Mayer Brown announced that Jeremy Clay has been appointed by the firm’s management committee and partnership board to the position of managing partner. Mr. Clay succeeds Kenneth S. Geller, who has decided to step down as managing partner after serving with distinction in that capacity since June 2009.

Casella Waste Systems, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced two transactions relating to its industrial revenue bonds. 

2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T17:20:28Z

The Measures on the Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights to Foreign Parties (Pilot) tighten scrutiny over the transfer of intellectual property rights to foreign parties on national security or public interest grounds.

2018-04-05T00:00:00-04:002018-04-05T16:06:52ZLester Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lester_ross/lester.ross@wilmerhale.comJennifer Zhaohttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jennifer_zhao/jennifer.zhao@wilmerhale.com

In the 2018 edition of Chambers Global, 33 WilmerHale lawyers were named among “The World's Leading Lawyers for Business." 

2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:002018-03-16T20:54:45Z

I am delighted to share the news of commencement of work on the third edition of my treatise on International Commercial Arbitration. The three-volume commentary is in its second edition, published in 2014, and available from Kluwer International.

2018-04-05T00:00:00-04:002018-04-06T18:09:50ZGary Bornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Gary_Born/gary.born@wilmerhale.com

Mayer Brown announced today that Jaime Gatenio has joined the firm in Chicago as a Banking & Finance partner in its global Private Credit group. Ms. Gatenio joins from Jones Day.

LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, today announced that Andre Owens, partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of WilmerHale, has joined the Board of Directors. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T19:17:50Z

The object of this Alert is to highlight some practical implications of Brexit for the supply of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in the European Union (EU) and related action items which companies should be considering if they have not done so before.2018-04-05T00:00:00-04:002018-04-05T22:15:19ZGeoffroy Barthethttps://www.wilmerhale.com/geoffroy_barthet/geoffroy.barthet@wilmerhale.comLukas Šimashttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lukas_simas/lukas.simas@wilmerhale.comDr. Peter Gey, LL.M.https://www.wilmerhale.com/peter_gey/peter.gey@wilmerhale.comTrevor Cookhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/trevor_cook/trevor.cook@wilmerhale.comJohn Ratliffhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/john_ratliff/john.ratliff@wilmerhale.com

A recent decision calls into question the US Patent and Trademark Office regulation providing that B delay stops accruing as soon as a Request for Continued Examination is filed.

2018-04-04T00:00:00-04:002018-04-05T14:21:25ZBrian Boyntonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/brian_boynton/brian.boynton@wilmerhale.comEmily R. Whelanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/emily_whelan/emily.whelan@wilmerhale.com

In this article written by Paul Architzel, Matthew Beville, Yeve Chitiga and Daniel Martin, published by Futures and Derivatives Law Report, the authors analyze the steps that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently took to further encourage cooperation with and self-reporting to the Commission's Division of Enforcement.

2018-04-04T00:00:00-04:002018-04-04T20:28:34ZPaul M. Architzelhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Paul_Architzel/paul.architzel@wilmerhale.comMatthew Bevillehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/matthew_beville/matthew.beville@wilmerhale.comYevedzo Chitigahttps://www.wilmerhale.com/yeve_chitiga/yeve.chitiga@wilmerhale.comDaniel J. Martinhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/daniel_martin/daniel.martin@wilmerhale.com

Mayer Brown has advised parametric and index-based risk transfer start-up Global Parametrics on the launch of the Natural Disaster Fund through an innovative climate insurance initiative backed by the UK and German governments.

Bylined article by London Construction & Engineering partner Kwadwo Sarkodie on the ingredients that must be included for a legal contract to be formed.

This article first published in the April edition of Construction Law. www.constructionlaw.uk.com.

Mayer Brown announced today that Ryan Suda has joined the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice and Structured Finance group as a partner in New York. Mr. Suda joins from Freshfields.

BioCatch, a global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced that it has closed a $30 million financing round, cementing its growth plan and vision to redefine digital identity and enable renewed trust in online interactions. 

2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T20:46:48Z

On April 3, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a list of proposed products that may be subjected to additional tariffs of 25 percent ad valorem, in accordance with President Trump's March 22 Presidential Memorandum directing action pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

2018-04-03T00:00:00-04:002018-04-04T18:58:22ZAmbassador 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.comLester Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lester_ross/lester.ross@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comHeather M. Petruzzihttps://www.wilmerhale.com/heather_petruzzi/heather.petruzzi@wilmerhale.comSarah Sprinklehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/sarah_sprinkle/sarah.sprinkle@wilmerhale.com

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Kelly Kramer (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Le Monde du Droit, a French magazine intended for the legal profession, published an interview of Julien Haure on his professional experience.

In an article published in Private Equity Magazine, Patrick Teboul outlines the current trend among lenders allowing for renegotiation of debt to optimise charges of interest and financial leverage levels.

Le Monde du Droit, a French magazine intended for the legal profession, published an interview with Nicolette Kost de Sèvres on her professional experience.

In an article published in the magazine Immoweek Logement , Andrew Armfelt and Erwan Heurtel provide an analysis of the general situation with regard to the rules in the United States and Europe about short term rental marketplaces.