Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Antitrust & Competition

E. William Bates, II, Michael J. Egan, Rahul Patel | King & Spalding LLP

On September 30, 2011, Vice Chancellor Noble issued an opinion in In re OPENLANE, Inc. Shareholders Litigation[1] that reiterated the permissibility of using a “sign and consent” structure for obtaining stockholder approval of a merger. The OPENLANE decision is also noteworthy as Vice...

Private Equity

Ying White | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Please describe your role in Akin Gump’s Investment Funds Practice. Do you have Chinese and U.S. and other non-Chinese clients? White: Sure. I head Akin Gump’s Investment Funds Practice in Beijing, with a focus on China-focused private funds, investment management and...

Healthcare

Thomas Quaadman, Katie Mahoney | U.S. Chamber of Commerce

In 2009 and 2010, Congress passed two laws – the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – that will have major financial and legal ramifications for businesses for years to come. In...