Richard Manfredi

Observations and drafting suggestions for CRE terms in merger agreements, licenses, and royalty purchase agreements.

If SB 205 is signed into law, it would go into effect on February 1, 2026, and Colorado would become the first state to enact legislation regulating the development and deployment of high-risk AI systems generally.

This edition of Gibson Dunn's Federal Circuit Update for April 2024 summarizes the current status of several petitions pending before the Supreme Court, and recent Federal Circuit decisions concerning patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, obviousness, and unenforceability due to inequitable conduct and unclean hands.

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

A recent proposed rule from the U.S. Department of the Treasury aims to enhance CFIUS's ability to request information from parties, increase potential penalty amounts, and expedite mitigation agreement negotiations. Similarly, a new GAO study reveals CFIUS's enforcement priorities and increasing reliance on mitigation agreements to address national security concerns.

This action highlights the need for investment advisers to exercise caution when contemplating any situation in which legal fees will be shared with clients.

Gibson Dunn's U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up provides summaries of cases decided during the October 2023 Term, a preview of cases set to be argued next Term, and highlights other key developments on the Court's docket. During the October 2022 Term, the Court heard argument in 59 cases, released 58 opinions, and dismissed one case as improvidently granted. During the current Term, the Court heard 61 oral arguments and has released 20 opinions.

Today, the Supreme Court held 7-2 that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure—which allows the agency to draw money from the Federal Reserve—does not violate the Constitution's Appropriations Clause.

Today, the Supreme Court held unanimously that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to stay, rather than dismiss, lawsuits in which all claims are subject to arbitration.

May 17, 2024 From the Derivatives Practice Group: ISDA published several reports and responses this week, including a quantitative impact