Alerts

Energy and Public Utilities Update — Important Case for Lawyers, Compliance and Risk Management Professionals in the Energy Industry!
March 19, 2010
Energy and Public Utilities

Environmental Update — California Supreme Court Rules that "Established Levels Of Particular Use" are Baseline for CEQA Analysis
March 19, 2010
Environmental

Intellectual Property Update — Client Alert: False Patent Marking Claims On The Rise
March 18, 2010
Intellectual Property

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — COBRA Subsidy Extension Through March 31
March 09, 2010
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — Dotting Your I's and Crossing Your T's — The Keys to Form I-9 Compliance
March 04, 2010
Labor and Employment

Real Estate Alert — Title Insurers to End Creditors' Rights Coverage Nationwide, but the Issues for Lenders Remain
March 04, 2010
Real Estate

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Department of Labor Publishes Model CHIP Notice for Use by Employers
March 03, 2010
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Financial Institutions Strategic Alert — Bank M & A: Predicting the Future
March 2010
Financial Institutions

Environmental Update — Administrator Jackson Releases Letter to Congress Regarding Planned Greenhouse Gas Regulations
February 25, 2010
Environmental

Environmental Update — USEPA Proposes to Prematurely End Reliance on PM10 Surrogate Policy
February 19, 2010
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — OSHA Reporting: Are You in Compliance?
February 11, 2010
Labor and Employment

Energy and Public Utilities Update — House of Representatives Passes OTC Derivatives Legislation — Should the Energy Industry Care? YES.
February 11, 2010
Energy and Public Utilities

Real Estate Alert — California Takes the Lead in Imposing Green Building Standards
February 03, 2010
Real Estate, Construction, Environmental

Environmental Update — SEC Guidance
February 02, 2010
Environmental

Environmental Update — USEPA Proposes Revised NO2 Standards
February 02, 2010
Environmental

Nonprofit News: Assisting an Individual in Need
February 2010
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Environmental Update — SEC Approves Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures
January 29, 2010
Corporate and Securities, Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Employers Take Heed: Sticks & Stones May Break Bones, But Words Alone Can Hurt You
January 26, 2010
Labor and Employment

Energy and Public Utilities Update — FERC Issues NOPR to Address Control and Affiliation Concerns
January 25, 2010
Energy and Public Utilities

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — COBRA Subsidy Extension Update — Updated Model COBRA Forms
January 22, 2010
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Environmental Update — January 19, 2010
January 19, 2010
Environmental

Securities and Futures Regulation Alert — Recent Amendments to the Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
January 15, 2010
Securities and Futures Regulation

Labor and Employment Update — What's New?
January 14, 2010
Labor and Employment

Energy and Public Utilities Update — U.S. Supreme Court Acts in Two Major Energy Cases
January 13, 2010
Monica M. Berry, Montina M. Cole, Sherry A. Quirk
Energy and Public Utilities

Environmental Update — USEPA Proposes Stricter Ground-Level Ozone Standards
January 13, 2010
Environmental

Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Alert — Estate Tax Repeal?
January 13, 2010
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates

Securities and Futures Regulation Group Legislative Update — House of Representatives Passes OTC Derivatives Legislation
January 2010
Securities and Futures Regulation

Financial Institutions Strategic Alert — Meeting the Challenges of 2010...
January 2010
Christopher J. Zinski
Financial Institutions

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — COBRA Subsidy Extended
December 30, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Alert — Estate Tax Repeal: Unexpected But Not a Reason to Celebrate, or Panic
December 21, 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates

Energy and Public Utilities Update — FERC Enforcement Update
December 18, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities

Public Companies Alert — SEC Adopts Final Rules for Enhanced Disclosure Concerning Compensation, Risk and Other Governance Matters
December 18, 2009
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies

Corporate Update — HITECH ACT ALERT: Deadline for Comments December 29, 2009
December 08, 2009
Corporate and Securities

Environmental Update — USEPA Establishes Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for Construction Sites
December 03, 2009
Construction, Environmental

Environmental Update — In a Year of Cuts, USEPA's Enforcement Budget Rises to Record Level
December 01, 2009
Environmental

Product Liability Client Alert — New 2010 Reporting Requirements May Require Settling Defendants to Report Settlements With Medicare Beneficiaries to Federal Government
December 2009
Product Liability

Environmental Update — USEPA Proposes New Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS
November 25, 2009
Environmental

Securities and Futures Regulation Update — SEC Action on Dark Pools
November 24, 2009
Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — New State Legislation Increases Funding, Availability and Scope for Green Energy Bonds in Illinois
November 18, 2009
Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Environmental

Energy and Public Utilities Update — Supreme Court Holds Oral Argument on Mobile-Sierra Doctrine
November 17, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities

The Madoff Maze
November 05, 2009
Class Action Litigation, International, Litigation, Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Securities and Futures Regulation, Tax-Exempt Organizations, White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance, Tax

Product Regulatory Team Update — "Green" Claims
November 2009
Product Regulatory Team, Product Regulatory Team, Corporate and Securities, Environmental

Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Continues Its Pursuit Of Greenhouse Gas Regulation
October 30, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Celebrating Halloween Without The Risk of Scary Workplace Surprises
October 28, 2009
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Greenhouse Gas Emissions a Nuisance, Yes or No?
October 23, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Georgia Supreme Court Extends Strict Scrutiny To "In-Term" Loyalty Covenants In Franchise Agreements
October 15, 2009
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — USEPA Tightens Emissions Standards for Coal Preparation Plants and Processing Facilities
October 13, 2009
Environmental

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Calendar Year Qualified Retirement Plans Must Be Amended for the Pension Protection Act by December 31, 2009
September 23, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Securities and Futures Regulation Update — SEC Action on Flash Orders
September 23, 2009
Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — Greenhouse Gas Emissions a Nuisance? Second Circuit Rules Utilities Subject to Carbon Emissions Suit
September 23, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — EPA Grants Additional Partial Stay of the PM2.5 Implementation Regulation
September 22, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Issues Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Final Rule
September 22, 2009
Environmental

Energy and Public Utilities Update — Obama Administration's Proposed OTC Derivatives Legislation
September 21, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities

Energy and Public Utilities Update — Supreme Court Scheduled to Hold Oral Argument on Mobile-Sierra Doctrine
September 17, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities

Environmental Update — One Small Step for USEPA; A Giant Leap Toward Coordinated Regulation of Air Emissions for the Power Sector
September 15, 2009
Environmental

Schiff Hardin Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Department of Health and Human Services Publishes Final Rule Regarding HIPAA Breach Notification Requirement
September 11, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Environmental Update — Discharge of RCRA Cleanup Obligation in Bankruptcy Less Certain Following Recent Seventh Circuit Decision in U.S. v. Apex Oil
September 01, 2009
Environmental

Securities and Futures Regulation Group Legislative Update — Obama Administration's Proposed OTC Derivatives Legislation
September 2009
Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — Over $100 Million in Federal Recovery Funding Available for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in Illinois
August 27, 2009
Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental, Real Estate

Labor and Employment Update — California Supreme Court Holds Employees Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Against Workplace Surveillance
August 27, 2009
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Illinois Passes Law Expanding Financing For Clean Coal, Coal and Renewable Energy Projects
August 26, 2009
Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental

Real Estate Alert — When Bankruptcy Remote is not Bankruptcy Proof
August 24, 2009
Real Estate

Energy and Public Utilities Update — Smart Grid Policy Statement
July 27, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities

Insurance Update — Obama Administration Proposes Federal Regulation for Certain Forms of Insurance
July 21, 2009
Reinsurance and Insurance

Labor and Employment Update — D.C. Circuit Reverses Controversial Decision on Non-Solicitation Policies
July 17, 2009
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — EPA Proposes Revised NO2 Standards
July 10, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — Georgia Appeals Court Reverses a Lower Court Decision That a PSD Air Permit Must Contain CO2 Emission Limits
July 09, 2009
Environmental

Real Estate Alert — 2009 Title Insurance Financial Survey/Overview
July 08, 2009
Real Estate

Labor and Employment Update — Faulty Investigation Leads to "Sex Stereotyping" Claim
July 06, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — EPA Lists 44 "High Hazard Potential" Coal Ash Sites
June 30, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — Climate Bill Narrowly Passes in U.S. House
June 29, 2009
Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, Environmental

Environmental Update — EPA Has No Permitting Role When The Army Corps Issues Fill Permits
June 26, 2009
Environmental

Securities and Futures Regulation and Financial Institutions Alert — Obama Administration Proposes Financial Regulatory Reform
June 24, 2009
Securities and Futures Regulation

Labor and Employment Alert — Major Victory For Employers: Supreme Court Rules that an Employee's Burden of Proof in a Discrimination Claim is Tougher under the ADEA than under Title VII
June 23, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — State-Issued "No Further Remediation" Letter May Not Defeat RCRA Claims
June 23, 2009
Environmental

Corporate and Securities Alert — SEC Proposes Proxy Access Rules
June 15, 2009
Corporate and Securities

Environmental Update — Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Bush-Era Rule that Allows Water Transfers Without an NPDES Permit
June 11, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — EPA Grants Reconsideration and Partial Stay of NSR PM2.5 Implementation Regulation
June 09, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — Cinergy — Remedy Decision for Clean Air Rule Violations
June 09, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — EPA Issues Supplemental Proposal Regarding Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
June 05, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — New Law in Response to Crestwood, Illinois Drinking Water Scandal And Other Significant Environmental Laws from the 2009 Legislative Session
June 03, 2009
Environmental

Real Estate Update — City of Chicago — Chicago Real Property Transfer Tax — Cell Sites
June 02, 2009
Real Estate

Labor and Employment Update — Workers Who Have Been Discharged Due to Foreign Trade Are Now Entitled to Greater Benefits
May 22, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Supreme Court Limits Scope of "Arranger" Liability and Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund
May 05, 2009
Environmental

Regulatory Update — SEC Issues New Proposals to Restrict Short Selling
May 2009
Corporate and Securities, Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Reinstates Stricter TRI Reporting Requirements
April 24, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Federal Government Postpones E-Verify Contractor Rule Until June 30, 2009
April 22, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Takes Another Step Towards Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 20, 2009
Environmental

Corporate and Securities Alert — Fair Value Reporting: FASB's Recent Actions
April 17, 2009
Corporate and Securities, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Labor and Employment Update — The Supreme Court Orders Mandatory Arbitration For Age Discrimination Claims in a Collective Bargaining Agreement
April 16, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — COBRA Subsidy Update: New COBRA Forms
April 14, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Environmental Update — U.S. EPA Publishes Proposed National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
April 10, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Protecting Employee Personal Identifying Information
April 08, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — EPA Retains Authority to Set Reasonable National Performance Standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act
April 02, 2009
Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental

Environmental Update — 96th General Assembly: Environmental Bill Summaries
April 01, 2009
Environmental

Tax Alert — The IRS Issues its Get Out of Jail Card, But it is Not Free
April 2009
Tax

Philanthropic Spotlight: The International Education Exchange
April 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax Talk — Offshore Bank Accounts: Voluntary Disclosure No "Get Out of Jail Free" Card
April 2009
Tax

Real Estate Alert — Chicago Landmarks Ordinance Status
March 25, 2009
Real Estate

Labor and Employment Update — WARNing Signs in a Slumping Economy: What is Proper Notice in a RIF?
March 23, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Recent Legislation Impacts Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans
March 19, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Owners of Large Commercial and Residential Buildings may be Required to Report Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions under New U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
March 17, 2009
Environmental, Real Estate

Corporate and Securities Client Alert — Public and Private Companies Required to File Forms D Electronically
March 13, 2009
Corporate and Securities, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Environmental Update — New National Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Proposed by U.S. EPA: All Sectors of the Economy Impacted
March 13, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — EPA Proposes to Regulate Additional Stationary Internal Combustion Engines
March 06, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Summary of New Executive Orders Affecting Government Contractors
March 04, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Philanthropic Spotlight: Children's Support Foundation
March 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Philanthropic Spotlight: Children's Support Foundation
March 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax Alert — Offshore Bank Accounts and Voluntary Disclosure
March 2009
Tax

Real Estate Alert — New York Broadens Financing Possibilities
March 2009
Real Estate

Corporate and Securities and Tax Alert — Budget proposes that "Carried Interest" be Taxed as Ordinary Income
February 26, 2009
Corporate and Securities, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tax

Labor and Employment Update — New Federal Government Program: COBRA Subsidies
February 20, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment Update — U.S. Supreme Court: A Witness Who Reveals Harassment During An Investigation is Protected By Title VII's Retaliation Clause
February 05, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment Update — Ledbetter Act Becomes Law
February 02, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Philanthropic Spotlight: Just The Beginning Foundation
February 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Labor and Employment Update — Legislation Expanding The Limitations Period For Equal Pay Claims Will Become Law
January 26, 2009
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Court Orders Tennessee Valley Authority to Install and Operate Pollution Controls at Power Plants Estimated to Cost $1 Billion
January 16, 2009
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Department of Labor Implements Sweeping Changes to FMLA
January 14, 2009
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Federal Regulation of Coal Ash Waste Foreseeable
January 13, 2009
Environmental

Environmental Update — California Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Greenhouse Gases
January 09, 2009
Environmental

Nonprofit News: Advisors and Oversight: A Matter of Trust
January 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Philanthropic Spotlight: The R.E.S.T. Initiative
January 2009
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Environmental Update — State of North Carolina v. EPA
December 24, 2008
Environmental

Nonprofit News: Tough Questions for Tough Times
December 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Consumer Products Safety Alert: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Update
December 2008
Product Liability

Philanthropic Spotlight: The Animal Legal Defense Fund
December 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Financial Institutions Alert — Treasury Issues Capital Purchase Program Term Sheet for Privately Held Financial Institutions
November 26, 2008
Financial Institutions

Labor and Employment Update — California Wage and Hour Laws Apply to Non-Residents Performing Work in California
November 19, 2008
Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment Update — Layoffs, Severance, RIFs and WARN — The Employment Law Minefield of Downsizing In a Shrinking Economy
November 18, 2008
Labor and Employment

Intellectual Property Update — Encryption and Information Security
November 2008
Intellectual Property

Nonprofit News: Web Site Woes
November 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Philanthropic Spotlight: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
November 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Schiff Hardin Consumer Products Safety Alert — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Update
November 2008
Product Liability

Philanthropic Spotlight: Charley's Fund
October 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Nonprofit News: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
October 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations

Consumer Products Safety Alert: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
October 2008
Product Liability

Tax Alert — Tax Implications of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
October 2008
Tax

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — IRS Abolishes Advance Ruling Period for Public Charities, Makes Other Changes to Public Support Test
September 29, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Executive Compensation Alert — Deadline for Amending Executive Compensation Arrangements
September 29, 2008
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — Americans with Disabilities Act is Amended to Expand Coverage Effective January 1, 2009
September 19, 2008
Labor and Employment

Philanthropic Spotlight: Cherkin Preston Foundation
September 2008
Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — IRS Releases Thoroughly Redesigned Form 990 for 2008
August 29, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Alternative Pledge Payment Options
August 04, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax Talk — Work-Product Privilege Doctrine
August 2008
Tax

Private Equity Update — Seller Beware: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Permits Trustee to Proceed
August 2008
Private Equity and Venture Capital, Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Pledge Payment Options
July 02, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Changes to Rule 15a-6
July 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation

Legislative Update — Recent Amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act
July 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — USEPA Steps Up Enforcement of Storm Water Management Plans at Construction Sites
June 27, 2008
Environmental

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Hiring Related Parties
June 03, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax Talk — Boulware and the Rocky Road to Partial Acquittal
June 2008
Tax

Energy Update — FERC Issues Important Orders Regarding Enforcement Process
May 22, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities

Environmental Update — New E-Waste Restrictions
May 22, 2008
Environmental

Class Action Litigation Update — Emerging Trend — BPA-Based Consumer Class Litigation
May 09, 2008
Class Action Litigation

Energy Update — Recent D.C. Circuit Decision
May 07, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Paying for the Gala
May 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax Talk
May 2008
Tax

Retail Update — California Court Of Appeal Holds That Retailers May Request Consumers' Personal Information As Part Of A Return Transaction
May 2008
Litigation

Real Estate Information Memorandum — 2008 Title Insurance Financial Survey/Overview
May 2008
Real Estate

Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Second Life, Second Strife?
May 2008
Intellectual Property

Public Companies Update — Recent Developments in Advance Notice Bylaws
April 17, 2008
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — The Gala Fundraiser
April 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — Fundraising That Can Get You In Trouble
March 03, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Energy Update — Recent Developments in FERC Enforcement
March 2008
Energy and Public Utilities

Energy Update — FERC Issues Orders Strengthening Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate Transactions and Expanding Blanket Authorizations under FPA Section 203
February 28, 2008
Energy and Public Utilities

Environmental Update — 95th General Assembly: Environmental Bill Summaries
February 28, 2008
Environmental

ERISA Update — U.S. Supreme Court Expands Actions Against Plan Fiduciaries
February 21, 2008
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation

Tax-Exempt Organizations Update — What You Don't Know About Starting A Charity Can Hurt You
February 01, 2008
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 144 and Rule 145
January 28, 2008
Corporate and Securities

Securities Enforcement and Litigation Update — Supreme Court Addresses Scheme Liability — Reins in Investor Suits
January 16, 2008
Securities and Futures Regulation

Tax Talk — The Individual Alternative Minimum Tax for 2007
January 2008
Tax

FERC Enforcement Policy — the Practitioner's View
November 16, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities

Tax Talk — Dramatic Change in Standards for Tax Advice
November 2007
Tax

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Section 409A Amendment and Transition Dates Extended to December 31, 2008
October 26, 2007
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — DOJ Lawsuit Seeks to Void Illinois Law Prohibiting Employer Participation in Federal E-Verify Program
September 26, 2007
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — Illinois Drafts Statewide NOx Rule
September 04, 2007
Environmental

Tax Talk — Taxing Carried Interests
September 2007
Tax

Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Major Potential Impact on Brands, Retailers Seen
September 2007
Intellectual Property

Labor and Employment Update — EEO-1 Report Revision
August 29, 2007
Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment Update — Amended Regulations for Handling No-Match Letters
August 17, 2007
Labor and Employment

Corporate and Securities Update — Review of the New E-Proxy Rules and Other Recent SEC Rulemakings
August 09, 2007
Corporate and Securities

Energy and Futures Regulation Update — FERC Issues Order to Show Cause Charging Energy Market Manipulation by Hedge Fund Traders — Asserting its Jurisdiction Over Participants in the Financial Markets
July 31, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities, Securities and Futures Regulation

Antitrust and Trade Regulation Update — Vertical Price Fixing No Longer Per Se Unlawful
July 03, 2007
Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Tax Talk — Warning for Illinois Taxpayers!
July 2007
Tax

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Adopts New Rules for Furnishing Proxy Materials
June 26, 2007
Corporate and Securities, Public Companies

Environmental Update — Superfund Cost Recovery and Contribution: The Supreme Court contributes some clarity and sets the stage for new questions
June 13, 2007
Environmental

Labor and Employment Update — Discriminatory Pay Claims Triggered by Employment Decision, Not Paychecks
June 01, 2007
Labor and Employment

Environmental Update — New Source Review "Development" — Back to the Beginning: What is the Scope of the Routine Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Exclusion?
May 03, 2007
Environmental

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Amendments to its Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibility Rules
April 17, 2007
Securities and Futures Regulation

Environmental Update — Supreme Court Rules on Climate Change
April 06, 2007
Environmental

Environmental Update — Supreme Court Rules on New Source Review Issue
April 05, 2007
Environmental

Tax Talk — Stop the Running of Interest on Alleged Tax Deficiencies
April 2007
Tax

Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Don't Accessorize with Lead
March 2007
Intellectual Property

Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — The Skinny on Thin: Getting to a Healthy Runway
February 2007
Intellectual Property

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes New Rules Affecting Hedge Funds
January 29, 2007
Securities and Futures Regulation

Energy and Communications Update — FERC Imposes Civil Penalties Under EPAct 2005
January 29, 2007
Energy and Public Utilities

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Reporting and Wage Withholding Under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A
December 27, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
December 11, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — Avoiding a Holly Jolly Lawsuit
December 07, 2006
Labor and Employment

Corporate and Securities Update — New Form 8-K Rules Become Effective on November 7, 2006
November 01, 2006
Public Companies, Corporate and Securities

Accessories Council / Intellectual Property Update — Lessons To Draw From Decision Reviving Vuitton Claims Over "Monogram Multicolore" Bag
November 2006
Intellectual Property

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Additional Transition Relief Available Under Section 409A
October 30, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — NLRB Clarifies 'Supervisor' Definition
October 05, 2006
Labor and Employment

Corporate and Securities Update — The SEC's New Disclosure Rules Shine a Brighter Light on Executive Compensation
September 01, 2006
Corporate and Securities

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Significant Provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
September 01, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — Employer May Be Liable for Low-Level Supervisor's Harassment of a Part-Time, Teenage Employee
August 23, 2006
Labor and Employment

Corporate and Securities Update — Employee Stock Option Grants: Emerging Issues and Best Practices
August 18, 2006
Corporate and Securities

Regulatory Update — New Soft Dollars Guidance
August 03, 2006
Securities and Futures Regulation

Labor and Employment Update — Illinois Department of Labor Issues New Day and Temporary Labor Regulations
August 02, 2006
Labor and Employment

Litigation Client Alert — Risks of Recording Telephone Calls Across State Lines: A Recent California Supreme Court Decision
August 01, 2006
Litigation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update
July 17, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Labor and Employment Update — U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Title VII Retaliation Claim
June 23, 2006
Labor and Employment

Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Update — New IRS Notice Allows Cafeteria Plans to Offer Participants an Additional 2 1/2 Months to Use FSA Balances
June 07, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — HIPAA Privacy Reminders Due Soon
March 17, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Another Employee Benefit Plan Extension for Hurricane Victims
March 10, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notice / HIPAA Security Regulations Compliance / Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule
March 01, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Additional Relief For Hurricane Victims
February 22, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Userra and its Application to Employee Benefit Plans
February 13, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Corporate and Securities Update — Director Personal Liability Forecast: Falling Sky or Blue Sky?
February 09, 2006
Corporate and Securities

Estate Planning and Administration Update — Internal Revenue Service Scrutinizing Family Limited Partnerships for Administrative Failures
January 25, 2006
Private Clients, Trusts and Estates

Corporate and Securities Update — Checklist for Preparation of Year-End Disclosure Documents
January 12, 2006
Corporate and Securities

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — DOL Publishes Revised USERRA Notice
January 05, 2006
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Issues Raised By Section 409A Proposed Regulations
December 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Revisions to Interpretation of Section 28(E) Safe Harbor
November 22, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Issues New Rules For Securities Offerings
July 29, 2005
Corporate and Securities

Regulatory Update — SEC Adopts New Market Structure Rules
July 15, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Update — Utility and Financial Contract Provisions Enacted By the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
June 21, 2005
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — New 401(k) and 401(m) Regulations
June 13, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Revised 402(f) Notice for Automatic Rollovers
May 16, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Regulatory Update — SEC Adopts Rule Excluding Broker-Dealers Offering Fee-Based Accounts From the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
April 29, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Update — Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
April 21, 2005
Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Corporate and Securities Update — Executive Compensation Under the Form 8-K Rules — The New Interpretation?
April 01, 2005
Corporate and Securities

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — New HIPAA Portability Regulations
March 28, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Fiduciary Duties of Directed Trustees
March 04, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Recent Changes to USERRA Affecting Group Health Plans
February 11, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update — Automatic Rollover Provisions
January 31, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Update — HIPAA Security Regulations Compliance Required By April 20, 2005
January 18, 2005
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Corporate and Securities Update — Preparing Year-End Disclosure Documents
January 05, 2005
Corporate and Securities

Regulatory Update — SEC Revises its Market Structure Proposals
January 05, 2005
Securities and Futures Regulation

Regulatory Update — SEC Requires Registration of Hedge Fund Advisers
December 22, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes New SRO Governance and Transparency Rules and Issues a Concept Release on Self-Regulation
December 16, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Staff Issues FAQs on New Form 8-K Requirements
December 03, 2004
Corporate and Securities

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Proposes Securities Offering Reform
November 11, 2004
Corporate and Securities

Tax Update — The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
October 22, 2004
Tax

Corporate and Securities Update — Baxter Decision Serves Notice on Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure
September 15, 2004
Corporate and Securities

Corporate and Securities Update — SEC Proposes to Maintain the 2004 Form 10-K and Form 10-Q Filing Deadlines for Accelerated Filers in 2005
September 01, 2004
Corporate and Securities

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Registration for Hedge Fund Advisers
August 09, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation

Corporate and Securities Update — Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act / Recent Developments
August 04, 2004
Corporate and Securities

Labor and Employment Update — Department of Labor Announces New White Collar Exemption Regulations
April 26, 2004
Labor and Employment

Labor and Employment Update — Illinois Adopts New Overtime Rules
April 05, 2004
Labor and Employment

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Significant Changes to Current Market Structure
March 18, 2004
Securities and Futures Regulation

Labor and Employment Update — Employment Applications
December 12, 2003
Labor and Employment

Regulatory Update — SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to the Short Sale Rule
November 14, 2003
Securities and Futures Regulation

Regulatory Update — Safe Harbor for Issuer Repurchases Revised by SEC
November 13, 2003
Securities and Futures Regulation

Corporate and Securities Update — Understanding and Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley and NYSE and Nasdaq Requirements Affecting Audit Committees
March 21, 2003
Peter L. Rossiter
Corporate and Securities