While an increasing number of Chinese companies are doing business in the U.S., China has nevertheless built a legal firewall around its financial services firms by refusing to acknowledge the…
A fired general counsel can name directors of the company that formerly employed him as individual defendants in a whistleblower suit, a federal judge has ruled.
R. J. Reynolds has won Supreme Court review of its claim that it can’t be held accountable in U.S. courts for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations…
General Motors has agreed to pay a $900 million fine to resolve a federal criminal probe into the automaker’s reported delay in dealing with ignition-switch issues in some 2.6 million…
A ruling last week by the National Labor Relations Board got press attention for making it easier for contract workers and franchise employees to unionize.
A bedrock system underlying much of corporate regulatory law may not, in fact, be necessary, the co-founder of one of New York’s top business law firms is suggesting.
Once upon a time, workers throughout the U.S. talked to their family and friends in person, on landline telephoned or even through letters sent via U.S. mail. The Internet didn’t…
Ursula Wynhoven spoke of how the rule of law encourages investment in a country’s future and fosters accountability, equality and human rights. Photograph by Professional Images.
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Fighting an attempt by plaintiffs in a massive federal products liability case to get hold of confidential documents in discovery, King & Spalding came out swinging.
Corrected: Lawyers and law firms in Florida are gearing up to provide legal advice on doing business in Cuba following President Barack Obama’s agreement to restore diplomatic ties with the…
In what is being hailed as a landmark federal enforcement action protecting the rights of whistleblowers, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday announced a settlement with a major…
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