Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Stephen Mahinka, Kenneth Kliebard, Christian Mixter
On January 4, President Obama, via a recess appointment, installed Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau). The appointment was the latest battle in what promises to be a "... more
Presentation | Speech
Anne Flannery, Regina Schaffer-Goldman
Outside Publication | Chapter
Mansi Shah
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Kevin Dreher, Paul Zevnik, Michel Horton
As the year comes to an end, many companies, along with their officers and board members, are considering renewals for directors and officers (D&O) insurance coverage. The coverage offered under various D&O policies var... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
Ron Dreben, Kenneth Kliebard, K. Roney, Gregory Parks, W. Reece Hirsch
Recognizing that business entities now conduct a majority of their operations with the assistance of electronic programs and databases, and that a significant amount of business and personal information may be stored electronica... more
Presentation | Webinar
Olivier Edwards, Iain Wright, Eric Kraeutler, Jürgen Beninca
Morgan Lewis partners Jürgen Beninca, Olivier Edwards, Eric Kraeutler, and Iain Wright presented this webinar, "What Every European Company Should Know About the FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act." The European-facing webinar... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Benjamin Klein, Tiffany Johnson
At the 26th annual National Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), held November 8 and 9, 2011, officials from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stressed that both ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Steven Luxton, W. Nes
On October 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Georgia law, held that four defendant manufacturers were relieved of liability for failing to warn current and former employees of Lockheed Martin Corpo... more
Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek
Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek
Presentation | Speech
Mansi Shah
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Paul Zevnik, Michel Horton
On October 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, applying Colorado law, reversed a district court decision and held that a patent infringement claim may constitute an "advertising injury," thereby triggering, at a... more
Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek
Outside Publication | Article
James Tarter
Presentation | Speech
Diane Webb
Outside Publication | Article
Allyson Ho
To write a clear and persuasive brief, a lawyer should provide a road map, serve as a helpful guide for complex facts and tell a powerful story. Above all, counsel should remember that the reader is a busy judge or law clerk w... more
Outside Publication | Article
Brad Fagg
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Kelly Moore, Kimberly Hicks
In a blow to the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) efforts to increase enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against individuals, Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Steven Luxton, Emily Shields
On June 30, Texas's First Court of Appeals ruled that retroactive application of a provision of state legislation establishing minimum medical criteria for asbestos claimants violates the Texas Constitution. Union Carbide Corp... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Steven Luxton, Douglas Gush
On June 28, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed the Fair Share Act (the Act) (2011 Pa. S.B. 1131) into law. The Act amends Pennsylvania's long-standing practice of joint and several liability to a several liability model t... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On June 20, in Dukes v. Wal-Mart , the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to plaintiffs seeking to certify employment discrimination class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, as well as consumer, antitrust, and ... more
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
Presentation | Webinar
Kathleen McDermott, Lisa Dykstra, Meredith Auten
Discussion topics included: Recent U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Court decisions involving FCA procedural and substantive challenges Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amendments and expansion o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities LawFlash
Securities Practice
On June 13, in an important victory for the investment management industry, the U.S. Supreme Court held that mutual fund adviser Janus Capital Management LLC (JCM) and its parent, Janus Capital Group, Inc. (JCG), could not be he... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Class Actions LawFlash
Litigation Practice
In a decision with implications for companies facing class action litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a federal district court, having rejected certification of a proposed class action, could not take the a... more