California Court of Appeal decision highlights importance of tying non-competes to sale of business *

USA - September 20 2012
On August 24, 2012, in the case of Fillpoint, LLC v. Maas, a California appellate court issued an opinion reinforcing both California's general public policy against covenants not to compete and the important exceptions to that rule.

Co-authors: Steven J. Johnson, Katherine V.A. Smith, Jim Alexander, Frederick Brown.

In a ruling with important implications for courts' deference to agencies, U.S. Supreme Court rejects Department of Labor position on overtime for "outside sales" employees *

USA - June 19 2012
The United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that pharmaceutical sales representatives are "outside sales" employees who are exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). 

Co-authors: Olushola Ayanbule, Jesse A. Cripps, Eugene Scalia.

Webcast: recent developments in FCPA international anti-corruption enforcement and compliance *

Germany, United Kingdom, USA - March 29 2012
2011 and the first few months of 2012 marked yet another dynamic period for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and saw the launch of the UK Bribery Act.

Co-authors: Jeremy Joseph, Michael Diamant, F. Joseph Warin.

Game changers: Wal-Mart v. Dukes and the future of class action litigation | Podcast *

USA - September 28 2011
Join four Gibson Dunn lawyers--including the lead counsel for Wal-Mart who argued this landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court--for a 90-minute online presentation as they discuss the scope of this decision and its impact on future class actions.

Co-authors: Mark A. Perry, Theane Evangelis Kapur, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr..