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Nearly a year and a half after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) was enacted, authorizing the most substantial overhaul of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process since its...By: White & Case LLP

In 2015, Pennsylvania amended the state Child Protective Services Law to require that employees who have direct contact with minors submit a Pennsylvania child abuse clearance, Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, and an FBI...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

As anticipated, on January 10, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) released Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines), marking the first update since the Non-Horizontal...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Interview with Hans Albers - President at ACC Europe and Chief of Staff & Associate General Counsel International Legal Services at Juniper Networks Featuring Craig Budner, Global Strategic Growth Partner at K&L Gates....By: K&L Gates LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work sites, with proposed...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On January 16, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule on Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new Rule, which will become effective March 16, 2020, is a departure from the legal...By: Tonkon Torp LLP

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation, No. 13-3992-cv (L) (2d Cir., Dec. 19, 2019) that Bankruptcy Code Section 546(e) barred claims seeking to avoid payments made by Tribune to...By: Dechert LLP

On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department-chaired inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued final regulations to implement the amendments to its governing statute (section 721 of the Defense Production Act...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Often times, both contract and tort claims co-exist in a subrogation matter and the line between the two can be blurred. This is especially true in the context of damages resulting from new home construction defect claims. However, states are...By: White and Williams LLP

When and how two associations combine in a merger depends a lot on circumstances at the beginning, middle, and end of the transaction. From leadership transitions to board meeting schedules to advocacy needs, here’s how timing often influences the...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP