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A Dealmaker’s Guide to National Security Implications of Foreign Investment in U.S. Government Contractors

Washington, D.C. partners Joseph West and Judith Lee, New York partner Jose Fernandez, and Washington, D.C. staff attorney Andrea F. Farr are the authors of "A Dealmaker's Guide to National Security Implications of Foreign Investment in U.S.

June 30, 2015

’Equalizing’ the Negotiation Process with a Trial-Ready SEC

San Francisco partner Thad Davis and associate Nicola Paterson are the authors of “’Equalizing’ the Negotiation Process with a Trial-Ready SEC” [PDF] published in the Summer 2015 issue of American Bar Association’s Criminal Litigation.

June 29, 2015

Victory for liberty, equality

Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis is the author of “Victory for liberty, equality” [PDF] in the June 29, 2015 issue of the Daily Journal.

June 26, 2015

The Coming Storm: Companies Must Be Prepared to Deal With Text Messages on Employee Mobile Devices

Text messages have been playing an increasingly important role in high profile controversies. It is now more important than ever that companies understand the challenges (and costs) involved in extracting text messages from mobile devices.

June 23, 2015

Chancery Describes Standard of Review for Demand Refusal Decision

Dallas partner Robert Little and associate Madison Jones are the authors of “Chancery Describes Standard of Review for Demand Refusal Decision” [PDF] published on June 17, 2015 by Delaware Business Court Insider.

June 17, 2015

A Practical Guide to the Use of the Commissioned Public Report as an Effective Crisis-Management Tool

Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin and associates Oleh Vretsona and Lora MacDonald are the authors of "A Practical Guide to the Use of the Commissioned Public Report as an Effective Crisis-Management Tool" [PDF] published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Volume 29, Issue 1.

June 12, 2015

Little fracking risk, despite EPA disclaimers

Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Darcy Elgin are the authors of “Little fracking risk, despite EPA disclaimers” [PDF] in the June 12, 2015 issue of the Daily Journal.

June 12, 2015

The OECD common reporting standard (CRS): FATCA is going global

Munich partner Hans Martin Schmid and associate Eike Grunert are authors of "The OECD common reporting standard (CRS): FATCA is going global" [PDF] published in the Business Law Magazine.

June 11, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission’s Enforcement of Data Security Standards

Seemingly every week a front page headline reports a cyber attack involving the theft of the personal or financial information of millions of consumers.  Although companies that have suffered a data breach are victims of a crime, regulators and plaintiffs' attorneys may seek to hold such companies liable for "failing to lock the door" to adequately protect the stolen data.  Gibson Dunn of counsel Ryan Bergsieker and Richard Cunningham and associate Lindsey Young are authors of the following article recently published by The Colorado Lawyer.  They discuss the active and ongoing efforts by the Federal Trade Commission to hold companies responsible for sufficiently securing sensitive consumer data.  The Federal Trade Commission's Enforcement of Data Security

June 10, 2015

Commitment Letters: Trends in Selected Provisions – An Expert’s View

New York partner Janet Vance is the author of “Commitment Letters: Trends in Selected Provisions - An Expert's View” [PDF] published in the June 2015 issue of PLC's Practical Law Finance.

June 9, 2015

Attorney-Client Privilege Issues in M&A Work

Dallas corporate partner Robert Little is the author of "Attorney-Client Privilege Issues in M&A Work" [PDF] published in the Texas Lawyer on June 8, 2015.

June 8, 2015

Super-Subordination, a Super Problem: A Call to Amend § 510(b)

Orange County partner Craig Millet, Denver associate Jeremy Graves and Orange County associate Matthew Bouslog are the authors of “Super-Subordination, a Super Problem: A Call to Amend § 510(b)” [PDF] published in the June 2015 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.

June 4, 2015

Discovery in False Claims Act cases when the government declines to intervene

San Francisco partner Winston Chan and associate Joseph Tartakovsky are the authors of “Discovery in False Claims Act cases when the government declines to intervene” [PDF] published in the June 2015 issue of Compliance & Ethics Professional.

June 4, 2015

BitLicense Regulations Create Groundbreaking Hurdles

Gibson Dunn partners Judith Alison Lee, Arthur Long, and Alexander Southwell, of counsel Jeffrey Steiner, and associates Stephenie Gosnell Handler and Zachary Wood are authors of the attached article recently published by Law360.  They discuss the hurdles and rigorous requirements created by the New York Department of Financial Services' recently released "BitLicense" regulation, the final version of its framework for regulating digital currency firms.  BitLicense Regulations Create Groundbreaking Hurdles (click on link)Judith A.

June 4, 2015

Op-Ed: Welcome News from the SEC on Forum Selection

New York partner Joel Cohen and Dallas associate Bennett Rawicki are the authors of “Op-Ed: Welcome News from the SEC on Forum Selection” [PDF] published in the June 1, 2015 issue of the National Law Journal.

June 1, 2015

Heavy Metal: Restrictions on the Sale of Jewelry in California

Los Angeles associate Vanessa C. Adriance is the author of "Heavy Metal: Restrictions on the Sale of Jewelry in California" which appeared on May 29, 2015 on the Fashion Law and Business Report blog.

May 29, 2015

Privacy and Data Security in Outsourcing

Gibson Dunn partners Palo Alto partner Dan Mummery,  Dallas partner Karl Nelson and New York partner Alex Southwell are authors of "Privacy and Data Security in Outsourcing" [PDF].

May 26, 2015

Stockholder Ratification of Compensation for Non-employee Directors

New York partner Jennifer Rearden and associates Jefferson Bell and Michael Marron are authors of “Stockholder Ratification of Compensation for Non-employee Directors” [PDF] published by the Delaware Business Court Insider on May 20, 2015.

May 20, 2015

Tracking The DC Circ.’s Trend On Article III Standing

Washington, DC partner Raymond B. Ludwiszewski and of counsel Charles H. Haake are authors of “Tracking the DC Circ.’s Trend on Article III Standing,” published by Law360.

May 13, 2015

Healthcare providers’ False Claims Act self-disclosure ‘discount’

San Francisco partner Winston Chan and associate Emily Aldridge are the authors of “Healthcare providers’ False Claims Act self-disclosure ‘discount’” [PDF] published in the May 2015 issue of Compliance Today.

May 6, 2015