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08/21/2008	California’s Edwards v. Arthur Andersen Decision And The Future for Employee Noncompetition Agreements And Other Post-Employment Restraints
07/18/2008	I Heard It Through the Grapevine
07/11/2008	Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Criminal Defense Newsletter, Summer 2008
07/10/2008	SEC Grants No-Action Relief for Those Seeking to Aggregate Transaction Reporting under Section 16(a)
06/27/2008	The New Trillionaires: Gulf Giants and Asian Tigers Propel the Sovereign Wealth Fund Wave
06/04/2008	California clones IRS Pilot Program on Section 409A Corrections, Year-End Deadline to Amend for Section 409A
06/03/2008	Significant Sales Tax Changes for Online Retailers Take Effect in NY
04/23/2008	SEC and FINRA Examination Priorities in 2008
04/22/2008	CFIUS Issues Proposed Regulations
02/27/2008	IRS Stands By Reversal on Performance-Based Compensation Under Section 162(m), Provides Transition Relief
02/27/2008	Countdown to the Elimination of U.S. GAAP Reconciliation Requirements For Foreign Private Issuers
02/19/2008	The SEC’s Recent Amendments to Smaller Reporting Company Disclosures--Updated Summary of Financial Statement Requirements
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
02/04/2008	Changes Required for Payment of SEC Filing Fees
02/01/2008	Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Criminal Defense Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2008
01/18/2008	New M&A Filing Thresholds and Recent Enforcement Actions
01/16/2008	Reminder: Information Statements Must Be Provided by January 31, 2008, to Employees and Former Employees Who Exercised Incentive Stock Options or Transferred Stock Acquired Pursuant to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
12/21/2007	SEC Adopts Revisions to Rules 144 and 145
12/05/2007	European Commission Adopts New Guidelines for Non-Horizontal Mergers
11/13/2007	Beware of False Business Solicitations Appearing to be from the California Secretary of State
11/02/2007	The 409A Transition Rule Lives to Fight Another Day: IRS Extends Final Section 409A Compliance Date in Notice 2007-86
11/01/2007	SEC Approves FINRA Rules Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Fairness Opinions
10/18/2007	Two Prominent Attorneys Join Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo Office Experienced team adds to firm’s powerful corporate practice in Japan
09/17/2007	IRS Issues Limited Relief on Section 409A; Year End Action Still Required
09/13/2007	Two Morrison & Foerster Partners Named Top Washington Lawyers by Washington Business Journal
09/11/2007	DSP Transaction Closes
09/05/2007	Time for a Second Look at US Markets
08/22/2007	Hedge Fund Failure Predictions and Strategies: How to Catch a Falling Knife and Not Get Cut
08/22/2007	Are Employee "No-Hire" and Non-Solicitation Provisions Enforceable Under California Law?
08/15/2007	Action Required by December 31, 2007, to Comply with Final Section 409A Requirements
08/09/2007	SEC Affirms Its Enforcement Authority With New Anti-Fraud Rule Under the Advisers Act
08/09/2007	SEC Proposes Liberalization of Private Placement Requirements
08/09/2007	SEC Reforms May Initiate Movement Back to the US Markets
08/02/2007	Morrison & Foerster Adds Top Private Equity Lawyer Eric McCrath
07/24/2007	California Still Requires “Mini” Sarbanes-Oxley Reports
07/16/2007	Amendments to California Compensatory Benefit Plan Regulations Effective Immediately
07/16/2007	SEC Proposes Simplifying Disclosure Obligations for Greater Number of Smaller Public Companies
07/11/2007	Congress Passes CFIUS Reform
07/10/2007	Michael Frank Joins Morrison & Foerster's Executive Compensation Practice Leading advisor on executive compensation and related aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs
07/09/2007	Recent PRC Partnership Law Amendments: Domestic Changes Significant—Little Immediate Impact Seen on Foreign Private Equity Investment
07/06/2007	NASDAQ-Listed Companies to be Required to Submit Material News to NASDAQ MarketWatch Using Electronic Disclosure Submission System
07/05/2007	Morrison & Foerster Strengthens its China Legal Services with the Addition of a Seven Attorney Team to its Tokyo Office Team, led by Shingo Hisata, brings expertise in China-related transactions
06/29/2007	SEC Releases Proposed Rules that Provide for Significant Capital Raising and Reporting Reforms for Smaller Public Companies
06/27/2007	New Proposed Legislation to Tax Income Derived From “Carried” Partnership Interests as Ordinary Income
06/25/2007	IRS Issues Guidance on Identifying Covered Employees under Section 162(m)
06/22/2007	New SAFE Circular Imposes Significant Regulatory Burden for Stock Options Granted to PRC Citizens
06/21/2007	New Proposed Legislation Would Tax Certain Publicly Traded Partnerships As Corporations
06/21/2007	Supreme Court Endorses “Holistic” Approach to Evaluating Securities Fraud in Tellabs Court provides guidance about what constitutes a “strong inference” of scienter, rejects any bright-line rules
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
05/29/2007	IRS Issues Guidance Relating to the Treatment of Foreign Currency Gains of Real Estate Investment Trusts
05/24/2007	Triangular Mergers in Japan
04/30/2007	Supreme Court Issues Groundbreaking Ruling Making It Easier to Invalidate Patents as Obvious Longstanding Federal Circuit “Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation” test no longer the exclusive way to show obviousness
04/13/2007	The Current Debate About the Federal Income Tax Treatment of “Carried” Interests – Status and Possible Approaches
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
03/30/2007	Israel Practice News -- Spring 2007 New law may have significant repercussions on Israeli companies and investors that enter or continue to operate in China
03/30/2007	The U.S. Supreme Court Confronted the Federal Securities Laws in Three Cases This Week
03/26/2007	SEC Liberalizes Rules for Deregistration of Foreign Private Issuers
03/23/2007	SEC Publishes Updates to the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations – Additional Proxy Statement and Form 10‑K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Are Effective Immediately
02/28/2007	SDNY Blocks SEC Enforcement Case As Time-Barred
02/23/2007	Morrison & Foerster Represents China Huiyuan in US$300 million IPO China's leading fruit and vegetable juice producer lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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
02/20/2007	Morrison & Foerster Advises ReNeuron Group plc on £5.5 Million Placing
02/14/2007	Immediate Action Required: IRS Offers Limited Relief for Backdated Stock Options
02/09/2007	SEC Publishes Additional Executive Compensation Guidance -- New "FAQs" and "Interpretative Responses" Address Detailed Disclosure Issues
02/08/2007	Delaware Court Issues Ruling In Spring-Loading Case
02/07/2007	Delaware Court Issues Ruling in Backdating Case
02/06/2007	SEC Adopts New E-Proxy Rules
01/16/2007	FTC Releases 2007 HSR Act Thresholds
12/22/2006	SEC Adopts Important Changes to New Compensation Disclosure Rules
12/14/2006	All Good Things Must Come to an End – Section 409A Tax Reporting and Withholding Requirements Are Now Effective
12/12/2006	Venture Capital Investment in the Life Sciences Industry
12/12/2006	Thompson Memorandum Revised: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty Changes Guidelines for Prosecuting Corporate Fraud
12/08/2006	Small Business Rule Changes Could Impact M&A Activity
12/01/2006	UPDATE – Postponement of New ERISA Notice Requirement
11/29/2006	New ERISA Notice Requirement May Require Action by December 2, 2006
11/18/2006	California Commissioner of Corporations to Amend Compensatory Benefit Plan Regulations – Temporary Waiver of Current Requirements Available for Permit Applications
11/06/2006	Acquisitions by Financial Investors Are Subject to HSR Reporting Rules
11/06/2006	SEC Amends Tender Offer “Best Price” Rule
10/30/2006	Antitrust Laws Impose Restrictions on Investors’ Ability to Serve on Boards of Competing Firms
10/23/2006	Mergers Involving Portfolio Companies of Financial Investors May Have Antitrust Risk
10/23/2006	Executive Compensation Revisions to Form 8-K - Effective November 7, 2006
10/16/2006	Joint Investment Activities Are Often Lawful, But Bid Rigging Agreements Are Prohibited by the Antitrust Laws
10/13/2006	IRS Extends Section 409A Compliance Date for Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
10/13/2006	Israel Practice News -- Fall 2006
10/11/2006	More Regulatory Hurdles for Listings of Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles
10/06/2006	Morrison & Foerster's M&A Triple
09/08/2006	Recent Fee Relief Intensifies Competition Between NYSE and NASDAQ
09/08/2006	Capital Markets Lawyer Rachel Coan Joins Morrison & Foerster
08/30/2006	China Private Equity/Venture Capital Update

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