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January 2012 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Leading Project, Islamic Finance Lawyer Joints Firm
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Expands Leading Technology Practice With Addition of Microsoft Legal Veteran
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Announces New Executive & Committee Appointments
  
• Goodsill Names New Managing Partner; Adds Three Attorneys
  
• Hogan Lovells 2012 Partner & Appointments
  
• Tilleke Introduces New In-House IP Investigation Unit
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ARIAS MUNOZ Enel Green Power S.P.A. Wins International Arbitration Ruling of ICC to Become Majority Stakeholder of LaGeo in El Salvador
  
• CAREY Y CIA Acts for Canadian Asset Management Company Brookfield Asset Management US$330 Million Acquisition of ACS Group Stake in Tunnel and Toll Road
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advising Macquarie Capital and Euroz on $148M equity raising by Independence Group NL
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Counsel to Capital Power Income LP on its $1.1 Billion Acquisition by Atlantic Power Corporation
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Furthers its Role as Legal Counsel to Mining Group KGHM Polska Miedz SA by Advising on its USD $3.5 Billion Investment in Canada, United States and Chile
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises HRH Prince Alwaleed and Kingdom Holding Co. on $300 Million Investment in Twitter
  
• KING & WOOD Acts in Nestlé’s Acquisition of 60% Stake in Hsu Fu Chi
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Golden Agri-Resources Limited on the set-up of their first European fund
  
• RODYK Acts for CapitaLand JV investment in Chongqing
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Darby Administracao de Investmentos in R$58 million Mezzanine Financing Deal
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA New Anti-Money Laundering Regulation ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Base Issues Final Rules for Global Systemically Important Banks CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Crown Wins GAAR Case in Supreme Court of Canada Copthorne Holdings Ltd. v. The Queen FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CANADA BC Court of Appeal Clarifies Rights and Obligations of Out of Province Auto Liability RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHINA Variable Interest Entity Structure for Foreign Investment in the PRC May Face Challenges KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Foreign Exchange Derivatives Structured Finance News Flash Implementing Regulations of Article 74 of Law 1328 of 2009 BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• HUNGARY Proposed Tax Changes in 2012 GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• INDONESIA New Regulation for Drug Registration ABNR
  
• MEXICO New Minimum Wage 2012 SANTAMARINA Y STETA
  
• TAIWAN Banks Allowed to Accept Guarantees Provided by PRC Financial Institutions LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• New Texas Anti-Indemnity Statute In Effect BAKER BOTTS
  
• NLRB Notice Requirement Postponed (Again) to April 30, 2012 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Info and Seeks Comments Scientific Exchange of Info HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• California Employment Law Update 2012 LUCE FORWARD
  
• Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses & Sanctions Rep Plaintiff in Merger Litigation for Trading Stock While in Possession of Non-Public Info Obtained Through Discovery WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• February 28, 2012 PRAC @ IPBA New Delhi
  
• March 6, 2012 PRAC @ PDAC Toronto
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October, 2012 PRAC @IBA Dublin
  
• October 20-23, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

December 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Ali Budiardjo Partner Re-Elected As United Nations International Law Committee Member
  
• Baker Botts Intellectual Property Lawyer Joins Firm’s London Office
  
• FMC Legal Franchise Expert Joins Montreal Office
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Adds to Shanghai Office
  
• Hogan Lovells Corporate Partners Join NYC Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Mitsubishi Signs Agreement for Natural Gas Joint Venture with Iraq, Shell
  
• CAREY Y CIA Counsel to Codelco in Landmark Bond Issue
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advising Extract on Potential Downstream Acquisition
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Air Liquide on Major Gas Joint Venture with Sinopec
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises PAETEC Holding Corp. on $2.3 Billion Merger with Windstream Corporation
  
• KING & WOOD Liantronics Lists on Shenzhen Stock Exchange GEM Board
  
• LUCE FORWARD US$7.3M Jury Verdict for K&N Engineering
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists GS Engineering & Construction Acquisition of OHL Medio Ambiente Inima
  
• WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Secures Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Against Netflix
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Crystal Balls and Implications of the Metcash Case on Future ACCC Merger Decisions CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Changes to Tax on Foreign Financial and Credit Exchange Transactions TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Expands International Sanctions Against Iran FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA CBRC New Rules on the Sales of Wealth Management Product by Commercial Banks KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Creation of National Mining Agency BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA New Bill on Financial Services Authority Passed - Changes Country’s Financial Industry Landscape ABNR
  
• TAIWAN Signs Investment Agreement with Japan LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Validity of Texas Franchise (Margin) Tax BAKER BOTTS
  
• U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Comments on Transmission Line Congestion DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• FERC Finds Fraud In New England Capacity Market - Declines to Impose Penalties HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• ISS Issues U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2012 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 -PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October 20-23, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

November 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• PRAC Welcomes New Member Firms in Central America - Arias Muñoz; and in Panama - Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega
  
• Baker Botts International Transactions and Projects Lawyers Join Firm?s London Office
  
• Clayton Utz Appoints 8 Partners
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Veteran Attorneys in Anchorage
  
• FMC Appoints Calgary Managing Partner
  
• Hogan Lovells Hires Lateral Partner in Tokyo
  
• NautaDutilh Luxemburg Office Launches Dedicated IP/ICT Department
  
• TozziniFreire Adds New Oil & Gas Head
• Baker Botts Poinsett Returns as Special Counsel in Government Relations
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ABNR Assists in International Agreements for Climate Change and Environment Objectives
  
• BAKER BOTTS Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Novartis in Prometheus v Mayo Clinic
  
• CAREY Y CIA Counsel to Codelco in USD$6.75 Billion Acquisition Loan Agreement for Anglo American Copper Mine
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Teams Up To Advise Pacific Equity Partners on Innovative Joint Venture
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 3rd Circuit Reaffirms Rejection of FCCs Fleeting Images Policy Reverses Super Bowl Fine
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Amdocs Completes Acquisition of Bridgewater Systems for $211 million
  
• GIDE Advises SEB International on EUR 400 million Acquisition of a Further Stake in Zhejiang Supor
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. on Sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T Corp
  
• KING & WOOD Wolong Holdings Successfully Acquires Austrias ATB Group
  
• NAUTADUTILH Represents LEGO Against Banbao re Imitation Products
  
• RODYK Counsel in CNY Bonds Issuance
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Kirin Holdings Company in Acquisition of all Outstanding Shares of Aleadri-Schinni Participações e Representações
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA New FX Regulations on Repatriation of Funds by Non-Residents ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Tablet Patent Wars Down Under - Apple Wins Interlocutory Injunction and Round One Against Samsung CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Interruption of the Public Procurement Proceeding for the High Speed Train TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Securities Administrators Review of Prospectus Exemptions FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA RMB FDI Goes to Fast Track KING & WOOD
• COLOMBIA Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Regime on Foreign Loans BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA Regulations Issued for Mining Business Areas and Information System on Mineral and Coal Mining Areas ABNR
  
• MALAYSIA Tightening Up the Act - Key Amendments to Capital Markets and Services Act SKRINE
  
• TAIWAN New Rules Governing Renminbi Business of Taiwan Banks LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• SEC Staff Updates Guidance on Shareholder Proposals HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Going, Going, Gone - california Solar Incentives for Builders/Developers - Don't Delay LUCE FORWARD
  
• European Union - USA Antitrust Authorities Update WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 -PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October 20-23, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

October 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Poinsett Returns as Special Counsel in Government Relations
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Veteran China-U.S. Attorney Fraser Mendel Joins Firm
  
• NautaDutilh Partner Appointments
  
• Rodyk Hosts PRAC Singapore 2011 - 50th International Conference
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes New Associates
  
• TozziniFreire Appoints Oil & Gas Head; Adds Two Tax Attorneys
  
• Wilson Sonsini Expands Regulatory Expertise
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Summary Judgment for Franklin Electric
  
• CAREY Y CIA Counsel to Deutsche Bank and HSBC Securities USA in US$1 Billion Bond Replacement
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Anvil Mining on A$1.3 Billion Bid by Minmetals
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Capital Power US Financing LP in US$295 Million Placement Offering
  
• GIDE Advises on largest French logistics deal of 2011 Investment Co Ltd
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises SAB Miller on US$1.9 Billion Strategic Alliance
  
• KING & WOOD Lancy Group Completes IPO on Shenzen Stock Exchange SME Board
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises VTTI and Summa Capital on Join Venture
  
• SKRINE Acts for Puncak Oil & Gas in acquisition capital in Global Offshore (Malaysia) and KGL Ltd from Global International Vessels Ltd.
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises Scotiabank in Expansion Strategy into Brazil - Acquisition of Dresdner Bank from Commerzbank AG
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Include Me Out: Exclusion clauses, Reinsurance, and Section 18B of the Insurance Act CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Focus Renewable Energy Program Ontario Election FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Common Mistakes Made by Foreign Investment Enterprises Utilizing Duty Exempt Goods KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Govt Approves Authorized Economic Operators BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA Tax Holiday for Select Pioneer Industries ABNR
  
• NEW ZEALAND Cartel Criminalization One Step Closer SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Key Points of Amendment to Company Act LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act Update: Copyright Office Proposes Changes to Agent Registration System to Qualify for Copyright Safe Harbor for User Generated Content DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Customs Alert: Customs Proposes New Rules on Transaction Value Imports from Related Parties HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Human Trafficking and Your Supply Chain: New Disclosure Requirements for Companies Doing Business in California LUCE FORWARD
  
• Delaware Court of Chancery Grants $1.2 Billion Damage Award WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 31, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 -PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October 20-23, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

September 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Adds Leading Corporate & Finance Partner to Dubai Office
  
• Clayton Utz Perth Appointment Adds Oil & Gas Expert
  
• Hogan Lovells Welcomes Former Acting Solicitor General of USA to Washington Office
  
• King & Wood Adds IP Counsel in Beijing
  
• Luce Forward Adds to San Diego Litigation Team
  
• Wilson Sonsini Opens Georgetown, DE Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Bankruptcy Court Applauds Performance in Multi-Billion ASARCO file
  
• CAREY Y CIA Assists Electrolux AB in US$670 Million Acquisition of Compania Tecno Industrial
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Acts on Tiger Real Coal A$37.5 Million IPO
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Premier Gold Mines Limited C$104 Million Acquisition of Goldstone Resources
  
• GIDE Advises Carlsberg Group in Joint Venture With Chongqing Xinghui Investment Co Ltd
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Closes $1 Billion in Financing for NextEra Energy Resources Solar Project
  
• KING & WOOD Acts in Beijing Automotive € 210 Million Acquisition of Inalfa Roof Systems Group BV
  
• LUCE FORWARD Assists Security Business Bancorp with US$8.95 Million Investment from US Federal Small Business Lending Fund
  
• NAUTADUTILH Acts for Vodafone in Appeal Against OPTA Decision on Call Termination on Mobile and Fixed Networks
  
• RODYK Acts in S$43 Million Collective Purchase of Cai Garden
  
• SKRINE Acts for Australia ‘s Roc Oil Company in Petronas Balai Cluster Fields Development in Malaysia
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises Puras do Brazil in 100% Acquisition by Sodexo Inc.
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA High Court Says There Is No Double Insurance If There Is No Common Burden CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Rules for Work Permit/Visa for Foreign Managers TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Proposed National Instrument 51-03 CSA Proposes to Simplify Venture Issuer Regulation FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Certain Provisions on Implementation of PRC Social Insurance Law Promulgated KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA New Consumer Protection Regime BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• HONG KONG Shareholder Granted Order to Inspect Listed Company Documents HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDONESIA New Regulation Requires Permit for Large Sellers of Pharmaceutical Products ABNR
  
• NEW ZEALAND First Annual Report on New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Key Points of Amendment to Company Act LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Requirements for Proving Causation with Clinical Trial Evidence BAKER BOTTS
  
• CMS Announces Bundled Payment Demonstration Project DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Medical Device Alert FDA Issues Draft Guidance for in vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• The Next Great American Land Rush LUCE FORWARD
  
• New California Security Breach Notification Requirements to Take Effect January 1, 2012 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  
• VIETNAM Legal Developments in Mobile Services and Mobile Phone Industry TILLEKE & GIBBINS
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 -PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October 20-22, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

August 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Carey Appoints Director of Criminal Law Dept
  
• Hogan Lovells Welcomes Partner to Denver Office
  
• King & Wood Shanghai and Hangzhou Office Moves
  
• Kochhar & Co. Expansion in Hyderabad
  
• Wilson Sonsini Further Expands IP Litigation Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ALLENDE BREA Acts For Banco Santander US$2.1 Billion Sale of Latin American Bank Insurance Business
  
• CAREY Y CIA Advises Banco de Chile, BancChile-Citi Global Markets and Deutsche Bank in US$400 Million Senior Note Issuance by AES General S.A.
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Acts for Gindalbie Metals in A$209 Million Equity Raising
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Stillwater Mining Company to Acquire Peregrine Metals LTD
  
• GIDE Advises Sopra Group and Axway Software on Projected Spin-Off
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Secures Landmark Revocation of Antidumping Duties on Stainless Steel for ThyssenKrupp
  
• KING & WOOD COFCO Group to Cooperate with Mitsubishi Corporation
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises INEOS Limited In €110 Million Asset Acquisition of Tessenderlo's European Chlor-Vinyls Business
  
• RODYK Acts in Silecs Series E S$16 Million Financing
  
• SKRINE Court of Appeals Affirms High Court Decision in Retention of Sums Withheld by Employer Under Construction Contract Are Monies Held in Trust
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises United Phosphorus Limited in the Acquisition of 51% Stake in DVA Agro do Brazil
  
• WILSON SONSINI Advises Electronic Arts in US$750 Million Acquisition of PopCap Games
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Federal Court Rules on Copyright in Pharmaceutical Product Information Documents CLAYTON UTZ
• BRAZIL Federal Government Initiates Privatization Proceedings for Three Principal Brazilian Airports TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Supreme Court of Canada Finds A Limit to the Scope of the Requirement to Pay Under Section 244 ITA FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Latest Development and Characteristics of Chinese Trade Unions KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Zero Percent Import Duty for Raw Leathers, Agrochemicals and Other Goods BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA New Rules on Public Company Takeovers ABNR
  
• MALAYSIA Changes Under Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2011 SKRINE
  
• MEXICO Renewable Energy - Mexico Potential SANTAMARINA Y STETA
  
• NEW ZEALAND Takeovers Code - Tripping Up Private Companies SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Bank’s Duty of Care and Investment Advice RODYK& DAVIDSON
  
• TAIWAN Clearance Granted to Combination Establishment of A Licensing Company For a Patent Pool LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Federal Court Resolves Open Question in Short Swing Profit Rules BAKER BOTTS
  
• Treasury Dept Issues Final Rule on “Prepaid Access” Under Bank Secrecy Act DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Medical Device Alert FDA Issues Draft 510(k) Device Modification Guidance HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Federal Circuit Validates Claims Drawn to Isolated DNA, Invalidates Claims Drawn To Analyzing or Comparing DNA Without Transformation Step WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  
• May 5, 2012 -PRAC @ Inta Washington, D.C.
  
• October 20-22, 2012 PRAC 52nd International Conference - Buenos Aires - Hosted by Allende & Brea
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

July 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts - Supreme Call for Young
• Clayton Utz Announces Partner Appointments
• FMC Adds to Municipal & Real Estate Practice
• Simpson Grierson Adds Four New Specialists
• Skrine Appoints Four to Senior Associate
• Wilson Sonsini Hosts 19th Annual Medical Device Conference
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Texas Supreme Court Ruling in TGS-NOPEC Case Benefits WesternGeco
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Noble Group Subsidiary Jonesville Ltd on Territory Bid
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Celtic House Venture Partners and Ventures West in $9 million Class C Financing
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Capgemini on Strategic Technology Acquisition in China
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises News Corporation on Divestiture of MySpace
• KING & WOOD Taomee Holdings Limited Company Successfully Lists on New York Stock Exchange
• MUNIZ Advises Hunt Oil in Landmark Securitized Bond Program
• NAUTADUTILH Assists ABB, Global Leader in Power and Automation Technologies, on acquisition of Epyon B.V., a pioneer and market leader in electric vehicle battery fast charging
• RODYK Clearance Decision for Japan Airlines and American Airlines Joint Application Issued by Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)
• SKRINE Acts for LeGrand France SA in Purchase of United U-Li Corp BHD Subsidiaries
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Rio Bravo in R$ 1 Billion Partnership with Orteng for Construction of Hydroelectric Power Plants
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Misleading Statements and Social Media - A Dangerous Mix CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Tax Incentives for Securities Investments Related to Infrastructure R&D and Innovation Projects TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Focus on Competition Update FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Accedes Budapest Treaty on International Recognition of Microorganism Patent Procedure HARNECKER/CAREY
  
• CHINA PBOC New Rules to Boost RMB Cross-Border Transactions KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Congress Approves Bilateral Investment Treaty with India BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDIA New Privacy Laws in Effect KOCHHAR & CO
  
• INDONESIA New Laws on Immigration ABNR
  
• MALAYSIA Salient Changes Under Malaysian Industrial Development Authority SKRINE
  
• MEXICO Amendments to Federal Law on Economic Competition SANTAMARINA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Renewable Energy Subsidy Scheme Published - NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND New Employment Agreement Laws - Are You Ready? SIMPSON GRIERSO
  
• SINGAPORE Shipyard Remuneration and True Cost of Damages for Destruction of Chartered Vessel RODYK& DAVIDSON
  
• TAIWAN Restrictions Lifted on RMB Business of Hong Kong Branches of Taiwanese Banks LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard For Invalidating Patents In Microsoft Corp. v. i4i BAKER BOTTS
  
• New Internet Domains are Coming - What You Should Do DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Commerce Dept Implements New License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• California Supreme Court Extends Overtime Laws to Out of State Employees Working in California WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

June 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Brigard & Urrutia Adds Finance M&A Partner
  
• Clayton Utz Sydney Office on the Move
  
• FMC Adds Award Winning Constitutional Lawyer
  
• Gide Promotes Six Local Lawyers
  
• Hogan Lovells Hires Finance Partner in Madrid
  
• Luce Forward Adds to Family Wealth & Exempt Organizations Practice
  
• Richards Buell Adds Wealth Preservation Counsel
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes Employment Law Associate
  
• Wilson Sonsini Delaware Chancellor William B. Chandler III Joins Firm
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ALLENDE & BREA Acts for DLJMB Funding II, Inc. Stock Sale
  
• BAKER BOTTS BP America Receives Unanimous Favorable Ruling From Texas Supreme Court
  
• CAREY Y CIA Advises Masisa SA in Prodemac Acquisition
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Noble Transaction to Create Leading ASX-listed Independent Coal Miner
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines CDN $4.9 Billion Sale to Cliff Natural Resources
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Investment Management UFG REM on Setting Up the UFG European Fund of Funds
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises StereoD on Sale to Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc.
  
• KING & WOOD Acts for Delightful Hill LTD in Purchase of Russian Coal Deposit
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas with Financing of International Shipbuilder IHC Merwede
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Sellers Fundo de Participação e Consolidação (FIPAC - FMIEE) in Mastersaf’s sale to Thomson
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Member Approved Takeovers Act - ASIC Acts CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Brazilian High Court Renders Decision in Favor of Arbitration TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Supreme Court Issues Landmark Labor Relations Decision Narrowing Constitution Right of Workers to Collective Bargaining FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Latin American Countries Start Developing A Project to Expedite Patent Procedures HARNECKER/CAREY
  
• CHINA China’s First Policy to Support Overseas Graduates to Return to Set Up Businesses KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Trading Operations Initiated Through Integrated Latin America Market (MILA) BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA Guidelines for Local Permits and Approvals of Land Use ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS New Exemption to Netherlands Market Manipulation Rules The Liquidity Agreement NAUTADUTILH
  
• TAIWAN Regulations of Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Provision Rules of Origin
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• New Round of Sanctions on Syria BAKER BOTTS
  
• US Court of Appeals Rejects Antitrust Challenge to Tiered Bundling of Cable Networks DAVIS WRIGHT
  
• Senate Asks OIG To Probe Physician Owned Distributors HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Supreme Court Holds Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Automatically Vest Title in Patents to Government Contractors From Inventors Working for Contractors WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

May 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Prominent Entertainment & New Media IP Lawyer in Los Angeles
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Hires Development & Communication Head
  
• Hogan Lovells Former US Senator Joins Firm
  
• NautaDutilh to Host PRAC Conference May 21-25
  
• Wilson Sonsini IP Litigation and Medical Device Practice Experts Join Firm
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Acts for PT Nusantara Regas in Charter Signing Establishing First LNG Regasification Terminal in Indonesia, First FSRU Project in SE Asia
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Acts in Barrick Gold CAN$7.3 Billion All-Cash Takeover Offer to Acquire ASX and TSX Listed Equinox Minerals Limited
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A in Share Acquisition UNX Energy Corp
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises IFC on its USD$307 Million Investment in Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank)
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises on Landmark Financing Relating to Cayman Islands Merger
  
• KING & WOOD 21Vianet Lists on NASDAQ
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Mediq on Acquisition of Pannen Beheer Groep
  
• RODYK Acts for CapitaLand in Development Sale of D’Leedo
  
• SKRINE Selected by Government of Brunei to Draft Brunei National Standards Act
  
• WILSON SONSINI Represents TiVo in $500 Million Settlement of Patent Litigation
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Government Reveals Latest Legislative Priorities for Telecommunications CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Doing Business with Petrobras TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Canadian Securities Administrators Propose New Regime for Securitized Products FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE New Regulations for “Huasa Bonds” CAREY ABOGADOS
  
• CHINA Supreme People’s Court and The Company Law - Presumptions and Gap-Filling Round Three KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Mining Code Ruled Constitutional - Moors and Wetlands Will be Protected BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA Fiscal Incentive Announced for Oil & Gas and Geothermal Activities ABNR
  
• MEXICO Landmark Trademark Counterfeiting Sentence in Alcohol Beverage Industry SANTAMARINA
  
• NEW ZEALAND Simplifying Trans-Tasman Investment- Another Small Step SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• NETHERLANDS Salary Freezes in 2011 and 2013 Wage Increases Now Illegal NAUTADUTILH
  
• SINGAPORE High Court Confirms Recognition of Foreign Liquidators RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Procedure for Business Tax on Collateral LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Growing Opportunities - Threats Highlight Importance of China IP Strategy BAKER BOTTS
  
• New Guidance on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Longer Federal Reach Less Certainty DAVIS WRIGHT
  
• ATM Operators Beware EFTA Notice Requirements in Play LUCE FORWARD
  
• Supreme Court Issues Significant New Decision Regarding Class Action - Ruling Rejects California Decision Prohibiting Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May 14, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  
• April 21-24, 2012 PRAC 51st International Conference - Houston - Hosted by Baker Botts L.L.P.
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

April 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Carey Adds to Antitrust Practice Group
  
• Clayton Utz Expands Project Finance Team
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain - QC Joins Firm
  
• Gide WTO International Trade Expert Joins Firm
  
• Hogan Lovells Adds Litigation Partner
  
• Rodyk Launches 150 Year Celebrations
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes Three Specialists
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Supports Skilled Group on $71 Million Capital Raising
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Teledyne Technologies Acquires DALSA Corporation for $337 million
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Hammerson on Acquisition of 50% of SQY Ouest in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines and Joint Venture Between Hammerson and Codic
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises LabCorp on Strategic Acquisition
  
• KING & WOOD Assists MOFCOM in Landmark WTO Victory
  
• LUCE FORWARD Obtains a Published Decision Upholding an Insurer's Right to Condition Payment of Extended Dwelling Limits on Repair or Replacement
  
• NAUTADUTILH Secures Favorable Verdict for Fairmount Marine B.V.
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists DEG – Deutsche Investitions – Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH in EU20 million Subscription Deal
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Government Releases Bill to Outlaw Price Signalling Between Banking Competitors CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BEGIUM Car Parts Protected by Copyright NAUTADUTILH
  
• BRAZIL Tax Increase Announced on Foreign Exchange Transactions in Relation to Foreign Loans TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Ontario Court of Appeals Gives Priority to Pension Plan Wind Up Deficits in CCAA Proceedings FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Supreme Decree Sets Regulations Hazardous Substances Storage CAREY ABOGADOS
  
• CHINA New Government Policy Spurs on SOE Restructurings and Listings KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Latest Amendments to the Foreign Exchange Regime Effective From March 1, 2011 BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• HUNGARY 2011 - A More Investor Friendly Environment? GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• INDONESIA New Bi Regulation On Commercial Banks Soundness Rating ABNR
  
• MEXICO The New Oil Legal Framework SANTAMARINA Y STETA
• NEW ZEALAND Confidentiality of Commerce Commission Interviews - The Air New Zealand Court of Appeals Decision SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Dual Listings - Singapore Perspective RODYK
  
• TAIWAN 2nd Phase of Early Harvest ECFA Scheme LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Dukes v. Wal Mart Stores Inc. Supreme Court Oral Argument Summary HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• USPTO Announces Track One - Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May 14, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

March 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Utz Adds QC to Litigation Team
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Names 14 Partners
  
• Gide Expands IP/IT Practice
  
• Hogan Lovells Senior Counsel to US House Committee on Financial Services Rejoins Firm
  
• King & Wood Expands China Cross Border Dispute Resolution Practice
  
• Luce Forward Leadership Changes
  
• NautaDutilh Adds to Commercial Real Estate Team
  
• Simpson Grierson Adds 3 to Firm Roster
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CAREY Y CIA Acts for Chilean Miners in Life Rights Agreement with WME
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises New Forests on Australia’s Largest Private Forestry Estate
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Advises in Lexam Explorations Combination with VG Gold
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Chinese COFCO Group Acquisition of AOC Vineyard in Bordeaux Region
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Successfully Represents LabCorp in Victory Against FTC
  
• KING & WOOD Acts for Lead Underwriters in SDIC Huajing Power Issuance CNY 3.4 Billion Convertible Bonds
  
• MUNIZ Acts for Morgan Stanley in Peruvian Market Placement
  
• NAUTADUTILH Successfully Represented Brussels Capital Region to Set Aside Flemish Decree on Co2 Emissions Trading for Aviation Activities
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts for South Korean Company Dosan Infracore Establishing First Manufacturing Facility in Latin America
  
• WILSON SONSINI Congratulates Transphorm on its Launch
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA The Known Unknowns - Trading Halts Made Easier By ASX CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Regulations for Airport Tariffs TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Renewal Fuel Regulations - Important New Changes FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Beijing 2011 Minimum Wage Standard Raised KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA New Tariff Reductions for Imported Machinery & Equipment for Mining Hydrocarbon Sector BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• HONG KONG Regulatory Update for Financial Institutions HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• INDONESIA Government Guaranty for Infrastructure Projects ABNR
  
• NEW ZEALAND Decoding Copyright and Foreign Television Broadcasts SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Ministry of Finance Announces ECFA Products Specific Rules of Origin LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Obama Administration International Tax Proposals BAKER BOTTS
• FCC Initiates Rule Making to Reinstate Video Description Regulations DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• California Appellate Court Clarifies Reporting Time Pay Requirement LUCE FORWARD
  
• Delaware Chancery Court Upholds Airgas Board’s Refusal To Redeem Poison Pill WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May 14, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

February 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Utz Queensland Office Reopens
  
• Davis Wright Expands Hospitality Practice Group
  
• Gide Partner Appointments
  
• Goodsill Adds Litigation Associate
  
• Hogan Lovells Adds Energy Regulatory Partner
  
• Luce Forward Adds to Family Wealth Practice
  
• Simpson Grierson Appointments
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Announces Partner Appointments
  
• TozziniFreire Partner Appointments
  
• Wilson Sonsini Celebrates 50th Anniversary
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Regent Pacific on BC Iron Acquisition
  
• FMC Advises Norsemont Mining Inc. - HudBay Minerals to acquire outstanding shares for $520 million
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises on A63 Motorway Concession
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises Rostelecom on its Acquisition of a Stake in National Telecommunications
  
• KING & WOOD Largest U.S. Nuclear Energy Operator Exelon signs MOC with CNNC Nuclear Power Company Ltd
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advising APG on Sale of AlpInvest to Carlyle Group and AlpInvest Management
  
• RODYK & DAVIDSON Acts for Morgan Stanley $380 million Divestment
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Assists Auckland Council in $600m Funding Facility
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Banco Santander Plan of Judicial Reorganization of Frigorífico Arantes
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Price Signaling Reforms Might Not Solve the Problem CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Proposed New Regulations Restricting Insurance and Reinsurance Risk Postponed Pending Government Review TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA New Anti-Spam Legislation Overview and Business Implications FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Bank Regulator Authorizes Representative Offices to Advertise Credits CAREY
  
• CHINA China Issues Rules on National Security Review for M&A Transactions KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Modifications to Foreign Exchange Regime RIGARD URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA New Regulations on Banks’ Business Plan ABNR
  
• MALAYSIA Government Introduces Whistleblower Protection Act SKRINE
  
• NETHERLANDS European Commission Green Paper and Consultation on Audit Policy NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND New Financial Markets Authority Created SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Indemnities Not Personal and Freely Assignable RODYK & DAVIDSON
  
• TAIWAN China’s Commitments on Trade in Services Under the WTO ECFA LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Eastern District of Texas At Forefront of Settlement Agreement Admissibility and Discoverability Issues BAKER BOTTS
  
• New Rules Proposed for Reform of Universal Service and Inter carrier Compensation DAVIS WRIGHT
  
• Second Circuit’s Rejection of Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute Stands HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investor Status WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

January 2011 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Utz Brisbane Office Closes Due to Flooding
  
• Davis Wright Welcomes Industry Veteran to Environmental Practice Group
  
• FMC Welcomes New Deputy Chair to Firm
  
• Gide Senior Counsel Joins Firm
  
• Hogan Lovells Adds Senior Policy Advisor
  
• Rodyk New Managing Partner Takes Helm
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Welcomes IP Counsel
  
• Wilson Sonsini Names Nine New Partners
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CAREY Represents Atacama Miners Intellectual Property Rights
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Bilfinger Berger A$1billion Sale of Valemus
  
• FMC Advises CA$226.5 million Acquisition Boralex Power Income Fund
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Carlsberg Group on Further Asia Expansion
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises Government of Mexico in Procurement of One Billion Dollar Satellite System
  
• KING & WOOD Siguler Guff Participates in First Major RMB FoF
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Eneco on Long-Term Gas Contract
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Medical Malpractice Insurance in Argentina ALLENDE BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Boards to Face Spill After Remuneration Vote CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Remedies in Brazilian Antitrust Experience - Issues in Structure and Incentives TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Visa and Mastercard Rules Challenged by Competition Bureau FMC
  
• CHILE Class Action for Construction Defects CAREY
  
• CHINA CBRC New Regulations on Credit Assets Transfer and Repayment Mechanism of Mid-Long Term Loan KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Amendment to Regulations on Derivative Transactions BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA BI Regulation on Rupiah and Foreign Currency Reserve Requirements ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS Dissolution of The Netherlands Antilles NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND New Directives for Overseas Investments in New Zealand Farms SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Using a Trademark To Indicate A Place of Business on Maps Does Not Constitute Trademark Infringement LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Supreme Court to Consider Federal Circuit's Deliberate Indifference Standard for Induced Infringement BAKER BOTTS
  
• Massive Hospital Settlement Stems From Largely Technical STARK Violations DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• SEC Proposes Rules to Require Registration of Municipal Advisors HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Prevailing Wage eAlert That CFD Might Cost You Millions More Than You Thought LUCE FORWARD
  
• Proposed Treasury Regulations Expand the Meaning of Publicly Traded Debt for Tax Purposes WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May 15, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

December 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• ABNR Partner Presents to UN General Assembly
  
• Allende & Brea Partner Promotion
  
• Carey Elect Three New Partners
  
• Clayton Adds to Partnership Talent
  
• Gide Launches New Finance Practice in London
  
• Hogan Lovells Launches Corporate Whistleblower Response Task Force
  
• King & Wood Opens New Beijing Office
  
• Luce Forward Announces New Partner Class for 2011
  
• Mulla Opens Office in Ahmedabad
  
• NautaDutilh Choose FIRST Rotterdam Move
  
• Rodyk Appoints Four New Partners
  
• Simpson Grierson Expands Commercial Property Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Sandfire Equity Raising
  
• FMC Acts in Equity Funding Transaction for Existing Investors Celtic House Venture Partners
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Areva on Innovative Manufacturing Joint Venture in China
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Litigation Team Secures TRO for Harper Collins in Copyright Infringement Case
  
• KING & WOOD Bitauto lists on NYSE
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Eurand on Sale
  
• RODYK Advises on Issue S$300m Secured Fixed Rate Bonds
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Viracon in Glassec Vidros Stock Acquisition
  
• WILSON SONSINI Advises Ardian in Acquisition by Medtronic
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA New South Wales Introduces Pre-Litigation Procedures - but what will they change? CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Mobile Virtual Network Operator Regulations Announced TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Court Clarifies Voting Rights in Proxy Contests FMC
  
• CHINA New Provision Could Change Contract Law in China But Judges Remain Conservative KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Government Eliminates Tax Benefits Related to Foreign Loans BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• NETHERLANDS European Pharmacovigilance Legislation Adopted by EU Council NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Search and Enforcement Under Financial Markets Authority SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Restrictions on Distributors Violate Fair Trade Act LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Willfulness Allegations Post Seagate The Role of Actual Notice BAKER BOTTS
  
• New Disclosure Requirements for MRI, CT and PET Scans Begin Jan 1 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Federal Reserve Issues Proposed Rule on Volker Rule Transition Period HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• What Happened To Our Antiquated Mechanics Lien Law? LUCE FORWARD
  
• Delaware Supreme Court Invalidates Bylaw Amendment Shortens Directors on a Staggered Board By Amending Annual Meeting Date WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

November 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Announces New Partners
  
• FMC Expands National Commercial Group
  
• Gide Strengthens International Economic Team
  
• King & Wood Bolsters Dispute Resolution Practice
  
• Luce Forward Forms National Foreclosures Practice
  
• Wilson Sonsini Expands Corporate Finance Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CAREY Y CIA Advises Grupo Casa Saba in Acquisition Farmacias Ahumada
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Kingsgate on Agreed Merger with Dominion
  
• FMC Andean Resources Completes $234.5 Million Public Offering
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Pernod Ricards Sale of Renault Cognac Brand
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises American Commercial Lines, Inc on $777 Million Merger Agreement
  
• KING & WOOD SouFun Holdings Lists on NYSE
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises AerCap in $380 Million Transaction
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts for DEG in Financing Contract for Development of Reforestation Project in Minas Geras
  
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA National Secretariat of Energy Enacts Resolution Establishing New Mandatory Quality Specifications for Biodiesel ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Court Values Non Pecuniary Aspects of Workplace CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Tax on Foreign Exchange Transactions New Rate Increase TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Competition Antitrust Canadian Industry Minister Rejects BHP Billiton's Bid for Potash FMC
  
• CHILE Supreme Court’s New Guidelines Re Exequatar in Commercial Arbitration - CAREY Y CIA
  
• CHINA Energy Performance Contracting in China KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Lawsuit Challenges Law Modification of Colombian Mining Code BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• HUNGARY Introduction of Special Tax on Financial Institutions GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• INDONESIA New Regulations on Debt Securities Trusteeship ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS Expertise Requirement For Financial Enterprises To Be Extended and Clarified NAUTADUTILH
  
• TAIWAN Registered Trademarks Remain Valid Until Revocation LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Trade Dress Fundamentals Revisited BAKER BOTTS
  
• Perils of Physician Supervision Rules—Another Year Another Cliffhanger DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• California Supreme Court to Decide Whether Developers Can Enforce Arbitration Provisions in CC&R’s Against Homeowners Associations LUCE FORWARD
  
• California Regulatory Authority Announces Compensation Rate of Exempt Computer Professionals To Remain Unchanged for 2011 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

October 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Leading Russian IP Lawyer Joins Moscow Office
  
• Carey On The Move
  
• FMC Welcomes Two New Partners
  
• NautaDutilh Announce Partner Appointments
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes Two New Partners
  
• TozziniFreire Welcomes Tax Expert
  
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati Expands Corporate & Securities Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on RBS Social Infrastructure (Australia) Trust Sale
  
• FMC Tembec Completes $255 Million Private Offering
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Ennakl Automobiles on IP on Tunis and Casablanca Stock Exchanges
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises LabCorp on $925 Million Purchase of Genzyme Genetics
  
• KING & WOOD Chinese Banks Extend USD $1.23 Billion Loan to Brazilian Firm Vale
  
• NAUTADUTILH Assists Johnson & Johnson with its Intended Public Offering for All Ordinary Shares of Crucell N.V.
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Scotiabank in Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Bank Dresdner Bank
  
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Employers’ Liability For Accidents Under Argentine Law ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Doors Edge Open For Challenges to Security of Payment Act Adjudication Determinations in New South Wales CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Energy News Update - TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Copyright Modernization Act - How Will the New Exceptions Impact You? FMC
  
• CHINA Promulgates New Regulation on Third Party Payment Service KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Insurance with Foreign Companies BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• HUNGARY Newsflash - 2010 Interim Tax Law Changes GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• INDONESIA Regulation Against Unfair Competition and Monopoly Practices ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS Expertise Requirement For Financial Enterprises to be Extended and Clarified NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND New Rules for Name Suppression Proposed SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Fair Trade Commission Imposes Fines on Three Paper Companies for Price Fixing LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Fed Circuit Expands Scope of Section 102(e) Prior Art BAKER BOTTS
  
• Prepaid Registration - Will US Consumers Be Required to Show Id When Buying a Cell Phone? DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• 9th Cir Holds Courts May Not Impose Limits On FACTA Certification HOGANLOVELLS
  
• California to Develop Utility Energy Storage Requirements WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 4, 2010 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Vancouver
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  
• May 15, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ INTA San Francisco
  
• May 21-24, 2011 PRAC 49th International Conference - Amsterdam - Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15-18, 2011 PRAC 50th International Conference - Singapore - Hosted by Rodyk
  
• October 31, 2011 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Dubai
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

September 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Enhances International Arbitration White Collar Investigation Capabilities
  
• Clayton Utz CLE TV Sets Client Service Benchmark
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Reveals New Identity
  
• Hogan Lovells Former Chief Trial Counsel for FTC Bureau of Competition Joins Firm
  
• King & Wood Adds International Arbitration Partner
  
• Kochhar & Co Expands into Middle East
  
• NautaDutilh Top Real Estate Partner Joins Firm
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes New Additions
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Noble Acquisition
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Client Opens Boutique Hotel Development
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Australian Copper Development Company Morengo Completes Key $20Million Capital Raising
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Société Générale Subsidiary on Auto Finance Joint Venture for the Chinese Market
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS First Turkish Sukuk Advises Citi and Liquidity House
  
• KING & WOOD Advises on China Oriental Group’s $550million Bond Issuance
  
• LUCE FORWARD Obtains Defense Verdict for Deebrook Insurance
  
• NAUTADUTILH Assists Polygone International With Its IPO On Alternext
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Assists Patria Investimentos on Acquisition 50% BioRitmo
  
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Government Revokes Cablevision Acquisition of Multicana— Court Challenges Decision ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Baxter Fine a Warning for Service Bundlers CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Update on Foreign Investments in Canada— FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Landmark Legislation - Chile First to Integrate Net Neutrality Principles-- CAREY Y CIA
  
• CHINA New Circular to Change Business Model of Bank Trust Cooperation KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Commercial Banks to Apply Prudential Principles in their Activities as Agent for Overseas Financial Products ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS European File Sharing Wars - Entertainment Industry Now Targets Network Operators NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND -Infrastructure Investment - Is There a Change in the Wind? SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Latest Amendments to the Securities & Exchange Act LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Antitrust Causation in Standard Setting Organizations BAKER BOTTS
  
• How to Make the Most of Your Non Profit Hospital or Merger Acquisition DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• The Advent of Proxy Access: Implications for Public Companies and Boards WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 4, 2010 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Vancouver
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

August 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Dispute Resolution Add to Moscow Office<
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Appoints Chief Client Officer
  
• Hogan Lovells New York Office Continues To Add Depth to Finance Practice
  
• King & Wood Announces Promotions & New Hires
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Bolsters Tech MultiMedia & Telecom Practice
  
• TozziniFreire Welcomes New Tax and Corporate/Oil& Gas Partners
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CAREY y CIA Advises The Underwriters in Issuance of New Chilean Sovereign Bond
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Noble Group on Strategic Sale and Takeover Bid
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Georgia-Pacific Completes Acquisition of Grant Forest Products’ OSB Mills in Ontario and South Carolina
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advised IFC and Government of Andhra Pradesh on Pilot PPP Project in Healthcare Services in Four Public Hospitals
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises Ford Motor Company on Divestiture of Volvo Cars
  
• KING & WOOD Agriculture Bank of China Completes - Contender for World’s Largest IPO
  
• Estudio MUNIZ Peruvian Constitution Court Ruling Confirms Permit Legality
  
• NAUTADUTILH Brussels Advises Shire on its 428 million Euro Takeover Bid on Movetis
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises Energias Renováveis do Brasil S.A.(“ ERB”) in the capitalization of the company through investments to be made by FI-FGTS and Rioforte Investments
  
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Secretary Trade Record Breaking Fine for Late Filing ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Assigning Your Rights Under a D&O Policy—The High Court Speaks CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Regulatory Developments in Securitization— FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Opportunities of the New Criminal Liability for Legal Entities Act in Chile - CAREY Y CIA
  
• CHINA Several Opinions of State Council on Further Utilizing Foreign Capital KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Antitrust Authority Adopts New Merger Review Guidelines BRIGARD URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA Regulation on Certificate of Origin (SKA) Issuing Agencies ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS Developments on Corporate Remuneration Within and Outside Financial Sector NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND -Changes to Credit Reporting Afoot SIMPSON S GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Fair Trade Commission Allows Microsoft and Yahoo! Combination with Conditions LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Ariad v. Eli Lilly: Federal Circuit Embraces Written Description As A Separate Requirement For Patentability BAKER BOTTS
  
• FCC Annual Regulatory Fees Due Aug. 31, 2010: Fee Filer Website Now Available DAVIS WRIGHT
  
• FDA Releases Highly-Anticipated Working Group Reports on 510(k) Program, New Science HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Court Reversal Allows Defendants in Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuits to Recover Costs After Making Joint Sec 998 Offer to Husband and Wife Plaintiffs LUCE FORWARD
  
• Department of Energy Extends Renewal Energy Loan Guarantee Solicitation WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 4, 2010 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Vancouver
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

July 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Utz Partner Appointment for Perth
• Fraser Milner Adds to National Securities Practice
• Muniz Launches Maritimes and Ports Law Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ALLENDE & BREA GlaxoSmithKline Acquires Laboratorios Phoenix
  
• BAKER BOTTS Represents Public Mobile Inc in CDN $350M Financing
  
• CAREY y CIA Advises Mitsubishi in Operation to Become Major Player in Chilean Iron Mining
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Australian Paint Manufacturer Wattyl Limited in Acquisition by Valspur
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Osisko Mining in Takeover Bid of Brett Resources
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL European Commission Clears New EUROSTAR Joint Venture Subject to Conditions
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises Zodiac Aerospace SA in Acquisition of Sell GmbH
  
• KING & WOOD Bank of China Completes Largest A-Share Refinancing To Date
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises N.V. Deli Maatschappij On Sale of Largest Tea and Seed Traders
  
• RODYK Acts in Cross Border M&A Venture Capital Transaction
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises STV Comunicações S.A. and Adelphia Comunicações S.A. (“Vicabo”) Transfer to Blue Telecom 1, LLC.
  
• WILSON SONSINI New York Federal Judge Grants Summary Judgment for Google/You Tube—Landmark DMCA Victory in Viacom Litigation
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Whiskas Purple Colour Mark Gets Up in Federal Court CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Energy Update—Bill of Law on Compulsory Insurance TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Regulating Venture Issuers - A New Approach? FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHILE Intellectual Property Law Modifications Law Enacted HARNECKER CAREY
  
• CHINA Restrictions Continue to be Lifted on Private Investment—Access or Glass Ceiling? KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA 2010 Negative Investment Lift published - ABNR
  
• JAPAN Procedures for Dissolving and Liquidating a Japanese Stock Company - NISHIMURA & ASAHI
  
• MEXICO Federal Law for Protection of Personal Data - SANTAMARINA y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Dutch Unbundling Act Set Aside by Court of Appeals NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Securities Law Reform Announced - SIMPSON S GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Our (Banking) Secrets are Safe For Now RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Rules on Taxation LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• IP Report—Fed Circuit Addresses Who Owes a Duty of Candor to the Patent and Trademark Office BAKER BOTTS
  
• Supreme Court Limits Application of Section 10(b)and Rule 10b-5of Exchange Act to Domestic Transactions HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Health Care Reform—Early Coverage of Adult Children - Compliance Traps for Employers DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Banking Overdraft Fees - Barbarians (and Regulations) At the Gate LUCE FORWARD
  
• Targeting Employers for Gender Based Pay and Promotion Discrimination: The Next Big Thing? WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 4, 2010 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Vancouver
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

June 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Brigard Urrutia Welcomes Return of Two Lawyers
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Expands Technology & Digital Media Practice
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Adds to International Petroleum Practice
  
• NautaDutilh Announces New Board
  
• TozziniFreire Expands Capital Markets Practice
  
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati —Larry Shatzer joins Firm’s IP Litigation Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ABNR and RODYK Team Up to Set Aside International Arbitration Award in Singapore
  
• BRIGARD URRUTIA - Acts for Citibank Group on Sale of Colfondos’ Shares
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Valemus on $1.3BN IPO
  
• FRASER MILNER Acts in Syndicated Underwriting
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Central Bank of Haiti on Telco/Viettel P3
  
• HOGAN LOVELLS Advises Onexim on Acquisition of New Jersey Nets
  
• KING & WOOD China Huarong Financial Leasing Successfully Issues First China Bond
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises MISC Berhad in Acquiring Stake in VTTI
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises Mastercard Brasil Soluções de Pagamento Ltda
  
• WILSON SONSINI Par Pharmaceutical Prevails in Patent Infringement Dispute with Purdue
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA New South Wales Budget Changes to Benefit Asset Backed Securitisations CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New List of Tax Haven Jurisdictions and Clarification of Favorable Tax Regimes TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Enforcement of Letters of Credit in Ontario FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA China Reaffirms Support for Foreign Investment KING & WOOD
  
• INDIA Finance Bill 2010 Passed—Union Budget Enacted - KOCHHAR & CO
  
• NETHERLANDS EU Finance Regulator Tightens Requirements on Remuneration Policies NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Patents Reform Bill Sent for Second Reading SIMPSON S GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Protection Well Known Marks RODYK
  
• TAIWAN 2010 Guidelines Governing Application of Double Tax Agreements LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• IP Report—Controversial District Court Decision Finds Purified Genes Unpatentable Subject Matter BAKER BOTTS
  
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Proposed Rule on Investigator Conflicts of Interest in Federally Funded Research HOGAN LOVELLS
  
• Department of Ecology Releases Guidance on Climate Change and SEPA DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Patentees Beware—Fed Circ Decision Makes it Easier for False Marksmen to Troll for Dollars LUCE FORWARD
  
• American Needle v. National Football League - NFL Can Be Liable for Conspiring under Section 1 of Sherman Act WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 4, 2010 PRAC Gathering @ IBA Vancouver
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

May 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• PRAC Welcomes New Member Firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Baker Botts Project Finance Lawyer Joins Abu Dhabi Office
• Clayton Utz Welcomes Leading Securitization Lawyer
• Davis Wright Tremaine Federal Prosecutor Joins Firm
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Welcomes Additions to National Practice Groups
• Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel New Lawyers
• Hogan Lovells Merger Launched
• King & Wood Rupert Li Joins Firm, Managing Partner, International
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Mungana GoldMines IPO
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN SCI Completes Acquisition of Keystone North America
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises SEMMARIS on Establishment of Joint Venture to Develop Wholesale Food Markets in China
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Court Affirms Jury Verdict in Favor of M&G Polymers
  
• LUCE FORWARD Represent GOLDEN PACIFIC in $12million Capital Raise and Acquisition of Gold Country Bank
  
• ESTUDIO MUNIZ Assists Mitsui & Co in Acquisition of a Stake in Phosphorous Project of Bayoyar
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advise Deutsche Bank Nederland, BNG and Rabobank on Financing and Development and Redevelopment of VU University Medical Centre
  
• RODYK Acts for Consortium Purchasers of Marina House
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Advises Phaunos Timber Fund in 19,.000 Hectare Plantation Property in Minas Gerais, Brazil
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Managed Investment Trusts Get New Tax Regime from 1 July 2011 CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Energy Update PAC 2 Energy TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Electronic Delivery of Real Estate Contracts—Enforceable or Not Enforceable? FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Exploring Possibilities for Weather Insurance in the Chinese Insurance Market KING & WOOD
  
• INDIA Employment Law Update KOCHHAR & CO
  
• MEXICO Software for Social Security Outsourcing Compliance Duties SANTAMARINA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS New Corporate Governance Act on Remuneration in Listed Companies NAUTADUTILH
  
• TAIWAN Adjustment of Patent Government Fees LEE and LI
  
• UKRAINE Significant Changes in Legal Framework Governing Foreign Investments GIDE
  
• UNITED STATES IP Report—Defending False Marketing Suits BAKER BOTTS
  
• UNITED STATES FCC Issues Reminder Obligation to Submit Closed Captioning Contact Information DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES New Ninth Circuit Decision Affirms Certification of Class of Hundreds of Thousands of Wal-Mart Employees Alleging Gender Discrimination WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
  
• VENEZUELA Oil Exploration—National Assembly Approves Incorporation of Two Joint Venture Companies HOET PELAEZ CASTILLO & DUQUE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

April 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• ABNR Partner Appointed to WTO Settlement Dispute Panel
• Baker Botts Smith Elected to Third Term as Managing Partner
• Davis Wright Tremaine Seattle Expansion Continues
• Estudio Muniz Opens Cusco Office
• Hogan & Hartson and Lovells Establish Merger Implementation Planning Committee
• Simpson Grierson Adds to Auckland Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Assists Southern Cross Media Group on Successful Internalisation and Refinancing
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Corus Entertainment Inc. Closes $1Billion Refinancing Including Largest Canadian High-Yield Debt Offering to Date
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Acts as International Legal Counsel to the Government of India on USD 2.2 billion Share Sale of NMDC
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises Digital Cinema Implementation Partners on Rollout of Digital Cinema/3D Network
  
• KING & WOOD Creditor Rights Enforcement in First Chinese Airline Bankruptcy Case
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advise advises Fortis Bank Nederland on EUR 3 billion Dolphin RMBS notes issue
  
• SANTAMARINA Y STETA Advising Mexico Federal Government in New Airport Planned for Mayan Riviera
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Assists Banco Sofisa in Sale of its Retail Business SofCred to GVI
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Gordian Runoff v Westport Important for Insurance Industry and Arbitration Users in All Sectors CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Regulations for Public Offerings of Securities TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Significant Developments in Canadian Energy FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Banks Are Called Upon to Eye the Loan Purpose KING & WOOD
  
• MALAYSIA Protected Cell Companies SKRINE
  
• NETHERLANDS ECJ Sheds Light on Use of Keyword Search NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Hits New Zealand SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN New Patent Law Secrecy Examination Practice LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• En Banc Fed Circuit Decision Affirming Existence of Separate and Distinct Written Description Requirement in 35 U.S.C. §112 BAKER BOTTS
  
• DOL Reverses Course Mortgage Loan Officers Not Typically Administrative Exempt Employees DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• New Health Care Reform Law Includes Tax Credit Grant Program for Companies Developing Therapeutic and Diagnostic Products HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• California New Homebuyer Tax Credit Signed LUCE FORWARD
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

March 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to Manage Firm’s Operations in the Gulf Region
  
• Clayton Utz Announces Partner Appointments
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Seattle Expansion Continues
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Announces Partner Appointments
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel New Management Committee
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Names New Managing Director in Vietnam
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Duluth Metals Announces Joint Venture with Antofagasta plc
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris Advises Unibail-Rodamco on Acquisition of Simon Ivanhoe
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises GE Capital on Financing Program with Navistar
  
• KING & WOOD Creditor Rights Enforcement in First Chinese Airline Bankruptcy Case
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advise NIBC Bank NV on Sale of Mortgages
  
• RODYK Acts in S240 million financing of 2 new hotels Ramada Singapore and Days Hotel Singapore
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts for Codepar SA and Is Participacoes SA Investment Agreement
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Enforcing Patents Likely to Get Easier in Australia CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Extension of Tax Obligations to Managers and Partners TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Federal Budget Scores in Overtime for the Technology Community - “Chilling Effect” Factor Removed for Foreign Investors FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Model Documentation for Transfer of Syndicated Loans Promulgated by China Banking Association KING & WOOD
  
• NETHERLANDS Opinion Rendered in Monsanto v. Cefetra—The Future of Biotech Patent Protection in Europe? NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND “I Want Out” - Terminating Supply Agreements SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Clearance Granted to Combination between Taiwan Mobile and KBRO with Ten Conditions LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Lucent v. Gateway and Cornell v. Hewlett-Packard: Signaling Stricter Application of Damage Apportionment Standards in the Federal Circuit BAKER BOTTS
  
• 9th Circuit Finds "Back of the House" Tip Pooling Does Not Violate FLSA - Employers may not claim tip credit against—and must pay—minimum wage DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Litigation Alert: Hertz Corp. v. Friend, et al.:Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Citizenship for Purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• VENEZUELA IP Update - Withdrawal from Andean Community and the Industrial Property System HOET PELAEZ CASTILLO & DUQUE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

February 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• ABNR Partner Announcements
  
• Baker Botts Leading Transactions Lawyer Joins Moscow Office Brings Broad Experience in Oil & Gas, M&A, Private Equity Transactions to Firm
  
• Carey y Cia Partner and Director Announcements
  
• Clayton Utz Trademark Specialist Joins Firm
  
• Hogan & Hartson Launches Congressional Investigations Group
  
• Luce Forward Announces Leadership Changes
  
• Simpson Grierson Senior Associate Appointments
  
• Skrine Partner Admissions and Promotions
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ABNR Acts for Government of the Republic of Indonesia issuance of US$2Billion Fixed Rate Notes under Global Medium Term Note Program
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Closes $759 million toll-free Peninsula Link project in Victoria
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Cascades Successfully Completes Multiple Note Offerings And Tender Offer For Outstanding Notes
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris Advises Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund on Combination of Icade and Compagnie la Lucette
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Asserts Champagne Louis Roederer Rights to Its “Cristal” Trademark in Russia
  
• KING & WOOD Tianjin Sinopec - SABIC JV obtains US$2.8 Billion Financing
  
• MUNIZ Advises Compania Minera Atacocha SAA in US$60Million Medium Term Loan Facility
  
• NAUTADUTILH Vodafone Wins Summary Proceedings Against Dutch Consumer Association Regarding Text Messaging Services
  
• RODYK Acts for Extream Ventures Pte Ltd in S$20 million Venture Capital Fund
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Advises Hyundai Heavy Industries in Technical Cooperation Agreement with OSX Brazil - Marks Premiere of Largest International Naval Construction Group in Brazilian Market
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Courts Rule in Landmark Antitrust Private Enforcement ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Users, Not ISPs, Liable for Copyright Infringement Following iiNet Decision CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Life Sciences Update TOZZINIFREIRE
  
• CANADA Related Party Transactions - Lessons Learned and Important Guidance from Ontario Securities Commission Recent Decision FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA China Weaves a Tax Net Over Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles KING & WOOD
  
• NETHERLANDS Three Dimensional Trade-Marks Still Alive NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Luxury Brands Attempt to Hit Back at Online Marketplaces SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN High Court’s Decision Overruled - Supreme Court Holds Special Resolution Not Required to Discharge All Directors LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Intellectual Property Update - Occam’s Razor and Markman - A Simplified Contract Based Approach to Patent Claim Construction BAKER BOTTS
  
• Rolling Stones Indie Rock Universe Editorial Feature Gets First Amendment Protection DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• SEC Advances Cooperation Initiatives HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• VENEZUELA Acquisition of Stock of Banks and Insurance Companies Requires Government Approval HOET PELAEZ CASTILLO & DUQUE
  
• VIETNAM Land and Real Estate Update GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

January 2010 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Allende & Brea Announce Partner Appointments
  
• Baker Botts Names 2010 Special Counsel
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Names 5 to Partnership
  
• Gide Announces Partner Appointments
  
• Hogan & Hartson / Lovells Vote to Form Top 10 Firm
  
• Luce Forward Announces 2010 Partner Class
  
• Mulla & Mulla Announces Partner Appointments
  
• TozziniFreire Announces 10 Partner Appointments
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Shaw Communications Closes CA$650 million 30-year Senior Note Offering
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris Advises BNP Paribas Securities Services on Acquisition of Arlis
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises Public Utility Companies In Supra-regional Cooperation and Acquisition of Wind Turbine Plants
  
• KING & WOOD Minsheng Bank Successfully Lists
  
• MUNIZ Acts in Transportadora De Gas Del Peru Secures US 197million Financing
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises New HBU II and Fortis Bank N.V. on Financing of Reorganization and Redundancy Plan and Bridge Loan
  
• RODYK Acts for Sembawang Shipyard in cross border JV with Kakinada Seaports
  
• SANTAMARINA Y STETA Acts in Financing Transaction for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts for Vonpar in Acquisition of Neugebauer
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Central Bank Introduces Changes to the Legal Framework for Representative Offices of Foreign Banks in Argentina ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA ASIC Jump Starts Corporate Retail Bond Market and Eases Disclosure for Convertible Notes CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Focus On Tax - Unlimited Liability Companies—Imminent Problems Possible; and New CRA Insights FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Common Knowledge in Patent Prosecution KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Risk Management for Export Financing Agency ABNR
  
• JAPAN Directors’ Liability Under the Companies Act NISHIMURA & ASAHI
  
• NETHERLANDS New Dutch Partnership Legislation Closer to Enactment NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Changes to the Regulation of Insurers SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE High Court Allows Counterclaim to Revoke Patent RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Draft Amendment to Directions for Banks Conducting Financial Derivatives Business LEE and LI
  
• THAILAND Corporate Officers and Directors Liability for Criminal Liability - Navigating the Treacherous Waters TILLEKE & GIBBINS
  
• UKRAINE Banking & Finance Update - Important Legislative Changes Designed to Overcome Negative Impact of Financial Crisis GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Intellectual Property Update - Patentability of Medical Diagnostic Claims Under 35 USC Sec 101 BAKER BOTTS
  
• New Law Extends COBRA Premium Subsidy and Eligibility Periods DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• New IRS Wealth Squad is Coming - Are You Ready? LUCE FORWARD
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

December 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• ABNR Memoriam Ernst G. Tehuteru , Managing Partner
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Appoints Next Chief Executive Partner
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Names Portland Partner-In-Charge
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Names Toronto Managing Partner
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Former SkyTerra GC Joins Firm
  
• NAUTADUTILH Appoints New Board Members
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Names New Labour Head Rio Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ABNR Acts for International Finance Corporation
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on landmark National Broadband Network Program
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris Advises on Issuance of Bonds by Faurecia of approx €211 Million Convertible Into or Exchangeable for New or Existing Shares ("OCEANE")
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises Deutsche Börse AG in Expanding Its Private Investor Business
  
• KING & WOOD Welcomes Amicable Settlement of Wahaha Danone Dispute
  
• MUNIZ Acts for Lenders in US$400 Million Syndicated Financing Thermoelectric Power Project
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises on Securitisation of €900 Million of Mortgages by Delta Lloyd
  
• RODYK Acts in Landmark Section 197(1) Civil Action by Monetary Authority of Singapore under Securities and Futures Act
  
• SANTAMARINA Acts in Restructuring of Corporación Durango S.A.B. de CV
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts in Landmark Deal in Brazilian Retail Market
  
• WILMERHALE Clients Breaking the IPO Drought
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Expediting Liquidation of Insurance Companies ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Australian shareholders, an Australian company and a US class action - US Supreme Court to decide CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Rules for Issuers of Securities TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA What Makes Standard Terms and Conditions Enforceable? FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Measures for Foreign Invested Partnerships Issued - Has the Door Opened? KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Indonesian Postal Service No Longer A Government Monopoly ABNR
  
• JAPAN Private Equity Fund Regulations NISHIMURA & ASAHI
  
• NEW ZEALAND Copyright in Insolvency - Just Another Asset SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Service of Court Documents Through Facebook and Twitter -Singapore Position RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Fair Trade Commission Loses Fuel Pricing Appeal LEE and LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Intellectual Property Update - Curing the Plague - Federal Circuit Possibly Heightened Scrutiny of Inequitable Conduct Allegations BAKER BOTTS
  
• Employee Benefits Update - Year End Stock Option Reporting Requirements for ISO Exercises During 2009 HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Credit Warming First CMBS Sale in Over 2 years Ready to Close LUCE FORWARD
  
• USP to Accelerate Green House Technology Patents WILMER HALE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  
• October 16-19, 2010 PRAC 48th International Conference - Kuala Lumpur - Hosted by Skrine
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

November 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Expands IP Practice in London
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Adds to Employment & Labor Team
  
• Hogan & Hartson Former Director of FERC Enforcement Joins Energy Practice
  
• Kochhar & Co. Launches Workplace Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Practice
  
• Simpson Grierson Welcomes Five New Specialists
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Kara Technology Incorporated Wins Reversal on Appeal
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Acts in high-profile, complex deal for Macquarie Media Group
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Cascades Inc Acquires Atlantic Packaging division
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises SPIE on the acquisition of British firm EI WHS Ltd
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Successfully Defends French Champagne House’s Right to Its Cristal Trademark in Russia
  
• KING & WOOD MOFCOM approves Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth
  
• MUNIZ Acts for Falcone Group
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Underwriter in IPO of Delta Lloyd N.V. on Euronext Amsterdam
  
• RODYK Acts for Golden Cape Investment in Katong Mall Sale
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts for Principal Financial Group in Banco de Brazil Deal
  
• WILMERHALE Cisco Systems Acquires Starent Networks
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA New Special Retirement System for the Construction Industry ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Historic Reforms to Telecommunications Regulation CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Regulations for Insurance Transactions in Foreign Currency and The Purchase of Insurance Abroad TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Buzz About New National Pension Plan —What’s It All About? FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Counter Suits for Damages Actions in Malicious Litigation KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Relevant Markets Guideline Under Anti- Monopoly Law ABNR
  
• NEW ZEALAND Practical Implication of the Resource Management Act Amendments for Councils SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Scope of Designated Industries Under Articles 8 and 9 of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Expanded LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• New Challenges in Software Law and Policy BAKER BOTTS
  
• City and County Governments Authorize Permit Extensions for Active Project Development Projects DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• FTC Issues Guidance on Blogging-for-Pay, Testimonial Disclaimers and Celebrity Endorsements in First Revision of Endorsement Guides in 29 Years HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Congress Poised to Provide Real Estate Industry Tax Relief LUCE FORWARD
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 17-20, 2010 PRAC 47th International Conference - Mexico City - Hosted by Santamarina y Steta
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

October 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• BRIGARD URRUTIA Moves to New Office
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Bolsters Vietnam Practice
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Boosts FDA Capabilities With Regulatory Specialist Hire
  
• LUCE FORWARD Enhances Real Estate & Securities Practices
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON New Partners Bring Global Expertise at Local Level
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Kara Technology Incorporated Wins Reversal on Appeal
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN GM Prevails in Thwarting Class of Unharmed Consumers
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises UFG REM on Acquisition 158 Accor Hotel Properties for EUR 272 Million
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Innovair Aviation Obtains USD$16 Million Judgment Against US Government
  
• KING & WOOD Yanzhou Coal Mining to Merge with Felix Resources in Landmark deal
  
• LOVELLS Advised Deutsche Bank AG as Mandated Lead Arranger in US$1.2 Billion pre-export Term Loan Facility to major Russian Oil Company OAO “LUKOIL”
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Unilever on Acquisition of Sara Lee’s Body Products Division
  
• RODYK Acts for Ministry of Health Holdings in roll-out of National e-Health System
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts for FCI Group in US$360 Million Sale to Hubbell Incorporated
  
• WILMERHALE Celldex Theraputics Completes Acquisition of CuraGen Corporation
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Applicable Law and Jurisdiction in Reinsurance Contracts ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Government Guarantee for Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and Recognition of Importance of Securitisation CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Brazilian Development Bank Study on Regulatory and Financing Model of the Pre-Salt Project TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Poison Pills Revisited: OSC Decision in NEO Material Technologies Inc. FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Opportunities & Challenges: Tianjin Climate Exchange KING & WOOD
  
• NEW ZEALAND IP - Collaborating Conundrum SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Landmark Court of Appeal Decision on Right of Way RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Amendment to Optical Disk Act LEE & LI
  
• THAILAND Patent Cooperation Treaty Receiving Office Opens TILLEKE & GIBBINS
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Microsoft Finds Patent Permanent Injunctions Alive and Well Post e-Bay BAKER BOTTS
  
• 2d Circuit Opens Door to Climate Change Lawsuits DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• SEC Update: Company Avoids SEC Charges for Regulation FC Violation HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Patent Trademark Office Director Responds to Complaints; Rescinds Proposed Rules WILMER HALE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

September 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Gide Loyrette Announces New Head for Budapest Office
  
• Hogan & Hartson - Two of the Nation’s Most Successful White Collar Criminal Defense Attorneys, Bob Bennett and Carl Rauh, Join Firm
  
• Estudio Muniz Announces New Name
  
• Nauta Dutilh Appoints New Associate Partner to Boost Restructuring Capability in Brussels
  
• Simpson Grierson Expands Commercial Department
  
• Skrine Partner Elevated to High Court Commissioner
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ABNR represents Credit Suisse in US$420M Exchange Offer
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT Wins Appeals Court Ruling: Spain Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity In Suit Over Nazi Art Theft
  
• ESTUDIO MUNIZ Advise Compania Miner Milpo in Launching Tender Offer
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Advises Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund Acquisition of Pre-Con Inc.
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advised on Securitisation Vehicle FCT Windermere XII
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Wins Major Victory in Newcomb College Case
  
• KING & WOOD Waste Management Wins State-Owned Asset Bidding Process
  
• LUCE FORWARD Obtains Unanimous Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Attempts to Effectively Abolish Automobile Insurer’s Med Pay Reimbursement Right
  
• NAUTADUTILH Acts for Consortium of banks in construction finance of new hospital
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Ministry of Health Designates Authority in Aim to Control Lead Levels in Paint ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Further Recommendations on Personal Property Securities Bill CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Supreme Court Set to Rule in Value Added Tax Levied on Import of Medical Machinery TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Facebook to Make Changes to Comply with Canadian Privacy Laws FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CANADA Insurance Update Chinese Drywall - The Next Wave of Claims RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHINA The Battle for the Company Seal: Competition for Control between Foreign Private Equity Investors and Management KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Government to Implement One Stop Investment Service ABNR
  
• TAIWAN Insurers Must Disclose Compensation Paid to Directors, Supervisors and Presidents LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Commuting in a Company Vehicle, Home E-Mail Activity: Compensable Employee Time? DAVIS WRIGHT
  
• Update: Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Selling Unneeded Life Insurance Policies: Windfall or Pitfall? WILMER HALE
  
• VIETNAM Extension of Deadline for Re-Registration of Foreign Invested Enterprises Until June 30 2011 GIDE LOYRETTE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Registration Now Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

August 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Partner Appointed to Australian Research Council
  
• Hogan & Hartson New York Adds Leading IP Partner
  
• King & Wood Opens Ji'nan Office
  
• Morgan Lewis Enhances London Business & Finance Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Winning Bidder on Victorian Desalination Project
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL London and Moscow Advise on Landmark Russian Restructuring
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Pro Bono Team Obtains Release for one of Wrongly Convicted Norfolk Four
  
• LUCE FORWARD Obtains Unanimous Jury Verdict on All Claims for Robinson & Robinson Inc in Business Dispute Case
  
• RODYK Acts for European Bank VTB PLC in S$71million Building Sale
  
• SANTAMARINA y STETA Acts for Corporación GEO, S.A.B. de C.V. in Joint Venture with PREI
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts in Acquisition by Admenta France (French subsidiary of Celesio AG) for 50.1% of voting capital of Panpharma S.A
  
• WILMERHALE Award Rendered in Ground-Breaking Abyei International Arbitration
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Native Forest Regulations Announced ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Fed Govt Fastracks Crackdown on Directors and Executives’ Termination Payments CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Regularization of Immigration Status TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Citizens of Mexico and Czech Republic Now Require Visas to Visit Canada FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA New Banking Rules for Fixed Assets Loans and Project Finance KING & WOOD
  
• COLOMBIA Congress Approves New AntiTrust Bill BRIGARD & URRUTIA
  
• INDONESIA New Regulations on Securities Rating Agencies ABNR
  
• MEXICO New Regulations of the General Law on Tobacco Control SANTAMARINA Y STETA
  
• NETHERLANDS Global Settlement Approved in Dutch Court - New Strategic Option for European Companies? NAUTA DUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Copyright Commissioning: Back to Basics SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Limited Partnerships - A New Business Entity in Singapore RODYK & CO
  
• TAIWAN Access Now Granted to Inbound PRC Capital for Local Investments LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES Controversy Over Gene Patenting: Can US Patent Office Be Sued for Issuing a Patent That a Member of the Public Doesn’t Like? BAKER BOTTS
  
• UNITED STATES e-Data—Duty to Preserve Triggered by a Phone Call MORGAN LEWIS
  
• UNITED STATES Washington Appeals Court - Cost-Shifting Provision in Employment Arbitration Agreement Invalid DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Registration Now Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

July 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Opens Abu Dhabi Office; Triples Lawyer Headcount
  
• Carey y Cia’s IP Practice Merges with premier boutique law firm Harnecker
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Appoints New Managing Partner for Edmonton Office
  
• Hogan & Hartson Announces Merger of Stonebridge International and The Albright Group
  
• Kochhar & Co New Partner Joins Delhi Office
  
• Luce Forward Announces New Business Succession Planning Team
  
• Morgan Lewis Expands Corporate and Tax Capacity in Chicago
  
• Simpson Grierson Announces New Chairman
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Russian Oil & Gas Company Rosneft Reaches US$15 Billion Dollar Loan Agreement with China
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Casablanca Counsels Ynna Holding and Ynna Asment on Purchase of 20% Equity Interest by International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) in Ynna Asment (Morocco)
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Achieves Landmark Settlement with US Department of State in Mexican-American Passport Application Case
  
• RODYK Project Counsel to OpenNet Consortium to Design, Build and Operate Passive Infrastructure for the Next Generation National Broadband Network
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Counsel to Elektro Eletricidade e Servicos SA in R$300,000,000 and $120,000,000 Public Offerings
  
• WILMERHALE Achieves Victory in Montana Asbestos Case
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• ARGENTINA Applicable Law and Jurisdiction in Reinsurance Contracts ALLENDE & BREA
  
• AUSTRALIA Access to Insurance Policies - The New Battleground CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL New Regulations for the Special Customs Regime in the Oil & Gas Industry TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Outsourcing of Software Development by Canadian Companies to Offshore Jurisdictions RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHINA Offshore Arbitration - The Best Option for Non Chinese Clients in China? KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Establishment State Owned Company to Guarantee Infrastructure Projects ABNR
  
• NETHERLANDS Position of Reputed Brands Strengthened NAUTA DUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Bill Delays Emissions Trading Forestry Sector Timing as Government Review Continues SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Cape Town Convention Comes Into Force in Singapore RODYK & CO
  
• TAIWAN M&A - Agreement for Public Issuing Company May Stipulate Conditions for Amendment LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES Federal Circuit Opinion Reemphasizes Importance of Provable Chain of Patent BAKER BOTTS
  
• UNITED STATES M&A - Preparing for Carve-Out Transactions MORGAN LEWIS
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Registration Now Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

June 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts New Partner in Dubai Joins International Project Finance Team
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Enhances National Strength in P3 and Construction Practice Groups
  
• Luce Forward Continues California Expansion
  
• Morgan Lewis Former Merrill Lynch VP Joins White Collar Team
  
• TozziniFreire Forms 2014 World Cup Group
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

BAKER BOTTS Bankruptcy Judge Approves Environmental Settlements at 54 ASARCO Sites - Largest Environmental Bankruptcy Ruling in U.S. History Allows Company to Settle $3.6 Billion in Claims for $1.1 Billion

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Groundbreaking Takeovers Panel Application
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Acts for Telekomunikacja Polska on Largest Corporate Bond Issue in Eastern Europe in 2009
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Acts as Tax Adviser for Eldorado Group's Joint Venture with PPF Group
  
• MORGAN LEWIS Team Wins Second Post –Enron Erisa “Stock Drop” Trial for Telltabs
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acts in Sale of Huhtamaki Oyj’s Subsidiaries in Brazil and Argentina to Dixie Toga
  
• WILMERHALE Celldex Therapeutics to Acquire Curagen Corporation for Estimated $94.5 Million
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Termination payments for directors and executives into the unknown CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Canadian Government to Regulate Spam and Other On Line Activities FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Interpretation and Application of Article 55 of the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law KING & WOOD
  
• JAPAN Amendment of the Japanese Merger Filing Regulation NISHIMURA & ASAHI
  
• NETHERLANDS Implementation of the Payment Services Directive NAUTA DUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Disaster Danger! Is Your Software License Ready for a Disaster? SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• TAIWAN Labor Union Act and Settlement of Labor Disputes Act to be Amended LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES Washington State Domestic Partners - Expanded Employment Rights DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES IRS Confirms That Treasury Investments Under TARP Are Not Section 409A Plan Payment Triggers HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• UNITED STATES Impact of New Real Estate License Disclosure Law n Homebuilders LUCE FORWARD
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Registration Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

May 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Clayton Utz Partner Appointment Strengthens Ties with Japanese Business Community
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Names Joseph Reece Partner-In-Charge Anchorage Office
  
• Hogan & Hartson Partner Christine Varney Named Assistant Attorney General For Antitrust For US DOJ
  
• Lovells Elects New Hong Kong Partner
  
• Luce Forward Continues California Expansion
  
• Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna Victoria Opens New Office in Northern Peru
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Liberty Media Corp, The Direct TV Group Announce Combination
  
• CLAYTON UTZ to Advise on New Victorian PPP Project
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Advises on Sale of Rodgers & Hammerstein Catalog
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN - An End to Uncertainty: Crown Will Not Appeal Taxpayer’s Victory in Significant Tax Treaty Case
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Acts for Pernod Ricard on Sale of Cognac Brand Bisquit to the Distell Group
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON IP Litigation Team Secures Large Gray Market Infringement Settlement for Red Bull
  
• KING AND WOOD Acts for Underwriters in ChangYou.com NASDAQ Listing
  
• NAUTADUTILH Amsterdam Court of Appeal Grants Yukos Capital Permission to Enforce Four Russian Arbitral Decisions
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Votorantim Concludes Share Transfer with Safra Group for 84% of Aracruz
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA The Future of Infrastructure Financing and Bidding Process CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Commercial Host Duty of Care Clarified by British Columbia Court of Appeal RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON
  
• CHINA Emissions Trading Legislation: Applying Market Principles to Solve Looming Environmental Dilemma KING & WOOD
  
• INDONESIA Regulation Allows Commercial Banks USD Repo Transactions ABNR
  
• NEW ZEALAND Important Draft IP Legislations Get First Readings SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Confidentiality and Disclosure in Arbitration Proceedings: A “Win - Win” Situation? RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Relaxation of Rules on Issue Price Discount for Common Shares to be Issued Through Rights Issue or for Sponsoring GDSs Issuance LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES Washington State Enacts New Rules for Charities on Investment Management and Endowment Fund Spending DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• UNITED STATES Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) Expanded to Include Mortgage-Backed Securities HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• UNITED STATES Third Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Significant Issues in Securities Fraud Suit MORGAN LEWIS
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Registration Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

April 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Fraser Milner Casgrain Announces 16 New Partners
  
• Hogan & Hartson Northern VA Office Relocates to Tysons Corner
  
• Lovells Elects 19 New Partners
  
• Luce Forward Adds To Business/Complex Litigation Group
  
• Morgan Lewis Partners Re-Elect Francis Milone Chair of the Firm
  
• Santamarina Opens New Office in Mexico's Northwest
  
• Simpson Grierson Partner Appointed to NZ Government Overseas Investment Advisory Group
  
• TozziniFreire Jose Luis de Salles Freire Elected President of CESA
  
• Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Announces Newest Scholar-in-Residence
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Federal District Judge Awards ASARCO Damages Estimated At More Than $6 Billion
  
• BRIGARD & CASTRO Advises Colinversiones SA in Kimberly Clark Deal
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Team Scores Pension Rectification Win for Kraft Canada Inc.
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Domaines Baron de Rothschild on Historic Chinese Wine Partnership for Chateau Lafite
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Achieves Victory Before the United States Supreme Court in Battery Manufacturers Case
  
• KING AND WOOD Assists MOFCOM in Winning Landmark IPR Protection Dispute
  
• LOVELLS Advised on Listing of Chinese Liquor Distributor Silver Base Group Holdings Limited
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises SNS Bank in €2 Billion State Guaranteed Bond Issue
  
• RODYK Acts for DOWA Holdings in Acquisition of All Shares in Modern Asia Environmental Holdings Inc.
  
• SANTAMARINA Y STETA Advises on Several Matters Related to Global Financial Crisis
  
• SKRINE Wins Landmark Islamic Finance Appeal
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Advises Solvay Indupa in Brazilia
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Shareholders Get To Inspect Directors and Officers' Liability Insurance Policies CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CHINA Antitrust Litigation in China KING & WOOD
  
• LUXEMBOURG Clarification of the Luxembourg Tax Treatment of Intellectual Property Income NAUTADUTILH
  
• NEW ZEALAND Surprise! You’re an ISP SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• SINGAPORE Duty of Confidentiality Versus Interests of Third-Party Security Providers RODYK
  
• TAIWAN Listing Rules Amended to Attract Investments from Foreign Technology Companies LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• California Court of Appeal Says My Space Not Private DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• FDA Enforcement of On-Line Advertising and Promotional Activities - Emerging Market Opportunities Come with Legal and Regulatory Risk HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Stimulus Bill Provides Benefits for Builders and Developers LUCE FORWARD
  
• Honda Motor v. Winkelmann - A Hard Stance Regarding the Bona Fide Intent to Use Requirement MORGAN LEWIS
  
• Cloaked in Uncertainty: Treatment of “Stub Rent” in the Goody’s and Stone Barn Retail Apparel Bankruptcies WILMERHALE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 25 -28, 2009 - Boston - PRAC 45th International Conference Hosted by WilmerHale
  
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - Pre-Registration Open
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

March 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Davis Wright Tremaine Expands West Coast Patent Team
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Opens Two New Offices in United Arab Emirates
  
• Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel Announce Partner Appointment
  
• Hogan & Hartson Adds Leading Cable Industry Lawyer to Communications Practice
  
• Luce Forward Announce New Technology Law Group
  
• Rodyk & Davidson Promotes Four to Partnership
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Liberty Media Invests $530M in Sirius XM Radio
  
• BRIGARD & CASTRO Advises Inditex on IP Risks for ZARA New Operations in Colombia
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Downturn Brings Unique Opportunities for Australia’s Energy and Resource Sectors
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Prevails in Beneficial Owner Case
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Successfully Defends Polish Cosmetic Company's Right to Import and Distribute Its Products in Russia
  
• LOVELLS Advises on Healthcare PFI Restructuring and Refinancing
  
• LUCE FORWARD Counsels Helix Wind Taking First Small Wind Renewable Energy Company Public
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises ING Group on Dutch State’s Credit Risk Takeover
  
• RODYK Acts in Sale of Properties to the Government of Kuwait
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Supreme Court Win in Long Running Premium Real Estate Case
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Signed CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CHINA Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage Initiative and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China KING & WOOD
  
• SINGAPORE Court of Appeals Upholds Rare Decision to Pierce Corporate Veil RODYK & DAVIDSON
  
• TAIWAN New Rules for Securities Investments and Futures Trading by Mainland Chinese Investors LEE & LI
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• The Fair Pay Act 2009 Significant Implications for Employers DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• Anti-Trust Update - Supreme Court Shuns Price Squeeze Theory HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• US Supreme Court Ruling in Wyeth.v.Levine Rejects Preemption of Failure to Warn Claim MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS
  
• Debtor Against Debtor Limits on the Discharge of Claims by One Bankruptcy Estate Against Another WLMERHALE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 25 -28, 2009 - Boston - PRAC 45th International Conference Hosted by WilmerHale
  
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle - Details to follow
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - NEW DATES
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

February 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Ali Budiardjo Announce Partner Appointments
  
• Allende & Brea Adds Banking Partner; Announce Promotion
  
• Clayton Utz Boosts Insolvency and Restructuring Team
  
• Davis Wright Partner Gary Locke Nominated by President Obama for US Secretary of Commerce
  
• Hogan & Hartson Initiates Stimulus Legislation Task Force
  
• Hoet Pelaez Partner Fernando Pelaez-Pier New IBA President
  
• Luce Forward Boosts Corporate Securities Practice
  
• Morgan Lewis Adds to Corporate Investigations and White Collar Crime Practice
  
• Simpson Grierson Announce Promotions and Additions
  
• WilmerHale Partner Todd Stern Selected by Clinton as Special Envoy for Climate Change
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ALI BUDIARDJO Acts for Government of Republic of Indonesia in 2.2 Billion Global Bond Issuance
  
• ALLENDE & BREA Advises The Sentient Group in Acquisition of Rincon Lithium
  
• BAKER BOTTS Advises $579 Million Halliburton and KBR FCPA Settlement
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Leading Queensland Companies on Successful Capital Raisings
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises on Veolia Transport RATP Development Public Transportation Joint Venture for Asian market
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Represents China M and Sharp Point in Sale to Telstra
  
• KING & WOOD Acts in Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline Project Finance
  
• MORGAN LEWIS Advises Autonomy in $775 Million Acquisition of Interwoven
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises SNS Bank in €2 billion State Guaranteed Bond Issue
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Acquisition by Votorantim Celulose e Papel S.A. of shares from Aracruz
  
• WILMERHALE The Medicines Company Acquires Targant
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA Development Applications a Trade Practices Act Free Zone Says New South Wales Supreme Court CLAYTON UTZ
  
• BRAZIL Regulation for the Offering of Securities with Limited Placement Efforts TOZZINI FREIRE
  
• CANADA Proposed Amendments to Canada’s Competition Laws FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Elevating Standards China's Newly Amended Patent Law DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE
  
• CHINA Tax Issues Related to IP Transfer of Foreign Enterprise to China Transferee KING & WOOD
  
• FRANCE New Securities Regulations in Effect GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
  
• JAPAN New Japanese Banking Regulations Open Certain Islamic Finance Transaction to Subsidiaries of Japanese Banks NISHIMURA & ASAHI
  
• NEW ZEALAND Proposed RMA Amendments SIMPSON GRIERSON
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Private Equity Update - Carried Interest Tax Change in Obama Budget Proposal HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Closed End Fund Trustees Sued by Auction Rate Preferred Shareholders MORGAN LEWIS
  
• New Tax Breaks for Massachusetts Life Science Companies WLMERHALE
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 25 -28, 2009 - Boston - PRAC 45th International Conference Hosted by WilmerHale
  
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle - Details to follow
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - NEW DATES
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• 2008 Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

January 2009 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Adds Securities Partner; Announces New Special Counsel
  
• Clayton Utz Promotes New Talent to Partnership
  
• Davis Wright Builds on Clean Technology Practice; Names 8 to Partnership
  
• Fraser Milner Strengthens Corporate Commercial with Montreal Partner Additions
  
• Gide Loyrette Announces 6 Partners
  
• Hogan & Hartson Launches Political Law, Government Ethics, and Lobbying Compliance Practice; Elevates 8 to Partnership and 12 to Counsel
  
• Morgan Lewis U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware Joins Firm
  
• NautaDutilh Names Specialist Cassation Partner
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Ho Chi Minh Office Relocates
  
• WilmerHale Names New Partners and Counsel
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• FRASER MILNER P3 team assists Québec’s Ministry of Transportation on Closing of Québec’s A30 Completion Project
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris Legal Counsel on the PPP for the Port Réunion Cereal Storage Terminal
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Achieves Major Victory on behalf of My Space
  
• KING & WOOD Acts for Underwriters China International Capital Corp in Jiangxi Copper Bond Issuance
  
• MUNIZ Acts in Votorantim Purchase 70 percent Atacocha shares
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises FPIM following the issue of debt instruments by KBC
  
• RODYK Acts for WNS (Holdings) Limited in Acquisition AVIVA Global Services
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Acts for Toll NZ on Sale National Rail Business Back to Crown
  
• TOZZINI FREIRE Stock Purchase Agreement Approval Reached for Sale of Andarko Petroleum Interest in Peregrine Field and Kaskida Unit
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA New Prudential Framework for General Insurance Groups Finalized by APRA CLAYTON UTZ
  
• CANADA Future of General Anti Avoidance Rule GAAR Once More in Danger FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN
  
• CHINA Perfect 10 Inc v CC BIL LLC Insights on the Applications of the Safe Harbor Principle KING & WOOD
  
• NETHERLANDS New Rules on Fees and Credit Advertising NAUTADUTILH
  
• PHILIPPINES Protection of Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN
  
• TAIWAN Department Stores Share Liability for Counterfeit Goods Sold by Concession Operator LEE & LI
  
• THAILAND Amendments to Securities & Exchange Act TILLEKE & GIBBINS
  
• UNITED STATES Addressing And Minimizing Risks Of Personal Liability For Directors And Officers Based On Allegations Of Actively Inducing Corporate Patent Infringement BAKER BOTTS
  
• State Consumer Protection/Unfair Trade Practices Cases: The Expanded Assault on Off-Label Promotion HOGAN & HARTSON
  
• Federal Contractor E-Verify Regulation Implementa-tion Delayed; Outlook Uncertain MORGAN LEWIS
  
• NAI Releases Behavioral Advertising Self-Regulatory Principles WILMERHALE

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 25 -28, 2009 - Boston - PRAC 45th International Conference Hosted by WilmerHale
  
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle - Details to follow
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 17 - 20, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood - NEW DATES
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• 2008 Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

December 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts International Finance Lawyer Joins London Office
  
• Davis Wright Expands National Industry Practices Adding 22 Lawyers
  
• Hogan & Hartson Former DOJ Antitrust Division Head Litigator Rejoins Firm
  
• Luce Forward Continues Corporate Group Expansion
  
• Morgan Lewis 17 Member Energy Transactions Group Joins New York Office
  
• Simpson Grierson Announces Partner Promotion
  
• WilmerHale Expands Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice in Los Angeles
  
• TozziniFreire Adds Fortaleza Partner
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Grain Pool on $2 Billion Debt Funding
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Advises Hunting PLC on Sale of Gibson Energy Holdings & Subsidiaries to Riverstone/Carlyle Group
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Counsel to the Republic of Mali on the Sale of a Strategic Stake in BIM SA to Attijariwafa Bank
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises Tata Chemicals Subsidiary in Underwrite Funding of $300M
  
• KING & WOOD Advises China International Capital Corporation Limited on Jiangxi Copper Co. Bond Issue
  
• LOVELLS Advises on Merger of Leading UK and US Technology Companies
  
• MUNIZ Acts in Purchase of Atacocha
  
• RODYK Acts in Landmark Casino Ruling on Foreign Gambling Debt Judgment
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Acts for DB Breweries in Sale of Retail Franchise Business
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Stock Purchase Agreement Approval Reached for Sale of Andarko Petroleum Corporation Interest in Peregrine Field and Kadkida Unit
  
• WILMERHALE Five Guantanamo Detainees Ordered Released
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ New South Wales Tightens Contaminated Lands Regulations
  
• CANADA - FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Fifth Protocol to the Canada U.S. Income Tax Convention Enters Into Force
  
• CHINA - KING & WOOD - Managing Objections to Patent Amendments that Go Beyond Original Disclosure
  
• MEXICO - SANTAMARINA Y STETA Energy Reform Update
  
• NEW ZEALAND - SIMPSON GRIERSON Emissions Trading - A Change in Political Climate
  
• SINGAPORE - RODYK & DAVIDSON Offering Foreign Collective Investment Schemes in Singapore
  
• TAIWAN - LEE & LI Conditions Relaxed for Overseas Investments in Taiwan
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON Privacy Update SONY BMG Music Pays $1 Million Fine to Settle COPPA Charges
  
• UNITED STATES - WILMERHALE - Massachusetts Releases Proposed Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• April 25 -28, 2009 - Boston - PRAC 45th International Conference Hosted by WilmerHale
  
• May 17, 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ INTA - Seattle - Details to follow
  
• October 2009 - PRAC Members' Gathering @ IBA - Madrid - Details to follow
  
• October 7 - 10, 2009 - Beijing - PRAC 46th International Conference Hosted by King & Wood
  

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• 2008 Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

October 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Announces 13 Partners
  
• King & Wood Celebrates Launch of New York Office
  
• Gide Loyrette Welcomes Back Senior Paris Partner
  
• Lovells Opens Second Hanoi Office
  
• Luce Forward Expands in Orange County Office
  
• Morgan Lewis Boosts Employment & Labour Team
  
• NautaDutilh Appoint 3 Partners, 5 Associate Partners
  
• WilmerHale Boosts Anti-Trust Competition in LA
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Discovery, Advance/Newhouse Programming Complete Transactions
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Syndicate of Banks on $500M Debt Facility
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts for Barrick Gold Corp in $410M Acquisition of Cadence Energy
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises Exeltium on discussion with the European Commission concerning the implementation of procurement and electricity supply agreements
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Leads European Legal Teams for Gazprom on the Proposed South Stream Pipeline Mega Project
  
• LOVELLS advised Columbus McKinnon Corporation on the acquisition of Pfaff Beteiligungs GmbH
  
• MUNIZ advises Perenco Peru Limited in Development Heavy Oil Reserves in Block 67
  
• RODYK Acts For Raffles Education Corporation in US$100 million India JV
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE acts for Lincoln Electric Holdings
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Appointed Legal Advisors for the Sale of Matariki Forests
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ Proposed Public Interest Test to Apply to All Mining Tenures in Queensland
  
• BRAZIL - TOZZINI FREIRE Proposed Regulation for Offerings of Securities with Limited Placement Offerings
  
• CHINA - KING & WOOD - Judicial Recognition of Well-Known Trademarks in China
  
• NETHERLANDS - NAUTADUTILH Dutch Court Rounds-up the case, Ready® for the ECJ: The scope of protection of DNA patents (II)
  
• NEW ZEALAND - SIMPSON GRIERSON On Line Contracting - Making Sure Its All Wrapped Up
  
• TAIWAN - LEE & LI Reforms to Block Trading System
  
• THAILAND - TILLEKE & GIBBINS Company Registration in Thailand - A Ten Point Checklist
  
• UNITED STATES - DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Congressional Bailout Bill Highlights for Financial Service and Public Reporting Companies
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON SEC Update —Third Circuit Reverses Controversial Section 16(b) Decision
  
• UNITED STATES - MORGAN LEWIS - Certain Tax Provisions of the Economic Stability Act of 2008 and IRS Guidance Relating to the Economic Crisis
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15, 2008 - IBA Conference - Reception Hosted by Allende & Brea
  
• October 19-22, 2008 - PRAC Gathering - Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting - SEATTLE
• November 15-18, 2008 – Mumbai - PRAC 44th International Conference - Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• 2008 Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

September 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Adds to Business Transactions and Energy Practices
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Adds to National Tax and International Trade Groups
  
• GOODSILL Welcomes New Associates
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Launches London Graduate Recruitment Program
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Partner Re-elected Regional President of Hispanic National Bar Association
  
• LOVELLS Enhances Asian Finance Team
  
• LUCE FORWARD Announces new Action Sports Practice
  
• NAUTADUTILH Launches Landmark Benelux Restructuring and Insolvency Team
  
• SIMPSON GRIERSON Welcomes Back Former Partner
  
• TILLEKE & GIBBINS Relocates Bangkok Offices
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS ASARCO Wins Liability Phase of Fraudulent Transfer Trial
  
• CLAYTON UTZ Advises Australian Worlwide Exploration (AWE) in Billion Dollar Merger with ARC Energy and Demerger of Buru Energy Ltd.
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Paris and Tunis Counsel to Groupama in Privatisation of STAR (Societe Tunisienne d'Assurances et de Reassurances)
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Successfully Defends Chinese Producers in Major U.S. Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Investigations of OTR Tires from China
  
• LOVELLS Milan Italian Capital Markets Team Assists ABN AMRO Bank NV and Royal Bank of Scotland in €380 Million Securitisation Transaction
  
• NAUTADUTILH Acts in IPO of German1 Acquisition Limited on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Advises in US$390 Million Share Purchase Transaction
  
• WILMERHALE Wins Big for Targus Information Corporation
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ - What Happens To A Franchising Agreement if the Franchising Code Wasn't Complied With
  
• CANADA - FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN - Recent Development in Canadian Trade Regulation Proposed Tariff Elimination and Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
  
• CHINA - KING & WOOD – The Anti-Unfair Competition Law and “Packaging or Decoration Unique to Well-Known Products”
  
• NEW ZEALAND – SIMPSON GRIERSON – Seven Deadly Sins of Software Licensing
  
• UNITED STATES - DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE - Labor and Industries Clarifies Washington State Rules Regarding Pay for Commute Time in Employer's Vehicle
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON - Federal Government Takes Control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  
• UNITED STATES - MORGAN LEWIS – Immigration Alert - Visa Waiver Electronic System
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• October 15, 2008 - IBA Conference - Reception Hosted by Allende & Brea
  
• October 19-22, 2008 - PRAC Gathering - Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting - SEATTLE
• November 15-18, 2008 – Mumbai - PRAC 44th International Conference - Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• 2008 Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey (members only)

August 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Scoops LNG Energy Expert
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Adds to Employment & Labor Group
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Former Chief Justice Tax Court Joins Firm
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Adds Political Veteran - Broadens Government Relations Practice
  
• LUCE FORWARD Announces New Management Changes
  
• MORGAN LEWIS Elevates 22 Lawyers to Partner
  
• TILLEKE & GIBBINS Combines Forces with Pacific Legal Group
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS’ Obtains $24M Verdict for American Calcar, Inc. in Vehicle Navigation Systems Patent Infringement Case
  
• CAREY y CIA Acts for General Cable Corporation in Successful Share Offering in Cobre Cerillos SA
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL London Advises GE Capital on €1.5B Debt Issue
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises McCormick & Co. in Acquisition of Lawry's
  
• LOVELLS Acts on €570M Landmark Energy From Waste Project in London
  
• RODYK Acts or Malayan Banking Berhad Bank in US $1.5B Bid to Secure Controlling State in Indonesia's 6th Largest Bank
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts for Banco SOfisa SA in Establishment US$1B Note and Issuance
  
• WILMERHALE Secures Five Major Wins
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ - Known Circumstances Decision Provides Important Guidance - What do you know and should you have known?
  
• BRAZIL - TOZZINIFREIRE - New Rules for Maximum Limits for Cession and Retrocession to Occasional Reinsurers
  
• CHINA - KING & WOOD – Forum Shopping in China: CIE TAC vs UNCITRAL
  
• NETHERLANDS – NAUTADUTILH – Hague Decision Helps in Fight Against Piracy
  
• NEW ZEALAND – SIMPSON GRIERSON – The Warehouse Decision - Court of Appeal - A Return to Basic Principles
  
• TAIWAN - LEE & LI – New Legislation Amends Intellectual Property Litigation System
  
• THAILAND - TILLEKE & GIBBINS – IP Update - Recordation of Wll Known Marks in Thailand
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON – Export Controls and Customs Update - Laptop Searches at the Border - Why it is Happening and How to Protect Your Company
  
• UNITED STATES - LUCE FORWARD - Everett vs. State Farm - Supreme Court Denies Requests to Depublish
  
• UNITED STATES - MORGAN LEWIS – New Rules for Non-Compete Provisions and Release in California
  
• UNITED STATES - WILMERHALE - Massachusetts Enacts Sweeping Changes in Taxation in Business
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Open to PRAC Members Only)
• September 2, 2008 - IFA Conference - Reception & Dinner Hosted by NautaDutilh
  
• October 15, 2008 - IBA Conference - Reception Hosted by Allende & Brea
  
• November 15-18, 2008 – Mumbai - PRAC 44th International Conference - Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

July 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• ALLENDE & BREA Expand IP
  
• CAREY y CIA Announces Partner Appointments
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Adds to Employment & Labor Group
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN hosts successful Mining & Money Conference in Mexico City
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Boosts US International Capital Markets Practice with New Arrival
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON To Open Abu Dhabi Office
  
• LUCE FORWARD Announces New Climate Change and Sustainable Technology Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• ALLENDE & BREA Acts for Agropur in 50% Acquisition of La Lecto
  
• BAKERBOTTS’ Representation of Elan Results in $55.2Million Award in Nanotech Patent Infringement Case
  
• CAREY y CIA Acts for Public Service Enterprise Group (“PSEG”) in $1.3 Billion Sale of SAESA Group to Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan/Morgan Stanley Consortium
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts as Canadian Counsel to Petro-Canada Issuance US $1.5Billion of Senior Notes
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL London & Paris Advise on €700 Million MTN Issue for GE Capital FCC Securitisation
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises MySpace In Landmark Music Venture
  
• LOVELLS Acts On Hong Kong’s First Real Estate IPO in 2008
  
• NAUTADUTILH Advises Deutsche Bank in Partial Acquisition of ABN AMRO
  
• RODYK Acts in Ford Motor Subsidiaries Sale to Tata Motors
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts for GE Energy in Sale to Austrian Engineering Group
  
• WILMERHALE False Claims Act Verdict Results in $90Million Award
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ - Federal Government to Assume Responsibility for Regulation of All Consumer Credit
  
• CHILE – CAREY Y CIA – Netting of Obligations Under Master Financial Derivatives Agreement
  
• CHINA - KING & WOOD – Forum Shopping in China: CIE TAC vs UNCITRAL
  
• NETHERLANDS – NAUTADUTILH – Energy Unbundling Act – Committee Publishes Recommendations to Public Shareholders of Energy Companies
  
• NEW ZEALAND – SIMPSON GRIERSON – Competition Law Update – M&A – Can Vendors in Acquisitions Be Liable for Breaches of the Commerce Act?
  
• TAIWAN - LEE & LI – Draft Amendments to Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation
  
• THAILAND - TILLEKE & GIBBINS – Market Dominance Under the Competition Law
  
• UNITED STATES - DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE – DEA Erects a Check Point on the Road to e-Prescribing
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON – PhRMA Amends Guidelines for Interactions with Health Care Professionals
  
• UNITED STATES - MORGAN LEWIS – Ninth Circuit Ruling – Text Messages Shielded from Employer Review
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Mumbai Conference - November 15-18, 2008 – Early Indication Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

June 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• HOGAN & HARTSON New Partner Addition Expands Intellectual Property and New Media Practices
  
• LOVELLS Promotes 46 to Of Counsel
  
• LUCE FORWARD Renowned Trusts & Estates Attorney Joins Firm
  
• MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS Adds Leading Structured Finance Team to California
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Award-Winning Motorway Project
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Wins Significant Permanent Establishment Case Involving Canada-US Treaty
  
• GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Advises SNCF For Its Cash Public Offer on Geodis
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Advises in Webster Financial Offering of $225 Million of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock
  
• WILMERHALE Legal Counsel in Landmark Case Upholding Constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ - Federal Treasury - Green Paper - Chance to Shape Financial Services and Credit Reform
  
• BRAZIL – TozziniFreire – Corporate Entities and Individuals Required to Report Assets Held Abroad
  
• CHINA - King & Wood – Interplay of Non-Compete Agreements under the PRC Anti-Monopoly Act
  
• INDONESIA - Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro - Income Tax Incentive for Public Companies Announced
  
• TAIWAN - LEE & LI - Insurance Companies Not Subject to Article 211 of the Company Act
  
• THAILAND - TILLEKE & GIBBINS - Considerations for Terminating Employees
  
• UNITED STATES - DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE - New Law Provides Additional Benefits to Employees of Military
  
• UNITED STATES - HOGAN & HARTSON - Census Bureau Issues Final Rule: New Foreign Trade Regulations
  
• UNITED STATES - MORGAN LEWIS - E-Verify to be Mandatory for Federal Contractors
  
• VIETNAM - TILLEKE & GIBBINS - Government Office Issues Letter on Development of Automobile Industry
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Mumbai Conference - November 15-18, 2008 – Early Indication Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

May 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• BAKER BOTTS Veteran Trial Lawyer Joins Firm
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE Top Seattle Litigator Joins Firm
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Former Senior White House Official Joins Firm
  
• MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS Employment Partner Joins Firm
  
• NAUTADUTILH Appoints New Partner to Head Dedicated Investment Funds Practice in Luxembourg
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Advises on Award-Winning Motorway Project
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Acts in Landmark Decision on the Powers of Search and Seizure
  
• GIDE Advises Republic of Mali on Privatisation of the Banque Internationale pour le Mali
  
• HOGAN & HARTSON Announces Closing of Major Deal for ArcelorMittal’s Sparrow Point Steel Mill
  
• NAUTADUTILH The Heirs of Malevich and City of Amsterdam Reach Amicable Settlement on Artwork
  
• RODYK Acts for Savvis in Acquisition of Geo-Tele Data Centre
  
• TOZZINIFREIRE Acts in Joint Venture between Kraft and Sadia
  
• WILMERHALE Acts for International Paper; DOJ Approves Acquisition of Wyerhauser

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA - CLAYTON UTZ - Securities Lending Contracts Are Not Mortgages or Charges
  
• BRAZIL – TozziniFreire – New Ruling on Use of Federal Waters for Aquiculture Activities
  
• CHINA - King & Wood – Perfection of Civil Retrial, Enforcement and Consistency Among Laws - Amendments to PRC’s Civil Procedure Law
  
• HONG KONG - LOVELLS - Reform of the Law of Arbitration in Hong Kong
  
• JAPAN - NISHIMURA & ASAHI - Proposed Amendments of the Japanese Merger Filing Regulation
  
• SINGAPORE - RODYK & DAVIDSON - Catalist Rules Announced
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li – FTC Announces New Rules For the Financial Industry
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine - H Visa Cap Exemption Would Boost Guam Military Buildup
  
• Hogan & Hartson – Congress Passes Law to Facilitate Student Loan Availability
  
• Luce Forward – Federal Court Door Closed to Inverse Condemnation Actions Against the State
  
• Morgan Lewis - New Jersey to Provide Payments to Workers Taking Leave to Care for Dependant Family Members
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Mumbai Conference - November 15-18, 2008 – Early Indication Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
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• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

April 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Carey y Cia Announces Appointments of Two Partners
  
• Luce Forward Expands Intellectual Property Litigation Group
  
• Morgan Lewis Head of Transactional Group at PDL BioPharma Joins Firm
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Clayton Utz advises on Morgan Stanley Joint Venture with ABC Learning Centres
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Counsel for Air France in Ryanair action- Paris Court of Appeal Ruling Partially Upholds Judgement in Unlawful Comparative Advertising Action
  
• Hogan & Hartson Closes Deal on Ford $2bn Sale of Jaguar and Land Rover Subsidiaries to Tata Motors
  
• Lovells Advises World Class Consortium Otkritie Financial Corporation and Deutsche Bank AG Real Estate on Future Sale of Four Class “A” Office Buildings to KanAm Grund Kapitalanagegesellschaft mbH
  
• NautaDutilh Assists British Drinks Company Diageo in Joint Venture for KETEL ONE Vodka and KETEL 1 genever
  
• WilmerHale – New York’s “Bill of Rights” Law Overturned in Federal Appeals Court - important and high profile victory for the Air Transport Association of America
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA – Clayton Utz – Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers Exemptions Finalized by Australian Treasury
  
• BRAZIL – TozziniFreire –Important Decisions on Foreign Arbitration Awards
  
• CHINA - King & Wood –P2P Operator Liable for Contributory Infringement
  
• FRANCE – Gide Loyrette Nouel – Supplement Tax Lease
  
• NETHERLANDS – NautaDutilh –Dutch Court Rounds-Up the Case, Ready® For the EJC; the Scope of Protection of DNA Patents
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li – Supreme Court Guidance on Bonds for Litigation
  
• THAILAND – Tilleke & Gibbins – Intellectual Property Update – Developments in Compulsory Licensing
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Hogan & Hartson – International Arbitration & Litigation update – Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, Even by Express Agreement
  
• Luce Forward – Proposed RESPA Reform and Increase Conforming Loan Limit Considerations – Proposed RESPA Rule Targets Building (Dis)Incentives
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Paris Conference- April 12-15, 2008
  
• PRAC Gathering at InterPacific Bar Association April 29, 2008 – Los Angeles
  
• Mumbai Conference - November 15-18, 2008 – Early Indication Registration Now Open

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
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• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

March 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Veteran Trial Lawyer Joins Firm
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Top Seattle Litigator Joins Firm
  
• Hogan & Hartson Former Senior White House Official Joins Firm
  
• Morgan Lewis Employment Partner Joins Firm
  
• NautaDutilh Appoints New Parnter to Head Dedicated Investment Funds Practice in Luxembourg Partners
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Clayton Utz Advises On Award-Winning Motorway Project
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• Fraser Milner Casgrain Acts in Landmark Decision on the Powers of Search and Seizure
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Republic of Mali on Privatisation of the Banque Internationale pour le Mali
  
• Hogan & Hartson Announces Closing of Major Deal for ArcelorMittal’s Sparrow Point Steel Mill
  
• NautaDutilh The Heirs of Malevich and City of Amsterdam Reach Amicable Settlement on Artwork
  
• Rodyk Acts for Savvis in Acquisition of Geo-Tele Data Centre
  
• TozziniFreire Acts in Joint Venture between Kraft and Sadia
  
• WilmerHale Acts for International Paper; DOJ Approves Acquisition of Wyerhauser
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA – Clayton Utz – Securities Lending Contracts Are Not Mortgages or Charges
  
• CANADA – Richards Buell Sutton – Changes to British Columbia’s Retirement Code
  
• CHINA - King & Wood – New Rules of Perfection of Mortgage Over Moveable Properties
  
• CHINA – Lovells – ICC International Court of Arbitration to Open Offices in Asia
  
• MEXICO – Santamarina y Steta – Telecom Update
  
• NEW ZEALAND – Simpson Grierson – Copyright Amendment Bill – Delayed by Individual and Big Business Interests?
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li – Amendments to the Collective Agreements Act
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Hogan & Hartson – Pharmaceutical Update – Clinical Trial Registration and Results Posting under FDA Amendments Act 2007
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius – Employment Update – Department of Labor Proposes Comprehensive Changes to Family Medical Leave Act Regulations
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Paris Conference - April 12 - 15, 2008

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

February 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts International Dispute Resolution Group Strengthened
  
• Clayton Utz Boosts Its Project Finance Ranks
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Gil Remillard Named Chief Negotiator for Quebec in Negotiations with the Government of France
  
• Hogan & Hartson Colorado Office Launches Pilot Program Combining Environmental and Employee Wellness
  
• Luce Forward Announces Firm Management 2008
  
• Tozzini Freire Adds New Partner to Brasilia Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Gide Loyrette Nouel Shanghai Advises Air Liquide in Joint Venture with Tiangjin Soda Plant
  
• Hogan & Hartson Represents Tata Chemicals in $1Billion Acquisition of General Chemical Industrial Products
  
• Lovells Advises Urals Energy on £66 Million Share Placement
  
• Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson plc with $950 Million Acquisition of Harcourt
  
• Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Advises Transporta de Gas de Peru in Completion of $400 Million Filing Corporate Bond Program
  
• NautaDutilh Obtains Landmark Victory on Safeguard Client-Attorney Privilege
  
• Rodyk Acts for Atlantic Bridge Ventures in Acquisition of LogicaCMG Telecom Products
  
• WilmerHale Scores Four Victories in One Week in Federal Court
  

COUNTRY UPDATES

• AUSTRALIA – Clayton Utz – What is a Payment Under a Reinsurance Contract?
  
• BRAZIL – TozziniFreire – State of Sao Paolo to Allow Concession of Beltway Operation
  
• CHINA - King & Wood – New Rules of Perfection of Mortgage Over Moveable Properties
  
• COLOMBIA – Brigard & Urrutia – Meeting Mid-Year Foreign Branch Obligations
• NEW ZEALAND – Simpson Grierson – New Insider Trading Lawyers
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li – Procedural Rules for Advancing Pricing Agreements
  
• UNITED STATES - Davis Wright Tremaine – FMLA Introduces Two Important Amendments
• UNITED STATES - Hogan & Hartson – Medical Devices Update – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Healthcare Industry
  
• UNITED STATES - Luce Forward – Real Estate Flash– Court Holds Arbitration Agreement Between Builder and Home Buyers Unenforceable
  
• UNITED STATES - Morgan Lewis & Bockius – Immigration Law Flash – Revised FBI Name Checks; Arizona Employment Verification Law Challenge Dismissed by Federal Court; Real ID Final Rule Published
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Paris Conference - April 12 - 15, 2008

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

January 2008 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Davis Wright Tremaine Adds to Business Transactions Practice
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Public Policy Expert Joins Firm
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Appoints 10 Partners
  
• Hogan & Hartson Elevates 14 to Partner; Appoints 14 Counsel
  
• Luce Forward Appoints 3 Partners
  
• Tozzini Freire Adds to Ligitation Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Allende & Brea Advises Marfrig in USD $140M Share Acquisition of Quickfood
  
• Brigard & Urrutia Advises Baco de Credito in USD $130M Preferred Shares
  
• BakerBotts - Discovery Holding Announces Agreement-in-Principle With Advance/Newhouse
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel MNP Closes Two Major Central European Property Financing Initiatives for Calyon
  
• Hogan & Hartson Advises News Corproation on Sale of U.S. Television Stations
  
• Lovells Acts for BNP Paribas on Vietname First
  
• Muniz Advise Groupo de Supermercados Wong Share Transfer to Cencosud
  
• Rodyk & Davidson Acts for Macquarie Global Property Advisors in S$2.2billion Property Transaction
  
• TozziniFreire Acts for Private Placement of OGX Peteroleo e Gas Participacoes SA
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Kyoto Signing Opens Doors for Corporate Australia
  
• BELGIUM - NautaDutilh - Recent Developments in Enforcement of IP Rights
  
• BRAZI - TozziniFreire - New Tax Rates
  
• CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Landmark Supreme Court Case Provides Continuous Disclosure Guidelines
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - Digital Rights Management Challenges Under Competition Law
  
• INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe - Antitrust and Competition Law Update
  
• JAPAN - Nishimura & Asahi - New Financial Framework
  
• SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - Revised Property Fund Guidelines Enhances REIG's Regulatory Regime
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - Draft Regulations on Licensing for Toxic Chemicals Handling
  
• UNITED STATES - Baker Botts - Energy Independence and Security Act Prohibits Certain Petroleum Industry Conduct and Authorizes FTC Enforcedment Authority and Million Dollar Civil Penalties
  
• UNITED STATES - Hogan & Hartson - SEC Approves Rule for Regulation of Fairness Opinions
  
• UNITED STATES - Morgan Lewis - New Jersey Enacts Baby WARN Act with Important Differences from Federal WARN Act and Stiffer Penalties
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Paris Conference - April 12 - 15, 2008

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

November/ December 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• CLAYTON UTZ Respected Tax Lawyer Joins Clayton Utz
  
• DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE General Counsel for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc Joins Davis Wright Tremaine
  
• FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN Strengthens Financial Services Practice Group
  
• LUCE FORWARD Expands Tenant in Common Practice Group
  
• MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS Lead Attorney in Fort Dix Investigation Returns to Morgan Lewis
  
• MUNIZ RAMIREZ PEREZ-TAIMAN & LUNA-VICTORIA Launches International Arbitration Practice
  
• NAUTADUTILH Launches Class Action Team
  
• RICHARDS BUELL SUTTON Partner Appointed to Board of Partnerships BC
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro Named Indonesia Government Global Bond Legal Counsel
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Wins Case Before Washington State Supreme Court Justices Strike Down City Council Ordinance Freezing Shoreline Development
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Advises Special Committee of Arizona Star in $773M Acquisition by Barrick Gold
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Dexia Credit Local on Launch of FCC SURF
  
• Hogan & Hartson Advises IES Holding on EBRD Minority Stake in Russian Power Generating Company
  
• Lovells Advises Tube Lines on Deal to Improve Northern Line Train Performance
  
• Luce Forward Team Obtains Dismissal for MultiMedia Games in Landmark Patent Decision
  
• TozziniFreire Represents Banco Industrial e Commercial SA in IPO
  
• WilmerHale Advises EqualLogic in $1.4B Acquisition by Dell
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Amendments to Franchising Code — What Do They Mean For You?
  
• CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Amendments to Oil & Gas Disclosure Rules
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - New Toy & Food Recall Legislations
  
• MALAYSIA - Skrine - Capital Markets & Services Act
  
• NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - New Rules for Public Offers in The Netherlands
  
• NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - DVD Piracy - The Pendulum Begins to Swing in New Zealand
  
• RUSSIA - Gide Loyrette Nouel - Draft Law on Foreign Investment
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - Presumption of Reciprocity in Patent Enforcement Suits
  
• UNITED STATES - Baker Botts - Revenue Procedures Establish Safe Harbor for “Partnership Flip” Structures / Wind Projects
  
• UNITED STATES - Hogan & Hartson - Loss of GSP Eligibility for Certain Imports
  
• UNITED STATES - Morgan Lewis - Increase to California’s Minimum Wage to Take Effect January 1, 2008
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Paris Conference - April 12 - 15, 2008

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

October 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Announces 18 Partners for 2008
  
• Hogan & Hartson Expands Domestic and International Real Estate Practice with Partner Add in Miami
  
• Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps' Partner Appointed Chair of the Opinions Committee
  
• NautaDutilh Appoints Five New Partners Across Benelux Offices
  
• Tilleke & Gibbins Relocates Hanoi Office
  
• Tozzini Freire Expands China Desk
  
• WilmerHale Hires Former Regional SEC Director, Expanding California Presence and Strengthening Securities Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Baker Botts Named Legal Adviser for Saudi Electricity Company on Power Plans Totaling 3000MW
  
• Brigard & Urrutia Advises McDonald's Latin America in Sale to Arcos Dorados
  
• Clayton Utz Capitalizes on China Resources Investment Through Major Western Australia Infrastructure Deal
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Lagardere Services on Sale to Rautakirja of Press Point International
  
• Hogan & Hartson Advises on First Russion Airport Acquisition Ever Made By International Investor
  
• Lovells Advises SABMiller on Launch of Landmark Joint Venture
  
• Rodyk & Davidson Act for Innogest and Upstream in Series A Investment in Singular ID Pte Ltd.
  
• WilmerHale Victorious in Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Multidistrict Litigation
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - NSW Government's "Working With Government: Risk Allocation and Commercial Principles"
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - Fair Use - A Defense to Trademark Infringement
  
• NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - Amendments to Dutch Competition Act
  
• NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Recent Rulings on Sale of "Organic" Goods
  
• SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - Registered Trademark - Use It or Lose It
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - Consumer Insolvency Act Promulgated
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine - Measure 49 Bulldozes Awareness of Other Building Legislation
  
• Hogan & Hartson - Court of First Instance Upholds Commission's Decision in Microsoft Case
  
• Morgan Lewis - Federal Judge Extends Temporary Injunction on Social Security No-Match Regulation
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Seoul Conference - October 20-24, 2007

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

September 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts - Emmons Named Partner in Charge of Middle East Offices
  
• Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel - Adds to Hawaii Real Estate Practice
  
• Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps Opens Orange County Office
  
• Tozzini Freire Relocates Recife Office
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Brigard & Urrutia Advises Almacenes Exito in Issue of USD $392 Million Global Depositary Receipts in International Markets
  
• Fraser Milner Casgrain Advises Harmony Assets Limited Dual-Listing on TSX
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises GE Capital in Subordinated Debenture Financing
  
• Muniz Advises Edelnor to Complete Filing of USD $150 Million Corporate Bond Program thru Peruvian SEC's Fast Track Procedure
  
• NautaDutilh - Mittal Steel Wins Summary Proceedings
  
• WilmerHale Victory for Securities Trade Associations Help Protect Vibrant Secondary Market in Distressed Debt
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• ARGENTINA - Allende & Brea - New Requirements to Access Foreign Exchange Market by Non-Residents
  
• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Takeovers Panel Releases Draft Policy
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - China's Internet Search Engines and The Struggle for Copyright Enforcement
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - FTC Warns Banks Over Guarantee Agreements
  
• THAILAND - Tilleke & Gibbins - Foreign Business Act Amendment - Update
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine - Federal Court Dismisses Suit by Alleged Malware Vendor
  
• Hogan & Hartson - IRS Announces Voluntary Closing Agreement Program for Forward Float Investments in Advance Refunding Escrows
  
• Morgan Lewis - California Supreme Court Limits Class Action Waivers in Wage and Hour Cases
  
• WilmerHale - US Patent Office Publishes New Rules on Continuing Applications and Claims
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Seoul Conference - October 20-24, 2007

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

August 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Fraser Milner Casgrain Adds to National Insolvency Group
  
• Luce Forward Adds to Tenant-in-Common Practice
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius Builds Funds & Tax Capability
  
• Tozzini Expands Corporate, Capital Markets & Tax Groups
  
• WilmerHale Adds to Corporate Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Fraser Milner Casgrain Successfully Argues Case for Canadian Wheat Board
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Casablanca Advises Office Cherifien des Phosphates in EU3Billion Financial Restructuring
  
• Hogan & Hartson Represents Partners Trust Financial Group in US555Million Merger with M&T Bank Corporation
  
• Lovells Advises Tamasek Holdings on EU2.5Billion Stake in Barclays
  
• Muniz Advised in Peruvian US1.5Billion Sovereign Bond Issue
  
• NautaDutilh Advised on IPO for Pan-European Hotel Acquisition
  
• Rodyk Acts for Onex Corp in US2.35Billion Eastman Kodak Acquisition
  
• WilmerHale Wins Victory in Anti-Trust Suit, An Important Test of the Supreme Court's Recent Twombly Decision
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - More Options for Insureds Suing for Damages
  
• CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Stay of Proceeding Lifted in Cross Border Reorganization to Allow Pursuit of Insured Claim
  
• COLOMBIA - Brigard & Urrutia - Central Bank Issues Regulations Imposing Resident Deposits for Foreign Indebtedness
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - The Employment Contract Law - A New Era in China's Labor Market
  
• FRANCE - Gide Loyrette Nouel - Employment Law Update
  
• INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe - Amended Guidelines for Foreign Investments in Preference Shares
  
• INDONESIA - Ali Budiardjo - New Regulation on Foreign Workers in the Banking Industry
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - Minimum Wage Increased
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Baker Botts - DOC Amends Export Regulations for Dual-Use Items to China
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine - FCC Adopts Final Rules for 700MHZ Auction
  
• Hogan & Hartson - FTC Begins to Explore Mobile Marketing Regulation
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Seoul Conference - October 20-24, 2007

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

July 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Adds to International Corporate Team
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Continues IP/Patent Law Expansion
  
• Hogan & Hartson Deepens Florida Health Care Practice
  
• King & Wood Opens Tianjin Office
  
• Lovells Adds to China Dispute Resolution Capability
  
• Luce Forward Adds to Litigation Practice
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius Adds to National Corporate White Collar Crime Practice
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Clayton Utz Achieves Rapid Turnaround on Billion Dollar Transaction for TPI
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Fonds de Reserve with 1.5 Billion Euro Capital Investment Programme
  
• King & Wood Advises Multiple Banking Institutions in China
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius - European Court of First Instance Upholds Apollo Management Hexion's Acquisition
  
• Muniz Advises Pequera Diamante SA Acquisition
  
• NautaDutilh Advises Lion Capial with HEMA Acquisition
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Could Decision on GST and Forfeited Deposits Open Door to More GST Chanages?
  
• CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Project Financing in Canada
  
• CHINA - King & Wood - Mitsubishi Pencil Case - Judicial Attitudes Towards the Categorization of Design Patents
  
• INDONESIA - Ali Budiardjo - Foreign Bookkeeping and Currency Rules and Procedures
  
• NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Ribena - How David Brought Down Goliath
  
• SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - The Sand Ban and Construction Contracts
  
• TAIWAN - Lee & Li - FTC Blocks KTV Merger
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius - States Cracking Down on Employer Misclassification of Independant Contractors
  
• VIETNAM - Gide Loyrette Nouel - Briefing Update

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Seoul Conference - October 20-24, 2007

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

June 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)

MEMBER NEWS

• Baker Botts Strengthens Litigation Practice - Former Harris County Prosecutor Joins Firm
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine Seattle Office Relocates
  
• Gide Loyrette Nouel Strengthen Casablance, Algiers and Tunis PPP /Construction / Large Scale Projects Team
  
• Hogan & Hartson Adds Leading Intellectual Property Counsel to Moscow Office
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius Adds Senior SEC Enforcement Officer to National Securities Practice in Miami
  
• Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Add Partner to Ecuador Office
  
• Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva Porte Alegre Office Relocates
  

DEALS MAKING NEWS

• Gide Loyrette Nouel Advise PAI Partners on Acquisition Controlling Interet in Kaufman & Broad SA
  
• Hogan & Hartson Advises Archstone-Smith on $22Billion Acquisition by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers
  
• Lovells Acts for Bank of China International on the First IP in the PRC History
  
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius - ITC Finds Infringement of Lumileds' Patents; Expands Order Barring Imports
  
• Rodyk & Davidson Acts for China Shipbuilding Giant Yangzijang Shipbuilding in Singapore $1Billion IPO
  
• WilmerHale - Continued Success for Broadcom - Federal Jury Finds Qualcom Infringes Three Broadcom Patents
  

COUNTRY ROUNDUPS

• AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Third Party Claims on Insurance Monies in New South Wales Don't Exend to Claims Made Policies
  
• BRAZIL - Tozzini Freiere - Central Bank of Brazil Sets New Deadline for Information on Capital Held Abroad
  
• CHINA - King and Wood - Impact of New Property Rights Law on Banking Practices in PRC
  
• NETHERLANDS - NAUTADUTILH - Standards and Patents - District Court Rejects Ambush Tactics
  
• TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Amendments to Enforcement Rules of the Income Tax Act
  
• THAILAND - Tilleke & Gibbins - IP and Thailand's Trade Competition Act - Can an owner refuse to import or refuse to sell at a lower price?
  
• UNITED STATES
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine - CORPS and EPA Issue Post-Rapanos Guidance for Wetlands Determination
  
• Hogan & Hartson - Antitrust Update - US Supreme Court Reformulated Pleading Standards Applicable to Antitrust Cases
  
• Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - California Court Upholds Arbitration of Construction Defects Involving Interstate Commerce
  

CALENDAR WATCH (Members Only)
• Seoul Conference - October 20-24, 2007

TOOLS TO USE
• PRAC Contacts Matrix & Email Listing –Update (member version only)
• Directory Member Firms now available at PRAC web site
• Expert System available at PRAC web site Private Libraries (members only)
• Intellectual Property & Licensing Capabilities Survey - Update (members only)

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