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11/04/2008  Morrison & Foerster Expands Mid-Atlantic Corporate Securities Practice
10/27/2008  Corporate Securities Partner Lawrence Bard Joins Morrison & Foerster
Expertise advising public companies on sophisticated securities and compliance issues gives added depth to serve clients
10/22/2008  SEC Adopts Revisions to its Cross-Border Transaction Exemptions and Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules
10/08/2008  Hexion v. Huntsman: Delaware Court Reiterates High Bar to Finding an MAE; Provides Guidance on Requirements of “Reasonable Best Efforts”
06/27/2008  The New Trillionaires: Gulf Giants and Asian Tigers Propel the Sovereign Wealth Fund Wave
02/08/2008  Morrison & Foerster Advises DFJ Esprit on Sale of Portfolio Company to AOL
Lawyers from the London office advised DFJ Esprit on the sale of portfolio company Buy.at to AOL
11/01/2007  SEC Approves FINRA Rules Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Fairness Opinions
09/13/2007  Two Morrison & Foerster Partners Named Top Washington Lawyers by Washington Business Journal
06/18/2007  Morrison & Foerster Represents Shanghai Century in US$168 Million Cross-Border Business Combination with Kelun Pharmaceutical
Transaction will be the first cross-border acquisition by an offshore listed company involving a share swap under China’s new M&A regulations
04/05/2007  Morrison & Foerster Advises on Pipeline Boosting Life Science Deals
Further deals this year reflect the industry trend
04/05/2007  Morrison & Foerster Advises African Lakes in Sale of African Online Limited
Complex hostile takeover culminates in disposal of principal operating subsidiary
04/03/2007  Mergers and Acquistions: The Role of HR in UK and EU Transactions
02/22/2007  Morrison & Foerster Represents Hitachi in Acquisition
02/20/2007  Morrison & Foerster Advises Acambis Plc €30 Million Partnership Agreement with sanofi pasteur
02/20/2007  Morrison & Foerster Advises GW on $273 Million Strategic Alliance with Otsuka
12/08/2006  Small Business Rule Changes Could Impact M&A Activity
11/06/2006  SEC Amends Tender Offer “Best Price” Rule
10/11/2006  More Regulatory Hurdles for Listings of Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles
06/26/2006  Justice Department Requires Additional Divestitures to Resolve Competitive Concerns Regarding Exelon-PSEG Merger
02/28/2006  Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Potential Liability for Joint Ventures Under Antitrust Laws
02/21/2006  Federal Trade Commission Announces Reforms to Merger Review Process
02/02/2006  Morrison & Foerster Represents ACON Laboratories in $175 Million Acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Resolving Patent Litigation Between the Two Companies Over Rapid Diagnostic Technology
10/27/2005  Sixth Circuit Holds Acquisition of Non-Controlling PartialOwnership Interest in Competitor May Violate Antitrust Laws
08/19/2005  Omnicare v. NCS Healthcare - More Bark than Bite?
07/22/2005  Japan Fair Trade Commission Publishes Draft Rules Under Anti Monopoly Act
04/21/2005  Amendments to Japanese Anti Monopoly Act: Japan Significantly Strengthens Its Antitrust Laws
04/05/2005  The Antitrust Modernization Commission Releases Timetable for Conducting Hearings and Requesting Comments on Potential Revisions to Antitrust Laws
03/08/2005  Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Amendments Affecting Partnerships, LLCs and Other Unincorporated Entities
03/03/2005  Recent Developments on Disclosure of Executive Compensation and Perquisites
02/01/2005  Revisions to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds
01/24/2005  An Assessment of the UFJ Merger and Integration Protective Provisions Under U.S. Law
11/05/2004  DOJ Issues Antitrust Merger Remedies Guide
08/26/2004  Japan Fair Trade Commission's New Merger Review Guidelines
04/02/2004  SEC Accelerates and Expands Reporting of Significant Events on Form 8-K
02/17/2004  New EC Merger Control Rules in Place
01/26/2004  The EC Competition Law Modernization Program; Draft Flanking Measures Put Meat on the Bone
12/11/2003  New Substantive Test for EC Merger Regulation
05/28/2003  Antitrust Risks for Rebate and Customer Loyalty Programs: LePage's Inc. v. 3M
01/27/2003  Proposed Reform Package for the EU Merger Control Regulation
12/23/2002  The EU's New Implementing Regulation for the Competition Rules
12/13/2002  Federal Trade Commission Revises Merger Investigation Process
11/26/2002  The Judgment of the European Court of First Instance in Tetra Laval v. Commission
11/26/2002  The Judgment of the European Court of First Instance in Schneider/Legrand v. Commission
01/07/2002  Standardization and European Law: EC Antitrust Issues
11/30/2001  Department of Justice Releases New Merger Review Process Initiative
11/30/2001  Justice Department Crackdown On Illegal Pre-Merger Coordination or 'Gun Jumping'
02/01/2001  Amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act -- New Rules Effective February 1, 2001
12/01/2000  EC Competition Rules on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements
05/01/1998  Mergers and Acquisitions: Planning Opportunities Under New U.S. Tax Entity Classification Regulations