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 […]
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Ford Harrison Executive Summary: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) now takes the position that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity, including transgender status. In a press release issued December 18, 2014, the Attorney General stated that he has informed all DOJ
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The Ferguson police remain in the eye of the storm so far as police practices are concerned and the St Louis County prosecutor in the grand jury that acquitted Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson said that some of the witnesses called lied under oath. “Clearly some were not telling the truth,” Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch
Paul Weiss – As reported in The New York Times and other media outlets, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the government’s insider trading convictions against two former hedge fund traders, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, in a 28-page decision that could have a significant impact on the future of
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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
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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
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Gibson Dunn is a Big Law firm who have represented Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer who also faced a massive gender discrimination claim. However their Supreme Court claim fighting 1.5 million female employees in a case that could have cost the company tens of billions of dollars. Their lawyer, Ted Boutrous (pictured) won the case
Freshfields – A survey of multinational companies by Freshfields shows many are complacent when many employees are willing to blow the whistle. They have a new report, details below. International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is urging multinational companies to move whistleblowing up their risk agendas as a global survey* of more than 2,500 middle
Clifford Chance – With the decision by the United States and the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia came a raft of new challenges not ordinarily contemplated even by the most seasoned sanctions experts. Commercial and financial transactions have been heavily impacted by the imposition of constraints on dealings with a major trading power
