Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
6/30/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bribery ,
Causation ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Ford Motor Co. v Montana Eighth Judicial District Court ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joe Biden ,
New York Convention ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trade Secrets
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
3/2/2021
/ Affirmative Action ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Demand Letter ,
Discovery ,
Electronic Filing ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corporations ,
FRCP 30(b)(6) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
LCIA ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Markman Hearing ,
Mediation ,
MOFCOM ,
New York Convention ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Remote Hearings ,
Sanctions ,
Settlement ,
Subsidiaries ,
Transparency ,
Videoconference ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Witnesses
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may affect Japanese...more
11/6/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Japan ,
LCIA ,
Remote Hearings ,
SCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Throughout the first half of 2020, much of the world has grappled with the reality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the outbreak spread rapidly across entire countries and shut down large segments of the global...more
7/7/2020
/ ACPERA ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
COVID-19 has caused widespread disruption in the global economy and has created new obstacles in the usual course of dispute resolution. While most arbitration institutions continue to facilitate and adjudicate cases, they...more
6/10/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
E-Filing ,
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ,
ICSID ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
LCIA ,
SIAC ,
Technology ,
Tribunals ,
Videoconference ,
Virtual Meetings
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to unfold, antitrust enforcement agencies worldwide continue to adapt their policies and enforcement, balancing the need to be more permissive about corporations collaborating...more
In April 2020, Japan’s antitrust regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), issued draft rules and guidelines establishing, among other things, limited confidentiality protections for attorney-client communications...more
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues to unfold, entire governments, economies, businesses, and countries are being adversely affected. The World Health Organization reports that there are “still many...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
9/25/2019
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Guatemala ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Hong Kong ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
The Supreme Court of Japan recently issued a precedential decision interpreting, for the first time, the arbitrator disclosure requirements of the Japan Arbitration Act (the “Arbitration Act”). The Supreme Court held that...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s New Section 5 Statement Preserves the Agency’s “Doctrinal Flexibility” but Fails to Provide Meaningful Concrete Guidance -
On August 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released...more
8/24/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Edith Ramirez ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FRAND ,
FTC Act ,
Injunctive Relief ,
New Guidance ,
Rule-of-Reason Analysis ,
Section 5 ,
Sherman Act ,
Standalone Authority ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices