The oil industry group Leadership for Energy Automated Processing (LEAP) has published its Northwest Europe Barge General Terms and Conditions (GTCs). The new GTCs have been designed to be used by participants in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp...
As widely reported in the national media, Quinn Emanuel achieved a stunning outcome in the trial of our client, Joseph Sigelman, the co-founder and former Co-CEO of a Colombian oil company called PetroTiger. When trial began on June 2, 2015 in...
This Annual Review (“Review”) was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section. The Review covers significant developments in federal securities law and regulation...
The Second Circuit struck a blow today to individuals pursuing collective/class actions alleging that unpaid interns should be classified as employees. The Court announced an employer-friendly test that asks who benefits more from the internship –...
In This Issue: - Leaders in the News - Innovator Profile - Event Highlights - Washington Update - Energy Navigator - Upcoming Events - Excerpt from Leaders in the News: Congratulations to our client, NanoSteel, for receiving a...
Filing an amended tax return does not negate the need to file a timely petition for refund with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s Board of Appeals. In a case decided in June, Quest Diagnostics Venture, LLC v. Commonwealth, Docket No. 782 F.R....
The June 12, 2015 decision of the Federal Circuit in the above case has been discussed by Kevin Noonan in his posting of 22 June, but it is believed that the factual and legal background could benefit from further discussion....
In a case addressing the “safe harbor” provision of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that information submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the...
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-awaited rules to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 mandating any company whose securities are listed on a national...
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its long-expected concept release seeking public comment on expanded disclosure requirements for audit committees. The Commission noted that, although audit committees play a vital...
