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05/12/2008	Developers Beware: Significant Changes in Store for General Storm Water Permits for Construction Activities
05/12/2008	Small but Perfectly (In)formed (and Consulted)?
05/07/2008	New Ninth Circuit Decision Confirms that Parties Who Undertake Soil and Groundwater Cleanups Voluntarily or at the Request of State Agencies May Seek Recovery of Costs Via Superfund Lawsuits
05/07/2008	State & Local Tax Insights -- Spring 2008
05/06/2008	Morrison & Foerster Wins Mead
05/06/2008	Gain From Sale Held Not Apportionable Income
05/06/2008	California State Board of Equalization Adopts New Rules for Franchise Tax Board Tax Appeals
05/06/2008	Alabama’s VFJ Case: The Trial Court Got It Right!
05/06/2008	California Court of Appeal Affirms that LLC “Fee” Violated Commerce Clause
05/06/2008	The New Internet Tax Freedom Act
05/01/2008	Quarterly Cleantech Update, April 2008
04/29/2008	Communications Law Bulletin, April 2008
04/28/2008	Data Breach Notification: The Changing Landscape in the EU
04/23/2008	SEC and FINRA Examination Priorities in 2008
04/23/2008	July 1, 2008: Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Mandatory Employment Law Commentary, Volume 20, No. 4, April 2008
04/23/2008	D.C. Circuit Reverses Federal Trade Commission in Important Standard-Setting Case
04/22/2008	CFIUS Issues Proposed Regulations
04/22/2008	Covered Bonds and U.S. Regulators
04/21/2008	Delaware Courts Provide Another Narrow Reading of an Advanced Notice Bylaw Provision
04/18/2008	Does eBay Unravel Trademark's Presumption of Irreparable Injury?
04/18/2008	Seals of Approval “Green” certification marks raise new liability issues
04/14/2008	JANA Master Fund, Ltd. v. CNET Networks, Inc.
04/08/2008	European Commission Publishes White Paper on Damage Actions for Breach of the EU Antitrust Rules
04/08/2008	The Myth of the Paperless Office Ten Steps towards a Successful Document Management Outsourcing
04/07/2008	Favorable California Supreme Court Decision for Product Manufacturers and Distributors: California High Court Adopts Sophisticated User Doctrine as Complete Defense in Product Liability Failure to Warn Cases
04/03/2008	Communications Law Bulletin, March 2008
04/02/2008	Intellectual Property Quarterly Newsletter IP Quarterly Newsletter – Spring 2008
04/02/2008	Contemporaneous Notice of Credit Card Default Interest Rate Increase Not Required, Says Ninth Circuit
04/01/2008	Maximizing Patent Opportunities and Funding in Clean and Green-Tech Start-ups
04/01/2008	Federal Court Voids Changes to Patent Office Rules on Continuation and Claims Practice
04/01/2008	Reexamination v. Litigation: Which Controls?
04/01/2008	Utility Models – A Useful Alternative to Patents
04/01/2008	Printed Publications in the Computer Age: The Federal Circuit Addresses FTP Servers in SRI
03/28/2008	DOL Proposes Revisions to the FMLA Regulations Employment Law Commentary, Volume 20, No. 3, March 2008
03/27/2008	Employment and Privacy Issues in Non-Competition Agreements
03/25/2008	Creating a Level Playing Field -- A Covered Bond Framework for the UK
03/20/2008	Single and Multi-Sourcing Models
03/18/2008	Selected Intellectual Property Law Issues for Consideration in Licensing in India
03/11/2008	MoFo Tax Talk, March 2008 Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2008
03/10/2008	European Law & Regulations: A Survival Guide For Technology Companies
03/04/2008	Financial Services Report, Spring 2008
02/29/2008	Comparing the U.S. and EU Approach to Employee Privacy
02/28/2008	Communications Law Bulletin, February 2008
02/28/2008	Employment Law Commentary Employment Law Commentary, Volume 20, No. 2, February 2008
02/27/2008	IRS Stands By Reversal on Performance-Based Compensation Under Section 162(m), Provides Transition Relief
02/27/2008	Countdown to the Elimination of U.S. GAAP Reconciliation Requirements For Foreign Private Issuers
02/26/2008	China Clean Tech Bulletin -- February 2008
02/22/2008	SEC Proposes Modifications to Reporting Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers
02/20/2008	Global Sourcing Trends in 2008
02/19/2008	The SEC’s Recent Amendments to Smaller Reporting Company Disclosures--Updated Summary of Financial Statement Requirements
02/15/2008	FTC Takes 4-in-1 Shot at Reverse Payment Settlements
02/14/2008	New EPA Reporting Requirements for Lead in Children’s Products (Ages 14 and Under)
02/14/2008	California Supreme Court Affirms “Continuous Stock Ownership Requirement” for Plaintiffs in Derivative Shareholder Litigation
02/11/2008	EPA's Quest for Nano Data Leads to Concern
02/08/2008	Learning Curve - MiFID: The Implications for Derivatives and Structured Products
02/08/2008	A Dispatch from the Water Wars -- The Georgia Front
02/04/2008	Significant New Expansions of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
02/04/2008	Changes Required for Payment of SEC Filing Fees
02/01/2008	Further Changes in China's Real Estate Regulations
02/01/2008	Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Criminal Defense Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2008
01/31/2008	Communications Law Bulletin, January 2008
01/31/2008	New Changes To Long-standing National Labor Relations Board Law Employment Law Commentary, Volume 20, No. 1, January 2008
01/30/2008	California Supreme Court Affirms Employer’s Ability To Terminate Employee For Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use
01/30/2008	The SEC’s December 2007 Rule Revisions: Updates to Standard Transaction Documentation for Financial Intermediaries
01/29/2008	Protecting Inventions Involving Biofuel Feedstock
01/29/2008	Global Solution for Cross-Border Data Transfers
01/25/2008	FTC Invokes Novel Theories in Standard-Setting Case
01/23/2008	A Guide to the Impact of SAS 70 on Outsourcing Projects
01/18/2008	New M&A Filing Thresholds and Recent Enforcement Actions
01/17/2008	Recent Development in Tier 1 Hybrids
01/17/2008	European Commission Raids Pharmaceutical Companies to Start Sector Inquiry
01/16/2008	Reminder: Information Statements Must Be Provided by January 31, 2008, to Employees and Former Employees Who Exercised Incentive Stock Options or Transferred Stock Acquired Pursuant to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
01/15/2008	Supreme Court Rejects “Scheme” Liability Under Section 10(b)
01/14/2008	Because Change Happens - How to Ensure Flexibility in your Outsourcing Arrangements?
01/07/2008	Outsourcing - How to Comply with MiFID
01/07/2008	Governor Schwarzenegger Takes the EPA to Court
01/02/2008	OTS Authorizes Federal Savings Bank to Establish a Subsidiary Bank in China
01/02/2008	The Structured Products Market: Not Drowning But Waving
12/28/2007	New Legislation Would Reform the Freedom of Information Act
12/26/2007	Rise of the Cyber-Slackers: How Web 2.0 and Generation “C” Could Transform the Workplace Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 12 December 2007
12/21/2007	SEC Adopts Revisions to Rules 144 and 145
12/20/2007	SEC Expands Eligibility Requirements of Forms S-3 and F-3 to Include Smaller Reporting Companies
12/20/2007	Proposal Would Make Business Ethics Rules Mandatory for Companies
12/20/2007	On the Road to New Fuel Efficiency Standards
12/19/2007	Credit Roundtable White Paper
12/18/2007	U.S. and E.U. Non-Competition Agreements Compared and Contrasted
12/18/2007	The Narrowing of Patentable Subject Matter by the Federal Circuit: In re Nuijten and In re Comiskey
12/18/2007	Second Circuit Says No Retroactive Copyright Licensing
12/18/2007	KSR and Reexamination
12/18/2007	The Patent Reform Act: Reining in the Entire Market Value Rule?
12/17/2007	Intellectual Property Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2007
12/14/2007	Making Multisourcing Work
12/13/2007	Exchange-Traded Notes: IRS Fires a Shot Across the Bow of “Wait and See” Taxation
12/11/2007	Financial Services Report, Winter 2007
12/11/2007	New PRC Anti-Pollution Notice Targets Exporters
12/07/2007	Maryland Law Creates Jury Trial Right for Employee Claims
12/05/2007	European Commission Adopts New Guidelines for Non-Horizontal Mergers
12/03/2007	Dolly Not Yet Turned To Lolly
11/30/2007	U.S. and E.U. Non-Competition Agreements Compared and Contrasted Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 11, November 2007
11/30/2007	Communications Law Bulletin, November 2007
11/28/2007	Federal Agencies Issue Long-Awaited Affiliate-Marketing Rule
11/26/2007	SEC Approves Rules to Improve Small Business Regulation
11/26/2007	Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain Controversy over retail investment in structured finance may ensure the products survivial.
11/20/2007	The U.S. Tax Treatment of Exchange-Traded Notes – The Brewing Battle Between Mutual Fund Advisers and ETN Sponsors
11/16/2007	JFTC Publishes Final Guidelines Concerning Use of Intellectual Property
11/16/2007	People Should Distinguish More Between Assets
11/16/2007	Cross-Border Confusion
11/16/2007	EC Takes a Tough Line With Antitrust Judgement--Will Microsoft Ruling Have Knock-On Effect?
11/13/2007	Beware of False Business Solicitations Appearing to be from the California Secretary of State
11/13/2007	Biotechs: Show Me the Money
11/07/2007	State Statutes Restricting or Prohibiting the Use of Social Security Numbers
11/07/2007	Supreme Court Affirms Employer’s Ability to Reimburse Employee Business Expenses with Additional Income
11/06/2007	California Bans Mandatory Implanting of Identification Devices
11/02/2007	The 409A Transition Rule Lives to Fight Another Day: IRS Extends Final Section 409A Compliance Date in Notice 2007-86
11/01/2007	SEC Approves FINRA Rules Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Fairness Opinions
11/01/2007	USPTO Enjoined from Enforcing New Rules
11/01/2007	The Emergence of New Corporate Forms: The need for alternative corporate designs integrating financial and social missions
10/31/2007	Annual California Roundup: Legislative (Not Much) and Judicial (A Lot) Developments Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 10, October 2007
10/31/2007	Communications Law Bulletin, October 2007
10/29/2007	California Legislature Passes Bill Applying Retroactive LLC Fee Formula
10/23/2007	Israel Practice News, Fall 2007
10/23/2007	JFTC Published Final Guidelines Concerning Use Of Intellectual Property
10/22/2007	Texas Attorney General Sues Fitness Spa for Exposing Customer Records
10/22/2007	Monitoring Employees: Striking a Balance
10/19/2007	California Legislature Widens Control Over Hazardous Substances in Electronic Products and Furthers Energy Efficiency to Protect Climate – Lighting and Lamps
10/19/2007	Court Of First Instance Reaffirms Narrow Application Of Attorney Client Privilege in EU Competition Proceedings
10/17/2007	Court Rejects Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Claim
10/16/2007	California Expands Its Security Breach Notification Law But Rejects Merchant Liability Standard
10/15/2007	Commercial Item Pricing Changes Will Impact Government Sales
10/09/2007	Seventh Circuit Dismisses Security Breach Class Action
10/02/2007	Nevada Law Mandates Encryption of Electronically-Transmitted Personal Information
10/02/2007	Employment Law Commentary Update: Social Security No-Match Letters: Mass Firings or No Big Deal? (Homeland Security’s New Regulation Enjoined for Now)
10/01/2007	State Statutes Permitting Security Freeze On A Credit Report File
09/30/2007	Communications Law Bulletin, September, 2007
09/27/2007	Social Security No-Match Letters: Mass Firings or No Big Deal? (Homeland Security’s New Regulation Enjoined for Now) Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 9, September 2007
09/27/2007	Pending Changes to California’s Data Breach Law: New Burdens for Retailers?
09/24/2007	Lessons from Microsoft: What the Judgment Means for Companies Doing Business in Europe
09/19/2007	People’s Republic of China Passes Comprehensive Anti-Monopoly Law
09/17/2007	Court of First Instance Confirms Microsoft Violated EU Competition Rules
09/17/2007	IRS Issues Limited Relief on Section 409A; Year End Action Still Required
09/14/2007	Trends in Cleantech Investing
09/14/2007	Vermont Court Gives the "Green Light" to California's Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Automobiles
09/12/2007	Intellectual Property Quarterly Newsletter, September 2007
09/12/2007	Ninth Circuit Adopts a Cost-Based Standard to Evaluate Whether a Competitor’s Bundled Discounts Are Anticompetitive
09/12/2007	Third Circuit Finds False FRAND Commitments Actionable Under the Antitrust Laws
09/11/2007	Uniform Trade Secrets Act Preemption:  An Obscure Doctrine Finally Gets Its Day in Court
09/11/2007	Financial Services Report, Fall 2007 Financial Services Report, Vol. 3 No. 3, Fall 2007
09/11/2007	The Opportunities and Challenges Presented by the Revitalized Defense of Inequitable Conduct to Patent Infringement:  Thoughts for Patent Litigators and Prosecutors
09/11/2007	Fraud in the Trademark Office
09/11/2007	Reexaminations Increase in Popularity
09/05/2007	Are Class Action Waiver Provisions in Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements Enforceable in California After Gentry?
09/05/2007	Time for a Second Look at US Markets
09/04/2007	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Declines to Recognize Bear Stearns’ Cayman Liquidation
09/04/2007	The Service Provider Has Left the Building … Bringing Services Back In-House
09/04/2007	Textron Wins Battle Over Internal Tax Accrual Workpapers
08/30/2007	Communications Law Bulletin, July/August 2007
08/29/2007	Are Employee “No-Hire” and Non-Solicitation Provisions Enforceable Under California Law? Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 8, August 2007
08/27/2007	Changes to Patent Practice: The USPTO’s New Rules to Shorten Patent Prosecution Time
08/23/2007	Landmark CEQA/Climate Change Settlement
08/22/2007	Hedge Fund Failure Predictions and Strategies: How to Catch a Falling Knife and Not Get Cut
08/22/2007	Are Employee "No-Hire" and Non-Solicitation Provisions Enforceable Under California Law?
08/21/2007	In re Seagate Technology, LLC: The Federal Circuit Abolishes the Duty of Due Care in Willfulness Cases
08/20/2007	California FTB Offers 60-Day Period for Taxpayers to Complete Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statements In Order to Avoid Penalties
08/15/2007	Action Required by December 31, 2007, to Comply with Final Section 409A Requirements
08/13/2007	Version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) Published; Significant Changes for Open Source Software Licensing
08/09/2007	SEC Affirms Its Enforcement Authority With New Anti-Fraud Rule Under the Advisers Act
08/09/2007	SEC Proposes Liberalization of Private Placement Requirements
08/09/2007	SEC Reforms May Initiate Movement Back to the US Markets
08/03/2007	Outsourcing and Tax
08/01/2007	Outsource To Achieve Your Service Goals
07/31/2007	A Shifting Burden: Recent Developments Related to English-Only Policies in the Workplace Employment Law Commentary, Volume 19, No. 7 July 2007
07/27/2007	Patent Reform Act of 2007
07/26/2007	Does "Risk & Reward" Really Work in IT Services and Outsourcing Relationships?
07/24/2007	California Still Requires “Mini” Sarbanes-Oxley Reports
07/16/2007