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08/26/2010	Revised US Merger Guidelines: Increased Enforcement Orientation Puts a Premium on Creative Advocacy and Demands Greater Focus on Facts and Economics
08/16/2010	Some Good News…Some Bad News: Proposed HSR Rule Changes Would Ease Certain Compliance Obligations, But Substantially Increase Burden In Other Areas
07/22/2010	FCPA Enforcement: Extradition Process and Whistleblower Provision Enhance Government’s Ability to Pursue FCPA Violators
07/8/2010	Information Submitted to a Bank to Secure Commercial Financing May be Protected as Trade Secret, Federal Court Holds
07/07/2010	Will the Supreme Court Open the Flood Gates for Aiding-and-Abetting Claims Against Investment Advisors, Auditors, and Attorneys in Civil Securities Litigation?
06/29/2010	Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Case Helpful to Famous Brand Owners
06/28/2010	Supreme Court Slams Door to US Courts on Foreign Plaintiffs in F-Cubed Securities Litigation
06/25/2010	Honest Services Fraud: A Shifting Theory of Criminal Liability, Until Now
06/03/2010	Federal Circuit Clarifies Meaning of All or Substantially All Test in Section 337 Grey Market Cases, Again
05/27/2010	International Trade Secret Theft Not Violation of the Economic Espionage Act Unless Defendants Intended To Benefit A Foreign Government, Federal Court Holds
05/25/2010	U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Affirmed The Opinion Of The U.S. District Court For The Western District Of Kentucky In The Long-Running Dispute Of V. Secret Catalogue, Inc. Et Al. V. Moseley
05/20/2010	Unless Users of Software Possess or Have Access to its Source Code, They Cannot be Held Liable for Misappropriating Trade Secrets Therein, California Appeals Court Holds
05/12/2010	Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Against “Secondary Actors” Mayer Brown LLP and Former Partner Relating To Their Representation of Refco
05/07/2010	U.S. Supreme Court Says No To Class Action Arbitrations Absent Parties’ Agreement, And Invokes That Holding To Vacate The Second Circuit’s Decision Allowing An Antitrust Claim To Proceed As A Class
05/4/2010	Ninth Circuit Holds That District Courts Retain Jurisdiction Under the Class Action Fairness Act After Denying Class Certification in Removed Cases
04/30/2010	Howrey Secures Impressive Trial Result For Client Acushnet Company—The Maker Of Titleist Brand Pro V-1 Golf Balls
04/27/2010	Draft Merger Guidelines: More Flexibility, Less Precision Means Focus on Facts and Creativity
04/21/2010	Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement And White Collar Defense Update
04/07/2010	In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation: District Court Upholds Patent Settlement
3/23/2010	ECJ: Google Does not in Fringe Trademark Law
01/22/2010	Changes in HSR Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements
1/21/2010	Ninth Circuit Clarifies Legal Standards for Determining Whether a Trademark is Descriptive or Suggestive
01/15/2010	SEC Announces New Measures to Encourage Cooperation from Witnesses and Corporations in Agency Investigations and Enforcement Actions
12/18/09	Selection Patents No Longer “Part of Living Law”
12/04/2009	Infant Formula Manufacturer Wins $13 Million Damages Verdict in False Advertising Suit
12/3/09	DOJ Targets Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies in FCPA Investigations
10/22/2009	Chicago Federal Court Adopts Local Patent Rules
08/31/2009	CAFC Reverses the Bose Case and Rejects Medinol's "Should Have Known" Standard in Fraud Cases
08/21/2009	SEC Charges Corporate Officers Individually for FCPA Violations of Other Employees
08/17/2009	Stimulus Package Expected to Trigger Increased Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
08/07/2009	SEC’s Division of Enforcement Announces New Policies and Procedures
July 31, 2009	DATENSCHUTZ-NOVELLE 2009 ÄNDERUNGEN UND HANDLUNGSBEDARF
07/10/2009	FTC Reviews Biotech Competition
5/20/2009	Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) Increases Funding for and Expands Scope of Federal Anti-Fraud Enforcement
04/21/2009	GSA is Making Good on Its Spending Proposal Promise
4/14/2009	Economic Stimulus Bill Brings Heightened Scrutiny for Governement Contractors Receiving Stimulus Dollars
4/2/2009	CTM Fee Reduction
04/01/2009	GSA Submits $5.55 Billion Spending Proposal to Congress
2/27/09	Pacific Bell Telephone Co. V. Linkline Communications, Inc .: The Supreme Court Rejects Price Squeezes as an Antitrust Theory
2/25/2009	‘Simple Product Claims’ Escape Biogen
02/25/2009	New Guidelines for the Reconciliation of e-Discovery Rules and European Privacy and Data Protection Law
02/18/2009	Economic Stimulus Bill (and other legislation) Provides Renewed Opportunity for Construction Industry
2/16/2009	Court Awards Compensation to Employee Inventors of Outstanding Patents
02/13/2009	Center for Biological Diversity Will Invest $17 million in Plaintiff Litigation Based on Global Warming Theories
01/16/2009	The “Experimental Use” Defence
01/15/2009	Changes in HSR Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements
12/18/2008	European Commission Makes State Support to Real Economy Easier
12/08/2008	The Commission Provides Guidance in the Field of Abuse of Dominance
12/05/2008	Treasury Issues Final Regulations Governing Foreign Investment in US Businesses
12/01/2008	Notice of Class Action - Social Security Benefits for Visually Impaired Persons
11/18/2008	English High Court allows Non-Parties to Domestic Litigation to join in on a reference to the ECJ
10/31/2008	Federal Circuit Revisits Section 101 and Process Patents
10/29/2008	New Federal Rule of Evidence 502 Clarifies Consequences of Disclosure of Privileged and Work-Product Protected Information
09/17/2008	New Test for Stock Allocation Schemes of Dominant Pharma Companies
08/29/2008	Clearance In Dutch Directories Two-to-One Merger
08/04/2008	FTC v. Whole Foods: Express Lane for FTC Merger Injunctions?
07/09/2008	House of Lords Delivers Judgment in Conor Medsystems Inc. v. Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.
06/06/2008	Settlement Notice for Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco, Case No. C06-06346 WHA
04/10/2008	Biogen Insufficiency -- The End of the Road
03/21/2008	Pharma Companies Can Seek ITC Protection Before Competitor Drugs are Approved; Any Company can Seek ITC Protection if Imports are Imminent
02/28/2008	Spain Implements a Leniency Programme for Cartels
02/11/2008	London Agreement to Come Into Force on 1 May 2008
01/29/2008	Changes In HSR Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements
11/27/2007	Recent Decision on Dilution and Parody is No Joke to Owners Of Well-Known Marks
11/01/2007	USPTO Changes To Patent Rules Suspended
10/10/2007	Client Update on the Sunrise Period for .ASIA to Start on October 9, 2007
09/19/2007	Akzo-Nobel v. Commission: European Court of First Instance Refuses to Extend Privilege to Legal Advice by In-House Counsel
08/22/2007	Summary of USPTO Changes to Rules of Practice For Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
08/14/2007	Howrey Fights for the Rights of Disabled Americans in Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco (Case No. C06-06346)
08/13/2007	Howrey Fights for the Rights of Disabled Americans in Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco (Case No. C06-06346)
07/13/2007	Schneider v. Commission - Court of First Instance Holds The Commission Liable for Damages Caused By Illegal Decision to Prohibit Merger
06/29/2007	Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. Resale Price Maintenance No Longer Illegal Per Se
06/21/2007	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing: Supreme Court Upholds Broad Antitrust Immunity for Conduct within the Securities Laws
05/22/2007	Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly: Complaint Dismissed for Failure to Allege Facts Sufficient to Suggest Conspiracy
02/22/2007	Power Buyer Free to Outbid Rivals
01/23/2007	Changes in HSR Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements
07/05/2006	Supreme Court Denies FTC’s Request to Review Court of Appeals’ Decision Regarding Settlements of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation
03/28/2006	FTC Challenges "Invitation to Collude" Made in Earnings Call with Securities Analysts
03/09/2006	Texaco v. Dagher: Joint Venture Pricing Upheld
03/09/2006	Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink -- Supreme Court Overrules Presumption of Market Power in Patent Tying Cases
02/28/2006	FTC Offers Merging Parties a "Deal"
01/23/2006	Volvo v. Reeder-Simco -- Supreme Court Confirms
01/13/2006	Changes in HSR Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements
12/08/2005	Norway Overturns Decision Blocking Energy Merger; Sets Important Antitrust Precedents and Illustrates that U.S. Mergers Can Become Transatlantic Matters
10/12/2005	Client Update on .EU
09/08/2005	FASB 141 Replacement May Impact Discovery
08/17/2005	A $1.4 Billion Lesson in How E-Discovery Missteps Can Overtake the Merits of Your Case
05/31/2005	Important EC Developments in the Pharmaceutical Sector
03/10/2005	HSR Rule Changes Expand Notification Requirements for Transactions Involving Non-Corporate Entities
03/03/2005	Defense Contract Audit Agency Set to Scrutinize Contractor Insurance Costs
02/04/2005	Ruling on California's Unfair Competition Law
01/25/2005	Notable Developments in Criminal Antitrust: Enforcement Setbacks, Defense Victories, Policy Changes Likely to Ensue
11/30/2004	THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE UK’S PHASE I and II MERGER REVIEW AGENCIES LARGELY RESTORED
10/27/2004	Recoveries from Insurance Brokers and Carriers
09/30/2004	European Court Annuls Commission Merger Decision on MCI WorldCom/Sprint on Narrow Procedural Grounds
08/13/2004	New European Competition Commissioner Appointed
08/02/2004	In Sanctioning Corporate Defendant for Willful Spoliation, Federal District Court Issues New Guidelines for Preservation/Production of Electronic Evidence
07/22/2004	Standards Development Organizations Get New Antitrust Protections, But Must File Notification To Be Shielded From Treble Damages
06/19/2004	Congress Approves Increased Antitrust Penalties, De-Trebling of Damages & Elimination of Joint and Several Liability for Successful Amnesty Applicants
06/19/2004	Supreme Court Holds That Foreign Purchasers Are Limited in Mounting Antitrust Suits in U.S. Courts
05/10/2004	All Change: The New World After 1 May 2004
05/04/2004	EU Competition Law Reform - A New World for Airlines
04/30/2004	IMS Health GmbH v. NDC Health GmbH Ruling of the European Court of Justice
04/30/2004	The Balance between the UK's Phase I and II Merger Review Agencies Largely Restored
04/07/2004	The New EU Technology Transfer Block Exemption
02/23/2004	Ryanair/Charleroi Decision- When are Incentives Granted to Airliins by Regional Airports Lawful?
02/23/2004	State Aid in the New Member States: The Interim Measure Procedure
01/20/2004	Hatch Waxman Act Amended in Medicare Bill
01/16/2004	Supreme Court's Trinko Decision Provides Guidance on Dominant Firm's Refusal to Deal with Rivals
01/13/2004	Legislation Requires Pharmaceutical Companies to File Agreements As of January 7, 2004
01/13/2004	European Merger Control: A New Substantive Test
01/13/2004	UK Oft Attempts to Resolve Mergers Involving Complex Competition Issues Should be the Exception Rather than the Rule
01/13/2004	Is it Possible to Limit Parallel Imports By Restricting Sales to Wholesalers
10/15/2003	Reform of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption
08/22/2003	A Dominant Firm Prevails: United States v. Dentsply International, Inc.
08/15/2003	FTC Challenges Another Consummated Merger
05/08/2003	U.S. Supreme Court Proposes Significant Changes to Federal Class Action Rule
05/08/2003	U.S. Supreme Court Proposes Significant Changes to Federal Class Action Rule
03/28/2003	Loyalty Programs Under Attack: LePage's Inc. v. 3M
12/03/2002	Do Recent FTC Supermarket Merger Investigations Indicate Broader Changes In Merger Analysis?
12/02/2002	European Merger Control: tougher, softer, clearer?
11/19/2002	Federal Data Quality Guidelines – A Potential New Litigation Tool
11/06/2002	Is The EU Commission’s External Air Transport Policy Finally Taking Off?
10/29/2002	Court of First Instance Has Overturned for the Third Successive Time, a Commission Merger Prohibition Decision - Tetra Laval/Sidel
10/24/2002	The Court of First Instance's Judgment in Schneider/Legrand is Second Major Blow to the Commission's Merger Control Policy
10/11/2002	Commissioning in the Digital Age - Simulcasting
10/02/2002	Competition in the Internal Market Parallel Imports and Pharmaceuticals New Rulings from the European Court of Justice
08/20/2002	Turbulent Times for EC Merger Control?
08/05/2002	EC's New Group Exemption Regulation for Agreements in the Insurance Sector
07/15/2002	ITC Launches "332" Investigation into Foreign Trade Barriers that Impede U.S. Oilfield Service Companies in Competing Globally
07/12/2002	Expiry of European Coal and Steel Treaty
06/26/2002	Supreme Court Class Action Decision in Devlin v. Scardelletti
06/10/2002	EU Commission Merger Decision Overturned in Landmark Ruling
06/10/2002	EU Commission Merger Decision Overturned in Landmark Ruling
05/01/2002	Court Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Cigarette Manufacturer's Shelf Merchandising Program
02/01/2002	Recent Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Exemption regarding Foreign Acquisitions, the "Five-Year Rule," and Agricultural Assets

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