Briefing

Facebook faces a California class action lawsuit for its targeted advertising that searched private messages. >> Read the free report on  how a 23 year old makes $1.8 million a year from Facebook – Click Here Plaintiff Matthew Campbell is suing the network along with two others alleging the company scanned user messages for web links,

Linklaters – Collective actions – court proceedings brought by a number of claimants with similar or related interests against a defendant or group of defendants – are becoming increasingly important in civil litigation. It is therefore vital that businesses with cross-border operations are aware of the potential actions they may face in other jurisdictions, brought

Constangy, Brooks & Smith – As one who presumably has no nude selfies, you may not be too concerned about a “hack” like the one that afflicted celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of technology issues that an employer should look out for. Are you guilty

Baker & McKenzie – Companies raised $72.8 billion through cross border initial public offerings in 2014, more than doubling the amount from last year.  The amount raised is the highest since the financial crisis. Baker & McKenzie has released the 2014 year-end edition of its Cross-Border IPO Index, a semiannual scoring and analysis of cross-border

Morrison Foerster – On November 18, 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to adopt NASD Rule 2711 as new FINRA Rule 2241 with significant modifications.1 The proposed changes reflect a more flexible principles-based approach and incorporate many of the FINRA

By Sonia Girgis and Trevor James Morrison & Foerster – On 4 December, George Osborne in his Autumn Statement, announced a new UK withholding tax exemption for interest payments on UK private placements. The announcement was followed by draft legislative clauses with the Finance Bill 2015, released yesterday. The new exemption will mean that UK corporate borrowers