Client Advisory: LEEGIN: A Year In Review
July 2008 - It has been a year since the Supreme Court issued its controversial decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 127 S. Ct. 2705 (2007), reversing a 96-year old per se prohibition against minimum resale price maintenance (RPM) in favor of the rule of reason. After Leegin, speculation abounded as to how the antitrust enforcement agencies and courts...
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Client Advisory: US Office of Government Ethics Issues Guidance on Post-Employment Restrictions
July 2008 - On June 25, 2008, more than five years after publishing a proposed rule, the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) released a final regulation that provides guidance to former US Government employees seeking to comply with the post-employment restrictions imposed by 18 U.S.C. § 207. Employers who contemplate hiring former US Government officials must themselves...
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Client Advisory: How to Manage the Risks Associated with Political Activity
July 2008 - The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) raised the bar for corporate governance by creating new standards for corporate accountability, as well as new penalties for acts of wrongdoing. Essentially, SOX forced businesses to develop a structured approach to managing financial risk.
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Subprime Lending Regulation, Enforcement & Litigation
The housing market has cratered; foreclosures are at an all-time high; delinquencies and defaults in subprime and alternative loan products are at historic levels, and every indication is that this will continue well into the next year and possibly longer.
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Subprime Outlook Newsletter - February 2008 (0.39 MB)
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