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A recent decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), Tobii AB (publ) v. Competition and Markets Authority, confirms a deferential standard for the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its merger prohibitions....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: banks — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 - Entry into the new decade brings promise—banks finally have the tools to shake off the remaining shackles of the global financial crisis and embrace deal-making to...By: White & Case LLP

Webinar Agenda –Public Agency - 1.Health and Welfare Plan Updates: •Affordable Care Act Updates •California Individual Mandate •Proposed IRS Cost-Sharing Transparency Rules •Final DOL “Regular Rate” Regulations •Final ICHRA and Affordability...By: Hanson Bridgett LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is accepting comments until March 16, 2020 on the proposed codification to the Statement of Policy for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as well as whether and how the FDIC...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In a highly unfavorable peer review decision, Leadbitter v. Keystone Anesthesia v. Petraglia, entered on February 12, 2020, a Pennsylvania state appellate court upheld an order compelling a hospital to produce the unredacted contents of a physician’s...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

After a solid 2019, the foundations are in place for a strong start to the M&A year in 2020. The following factors are likely to heavily influence the market in the months ahead. As we enter a new decade, the signs are that we can look forward to...By: White & Case LLP

In early February 2020, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a Philadelphia ordinance passed years ago could go into effect and that Philadelphia employers will no longer be able to ask job applicants about their salary history in job...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we reported here, the CBD (cannabidiol) craze is sweeping the nation. By 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. That said, if a CBD product has a concentration of more than 0.3% of tetrahydrocannabinol...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The National Labor Relations Board in recent weeks has continued to overturn Board decisions from President Obama’s administration. In United Parcel Service, Inc., the current Republican-controlled Board returned to a long-standing legal standard for...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

On February 6, Representative Natalie Manley filed House Bill 4699 with the Illinois House of Representatives. If enacted, the bill would amend the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (“IFWA”) with respect to the legality of non-compete agreements....By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP