Legal Trends
March 9, 2010 | Steven Xiang, Helen Jiang and Erika Evasdottir
Weil Gotshal lawyers discuss the evolution of intellectual property rights in the People's Republic of China, including increased transparency in the administrative and judicial enforcement of the PRC’s IP laws and regulations.
February 24, 2010 | Steven Reiss
Weil Gotshal's
Appellate Practice discusses the Supreme Court's opinion on
Hertz Corp. v. Friend: that a corporation's "principal place of business" for purposes of federal diversity jurisdiction is its "nerve center," which is the "place where the corporation's high level officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities." Typically, the Court explained, the corporation's nerve center will be found at its headquarters.
February 3, 2010 | Jeffrey S. Klein and Gregory Silbert
Appearing in Bloomberg Law Reports, this article by lawyers in Weil's
Employment Law group discusses the current trends regarding trade secrets in connection with employee mobility and inevitable disclosure doctrine.
February 2, 2010 | Michael Weisser and Christopher Machera
In this recent article appearing on the New York Times’ Dealbook site, Weil Gotshal’s Michael Weisser and Christopher Machera explore how, after the financial crisis, dealmakers have learned firsthand that acquisition agreement provisions – especially if not carefully thought through and stress-tested – could have unintended consequences and far-reaching repercussions.
January 25, 2010 | Malcolm Landau and Danielle Do
Lawyers from Weil Gotshal's M&A group discuss lock-up agreements in public company M&A transactions, including applicable SEC rules, the fiduciary duties of boards, written consents, and potential litigation.
January 7, 2010 | James Cole and James Cousins
Attorneys from Weil Gotshal's London office update the status of current European Union proposals to regulate alternative investment fund managers by way of a proposed directive that could potentially change the regulatory and supervisory framework for AIFM in the EU.
December 23, 2009 | Conrad Bahlke and Tomasz Kulawik
Weil Gotshal's Public Company Advisory Group summarizes new changes approved last month by the SEC to the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
December 14, 2009 | Public Company Advisory Group
Attorneys from Weil Gotshal's
Public Company Advisory Group summarize the corporate governance provisions in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) and explore the legislative outlook with respect to these and other proposed corporate governance changes that could take effect in 2010.