Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union | 28 Mar 2017
From 1 March 2017, the new variation margin (‘VM’) rules for over-the-counter (‘OTC’) derivatives contained in the regulatory technical standards…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 9 Mar 2017
On February 10, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) requested comments on proposed amendments to Rule 2210…
Squire Patton Boggs | USA | 9 Mar 2017
Adding to an existing a split among the federal appeals courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on March 8, 2017 that employees…
A&L Goodbody | Ireland | 7 Mar 2017
The proposed Mediation Bill discussed in our recent article has now been published. The Bill creates a statutory obligation requiring parties to civil…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 7 Mar 2017
Republican Ann Marie Buerkle was named Acting Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on February 9, 2017, replacing former Chairman…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 6 Mar 2017
In the context of increasing cyber-attacks on major corporate organisations, small businesses and government, data protection and cybersecurity is a…
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 2 Mar 2017
On March 2, 2017, the DOL proposed to extend the applicability date of the Department of Labor ("DOL") Conflict of Interest Rule (the "Fiduciary…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 21 Feb 2017
On January 30, 2017, the proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program (the “340B Program”) Omnibus Guidance (the “Guidance”) first issued by the Health…
Baker & Hostetler LLP | USA | 16 Feb 2017
Differences between a provisional patent application and a nonprovisional application claiming priority to the provisional application may inform…
Duane Morris LLP | USA | 15 Feb 2017
A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in MedImmune LLC v. Genentech Inc.[1] permitted patent licensees to seek declaratory judgments of patent…