Mayer Brown Appellate News
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Changing Landscape: How Businesses Are Adapting to the US Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling
On June 29, the US Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited decision on the consideration of race in undergraduate college admissions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair AdRead »
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Mayer Brown named to National Law Journal's 2023 "Appellate Hot List"
Mayer Brown was named to the National Law Journal (NLJ)’s 2023 “Appellate Hot List,” which recognizes firms that have handled “exemplary appellate matters.” Over the past year, Mayer Brown’s Supreme CourRead »
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US Supreme Court to Determine Whether Section 965 is Constitutional: What You Need to Know
On June 26, 2023, the US Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Moore v. United States to determine whether section 965, the transition tax, is constitutional under the Sixteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. SpeciRead »
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NEW DATE: The US Supreme Court’s Mallory Ruling: Opposing General Personal Jurisdiction Based On State Business Registration Laws
On June 27, the Supreme Court held in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. that a state can, at least in some circumstances, require an out-of-state corporation to consent to be sued in the state as a condition of doing business in the sRead »
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Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Brand Holders’ Ability to Protect Their Trademarks Against Alleged Parodies
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court issued an important ruling on June 8, 2023 that will strengthen brand holders’ ability to enforce their trademark rights against unauthorized commercial uses claiming protection under theRead »
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Ninth Circuit Upholds Injunction Blocking a California Law That Would Have Severely Limited Employment Arbitration Agreements
Yesterday, a Ninth Circuit panel sided with a coalition of business groups to affirm a preliminary injunction that stopped California state officials from enforcing California’s AB 51, a 2019 law that would have effectively preventedRead »
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Class Action Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
Nicole Saharsky, Archis Parasharami and Debra Bogo-Ernst are featured in this article.Read »
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2022 Eastern Regional Fall Conference
The Society for Corporate Governance has partnered with its members to deliver a program covering a number of hot topics and updates surrounding enforcement and regulatory matters. Join Mayer Brown partners Jennifer Carlson, Andrew Pincus,Read »
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Investment Management Regulatory University: Challenging Administrative Agency Regulations
For more than 15 years, our Investment Management Regulatory University has brought leading Mayer Brown lawyers together to explore investment management regulation and provide practical, business-focused guidance on dealing with the challeRead »
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US Supreme Court’s Clean Power Plan Ruling and Its Implications for Regulators
On the final day of its Term, the U.S. Supreme Court held, 6-3, that EPA lacked authority under Clean Air Act Section 111(d) to promulgate the “Clean Power Plan,” which had sought to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by shifting eRead »
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After Dobbs: Analysis and Implications for Benefit Plans and Employers
Mayer Brown analyzed the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. We discussed the resulting implications and planning opportunities for benefit plansRead »
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US SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Proposal Likely to Face Legal Challenges
Background On March 21, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3:1 to propose new rules that, if adopted, would require public companies to, among other things, provide audited financial statements containing climate-reRead »
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US Womens National Soccer Team Landmark Win for Equal Pay
Mayer Brown recently obtained a landmark settlement for the players on the US Women’s National Soccer Team in their equal-pay lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. The settlement includes the first commitment from a major US sportRead »
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Mayer Brown secures historic equal-pay settlement for US Women’s National Soccer Team players
A Mayer Brown appellate team obtained a landmark settlement for the players on the US Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) in their equal-pay lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation (USSF). This week, the parties agreed to settle foRead »
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Administrative Law At The Supreme Court: Pending Cases And Issues To Watch
Every company is subject to rules set by federal administrative agencies. This Term, the Supreme Court is poised to address some of the most fundamental questions about administrative agencies’ power, in cases involving COVID vaccineRead »
- Seven Mayer Brown lawyers named 2022 “Client Service All-Stars” by BTI Consulting
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US FTC Succeeds in First Expanded Use of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Penalty Authority
The upshot, for busy people: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has gotten creative since the Supreme Court held that the FTC cannot obtain monetary relief in connection with its principal UDAP statute, Section 5 of the FTC Act. ItRead »
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OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Large US Employers is Reinstated, Prompting Request for Supreme Court Intervention
On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s nationwide stay of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “vax or test” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which applies tRead »
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US Chamber Litigation Center Supreme Court Press Preview
Nicole Saharsky will speak at the US Chamber Litigation Center Supreme Court Press Preview on October 5th, 2021.Read »
- Mayer Brown partner Nicole Saharsky named among Washingtonian’s “Most Powerful Women”
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Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute Press Briefing
Nicole Saharsky will participate in a panel at Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute October Term Press Preview on September 21, 2021. She, among other Supreme Court experts, will speak on major cases to be argued this fall, includRead »
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Hot Topics for In-House Counsel 2021: Supreme Court Review
Nicole Saharsky will participate in the in-house counsel at the Practising Law Institute on September 21, 2021. She, among other experts, will speak about Supreme Court cases that will have a big impact on Corporate America and the developmRead »
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'One-Sided' Rulings in Supreme Court's Hot-Button Cases Will Threaten Its Legitimacy, Advocates Warn
Nicole Saharsky is quoted in this article.Read »
- Nine Mayer Brown lawyers named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers 2022