefit playing field for years to come. |
| 3 | Companies Act 2006 James E. Goold; Jones Day; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The Companies Act 2006 (the "New Act") effects the most sweeping and significant alteration of UK companies legislation for over 20 years. |
| 4 | Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics: The U.S. Supreme Court Breathes New Life into the Patent Exhaustion Defense Warren L. Nachlis, Gregory A. Castanias, Jonathan A. Muenkel, Thomas A. Briggs, Traci L. Lovitt; Jones Day; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 9, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics, the most recent in a string of patent cases decided by the Court over the past several years. |
| 5 | FERC's Enforcement Program--Incremental Updates
Peter I. Trombley, Jason F. Leif, Kenneth B. Driver, Kevin J. McIntyre; Jones Day; June 24, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005") authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to assess civil penalties up to $1 million per day per violation of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"), the Natural Gas Policy Act ("NGPA"), and Part II of the... |
| 6 | China's New Administrative Regulation on Prepaid Corporate Income Tax for Real Estate Developers Ashley M. Howlett, Fuli Cao; Jones Day; June 24, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On April 7, 2008, the State Administration of Taxation ("SAT") issued a circular governing provisional Corporate Income Tax ("CIT") payment issues for real estate developers [Guo Shui Han (2008) No. 299] ("Circular 299"), which is retrospectively effective from January... |
| 7 | San Francisco All Over? James P. Baker, Marla K. Letellier; Jones Day; June 3, 2008, previously published on May 2008 With the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") in 1974, employers came to believe that a balkanized system of state and local rules governing group health plans would never develop because this federal law mandated uniform national regulation of employee benefit... |
| 8 | U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Securities Fraud Suits Must Be Dismissed Unless Plaintiffs Plead Fact Establishing a "Cogent and Compelling Inference" of Fraudulent Intent Meir Feder; Jones Day; June 3, 2008, previously published on May 2008 In Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., No. 06-484 (June 21, 2007), the U.S. Supreme Court strengthened the main weapon available to securities fraud defendants for defeating lawsuits before the onset of full-blown litigation. |
| 9 | Extensions of Time, Concurrent Delays, and Causation: City Inn v Shepherd Judicial Guidance from the UK Courts at Long Last Phillip Georgiou; Jones Day; June 3, 2008, previously published on May 2008 Concurrent delay is an issue that arises on most construction projects. |
| 10 | San Francisco All Over? James P. Baker, Marla K. Letellier; Jones Day; May 15, 2008, previously published on May 2008 With the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") in 1974, employers came to believe that a balkanized system of state and local rules governing group health plans would never develop because this federal law mandated uniform national regulation of employee benefit... |
