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.com

Bylined article by London Litigation and Dispute Resolution senior associate James Whitaker on adverse costs orders in light of the recent judgment in Montpelier Business Reorganisation Ltd v Armitage Jones LLP.

Bylined article by London Construction & Engineering partner Kwadwo Sarkodie and senior associate Joseph Otoo on the potential for arbitration in Africa, following the ‘Arbitration Institutions for Africa - the Great Debate’ event held in the London office on 14 March 2018.

Mayer Brown JSM advised a consortium of joint lead managers on the first issuance of Eurobonds listed and traded on the regulated market of Frankfurt Stock Exchange and available for trading on the China Europe International Exchange by a PRC non-financial institution company.

Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that a three-lawyer team has joined the firm’s new office in Tokyo, including Shri Maski and Gordon Palmquist, who join as partners in the firm’s Banking & Finance and Corporate & Securities practices, respectively, and Tomo Adachi, who joins as a senior associate in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice. Mr. Maski and Mr. Adachi were previously at Ashurst, while Mr. Palmquist rejoins the firm from Shearman and Sterling.

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

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.com

Government & Global Trade partner Duane Layton (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Mayer Brown hosted the inaugural session of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Digital Economy Committee in its London office, led by Committee Chairman and partner in the Intellectual Property & IT Group, Oliver Yaros.

The 2018 edition of Chambers UK ranked Mayer Brown in 28 practice categories, including five Band One rankings.

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.com

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

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

Bylined article by Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Charles E. Harris, II (Chicago).

Feature article on the recent Breakfast Q&A with outgoing Director of the SFO David Green held in the London office on 15 March 2018, looking at the themes and talking points from the event.

On Friday, March 23, President Trump signed into law the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), which amends the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq., to require providers of electronic communication services or remote computing services to produce data sought by the government under the SCA, regardless of whether the data are located within or outside the United States.

2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:002018-03-28T16:00:07ZJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comCatherine M.A. Carrollhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Catherine_Carroll/catherine.carroll@wilmerhale.comAri Holtzblatthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/ari_holtzblatt/ari.holtzblatt@wilmerhale.comAlexandra Stewarthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/alexandra_stewart/alex.stewart@wilmerhale.com

Summaries of and links to recent precedential and informative opinions.

2018-03-26T00:00:00-04:002018-04-03T19:55:20Z

An article by Daniel Zimmerman, published by Xconomy. The article discusses information that entrepreneurs should follow and what they can safely dismiss.

2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:002018-03-28T15:38:22ZDaniel Zimmermannhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/daniel_zimmermann/daniel.zimmermann@wilmerhale.com

Intellectual Property partner Gary Hnath (Washington DC) was quoted in this article discussing strategies for Chinese companies in US intellectual property suits.

Yesterday, President Trump issued new Proclamations regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, amending the original Proclamations (9704 and 9705) issued on March 8.

2018-03-23T00:00:00-04:002018-03-28T14:12:57ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.comSarah Sprinklehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/sarah_sprinkle/sarah.sprinkle@wilmerhale.com