Keeping our clients informed of legal issues and developments effecting their organizations or businesses is one of our top priorities. Our attorneys publish relevant and timely practice area advisories and newsletters, as well as contribute to a number of industry and business publications. Our unique joint venture has also been the focus of articles written by journalists in the legal industry.

Client Advisories

Life Sciences Initiative Offers Biotech Industry $250 million in Tax Benefits (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2008

The Growing Use of Open Source Software in the Telecommunications Industry: Benefits & Risks (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2008

Federal Court Gives Expanded Meaning to "Beneficial Ownership" (PDF)
Client Advisory
July 2008

Google Settles Trademark Case Involving AdWords Program; Faces New Suit by American Airlines (PDF)
Client Advisory
October 2007

District Court Issues Interpretation of Open Source "Artistic License"; First U.S. Lawsuit Filed to Enforce GPL (PDF)
Client Advisory
October 2007

New Patent Rules Significantly Alter U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice (PDF)
Client Advisory
October 2007

Open Source Software GPLv2 vs. GPLv3 (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2007

Electronic "Delivery" of Proxy Materials Now Mandatory – Sort of (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2007

New SEC Rules to Make Deregistering and Exiting U.S. Reporting System Easier for Foreign Companies (PDF)
Client Advisory
April 2007

Reminder of ISO/ESPP Reporting Obligations (PDF)
Benefits Brief
January 2007

What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements - 2006-07 Edition! (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2007

Changes to Real-Time Disclosure of Executive Compensation (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2006

SEC Adopts Sweeping Reforms to Executive Compensation Disclosure (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2006

The eBay Case: a Reduction in the Availability of Permanent Injunctions in Patent Infringement Cases (PDF)
Client Advisory
May 2006

What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements - 2005-06 Edition! (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2006

SEC Modernizes Public Offering, Communication and Liability Rules (PDF)
Client Advisory
November 2005

What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements - 2004-05 Edition! (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2005

ZAG/S&W Benefits Brief (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2005

A Small Sigh of Relief: IRS Issues First Guidance on the New Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Law (PDF)
Client Advisory
December 2004

Congress Passes Sweeping International Tax Reform (PDF)
Client Advisory
December 2004

SEC to Make Registration Statement Comment Letters and Responses Publicly Available (PDF)
Client Advisory
July 2004

Congress Working to Limit Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (PDF)
Client Advisory
June 2004

Israel Gears Up to Adopt REIT Model (PDF)
Client Advisory
April 2004

SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on MD&A (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2004

What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements (PDF)
Client Advisory
December 2003

Revised NYSE and Nasdaq Corporate Governance Listing Standards Approved (PDF)
Client Advisory
December 2003

SEC Adopts New Disclosure Requirements Regarding Nominating Committees and Shareholder-Director Communications (PDF)
Client Advisory
December 2003

SEC Reminds Insiders to Think About What They Say and How They Act in Private (PDF)
Client Advisory
October 2003

Stockholder Approval Required for Equity Compensation Plans (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2003

SEC Approves New Rules for Internal Control Reports and Attestations (PDF)
Client Advisory
June 2003

Mandatory Electronic Reporting of Transactions by Insiders of Public Companies (PDF)
Client Advisory
May 2003

Delaware Supreme Court Decision: Omnicare and the Invalidation of Absolute Shareholder Lock-Ups (PDF)
Client Advisory
April 2003

New Rules for Audit Committees (PDF)
Client Advisory
April 2003

New Insider Trading Prohibitions During Pension Fund Blackout Periods (PDF)
Client Advisory
February 2003

SEC Increases Disclosure Requirements for Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations (PDF)
Client Advisory
February 2003

What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports (PDF)
Client Advisory
February 2003

HIPAA Privacy Requirements (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2003

New Disclosure Required for Non-GAAP Financial Measures (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2003

Notice 2003-5: Application of Code Section 904 to Post-December 31, 2002 Dividends Paid by a "10/50" Company (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2003

The Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on Private Companies (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2003

Recent Development to Code Section 367 (PDF)
Client Advisory
January 2003

SEC Proposes New Disclosure Regarding Financial Experts, Internal Controls and Codes of Ethics (PDF)
Client Advisory
October 2002

SEC Requires Additional CEO and CFO Certifications (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2002

SEC Mandates EDGAR Filings for Foreign Issuers and Revises Rules for Foreign Language Documents (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2002

Proposed Regulations on Triggering Events for Recapture of Dual Consolidated Losses (PDF)
Client Advisory
September 2002

Prohibition on Personal Loans Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Cashless Exercises and Other Potential Pitfalls (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

Accelerated Reporting of Transactions by Insiders of Public Companies (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

Time Line for Implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

Certifications by Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officers (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

Rethinking Corporate Governance Policies and Procedures (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Reforms in Corporate Governance, Accounting and Disclosure (PDF)
Client Advisory
August 2002

SEC Releases New Rules to Address Analyst Conflicts of Interest (PDF)
Client Advisory
May 2002

Suggestions for Audit Committees Following the Collapse of Enron (PDF)
Client Advisory
February 2002