Publications Dec 18, 2017 Getting The Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Mergers and Acquisitions 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Supreme Court: Grants Certiorari to Consider Whether the American Pipe Tolling Doctrine Permits an Unnamed Class Member to File a New Class Action After the Expiration of the Applicable Limitations Period Dec 18, 2017 Supreme Court: Hears Oral Arguments on (1) Whether State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Alleging Only ’33 Act Claims; and (2) Who Qualifies as a “Whistleblower” Under the Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions Dec 18, 2017 Second Circuit: (1) Affiliated Ute Presumption of Reliance Does Not Apply If Plaintiffs’ Claims Are “Primarily Based on Misstatements,” and (2) Plaintiffs May Be Able to Establish Market Efficiency Without Direct Evidence of Price Impact Dec 18, 2017 Fourth Circuit: Allegations Sufficient to Raise an Inference of the Speaker’s Knowledge of a Statement’s Falsity Do Not, Standing Alone, Satisfy the Scienter Pleading Requirement Dec 18, 2017 Ninth Circuit: Plaintiffs Cannot Plead Loss Causation Based Solely on the Disclosure of Customer Complaints of Possible Fraud Dec 18, 2017 Northern District of Texas: Predominance Requirement for Class Certification Is Not Satisfied Where Putative Class Members Relied on “Varying” Representations Dec 18, 2017 House and Senate Conference Committee Releases Agreed Tax Reform Bill Dec 14, 2017 Corporate Litigation: Rebuttal of the Fraud on the Market Presumption of Reliance Dec 12, 2017 State Bar of California Publishes Simpson Thacher Antitrust Article Dec 07, 2017 Department of Labor Extends Transition Period for Certain Requirements of Exemptions Related to the ERISA Fiduciary Rule Dec 06, 2017 Cheryl Scarboro and Diana Wielocha Co-Author Article in Law360 Reflecting on 40 Years of the FCPA Dec 04, 2017 Justice Matters: Simpson Thacher Pro Bono Newsletter, November 2017 Dec 04, 2017 Fourteenth Edition of McLaughlin on Class Actions Released Dec 01, 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Announces Revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy Nov 29, 2017 Supreme Court Considers Whether State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Alleging Only Claims Under the Securities Act of 1933 Nov 29, 2017 Supreme Court Considers Who Counts as a “Whistleblower” Under the Dodd-Frank Act’s Anti-Retaliation Protections Nov 28, 2017 Getting The Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Private Equity 2017 Nov 28, 2017 Massachusetts Appellate Court Rules That Insurer Is Not Responsible For Defense Costs When Insured Unreasonably Rejects Insurer’s Defense Nov 28, 2017 California Appellate Court Rules That Insurer Need Not Defend Pharmaceutical Companies In Opioid Cases ...101102103104105106107108109110...