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PH Quarterly - Q3 2011

October 01, 2011

By Paul Hastings Professional

Antitrust and Competition:

• Recent Revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Reporting Requirements

• Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

Appellate Litigation:

• The U.S. Supreme Court Narrows the Jurisdictional Reach of U.S. Courts in Products-Liability Litigation

China Matters:

• China Matters: The New Social Insurance Law and Its Implementing Regulations Mandates Enrollment for Foreigners in China

• China Matters: MOFCOM Issues New Rules on National Security Review

• China Matters: New MOFCOM Rules on Evaluating the Concentration of Business Operators

Employment:

• Connecticut Becomes First State to Mandate Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers

Energy:

• Significant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Activity in Transmission Incentives, Planning and Cost Allocation

Finance:

• Recent Developments in English Contract Law

• UK Securities Law Update - Q2, 2011 Market Update: The Recent Prominence of Cash Shells

Global Banking and Payment Systems:

• CFPB Initiates Large Bank Supervision Program

• FinCEN Prepaid Access Rule Imposes New Compliance Duties on Non-Bank Money Services Businesses

• Fed Interchange Rule: Beyond First Impressions

• OCC Extends Comment Period on Deposit Related Consumer Credit Products

Global Compliance and Disputes:

• Willis Limited Hit with Record Fine for Failure of Anti-Corruption Controls

• Does a Civil Protective Order Protect a Companys ForeignBased Documents from Being Produced in a Related Criminal Investigation?

• Quarterly FCPA Report: Second Quarter 2011 - Courtroom Activity Defines the Second Quarter of 2011

Global Compliance and International Trade:

• Proposed Rule May Add Confusion to Already Complex Export Control Regulations

Intellectual Property:

• Senate Passes Patent Reform Bill Significant Changes to U.S. Patent System to Come

• Federal Circuit Signals Reigning in of Janssen and Rasmusson on Enablement/Utility

• Federal Circuits Myriad Decision Reaffirms Patentability of Isolated DNA Sequences

Investment Management:

• SEC Finalizes Rules to Implement Dodd-Frank Act Regulation of Private Investment Funds and Their Managers

• Hedge Fund Report - Summary of Rules Affecting Investments in Initial Public Offerings

Mergers and Acquisitions:

• Don't Miss The Mark: Why Deal Makers Should Not Overlook Recent False Marking Statute Decision

• Cumulus/Citadel: Is 40% Market Concentration the Threshold for JSAs and Station Group Deals?

Real Estate:

• Governor Signs CEQA Reform into Law

• The Return of European CMBS: DECO 2011-CSPK and CMBS 2.0

• California Air Resources Board Proposes to Finalize Cap-and-Trade Regulations and Seeks Public Comment

• Governor Signs Historic Legislation to Abolish Redevelopment Agencies

Securities & Capital Markets:

• NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies

• SECs Proxy Access Rule Thrown Out By Federal Appeals Court

Tax:

• California Tax Voluntary Disclosure Initiative

• A UK Update on Recent VAT Changes

Trademark

• How to Keep One's Registered Trademark from Becoming a .XXX Domain Name