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  • The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 12 gave a partial victory to challengers of the 2010 federal health care overhaul, finding unconstitutional the part of the law that requires individuals to obtain health insurance but upholding the rest of the statute.

    August 15, 2011Alyson M. Palmer
  • In the past 18 months, the SEC has brought two Regulation Fair Disclosure ("Regulation FD") enforcement actions. While this number may not appear particularly significant, past history (the SEC brought seven enforcement actions from 2002 to 2005) and recent SEC guidance indicates that the SEC has renewed its emphasis on enforcing Regulation FD.

    July 28, 2011Jay V. Shah
  • While U.S. authorities have stepped up FCPA enforcement to an unprecedented level, India, the world's largest democracy and second largest country by population, finds itself among the forefront of countries working to rid themselves of corrupt transactions.

    July 28, 2011Paul R. Berger, Steven S. Michaels and Aaron M. Tidman
  • There can be significant economic efficiencies realized by moving to the cloud. However there are also potential risks involved if an entity does not adequately consider the information governance implications, especially those involving electronic discovery.

    June 30, 2011Bennett B. Borden and Shannon Smith
  • A recent opinion from the Southern District of New York indicates that lawyers will typically be prohibited from bringing qui tam actions against their former clients. And the new Dodd-Frank regulations expressly limit when an attorney can reap a whistleblower reward.

    June 28, 2011Howard W. Goldstein
  • By now, everyone knows discrimination and harassment are illegal in the workplace. But how many know that employees have the right to engage in protected, concerted activities "for the purpose of ' mutual aid or protection?" Are you in violation of federal labor law?

    June 27, 2011Robert G. Brody and Sami Asaad
  • Government contractor or subcontractor status has far-reaching implications and potentially dire consequences for health care providers if they are not in compliance with their affirmative action obligations.

    June 27, 2011Christopher Durham
  • This edition of the Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from May 1 through July 1, 2011. It also looks at recent decisions of interest from the courts of Delaware, California, and Nevada.

    June 27, 2011Sandra Feldman