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<p>WilmerHale Team Obtains Fifth Circuit Victory in High-Profile Fiduciary Rule Case</p>
A team of WilmerHale litigators recently achieved a major victory when the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the US Department of Labor's highly controversial Fiduciary Rule, giving opponents of the regulations embodied by the rule their first victory after several previously unsuccessful lawsuits.
2018-04-02T00:00:00-04:002018-04-02T14:05:47ZGoldilocks And The 3 Stable Value Fund Lawsuits
WilmerHale Counsels Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Collaboration with MIT
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a private company dedicated to commercializing fusion energy, will join the MIT Energy Initiative as part of a new university-industry partnership.
2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:37:23ZFINRA Requests Comment on Proposed New Outside Business Activities Rule
FINRA is seeking comment on a proposed new rule, FINRA Rule 3290 (the “Proposed Rule”), which governs the outside business activities and private securities transactions of registered persons. The Proposed Rule would replace both current FINRA Rule 3270 (Outside Business Activities of Registered Persons) and current FINRA Rule 3280 (Private Securities Transactions of Associated Persons), and is intended to reduce unnecessary burdens and focus compliance resources on activities most likely to pose a risk to investors.
2018-04-02T00:00:00-04:002018-04-03T22:00:18ZBruce H. Newmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/bruce_newman/bruce.newman@wilmerhale.comTiffany J. Smithhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/tiffany_smith/tiffany.smith@wilmerhale.comAlexandra Levinehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/alexandra_levine/alexandra.levine@wilmerhale.comSea of adversity
Reflecting on Arbitration Institutions for Africa – The Great Debate
Mayer Brown JSM advises lead managers on first Eurobond issuance traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and China Europe International Exchange
Three lawyers join Mayer Brown’s new Tokyo office
<p>Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Due Date Nears</p>
As the April 1, 2018 effective date nears, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind Massachusetts employers of their obligations under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
2018-03-30T00:00:00-04:002018-03-30T15:15:24ZJonathan D. Rosenfeldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jonathan_rosenfeld/jonathan.rosenfeld@wilmerhale.comLaura E. Schneiderhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/laura_schneider/laura.schneider@wilmerhale.comAndrew Stauberhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/andrew_stauber/andrew.stauber@wilmerhale.com<p>Infrastructure Series: Border Wall Litigation Update</p>
As discussed in previous issues of WilmerHale's Infrastructure Series, the Trump Administration is examining legislative and executive actions to streamline the permitting of infrastructure projects.
2018-03-29T00:00:00-04:002018-03-29T15:47:13ZJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comMichael J.P. Hazelhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/michael_hazel/michael.hazel@wilmerhale.comDerek A. Woodmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/derek_woodman/derek.woodman@wilmerhale.comTrade Probes Surge During Trump's First Year in Office
Mayer Brown hosts inaugural session of International Chamber of Commerce Digital Economy Committee
Chambers UK 2018 ranks 27 Mayer Brown practices and 44 lawyers
SEC Proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
On March 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Rule 610T of Regulation NMS under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to conduct a pilot program (Pilot) to study the effect of equity exchange transaction fees and rebates, and changes to those fees and rebates, on order routing behavior, execution quality and market quality.
2018-03-27T00:00:00-04:002018-03-27T14:43:49ZAndre E. Owenshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/andre_owens/andre.owens@wilmerhale.comTiffany J. Smithhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/tiffany_smith/tiffany.smith@wilmerhale.comCherie Weldonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/cherie_weldon/cherie.weldon@wilmerhale.comJeremy Moorehousehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jeremy_moorehouse/jeremy.moorehouse@wilmerhale.comBoard Oversight of Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is one of the highest priority issues for public company executives and directors. This note shares our views—developed over our involvement in the aftermath of many cybersecurity events as well as counseling on cyber-preparedness—on how boards can properly oversee cybersecurity risks. This client alert was also published by Law360.
2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:002018-04-04T21:46:01ZJamie Gorelickhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jamie_gorelick/jamie.gorelick@wilmerhale.comMeredith B. Crosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/meredith_cross/meredith.cross@wilmerhale.comWilliam R. McLucashttps://www.wilmerhale.com/william_mclucas/william.mclucas@wilmerhale.comBenjamin A. Powellhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/benjamin_powell/benjamin.powell@wilmerhale.comJonathan Wolfmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jonathan_wolfman/jonathan.wolfman@wilmerhale.comJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comNicole Rabnerhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/nicole_rabner/nicole.rabner@wilmerhale.comJennifer A. Zepralkahttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jennifer_zepralka/jennifer.zepralka@wilmerhale.comLeah Schlosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/leah_schloss/leah.schloss@wilmerhale.com<p>Pre-Merger Information Sharing: The FTC Weighs In</p>
A month ago, we covered recent European competition law developments on pre-merger information sharing and “gun jumping” among merging parties. In a timely reminder that the same questions also are relevant in the United States, the Federal Trade Commission recently issued a blog post on antitrust pitfalls during pre-merger discussions and due diligence.
2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:002018-03-26T14:17:43ZHartmut Schneiderhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/hartmut_schneider/hartmut.schneider@wilmerhale.comLeon B. Greenfieldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/leon_greenfield/leon.greenfield@wilmerhale.com