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2019 brought a number of significant developments to employment and labour law in Canada. We have collected and briefly highlighted our picks, in no particular order, for the top 10 developments from across the country....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

This month's Friday Five covers recent cases addressing: (1) the scope of ERISA’s administrative exhaustion requirement; (2) whether ERISA permits a claim for “equitable estoppel through silence”; (3) the reasonableness of an insurer’s interpretation...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The origins of the FIDIC suite - The Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) was founded in Belgium in 1913. Since then, it has become the foremost representative body for the world's consulting engineers, with member associations...By: White & Case LLP

Election and Impeachment - The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House of Representatives and...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This client alert is intended to remind you of certain year-end reporting requirements under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), with respect to stock issued to employees (or former employees) upon the exercise...By: Fenwick & West LLP

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2020 spending bill, which included the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act). The SECURE Act makes significant changes to the operation of private...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

Australia requires a wide variety of investments by foreign businesses to be reviewed and approved before completion. The decision to approve or deny a foreign investment application is ultimately made by the Treasurer of Australia, based on an...By: White & Case LLP

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. It is not uncommon for parties to simply re-use the...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. immigration law is a complicated legal area that requires the services of exceptional employment-based immigration lawyers. It takes a specific legal skillset and knowledge of your business to provide a high level of employment-based immigration...By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

After being approved by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the SECURE Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 20, 2019, as part of the Further...By: Holland & Knight LLP