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President Obama, Judge Rader, and patent trolls

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

President Obama and the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit struck a one-two punch in the fight against patent trolls this week. On June 4, 2013, the

European authorities propose to take control of Libor from London

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 10 2013

On June 6, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published their final report setting out

Financial transaction tax developments

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 11 2013

In recent years, the governments of Europe have repeatedly considered and debated the application of a financial transaction tax ("FTT") on bond

FCA publishes undertaking by Equitable Life regarding unfair contract terms

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 10 2013

On May 31, the FCA published an undertaking given by the Equitable Life Assurance Society under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations

California Courts of Appeal side with employees in two wage-and-hour cases against Safeway

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

Twice in one week, the California Court of Appeal sided with employees in two cases against grocery giant, Safeway Inc. First, in Bluford v. Safeway

March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol Protocol 2.0

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

The second and latest International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") Dodd-Frank Protocol ("DF Protocol 2.0") opened for adherence on

Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter: you get what you bargain for, including the “good, bad, or ugly”

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2013

Ever have that feeling that your arbitrator just doesn't understand you? You may be right, but there's not much you can do about it. A recent

Contrats de generation

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 22 2013

"Contrats de Generation" was passed on March 1, 2013, and went into effect on March 15, 2013. Objectives: Facilitate employment of young people

Private actions in competition law: European Commission proposes new directive on antitrust damages actions in EU

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 12 2013

On 11 June 2013, the European Commission proposed a new Directive on private damages actions for breaches of EU competition law. This note highlights

Tenth Circuit issues its first decision interpreting SOX: offers broad reading of the act

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

On Tuesday, June 4th, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its first decision interpreting the Sarbanes Oxley Act's whistleblower protection