As the seventh anniversary of the enactment of Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code draws near, the volume of Chapter 15 cases commenced in U.S. bankruptcy courts on behalf of foreign debtors has increased rapidly. And so has related litigation.
- September 25, 2012Pedro A. Jimenez and Mark G. Douglas
An important lesson from recent high-profile bankruptcy cases is that secured creditors can no longer make loan decisions based solely on the value of pledged collateral.
September 25, 2012David Gottlieb and Michael D. SchwarzmannSeventh Circuit: Bankruptcy Code's Definition of 'Intellectual Property' Does Not Include Trademarks
A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit provided a trademark licensee with protection when its licensor filed for bankruptcy and rejected the trademark license.
September 25, 2012Marc Fineman and Jonathan FriedlandThe U.S. Supreme Court recently held that pharmaceutical sales representatives, commonly known as "drug reps," are qualified as "outside salesm[e]n" under the FLSA and are, therefore, not subject to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Act.
August 31, 2012Gil A. Abramson and Katherine LevyThe unique problem with conducting depositions or requesting production of documents in Japan, however, is that you cannot simply go to Japan and conduct discovery because it could be considered a violation of Japan's judicial sovereignty.
August 31, 2012Jeffrey Soble and Masahiro TanabeThis is the second of a three-part series providing companies with a step-by-step guide for planning and conducting sensitive internal investigations into potential wrongdoing.
August 31, 2012Vince Farhat, Vito Costanzo and Stacey WangIn January 2012, Pepsi agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a sweeping charge of race discrimination. The alleged discriminatory practice? The company's criminal background check policy.
August 31, 2012Veena A. IyerIn a recent unanimous decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took the dramatic step of extending the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to transgender individuals on the basis of their "transgender" status.
August 31, 2012E. Fredrick Preis, Jr., Rachael Jeanfreau, and Joseph R. HuA number of major rulings are analyzed.
August 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In-depth analysis of several key rulings.
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