Publications



09/02/2010 Formation of the Judgment and Calculation of Interest
09/01/2010 SEC Adopts New Rules to Facilitate Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors
08/31/2010 August 31, 2010 TCEQ Meeting to Discuss Oil And Gas Air Quality Permitting Changes
08/26/2010 Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 4 of 4
08/25/2010 Traps for the Unwary - Tips to Ensure Enforceability of Charitable Pledges
08/24/2010 Recent Statutory and Regulatory Developments Related to Hydraulic Fracturing in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio
08/18/2010 Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 3 of 4
08/15/2010 Arbitration-Related Litigation in Texas
08/10/2010 Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 2 of 4
08/09/2010 Cross-Border Insolvency: Chapter 15 and Avoidance Actions under Foreign Law
08/09/2010 Mohawk: Limited Interlocutory Review of Federal Court Orders to Disclose Potentially Privileged Attorney-Client Information
08/08/2010 Significant 2009-10 “Arbitrability” Cases in Federal Appellate Courts
08/06/2010 Should I Take Personal Notes in Board Meetings?
08/05/2010 EPA/TCEQ Dispute Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions Heats Up
08/04/2010 The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Public Companies
08/03/2010 Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 1 of 4
08/03/2010 OSHA is “Back in the Enforcement Business.” Are You Prepared?
08/03/2010 Overview of Proposed Changes to the OSHA Act Under the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
08/01/2010 Healthcare Reform: Mistakes To Avoid And Action Items For Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans
07/29/2010 Litigating Arbitration Agreements: Recent United States Supreme Court Decisions Provide Guidance to Employers Looking to Avoid Court
07/29/2010 One-Time Filing Relief for Failure to File Forms 990
07/23/2010 Significant New Registration, Reporting and Regulatory Requirements Imposed on Advisers to Private Funds
07/21/2010 The Dodd-Frank Act: Opportunities and Risks
07/20/2010 Brief Summary of the Highlights of the Health Care Reform Interim Final Regulations on the Mandated Coverage of Preventive Care Without Cost Sharing
07/16/2010 Shale wells are well-regulated: Pennsylvania has all the tools it needs to extract gas safely
07/14/2010 Healthcare Reform: Is It Really Advantageous to Maintain a Grandfathered Group Health Plan?
07/10/2010 Selecting and Launching a Brand
07/08/2010 Law Applicable to Hydraulic Fracturing in the Shale States
07/08/2010 NY Court of Appeals Rules Lender Reliance on Borrower Financial Representations Without Independent Investigation is not Unreasonable
07/07/2010 The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
07/02/2010 SEC Adopts Pay-to-Play Rules
07/01/2010 ESI Preservation and Collection in the wake of Pension Committee v. Banc of America
06/30/2010 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Employer Searches and Underscores Importance of Electronic Communications Policies
06/29/2010 The Supreme Court Rules on Bilski: Business Method Patents Survive
06/28/2010 Accelerated Patent Examination Plan Extended
06/28/2010 Supreme Court Limits Reach of Securities Fraud Actions Against Foreign Companies
06/25/2010 Insurers, sureties slow to respond to green builders’ needs
06/25/2010 Patent Reexamination
06/25/2010 The Bankruptcy Code and Single Asset Real Estate
06/23/2010 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Three-Track Patent Examination Initiative
06/17/2010 New Barriers to Campaign Spending? Schumer-Van Hollen Campaign Finance Bill
06/16/2010 Preparing for Entry into New Markets
06/14/2010 Court Ruling Endorses SEC’s Power to Seek Clawback of Incentive Compensation from CEO not Accused of Wrongdoing
06/14/2010 Fowler, Chatterton and McElroy Guest Column in Law360: Health Care Reform 101: For Employers
06/14/2010 The Practical Impacts of Burlington Northern
06/10/2010 Recent Developments in South American Labor Law - Protecting Workers’ Rights or Adding to Labor Market Inflexibility?
06/10/2010 South American Labor Issues
06/09/2010 Federal Government Implements Pro-Union Notice Requirement for Government Contractors
06/08/2010 Erika Blomquist Guest Column in Law360: D&O Coverage Considerations For FCPA Claims
06/03/2010 Doing Business Is Not Cheap: How the Eleventh Circuit Has Increased Operation Expenses for Debtors and Creditors
06/03/2010 Lessons Learned From Jerry Jones: Consider a Receiver for Your First Round Pick
06/01/2010 Energy Supply Management Can Be Successfully Outsourced
05/28/2010 Revisiting the FDIC’s “Superpowers”: Contract Repudiation and D’Oench Duhme
05/28/2010 U.S. Increases Fees, Decreases Paperwork and Secures Green Cards
05/25/2010 U.S. Senate Bill Looks to Move Cap-and-Trade Plans Forward - EPA Issues Final Tailoring Rule
05/24/2010 A Plain English guide to FAS 117-1, as codified in ASC 958-205, and TUPMIFA
05/24/2010 Health Reform: 2011 Design Considerations
05/21/2010 Eric Terry in the San Antonio Business Journal: Quicker Resolutions: Prepackaged bankruptcies help companies get back on their feet fast
05/17/2010 Texas Ethics Commission Reacts to Citizens United
05/14/2010 Phillip Philbin Named a Top North Texas Defense Lawyer by Dallas Business Journal
05/14/2010 Where the Wild Things Are: An Update of Recent “Ethical” Decisions
05/13/2010 To Have Committed Inequitable Conduct or Not? That is the Question - to be Answered
05/12/2010 Lehman Brothers: Priority of Collateral
05/11/2010 Who is my Lawyer When Disputes Arise in the Boardroom?
05/10/2010 Management (and the Federal Circuit) Torched Our Patent: What Should We Have Done Differently?
05/10/2010 Plan, Prevent, Protect or Pay? What Employers Should Expect From OSHA Under Its New Enforcement Strategies and Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
05/07/2010 Preparing for Appeal
05/07/2010 Supreme Court Vitiates Statute of Limitations Defense in Fraud Cases
05/07/2010 The IP Beacon, May 2010
05/06/2010 Employers May Offer Coverage of Children up to Age 26 Now
05/05/2010 The Status of Forces Agreement and Investing in Iraq: Risky Business?
05/04/2010 Federal Circuit Hints at Future Limits on Patent Damages in i4i v. Microsoft Opinion
05/04/2010 HP v. Acceleron: Staring up the Patent Infringement Gun Barrel Without Risking Your Company’s Life
05/04/2010 In Giving Crocs its Patent Bite Back, Has the Federal Circuit Increased the Value of all Design Patents?
05/04/2010 Intellectual Property in Latin America: A Look to the South
05/04/2010 Obviousness-Type Double Patenting As An Invalidity Defense
05/04/2010 Overview of the Proposed Patent Reform Act of 2010
05/04/2010 Patent Reexamination: Trends for the 2010s
05/04/2010 Reissue Denied For Adding Single Dependent Claim
05/03/2010 Rule 2019 - It’s as Plain as the Nose on an Elephant's Face
05/03/2010 Traps for the Unwary - Loans to Directors and Officers
05/01/2010 Deradicalization: A Review of the Literature with Comparison to Findings in the Literatures on Deganging and Deprogramming
05/01/2010 Purchasing Cooperatives: Opportunities and Challenges
05/01/2010 Texas Supreme Court Restricts Access to Computer Hard Drives
04/27/2010 Investment Opportunities in Costa Rica
04/23/2010 The Corporate Debt Market and Credit Derivatives - 2010
04/22/2010 Employers Beware: How the Recent Health Care Reform Legislation Affects Employers
04/22/2010 FINRA Issues Guidance Notice Reminding Broker-Dealers of their Due Diligence and Suitability Obligations in Private Placement Offerings
04/21/2010 Perfecting a Private Lien or Bond Claim: Construction Lien Law in Texas
04/20/2010 Extensions for Non-Immigrants During the Icelandic Volcano Flight Delays
04/16/2010 Americas Practice Group Overview
04/15/2010 Motion Practice & Preserving Issues for Appeal
04/15/2010 Texas Supreme Court Update
04/14/2010 New Development in Foreign Anticorruption Law: The United Kingdom’s Bribery Act Reaches Far Beyond the British Isles
04/10/2010 Loss Causation at the Proof Stage 5 Years After Dura
04/08/2010 Healthcare Reform: What You Need to Do Now and in the Future
04/06/2010 TCEQ Proposes Restrictions on Standard Permits and Permits By Rule
04/02/2010 United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules on Deposing Non-U.S. Resident Executives in Trademark Proceedings
04/01/2010 Commercial Loan Workouts: Forbearance Options and Waivers After Default
04/01/2010 Elimination of Advance Ruling Process for Public Charities
04/01/2010 Ethics Issues Arising from Joint Defense Agreements - An Issue Outline
03/31/2010 Weathering the Storm: The Mervyn's Holdings Decision: A Lesson for Sellers and Equity Firms Participating in Leveraged Buyouts
03/30/2010 Board of Directors Guide 2010
03/30/2010 EPA Sets Timeline for Regulating Greenhouse Gases in Permits
03/30/2010 Time for Recess: Becker, Pearce Appointed to NLRB
03/29/2010 USA Chapter: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Real Estate 2010
03/26/2010 Summary Judgments in Texas: State and Federal Practice
03/25/2010 Google AdWords Decision Issued by the European Court of Justice
03/25/2010 Investment in the United States: New Opportunities and Recent Developments in the Energy and Banking Industries under the Obama Administration
03/25/2010 More Proposed Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations: Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Changes to Air Permits
03/25/2010 Weathering the Storm: Third Circuit Ruling on Credit Bidding is Bad News for Lenders
03/19/2010 Fall Down - Go Boom! Lessons from the Mega Cases 2008-2010
03/19/2010 New Model Notices Reflect Latest Extension of COBRA Subsidy
03/18/2010 Trashing the Promenade, The Company Town, The Dead Debtor and Many Other Recent Anomalies and Contradictions From Bankruptcyland
03/18/2010 Warning: Trusts in Texas May Be Subject To Texas Franchise Tax!
03/17/2010 Weathering the Storm: Priority of Collateral Conflicts
03/16/2010 Sauce for the Goose? Dual Standard Emerging in Cross Border Insolvencies: Domicile Not Enough to Recognize Foreign Proceeding
03/16/2010 The Storm Rages On: How Best to Obtain Texas Property Tax Reductions in a Turbulent Economic Climate
03/15/2010 Purchasing Cooperatives: Leveraging a Supply Chain for Competitive Advantage
03/12/2010 COBRA Subsidy Extension - Déjà vu, but much more…
03/11/2010 Weathering the Storm: Single Asset Real Estate Cases
03/09/2010 ESI Preservation and Collection - Issues and Solutions
03/09/2010 Texas Business Organizations Code Now Applicable to Non-Profit Corporations
03/03/2010 Guide to SEC Reporting Changes (Revised)
03/01/2010 Electronic Discovery in Texas
03/01/2010 The French Blocking Statute, the Hague Evidence Convention, and the Case Law: Lessons for French Parties Responding to American Discovery
02/24/2010 And the Defense Wins
02/24/2010 Texas and Many Other States Will No Longer Automatically Respect the Form of Transactions Selected by Taxpayers for Sales Tax Purpose
02/23/2010 FTC Lowers HSR Notification Thresholds for 2010
02/23/2010 Texas Supreme Court Resets Public Information Act’s Ten-Day Deadline
02/23/2010 Weathering the Storm: The FDIC’s Authority to Repudiate Contracts
02/18/2010 Texas Business Organizations Code Now Applicable to All Entities
02/17/2010 Issues on the IRS Horizon for Tax-Exempt Organizations in 2010
02/16/2010 Fifth Circuit Continues Rigorous Scrutiny of Securities Fraud Class Actions; Denies Class Certification and Tightens Loss Causation Standards
02/15/2010 U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program
02/12/2010 The Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund v. Halliburton Co.
02/11/2010 Current Developments in SEC Enforcement
02/11/2010 SEC Clarifies Climate Change Disclosure Obligations
02/10/2010 Application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to Organizations in Antitrust Cases: A Practical Guide
02/09/2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
02/08/2010 Managing Risk: A Guide for Investment Advisers
02/08/2010 Weathering the Storm: Conditions Precedent in Term Sheets Matter
02/07/2010 Kendyl Hanks Offers "Pointers for the New Partner" at American Bar Association Meeting
02/05/2010 Innovation Fee: Surcharge on U.S. Patent & Trademark Protection
02/04/2010 Deadline for Compliance with the HITECH Act Approaching
02/03/2010 USPTO’s Interim Procedures for Patent Term Adjustment under Wyeth
02/02/2010 Another Detour? Steer Internet Traffic to Your Sites by Registering .CO Domains
02/02/2010 SEC to Clarify Climate Change Disclosure Obligations
02/01/2010 Coming to Terms
02/01/2010 Efficacious and Safe Drug Labeling Strategies - The Access to Affordable Medicines Act
02/01/2010 Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The Hits Keep Coming
02/01/2010 Inside the Mind of an Appellate Judge: 25 Lessons from the Appellate Judicial Survey
02/01/2010 Lessons from Recent Insider Trading Cases
01/29/2010 DOL Issues Final Safe Harbor Rules for Timely Deposits of Participant Contributions and Loan Repayments
01/29/2010 FINRA Guidance on Social Media
01/28/2010 IRS Issues 409A Document Correction Program: The Six Month Payment Delay for Key Employees (second in a series)
01/27/2010 Federal Court Issues Injunction Requiring Insurer to Advance Defense Costs to Stanford Financial Defendants for DOJ and SEC Proceedings
01/27/2010 Fiduciary Duties in Troubled Times
01/27/2010 Litigation Risk and Liability Danger from False Patent Marking in View of Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co.
01/27/2010 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Opinion on Stanford Financial Case
01/25/2010 A New Era of Cooperation at the SEC
01/21/2010 Policing Trademarks on the Internet and Web 2.0
01/19/2010 Model Notices and Additional Guidance Issued on COBRA Subsidy Extension
01/19/2010 The IP Beacon, January 2010
01/13/2010 Federal Circuit Affirms Longer Patent Term Adjustments for Many Patents
01/13/2010 IRS Issues 409A Document Correction Program: Immediate Action May Be Needed
01/13/2010 SEC Adopts Amendments to Custody Rule
01/11/2010 Answering the New Test for Invalidating Design Patents
01/11/2010 Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Tax Confusion
01/11/2010 Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege When Disclosing Opinion Letters in M&A Transactions
01/11/2010 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Deposits a Trade Secret Win over SMIC
01/11/2010 The Importance of Patents in China
01/11/2010 Zipping Your GreenTech Patent Application Down the Line
01/08/2010 EPA Proposes Revised Ozone Standard
01/05/2010 Texas Government Contracts: New Year, New Rules
01/05/2010 Transactional Environmental Due Diligence - What Diligence is Due
01/01/2010 2009 Year in Review: Antitrust and Business Litigation
01/01/2010 2009 Year in Review: Texas Supreme Court
01/01/2010 Conveying Real Property Without Damaging a Title Policy
12/29/2009 COBRA Subsidy Extended - Prompt Action Required (Updated)
12/29/2009 SEC Amends Disclosure Rules for Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance
12/22/2009 Devenir avocat aux Etats-Unis
12/22/2009 Weathering the Storm: Insurance Coverage and Insolvency: Maximizing Recovery In Bankruptcy
12/22/2009 Year-End Limited Partnership/Limited Liability Company Administrative Considerations
12/21/2009 Spirit of Cooperation
12/17/2009 Tax Planning for a Happy New Year
12/11/2009 Jason Villalba Guest Column in Law360: The M&A Outlook For 2010
12/11/2009 Weathering the Storm: Charter Communications Decision Allows Reinstatement of Debt
12/08/2009 Year-End Changes Needed for Some 162(m) Performance-Based Compensation Plans
12/07/2009 EPA Issues Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
12/07/2009 There's Still Time! Correct Code Section 409A Violations By December 31, 2009
12/03/2009 OSHA’s Enforcement Crackdown on Employer Recordkeeping
12/01/2009 Heightened Federal Pleading Standard After Iqbal
12/01/2009 In re General Growth Properties, Inc.: Motions to Dismiss SPE Cases....Denied
12/01/2009 Key Concepts of Environmental Law
12/01/2009 Outsourcing in a Troubled Market
12/01/2009 Revisiting Choice of Entity: Three New Considerations
12/01/2009 TARP Trends
12/01/2009 Update on Mandating Data Security
11/30/2009 Jumpstart Your Patent Application Through Early Examination
11/18/2009 Texas Legislative Update: Open Roads Ahead: Texas Legislature Clears the Jam
11/12/2009 SEC to Allow More Shareholder Proposals Related to Risk Management and CEO Succession Planning
11/11/2009 Special New Tax Election to Carry Back Net Operating Losses for up to 5 Years
11/09/2009 Can We Have That in Writing? Clear Reservation-of-Rights Saves Company from ERISA Class Action Over Change in Retiree Benefits
11/06/2009 Practical Considerations for Making Global Equity Grants
11/03/2009 2010 Conversion of a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
11/02/2009 Additional Extension of Compliance Date of Auditor Attestation Requirement for Non-Accelerated Filers
11/02/2009 Texas Supreme Court Update
10/30/2009 SEC Delays Until 2010 Proposed Amendments Facilitating Shareholder Nominations of Directors
10/29/2009 Estate Tax Uncertainty Continues
10/29/2009 New Shareholder Voting and Transparency Rules for Executive Compensation
10/29/2009 The Perfect Storm Swirling Around Executive Compensation and the Related Corporate Governance
10/28/2009 IRS Provides Guidance on Waiving 2009 Required Minimum Distributions
10/27/2009 Rollovers of 2009 Required Minimum Distributions
10/23/2009 Registering Trade Names and Trademarks on Facebook
10/21/2009 Weathering the Storm: Savings Clauses: Fraudulent Transfer Issues in the TOUSA Bankruptcy Case
10/15/2009 Directors' & Officers' Coverage Priorities in the Financial Crisis: A Seven-Point Inspection for Your D&O Policy
10/14/2009 Managing Maturing Debt and Refinance Risks in the Private Equity Real Estate Market
10/13/2009 IRS Issues Final Regulations on Defined Benefit Plan Funding Requirements and Benefit Restrictions
10/12/2009 DOE to Rely on Private Sector to Expedite Renewables Loan Guarantee Program
10/12/2009 PTO Seeking Rulemaking Authority Despite Rescinding Proposed Claims and Continuation Rules
10/09/2009 Recent Case Dismissal Challenges "Geographic Presumption"
10/04/2009 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Issues in U.S. Construction Insolvencies
10/02/2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulatory Update: Three New Proposed Actions Continue the Debate
10/02/2009 The IP Beacon, October 2009
10/01/2009 Software Licenses: Permission vs. Forgiveness and the Law of Unintended Consequences
09/30/2009 Overcoming Judicial Bias
09/29/2009 Global Issues Receiving Increasing Attention By IRS, Benefit Practitioners, Speakers Say
09/25/2009 New York Adopts Changes to Power of Attorney Law
09/25/2009 New York Franchise Tax Reporting Extension Requests
09/23/2009 EPA Releases Final Rules for Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
09/22/2009 Artigos em Português
09/22/2009 New Brazil Gas Law
09/21/2009 Double Standards at the Federal Circuit
09/21/2009 Meet the New Director of the USPTO
09/21/2009 Sec. 1111(b) And Commercial Real Estate Cases
09/21/2009 Update On Mandating Data Security
09/18/2009 New Health Plan Privacy Notice Requirements Under HITECH Act
09/15/2009 Environmental Due Diligence - Counting Carbon
09/15/2009 Jury Instructions for a Claim of Tortious Interference with Prospective Relations
09/15/2009 Results of the 2009 Judicial Survey
09/11/2009 Derivative Exposure and Counterparty Insolvency: Lessons Learned in the Current Market
09/11/2009 EPA Proposes Disapproval of Certain Texas Air Quality Permitting Programs
09/10/2009 Federal and State Expert Testimony Under Daubert and Robinson: What's the Difference?
09/09/2009 Weathering the Storm: Guidelines Issued for Private Equity Investors Acquiring Failed Banks or Thrifts
09/01/2009 Juicy Enough For Grisham, But Does It Have Any Bite? Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. and the Impact for Texas Courts
09/01/2009 Lawyers, Laptops, and the Border
09/01/2009 Revisiting the Executive Right to Lease Oil & Gas Interests
09/01/2009 Supreme Court Update: Decisions from 2009
08/25/2009 Weathering the Storm: Recent Court Decision Exposes the Reach of a Corporate Family’s Financial Distress to its Bankruptcy-Remote Special Purpose Entities and Their Lenders
08/24/2009 Will Brazil's New Natural Gas Law Stimulate Investment?
08/15/2009 Medicare & Medicaid Benefit Portability as a Potential Cost-Saving Measure for U.S. Healthcare
08/14/2009 Employers Should Be on the Lookout for Common Retirement Plan Errors
08/13/2009 New US Tax Laws May Impact Deferred Compensation Arrangements
08/12/2009 FMLA and Equitable Estoppel
08/10/2009 July Madness: In Maverick Case, the SEC Tosses an Air Ball
08/10/2009 Two Issues of Interest to Franchisors and Franchisees
08/07/2009 SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Disclosure
08/06/2009 New NY Law Imposes Reporting Obligations on Franchisors
08/05/2009 Climate Change - An Overview
08/01/2009 Fiduciary Duties in Troubled Times
07/31/2009 Employers Beware: Unions Win Battle in War Over E-Mail Use
07/31/2009 Expectations for Buyers Changing in Today’s Market
07/31/2009 Latin American Energy Markets - 2009
07/31/2009 The Pemex Law and Related Measures - What Energy Reform Means for Mexico
07/31/2009 Traps for the Unwary in the Non-Profit Sector - Fundraising
07/30/2009 Director and Officer Fiduciary Duties in the Context of Insolvency
07/28/2009 SEC Approves NYSE Amendments to Eliminate Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections
07/20/2009 The 2008 Term of the United States Supreme Court: The Decisions Most Important to the Business Community
07/20/2009 Weathering the Storm: Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors in Troubled Company Situations
07/17/2009 Drop the Lifetime Tenure for Justices on High Court, Houston Chronicle
07/16/2009 The ABCs of Sovereign Immunity
07/16/2009 Trends in the United States Supreme Court
07/13/2009 Obama Administration Renews Support of Mandatory E-Verify Use for Federal Contractors
07/10/2009 OSHA Targets Texas Construction Sites Amid Overall Enforcement Crackdown
07/09/2009 SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Facilitate Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors
07/08/2009 House Passes American Clean Energy and Security Act
07/07/2009 IRS Launches a Multi-Year Random Audit Program on Employment Tax Returns
07/06/2009 Health Care Legislation Update – Texas Legislature 81st Regular Session
07/02/2009 Immigration Officers Serving "Notices of Inspection" to Hundreds of Businesses
07/01/2009 Living (La Vida Loca) Under Your NDA: Strategies for Ethical M&A Diligence
07/01/2009 New Russian Law on LLCs is in Effect
07/01/2009 Results of the 2009 Judicial Survey: A Sneak Preview
07/01/2009 Weathering the Storm: The Appointment of an Examiner
06/26/2009 FURTHER UPDATE: IRS Extends FBAR Filing Deadline in Limited Circumstances
06/25/2009 SEC Administrative Order File No. 3-13524
06/25/2009 SEC Fires Warning Shot to Unregistered Finders
06/25/2009 Weathering the Storm: Top 10 Practical Things to Know about Bankruptcy
06/24/2009 Foreign Account Holders and Persons with Authority over Foreign Accounts – BEWARE! The June 30th U.S. Filing Deadline May Apply to You
06/19/2009 U.S. Supreme Court Increases Employee Burden of Proof in Age Bias Cases
06/19/2009 Weathering the Storm: Options to Remove Liabilities for High Retiree Medical Costs from a Company’s Balance Sheet: VEBAs
06/18/2009 Congressional Climate: Estate Tax Rates, Short-Term GRATs, and FLP Discounts
06/12/2009 The IP Beacon, June 2009
06/12/2009 Weathering the Storm: Look Out Lenders—Collecting Fees For Loaning Money May Be Considered Evil
06/11/2009 The Benefits of Shutting Down a Corporation
06/10/2009 Submit Your Trademarks to Facebook to Prevent Infringement
06/04/2009 Invisible Ink: What You Didn’t Sign (Binding Non-Signatories to Arbitration Clauses, Jury Waivers, and Forum Selection Clauses)
06/03/2009 Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor Program: RAC Reviews and Appeals
06/01/2009 Franchise Law Update
05/29/2009 Brasil
05/29/2009 US Recession – More Bad News On The Way
05/27/2009 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act Expands Liability Under the False Claims Act and Criminal Fraud Provisions
05/27/2009 Negotiating Commercial Leases: Calculation & Recovery of Operating Expenses
05/27/2009 Weathering the Storm: Retiree Benefits and Section 1114
05/27/2009 Texas Lawyer Commentary: Matthew Deffebach and Janet Ayyad Discuss Bill Precluding Gun Bans in Workplaces
05/22/2009 Decision of The Supreme Court of Texas No. 07-0581
05/22/2009 Haynes and Boone Represents Victorious Directors in Texas Supreme Court Ruling on Shareholder Derivative Suits and Demand Letters
05/22/2009 Operator Removal Under the 1989 Form "Joint Operating Agreement" in Texas
05/21/2009 Weathering the Storm: Are Your Deposits Insured?
05/20/2009 Deadline for Complying with Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Rules Approaching
05/15/2009 Post-Bankruptcy Pension Cost: Potential Jobs Killer
05/14/2009 M&A Insight 2009
05/14/2009 Patent Legislation Update
05/13/2009 Weathering the Storm: When is a Good Deal a Fraudulent Transfer?
05/12/2009 Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement: What Should Businesses Expect from the Obama Administration’s Recent Policy Announcements?
05/12/2009 False Press Release by Patent Infringement Defendants Nets District Court Sanctions
05/12/2009 Fifth Circuit Enforces Disclaimer Provision in Form Agreement to Bar Misrepresentation Claims Against Manufacturer
05/12/2009 ICANN’S New Attack Against Domain Name Tasting
05/12/2009 Outsourcing Viability in a Troubled Market
05/07/2009 Weathering the Storm: Modifying Your Company’s Debt: Tax Trap or Treasure?
05/06/2009 Restructuring Compensation During Economic Challenges
05/05/2009 Supreme Court Limits Superfund Liability – In Two Ways
05/01/2009 A Corporate Crime Wave?
05/01/2009 Betting the Corporation: Compliance or Defiance? Compliance Programs in the Context of Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements: Corporate Pre-Trial Agreement Update - 2008
05/01/2009 Selection of Venue in a U.S. Swaps Litigation Governed by an ISDA
05/01/2009 Surface Damages, Site-Remediation and Well Bonding in Wyoming - Results and Analysis of Recent Regulations
05/01/2009 Surface Use and Access for Oil and Gas Exploration in Frontier Areas
05/01/2009 What’s an Employer to Do? Understanding the Employment Law Implications of Swine Flu
04/30/2009 Weathering the Storm: Recent Decision Creates Additional Cash Requirements to Reorganize
04/23/2009 False Claims Act: New Rules for Pleading?
04/23/2009 Staking Claim On The Last Energy Frontier
04/23/2009 Weathering the Storm: Recent Decision Affects Setoff Under Netting Agreements
04/22/2009 Texas Supreme Court Provides Greater Protection to Employers Seeking to Enforce Non-Compete Covenants
04/20/2009 EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and that Greenhouse Gases from Motor Vehicles Contribute to Air Pollution
04/20/2009 Finding the Silver Lining: General Liability Coverage For FHA/ADA Claims
04/20/2009 Texas Supreme Court Rejects Insurer’s Late Notice Defense Under a Claims-Made Policy
04/17/2009 Framing Issues in Your Petition for Review
04/16/2009 Proceed with Caution - New COBRA Subsidy Notices Pose Risks to Employers
04/16/2009 Proposed Changes to Federal Estate Tax Laws
04/15/2009 Weathering the Storm: Great Deals Now Available in Bankruptcy Court
04/13/2009 The Erosion of Licensor’s Rights
04/09/2009 Recent Modifications in the Legal Regime of Russian LLCs, Client Alert (Part Two): Amendments to the Russian LLC Law
04/09/2009 USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions as of April 9, 2009
04/09/2009 Weathering the Storm: Terminations, Uncertainty, and Strategies to Reduce Workplace Liability
04/08/2009 The Other End of the Firehose: The Treasury Giveth and the IRS Taketh Away
04/07/2009 EPA Sheds Light on Availability to Tenant of Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense to Avoid CERCLA Liability
04/06/2009 Public-Private Investment Program
04/03/2009 Supreme Court Holds That Employees Under Collective Bargaining Agreement Are Blocked From Going to Court On Age Discrimination Claims, Must Arbitrate Instead
04/02/2009 After Don's Building: Change is the One Thing We Can Be Sure Of
04/01/2009 A Guide to Web Sites & Blogs Related to Appellate Law
04/01/2009 Asserting Contrary Policy Arguments in "Public Policy" Litigation
04/01/2009 Building an Environmentally Responsible Office Building
04/01/2009 DHS Worksite Enforcement: Creating a Culture of Compliance
04/01/2009 Draft Global Warming Bill Released
04/01/2009 Patent Reexamination: Letting Open Source Companies Play Offense
04/01/2009 The Carbon Revolution: Answering the Call
04/01/2009 The Corporate Debt Market and Credit Derivatives - 2009
04/01/2009 Weathering the Storm: Bankruptcy - Pay Attention from the Start Because Things Happen Fast
03/31/2009 FINRA Proposes Rule to Streamline Cases Involving Broker Note Arbitrations
03/31/2009 Hot Branding News, Spring 2009
03/31/2009 U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Pre-Emption Defense in Drug-Labeling Case
03/30/2009 Patently Complicated New Rules Still in Play: Tafas v. Doll on Interlocutory Appeal
03/27/2009 Significant Changes in the Health Data Privacy for Group Health Plans and their Business Associates
03/25/2009 Weathering the Storm: U.S. Treasury Public-Private Investment Program
03/24/2009 Haynes and Boone Sports and Entertainment Law Group
03/23/2009 Waiver, Forbearance Agreements After Default
03/18/2009 Reality Warp - In Bankruptcy, Anything Goes
03/18/2009 Weathering the Storm: Intellectual Property Rights in Bankruptcy - Everything is for Sale
03/16/2009 Countdown to H-1B Filing Deadline
03/16/2009 EPA Proposes Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
03/11/2009 Weathering the Storm: What is a Preference Demand Letter and What Do I Do With It?
03/09/2009 Executive Compensation Restrictions In The 2009 Recovery Act, Reproduced with permission from Executive Compensation Library, Benefits Practice Center, Vol. 7, Issue 3, 3/9/2009. Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
03/09/2009 Tenant Bankruptcy Can Result in Loss of Landlord’s Security
03/05/2009 Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: New Procedures for Cross Border Insolvencies
03/05/2009 New York Fires Warning Shot at Hedge Funds Issuing Carried Interests
03/04/2009 Latin American Energy Markets
03/04/2009 President Obama Signs Fourth Executive Order Concerning Unions
03/04/2009 SEC Approves Amendments Raising Threshold for Single Arbitrator Cases to $100,000
03/04/2009 Weathering the Storm: Doing Business with Vendors Who File for Bankruptcy Protection
03/02/2009 Developing Your Practice
03/01/2009 Behind the UCR Curtain: Looking for Transparency in Insurance Reimbursement, Reproduced with permission from Headnotes, a publication of the Dallas Bar Association, March 2009, Vol. 33, No. 3.
03/01/2009 Brokers, Advisors and Finders—Oh My!: The risks associated with hiring unregistered financial intermediaries
03/01/2009 SEC Adopts New Reserve Definition
02/27/2009 Guidance and Relief for Deferred Compensation Arrangements of Certain Foreign Corporations and Partnerships
02/26/2009 The IP Beacon 2009
02/26/2009 The UPS-DHL Express Mail Agreement: Collaboration, Antitrust And Politics, The Transportation Antitrust Update, Winter 2009, Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association. Reprinted by permission.
02/25/2009 Weathering the Storm: Purchasing a Company’s Own Debt - The Tax Consequences May Surprise You
02/24/2009 Executive Compensation Restrictions Are Broadened in the Recovery Act, Reproduced with permission from Pension & Benefits Reporter, 36 BPR 403, 2/24/09, 2/24/2009. Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
02/19/2009 Stimulus Bill Expands COBRA Benefits
02/19/2009 The Opportunities and Risks of the New Federal Stimulus Bill
02/18/2009 EPA Reconsideration of Carbon Dioxide in Air Quality Permits
02/18/2009 House Bill Attacks Valuation Discounts for Family Entities
02/18/2009 Weathering the Storm: What Do I Do if the Counterparty to My Lease Files Bankruptcy?
02/17/2009 Labor Unions’ Push For New Members
02/16/2009 U.S. Supreme Court Protects Workers from Retaliation in Workplace Discrimination Investigations
02/13/2009 Required Minimum Distributions Suspended for 2009
02/12/2009 Minimizing the Risks of Litigation by Contract
02/12/2009 SEC Approves Rule Pertaining to Supervision of Market Letters
02/12/2009 SEC Mandates Interactive Data Financial Reporting
02/12/2009 The Ins and Outs in Drafting MAE/MAC Clauses, Termination Rights and Other Heavily Litigated Provisions in Acquisition Agreements
02/11/2009 Patenting of Industrial Biotechnology: A Gamble That Pays Off
02/11/2009 Publication Clauses and Other Problems Lurking in Sponsored Research Agreements
02/11/2009 Recovery of Patent Royalties Paid During Litigation Over an Ultimately Invalidated Patent
02/11/2009 Weathering the Storm: Doing Business with Struggling Customers
02/09/2009 Companies Must Be Cautious When Making Green Claims, Texas Lawyer
02/09/2009 Eminent Domain and 2009 Texas Legislature
02/06/2009 Justice Department Targets Coal-Fired Power Plants
02/06/2009 Key Changes to the Form I-9 Delayed Until April 3, 2009
02/05/2009 President Obama Signs Three Executive Orders Concerning Unions
02/05/2009 Weathering the Storm: I Woke up this Morning and I’m in Default. What do I do now?
02/04/2009 Electronic Filing of Form D
02/03/2009 Legislation Requiring Investment Fund Registration Introduced in the U.S. Senate
02/03/2009 The Carbon Revolution
02/02/2009 Economic Woes May Cause Additional Tax Pains for Certain Executives in Publicly Traded Companies
02/02/2009 FINRA Files Revised Rule Proposal on Private Placements by Member Firms
02/02/2009 Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Counsel with Dual Legal and Business Roles
02/01/2009 Analyzing the Risks of Offshore Financing and the Impact of Lehman Brothers International, Regulation X, and Portfolio Margining
01/30/2009 Convenience, Comity, Fairness and Efficiency: Changes of Forum, Presented at Fighting the Forum: Avoiding Litigation in Texas State Court, Tarrant County Bar Association, Brown Bag Seminar Series, January 30, 2009
01/30/2009 President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
01/26/2009 SEC Issues New Reserve Reporting Requirements
01/23/2009 Protecting Product Configurations: Design Patent Focus
01/23/2009 Protecting Product Configurations: Trade Dress Focus
01/23/2009 Seven Tips for Clearing a Product Design
01/20/2009 House Passes Two “Fair Pay” Bills
01/16/2009 Hart Scott Rodino Act: Annual Jurisdictional Thresholds Revisions and Civil Penalties Adjustments
01/16/2009 Recent Modifications in the Legal Regime of Russian LLCs, Client Alert (Part One): Amendments to the Russian Civil Code
01/15/2009 A Brand New Game: Video Game Patent Litigation Moves Beyond Base Technologies
01/05/2009 Recent Litigation Regarding Indenture Reporting Requirements
01/01/2009 2008 Year in Review: Antitrust and Business Litigation
01/01/2009 2008 Year In Review: Texas Supreme Court
12/31/2008 Ready to Rumble? (Or…How Best to Obtain Texas Property Tax Reductions for Your Business and Residence Due to Lower Property Values)
12/29/2008 Clean Air Interstate Rule Reinstated
12/26/2008 Assessing Your Public Company’s Web Site, © Bloomberg Finance L.P. 2008. Originally published by Bloomberg Finance LP. Reprinted by permission.
12/22/2008 EPA Administrator Says Carbon Dioxide is not a “Regulated Pollutant”
12/22/2008 Key Form I-9 Changes To Go Into Effect On February 2, 2009
12/17/2008 FAQ for Car Dealerships: What if the Big 3 Go Into Bankruptcy
12/15/2008 Year End Tax Planning for a Happy Holiday Season
12/12/2008 FINRA Issues Regulation M Guidance and New Rules for Distribution Participants
12/05/2008 Audit Indicates Enhanced Scrutiny for Visa Petitions and On-Site Visits
12/05/2008 Developing Your Practice
12/03/2008 EAB’s Decision Leaves Permitting Up in the Air
12/01/2008 Additional Provisions to Form Joint Operating Agreements, Reprinted with permission from Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Vol. 33, No. 2, December 2008
12/01/2008 Failure to List Claim in Bankruptcy Schedule Does Not Require Dismissal of Claim Under Judicial Estoppel Doctrine
12/01/2008 SI Restructuring: Insiders May Provide a Secured Loan of Last Resort - If Careful
11/30/2008 Hot Branding News Fall 2008
11/26/2008 Growing Legal Issues In The Video Game Industry
11/25/2008 Ready or Not, Here They Come — The Government’s Game of Hide and Seek is Over
11/24/2008 To CIP Or Not To CIP? There Is No Question, IP Law360
11/21/2008 The ADA’s Rebirth: Complying with the ADA Amendments of 2008
11/21/2008 When It Comes to Eco-Marketing, Its Not Easy Being Green, Austin Business Journal
11/20/2008 Fall 2008 Haynes and Boone IP Beacon Newsletter
11/20/2008 SEC Issues Proposed Roadmap For International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): What In-House Counsel Should Know Now
11/17/2008 Before The Music Starts – Pre-NDA Due Diligence Steps
11/17/2008 Finra Proposes Consolidated Rules Regarding Research Analysts
11/17/2008 Practicing the Dance: Confidentiality Provisions in the M&A Context
11/14/2008 Pension Shortfalls – The Next Wave?, Bankruptcy Law360
11/13/2008 The Current State of Retention of Professionals: Enlightened Solutions or Clever Avoidance?
11/13/2008 Weathering the Storm: Weekly Briefings to Help Navigate Today's Economic Uncertainty
11/12/2008 Patent Process Claims Impacted by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
11/11/2008 The New Texas Anti-Phishing Act
11/10/2008 “Improper Revival” Not an Invalidity Defense to Patent Infringement
11/01/2008 Best Practices for Corporate Governance and Compliance (Book Chapter), Inside the Minds, Aspatore Books, 2008.
11/01/2008 Major Developments in Russian Immigration Law: New Employment and Work Permit Procedures and Quota Exempt Occupations
11/01/2008 Mission Impossible? Protecting Trade Secrets Posted on the Internet
10/27/2008 Charitable Contributions from IRAs Under the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
10/27/2008 The Dark Side of the Internet: States Now Imposing Taxes on Businesses Regardless of Physical Presence
10/23/2008 Diligence in Preliminary Merger & Acquisition Evaluations, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Special Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions
10/23/2008 Living (La Vida Loca) Under Your NDA - PowerPoint Presentation, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Special Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions
10/22/2008 Economic Bailout Bill Expands Mental Health Parity Laws
10/21/2008 2008 Legislation Triggers Health Plan Changes
10/20/2008 Paying for the Bailout by Currently Taxing Offshore Deferrals
10/16/2008 Trial Court Arbitrability Decisions, Hot Topics for Trial Lawyers, The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas
10/15/2008 Pro-IP Act Signed into Law
10/13/2008 “Bailout Bill” Places Strict Limits on Executive Pay of Participating Financial Institutions
10/9/2008 Massachusetts Revises Employer Fair Share Contribution Requirement
10/08/2008 "RACs Are On Their Way"
10/07/2008 Deferred Compensation Elections & Refund of Taxes Paid on Sale of Demutualized Insurance Company Stock
10/01/2008 A Whole New World of Texas Mandamus Practice, Dallas Young Lawyers Association's The Dicta, Vol. 25, No. 10 (October 2008).
10/01/2008 Civil Subpoenas & Electronic Communications
10/01/2008 Direct Bankruptcy Appeals: Three Years Later
10/01/2008 What is IFRS and What Does It Mean for In-House Counsel?, CorporateCounsel.net
09/24/2008 A State Government “Hammer” for Non-Paying Taxpayers
09/24/2008 International Energy and Natural Resources, Turkmenistan Section
09/24/2008 The Federal Circuit Changes The Test For Design Patent Infringement
09/19/2008 Weathering the Storm: Insurance Recovery Following Hurricane Ike
09/18/2008 The Legal Side of the Lehman Brothers Collapse
09/16/2008 Recent Immigration News
09/16/2008 Significant Changes Imposed In Pension Plan Valuation of Alternative Investments
09/12/2008 Criminal Prosecution of the FCPA
09/08/2008 The IP Beacon