Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

About this office:

Sutherland is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving unique legal issues for many of the world's largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm has grown to approximately 500 lawyers handling matters in every part of the world. Seven major practice areas — corporate, energy and environmental, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax — provide the framework that contains an extensive range of specialty areas, allowing its lawyers to serve a diverse client base that includes a number of Fortune 500 companies.

General Practice, including Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Litigation; Aviation; Biotechnology and Life Sciences; Broker-Dealer, Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Corporate and Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Derivatives; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Employment Litigation; Energy Finance and Project Development; Energy Policy and Regulation; Environmental; Financial Services; Healthcare; Hospitality and Leisure; Insurance Products and Regulation; Intellectual Property; International; M&A; Non-Profit and Governmental Organizations; Outsourcing/Systems Integration; Patent Prosecution and Litigation; Private Equity; Professional Liability Litigation; Public Finance; Real Estate; School Finance Litigation; Securities Enforcement and Litigation; Tax, Business and Estate Planning; Tax Litigation and Controversy (State, Federal and International); Technology; and Timber and Forest Products.

Federal Agencies Propose Changes to Rules on Credit Card and Overdraft Services
Lewis S. Wiener, Lawrence A. Dany, Hannah Campbell, Mark W. Yopp, B. Knox Dibbins, June 23, 2008
On May 2, 2008, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Reserve Board issued proposed changes to their respective rules governing Unfair Acts or Practices relating to consumer credit card accounts and overdraft services for deposit accounts.

"Remote Interface" Limitation in Patented Financial Account Application System Not Satisfied by a User's Home PC
William F. Long, Joshua D. Curry, June 22, 2008
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that, in an automated account application processing patent, the claim limitation "remote interface" required a computer maintained by the account provider and was not satisfied by the end user's own...

RUS Amends Accounting Requirements; Defers Rulemaking on Accounting for Renewable Energy Credits
Dorothy B. Franzoni, Peter A. Fozzard, Herbert J. Short, June 22, 2008
On May 27, 2008, the Rural Utilities Service ("RUS") adopted a final rule amending its Accounting Requirements for Rural Development Electric Program Borrowers, as set forth in 7 CFR Part 1767.

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