Briefings

Morgan Lewis –Alyssa Kovach & Larry Turner  Within the span of two weeks, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson, two top managers from your $2 billion corporation, resign. Both managers had complete, unfettered access to your corporation’s trade secrets and confidential information, including pricing and staffing formulas, clients’ requests for proposals, and bid information. One month earlier, Mr. […]

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe – byWilliam Foley Jr., Jason Halper, Katie Lieberg Stowe The past decade has seen an incredible rise in M&A litigation. According to Cornerstone, in 2014, a whopping 93% of announced mergers valued over $100 million were subject to litigation, up from 44% in 2007. As Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo

Clifford Chance – Our second annual review of global antitrust trends is now available. This year, we have picked ten themes that reflect the most prominent antitrust risks faced by businesses around the world in 2015, and the most effective strategies for minimising those risks. To request a copy of the report, please contact Nikki

Pullman & Comley – By Jonathan Orleans – When I talk to businesspeople about the legal differences between employees and independent contractors, I often offer the electrician who comes to the office to fix a wiring problem as the paradigmatic independent contractor. She sets her own schedule, supplies her own tools, is engaged in an