Summaries of and links to recent precedential and informative opinions.

2018-02-26T00:00:00-05:002018-02-27T00:17:15Z

Bylined article by London Mining partner Rachel Speight on green mining, a key topic of discussion at the Mining Indaba 2018 event in February. This article first appeared in Issue 58 of Africa Outlook, which is published by Outlook Publishing Ltd.

Mayer Brown announced today that Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Lori E. Lightfoot (Chicago) received the 2018 Earl B. Dickerson Award from The Chicago Bar Association.

Mayer Brown announced today that Kristine M. Koren, a highly regarded private fund formation lawyer, has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in New York. Ms. Koren comes to Mayer Brown from the New York office of Skadden.

On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an interpretive release updating guidance on public company disclosure and other obligations concerning cybersecurity matters. 

2018-02-23T00:00:00-05:002018-02-23T19:08:47ZLillian Brownhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lillian_brown/lillian.brown@wilmerhale.comJonathan G. Cedarbaumhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Jonathan_Cedarbaum/jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.comMeredith B. Crosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/meredith_cross/meredith.cross@wilmerhale.comBenjamin A. Powellhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/benjamin_powell/benjamin.powell@wilmerhale.comAlan J. Wilsonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/alan_wilson/alan.wilson@wilmerhale.com

On February 21, 2018, the Supreme Court held in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers that the anti-retaliation whistleblower protections under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) apply only to those who have reported allegations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as of the time of the allegedly retaliatory conduct. 

2018-02-23T00:00:00-05:002018-02-23T21:56:50ZMatthew T. Martenshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/matthew_martens/matthew.martens@wilmerhale.comElizabeth L. Mitchellhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/elizabeth_mitchell/elizabeth.mitchell@wilmerhale.comChristopher Davieshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/christopher_davies/christopher.davies@wilmerhale.comNicole Rabnerhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/nicole_rabner/nicole.rabner@wilmerhale.comRobert Greffeniushttps://www.wilmerhale.com/robert_greffenius/robert.greffenius@wilmerhale.com

WilmerHale served as legal counsel in connection with the creation of Valence Media, a new diversified media company formed through the combination of three successful media companies: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, dick clark productions and MRC.

2018-02-08T00:00:00-05:002018-02-08T20:09:55Z

Last week, the Trump Administration outlined its vision for improving the nation's infrastructure in the much-anticipated Infrastructure Plan.

2018-02-22T00:00:00-05:002018-02-22T16:17:31ZRaya B. Treiserhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/raya_treiser/raya.treiser@wilmerhale.comRob Lehmanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/rob_lehman/rob.lehman@wilmerhale.com

International Civil Litigation in United States Courts is the leading commentary in the field and is an essential resource for all practitioners and students of international litigation.

2018-02-22T00:00:00-05:002018-02-21T23:08:12Z

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy counsel Kendall Burman (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy partner Rajesh De (Washington DC) was featured in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Matthew Rossi (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

ERISA Litigation partner Nancy Ross (Chicago) was quoted in this article.

Tax Transactions & Consulting partner David Burton (New York) was quoted in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Don Falk (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Alex Lakatos (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Technology Transactions partner Lei Shen (Chicago) was quoted in this article.

Intellectual Property & IT partner Oliver Yaros (London) is quoted in an article on business preparations ahead of the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Mayer Brown advised Digicel, a leading telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, Central America and Pacific region, on the sale of 215 telecom towers located in the French West Indies and in Guyana.

Mayer Brown JSM advised The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) in connection with the restructuring of Mongolian Mining Corporation, which was named “Restructuring Deal of the Year” at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asia Awards 2018.