The Attorney Diversity Committee (ADC) at Haynes and Boone, LLP is comprised of more than 60 attorneys, management and administrative team members that meets each month to advance our firm’s numerous diversity efforts. This document summarizes some of the highlights of those efforts in 2012. >>
The Federal Circuit released the results of its
en banc hearing of a case involving the issue of what is patent eligible subject matter under section 101 of the Patent Act. >>
Last week, a federal jury in South Carolina found that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for reimbursement to the United States, resulting in $39 million in damages to the government. >>
On March 28, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a final order exempting specified transactions by certain regional transmission organizations (“RTO”) and independent system operators (“ISO”) from all but the general anti-fraud and anti-manipulation prohibitions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and related CFTC regulations promulgated thereunder (“Exemptive Order”). >>
This multi-part article provides an overview of recent developments and upcoming opportunities in Latin American energy markets. >>
The term “public-private partnership” (PPP) describes a cooperative arrangement between a host government and a private entity to provide affordable infrastructure to meet public needs. Governments turn to the private sector to design, build, finance and/or operate new infrastructure, or to refurbish existing infrastructure, in order to improve the delivery of services and the management of facilities. >>