Le monde du droit, a French magazine intended for the legal profession, published an interview of Christopher Lalloz on his professional experience.

The French magazine Option Droit et Affaires published an article bylined by Laurent Borey on the topic of risky areas where interconnection of tax and finance fields requires cross expertise combination.

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy partner Stephen Lilley (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Bylined article by Intellectual Property associate Xiyin Tang (New York).

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy partner Stephen Lilley (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Bylined article by ERISA Litigation partner Nancy Ross and Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Laura Hammargren (both Chicago).

Infrastructure partner George Miller (New York) is featured in this article.

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.

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Bylined article by ERISA Litigation partner Nancy Ross and Litigation & Dispute Resolution associate Samuel Block (both Chicago).

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.

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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.