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SEC Announces National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
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United States Pursues False Claims Act Suit Against Priva...
On March 27, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s finding that Google’s use of Java APIs in its Android operating system was fair use, resurrecting Oracle’s multibillio...
The Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155) on March 14 by a filibuster-proof vote of 67 – 31. The Senate bill still must pass the Hous...
Davis Polk is pleased to provide you with the next installment of its Intellectual Property and Tech Transactions Update, a quarterly newsletter that features summaries and analysis of re...
On Monday, the Trump Administration announced its intent to nominate the fifth and final individual to fill the current vacancies on the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”): Rebecca Kell...
Retail investors own about 30% of shares but only vote 29% of the time, compared to institutional investors voting 91% of the shares they own, according to a rulemaking petition to the SE...
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on May 25, 2018 and features extraterritoriality that will cover many U.S. businesses and substantial fines for ...
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, vacated the DOL fiduciary rule in its entirety. The lawsuit was brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, SI...
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced proposals to tighten its jurisdiction over mergers in the military, quantum technology and computing hardware industries. ...
Certain investors are expected to hold governance committees, and in some cases the entire board, accountable through director elections this proxy season for perceived lack of board dive...