Publications — Articles

2010


February

02-18-2010
Executive Working Time: Can an Executive Work on a Part-Time Basis?
By Ciranna, Alessia
02-01-2010
China Renewable Energy: Legal Developments & Investment Incentives
By Gu, Anita, Stender, Neal, Ye, Forrest, Stark, Joel
02-01-2010
FDIC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Safe Harbor Protection for Securitizations
By Altarescu, Howard S., Stengel, Scott A.
02-01-2010
Limiting the Liability of China Companies; Limiting Their Officers' Liability & Powers
By Cole, Elizabeth, Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan
02-01-2010
From China Visits to Tax-Efficient Subsidiaries
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan, Ye, Forrest

January

01-20-2010
China Tax Treaty Preference: Burden of Proof & Documentation
By Connors, Peter J., Stender, Neal, Ye, Forrest
01-01-2010
China Income Tax Preferences for High/New-Tech Enterprises (HNTE) (Combined Article)
By Stark, Joel, Stender, Neal, Ye, Forrest

2009


December

12-18-2009
California's Green Chemistry Initiative
12-16-2009
Restructuring Proceedings under Section 182bis of the Italian Bankruptcy Law
By Andreatta, Daniela
12-09-2009
Independent Directors of a Listed Company in Italy
By De Nicola, Alessandro
12-07-2009
Plan Documents with Protection: ERISA and the Misclassified Independent Contractor
By Rosenstein, Ira G., Lupion, Lisa
12-03-2009
When Transactional Attorneys Face Criminal Liability
By Mermelstein, Mark, Amer, Mona S.
12-01-2009
Why KSR Has Not Changed the Game in Life Sciences
By Isackson, Robert M., Thayer, M. Patricia, Liu, Glen

November

11-18-2009
The Path to Strengthening Trade Unions with Chinese Characteristics: Trade Union Ascendancy in China
11-18-2009
Buy-Out of Bankruptcy Estates Under Italian Bankruptcy Law
11-16-2009
U.S. and China - Strategies For Developing and Protecting IP in the New Clean Energy Economy (English)
By Cheung, Chi, Sadler, Rodger A., Wang, Xiang, Zhang, Shelley
11-16-2009
U.S. and China - Strategies For Developing and Protecting IP in the New Clean Energy Economy (Chinese)
By Cheung, Chi, Sadler, Rodger A., Wang, Xiang, Zhang, Shelley
11-16-2009
美国―中国: 在新的清洁能源经济中发展与保护知识产权的战略
11-01-2009
Avoiding and Using Chapter 9
By Knox, John H., Levinson, Marc A.
11-01-2009
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability
By Anisimova, Olga

October

10-30-2009
EY Bermuda v Quinn
10-23-2009
HFA Participation Request Form: Temporary Credit and Liquidity Program
10-15-2009
Designing and Implementing Compliance Programs
By De Nicola, Alessandro
10-15-2009
White Collar Crimes Under Italian Law
By De Nicola, Alessandro
10-02-2009
GEO Webinar Slides

September

09-29-2009
Responding to Federal Criminal Trial Subpoenas (from Law360.com)
09-25-2009
Weekly Auditor Liability Review
09-08-2009
Foreign Exchange Issues in International Taxation
09-04-2009
Un peu de clarté pour le photovoltaïque
09-03-2009
The Policyholder Observer - featuring California's New Rules for Losses from Multiple Causes, and Insurance for the H1N1 Pandemic

August

08-05-2009
Penelope Graboys Blair and Mike Torpey in Securities Litigation Roundtable in California Lawyer
08-05-2009
IP Strategies For A Clean Energy Economy

May

05-14-2009
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Restructuring Special Issue - International Corporate Rescue
05-12-2009
DOJ Announces Dramatic New Focus for Section 2 Enforcement

April

04-30-2009
A 'Partner' May Not Be A Partner
By Delikat, Mike, Giansello, John D.
04-17-2009
Protecting and Profiting from Intellectual Property in President Obama’s Clean Energy Economy
By Sadler, Rodger A., Cheung, Chi
04-13-2009
The Policyholder Observer - featuring "Your D&O Policies: Coverage Assets for the Economic Tsunami"
04-01-2009
More Changes & Some More of the Same in Amended PRC Patent Law
By Stender, Neal, Wang, Xiang

March

03-26-2009
Municipal Bankruptcy: Avoiding and Using Chapter 9 in Times of Fiscal Stress
By Knox, John H., Levinson, Marc A.
03-09-2009
The Civil Justice Reforms: An In-House Perspective
By Dale, Andrew, Wong, Janie
03-02-2009
China Moves To Implement Its New Merger Control Regime
By Henneberry, Ted, Cheng, Vena Wei Yan

February

02-26-2009
China Outlines Market Definition Criteria for Antitrust Analysis Following Off-site Workshop with U.S. Experts
By Henneberry, Ted
02-24-2009
Coordination des procédures d'instruction du permis de construire et de la procédure d'autorisation d'exploiter l'installation classée
By Richard, Bruno, Vuagnoux, Julie
02-19-2009
New York's WARN Act Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
By Delikat, Mike, Slack, Devin
02-06-2009
Orrick partners Mark Beck and Walter Brown discuss recent cases, decisions and trends of note in California Lawyer

January

01-20-2009
The Way We Live Now: The Case for Mandating Fraud Reporting By Persons Involved in Real Estate Closings and Settlements
By Linn, Courtney J.

2008


December

12-08-2008
The Next Wave of Securities Litigation: FIN 48
By Tyukody, Daniel J.

November

11-19-2008
Orrick partners Jim Kramer and Bob Varian participate in a Securities Roundtable

October

10-29-2008
Stock-Options et actions gratuites, Actes Pratiques March April 2008
By Kerfant, Anne-Sophie
10-21-2008
Are management costs under lease agreements recoverable? Yes and no! (Sind Verwaltungskosten umlagefähig? Ja und Nein!)
By Sonnenwald, Verena
10-13-2008
New Developments in Asset-Backed Commercial Paper - PLI Article
By Croke, James J.

September

09-29-2008
Highly Leveraged Companies in Distress Beware
By Frankel, Roger, McGowen, Lorraine S.

August

08-26-2008
Identity Theft Litigation: A Roadmap for Defense and Protection
By Mullady Jr, Raymond G.
08-04-2008
China Anti-Monopoly Filing Requirements For Global M&A Participants: Turnover Thresholds Announced

July

07-16-2008
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June

06-10-2008
Selected Legal Aspects of the European Securitisation Practice
By Agboyibor, Pascal, Bartlam, Martin, Messina, Patrizio
06-06-2008
Paris Partner Philippe Rincazaux Discusses the French Leniency Program
06-01-2008
Investing in Real Estate Taxation: A Wider View
By Chauvet, Isabelle, Bolding, Grady M.

May

05-30-2008
Rights of Repo Participant Preserved - Journal of Bankruptcy Law
By Croke, James J., McGowen, Lorraine S., Mitchell, Thomas C.
05-30-2008
Fitch Ratings Links Structured Finance Ratings to Credit Quality of Related Hedge Counterparties - Journal of Bankruptcy Law
By Croke, James J., Manbeck, Peter C., Samy, Sharad A., Mathews, Nikiforos
05-20-2008
Orrick partner Michael Tu discusses subprime litigation in 8K magazine
05-01-2008
PLC Cross Border Securitisation Handbook - U.S. Section
By Croke, James J., Croke, James J.

April

04-16-2008
Association of Foreign Banks Newsletter - You and Your Temp Secretary: Maybe not so Temporary
By Whiteley, Nicola

March

03-24-2008
Introduction to Private Water Infrastructure Financing in California
By Feyer, Robert P., Wang, John Y.
03-21-2008
Clarity on U.S. Repo Rights: A Good Decision for Mortgage Securities
By Croke, James J.
03-17-2008
Stoneridge Alters Legal Landscape - National Law Journal
By Tyukody, Daniel J., Hefter, Michael C.
03-13-2008
Data Protection Issues on EU Outsourcing
By Golshani, Saam, Gorrie, Alastair, Rigatti, Diego
03-07-2008
Legal Business Publication - Major Sharad Samy: A Few Good Men
By Samy, Sharad A.
03-01-2008
Using the U.S. Computer Fraud Statute in Trade Secret Cases
By Gray, Thomas J.
03-01-2008
What Copyright Law Protects?
By Kuroda, Shintaro, Takahashi, Jun

February

02-28-2008
Foreign Investors in RMB Funds Face Double Taxation After China's Tax Reform
02-25-2008
Orrick partners Mark Beck and Walter Brown discuss trends in white collar criminal defense in California Lawyer

January

01-03-2008
Foreign Investment Industry Catalogue: New Revisions & Alignment with National Development Strategy
01-01-2008
Preventing Employee Trade Secret Misuse From Derailing Your Company
By Gray, Thomas J.

2007


December

12-13-2007
Employee Recruitment and Hiring: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
By Rosenberg, Jill L.
12-03-2007
After 'eBay,' Injunctions Decrease - The National Law Journal
By Isackson, Robert M.
12-03-2007
CDO Focus People to Know: Martin Bartlam

November

11-13-2007
Mike Torpey and Bob Varian Participate in Securities Roundtable

October

10-17-2007
Serendipity of Detection by Governmental Agencies in the United States of Major Financial Fraud: The Shooting Star Effect
By Holden Jr., Frederick D.
10-15-2007
On a Safe Track? Recent Reforms in China's Pharmaceutical Regulatory Regime
By Cole, Elizabeth
10-15-2007
Should Creditors Rely on the New PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law as a Useful Collection Remedy?
By Holden Jr., Frederick D.
10-11-2007
How a SIV was Saved
By Croke, James J., Gross, Jonathan R.
10-05-2007
Real Estate Investment in France and Japan
By Fink, Alfred W., Kawahara, Russell K.
10-01-2007
Advertising and Marketing Litigation Best Practices
By Gorrie, Alastair
10-01-2007
Partly Paid Notes, Global Report 2007, IFLR
By Frisina, Alessia, Messina, Patrizio, Ricozzi, Raul

September

09-24-2007
A legal review of the Italian securitisation market - a new market for Italian covered bonds, published in Global Securitisation Review 2007/2008, Euromoney Yearbooks, 2007
By Frisina, Alessia, Messina, Patrizio
09-21-2007
China Outbound Portfolio Investment: Fleshing Out Regulations For QDII Securities Institutions & Insurers
By Stender, Neal
09-17-2007
Criminalization of Non-Compliance - A Roundtable Discussion featuring Orrick partner Walt Brown, published in GC California magazine

August

08-27-2007
Scope of Primary Liability - published in The National Law Journal
By Tyukody, Daniel J., Hefter, Michael C.
08-23-2007
China Further Cuts Export Tax Rebate Rate – Policy, Trends and Impacts
By Connors, Peter J.
08-22-2007
Intellectual Property in the Brave New World of User-Created Games
By Ramsey, Gabriel M.
08-01-2007
Repos Rising: New Structures Created by U.S. Bankruptcy Laws
By Croke, James J., Gross, Jonathan R.

July

07-26-2007
SAFE Plugs Holes for China/Offshore Round-trip Investments
By Stender, Neal
07-25-2007
China's Cut of Export VAT Refund Rate–Policy, Trends and Impacts
By Connors, Peter J.
07-15-2007
Pending Legislation to Expedite Corporate Reorganization in the Philippines
By Holden Jr., Frederick D.
07-11-2007
"Supreme Court's Twombly Ruling Will Mean Higher Pleading Requirements for Some Securities Litigation Claims" published in the Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter
By Tu, Michael C.

June

06-30-2007
China Outbound Investment: Banks' Scope Broadened, Trusts Added
By Stender, Neal
06-26-2007
A Practical Guide to Sophisticated User Defense in N.Y.
By Bicks, Peter A., Walcavich, Sarah E.
06-11-2007
Implementing regulations of article 7-bis of Law 130
By Frisina, Alessia, Messina, Patrizio
06-01-2007
America's Framework: Market at Crossroads on Covered Bonds
By Croke, James J., Mitchell, Thomas C., Gross, Jonathan R.

May

05-21-2007
PRC Taxes on Hong Kong & Foreign Companies: Clarifications, Changes, Challenges & Opportunities
By Connors, Peter J., Stender, Neal
05-02-2007
Developers Beware: Realism Can Come with a Lawsuit and a Hefty Price Tag
By Angell, Jason S., Venkatesan, Siddhartha

April

04-16-2007
Symposium on Recent Developments in Securities Law as published in Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter
04-16-2007
PLC Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook 2007
By Holden Jr., Frederick D., Englund, Alyssa D.
04-11-2007
Evolving Corporate Reorganization in the Philippines, in Tandem with and Potentially Ahead of the U.S. Model
By Holden Jr., Frederick D.

March

03-30-2007
Expansion Of International Arbitration In Latin America
By Vallejo, Alejandro T.
03-30-2007
Partners Dan Tyukody and Bob Varian discuss current securities litigation issues in California Lawyer magazine
03-29-2007
China Introduces Tax Incentives for Venture Capital Investments in High-Tech Sector
03-23-2007
Analysis and Perspective: Amendment to California's Trade Secret Statute
By Gray, Thomas J., Weinberg, Daniel J.
03-13-2007
Representative Roulette - Individual and Corporate Risks & Precautions Affected by China Law Changes
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan
03-09-2007
Orrick partners Walt Brown and Melinda Haag discuss stock option backdating and attorney-client privilege in California Lawyer

February

02-16-2007
Orrick Partner Laurie Strauch Weiss and Associate Adam Zimmerman in the New York Law Journal: How One State's Law May Reshape the Vioxx Litigation
By Strauch Weiss, Laurie
02-01-2007
Into the Lite
By Croke, James J., Mitchell, Thomas C., Samy, Sharad A.

January

01-23-2007
Shareholder Suits: The Roles and Motivations of Minority Shareholders and Directors in Derivative Suits
By De Nicola, Alessandro
01-23-2007
Shareholder Suits: The Roles and Motivations of Minority Shareholders and Directors in Derivative Suits
By De Nicola, Alessandro
01-22-2007
Security Regard
By Taylor, Michelle

2006


December

12-23-2006
Surf's up on Capital Hill
By Goldberg, Adam W., Burton, Preston
12-19-2006
New Hong Kong-China Tax Arrangement Lowers China Witholding Taxes for Foreign Direct Investments & Operations
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan
12-01-2006
Loan-Only Credit Default SWAPS
By Bartlam, Martin
12-01-2006
State Administration of Industry and Commerce and requirements for foreign invested companies to appoint supervisors
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan
12-01-2006
Walk the Line
By Mermelstein, Mark

November

11-01-2006
China M&A competition review filings
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan

October

10-30-2006
Structuring investments and operations: China and Hong Kong update
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan
10-09-2006
New Grounds for Unlawful Discrimination Highlighted
By Whiteley, Nicola
10-09-2006
Effective Management of High-Profile Corporate Crisis: Why Attorneys with Privileges Must Take the Lead
By Davis, Lanny J., Goldberg, Adam W., Galper, Joshua P.
10-01-2006
Partners Mike Torpey and Bob Varian discuss securities litigation issues in California Lawyer magazine
10-01-2006
"Court Confusion" - An analysis of the divide among U.S. courts over applying the Central Bank ruling, as published in International Financial Law Review
By Tyukody, Daniel J.
10-01-2006
Changes in foreign investors' mergers and acquisitions and joint investments with domestic investors
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan

September

09-18-2006
Securitisation sensation
By Bartlam, Martin
09-06-2006
National Law Journal Roundtable: Orrick Partner Bob Freitas Discusses Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Antitrust
09-01-2006
China Customs Valuation: Software Exempted; E-Content and IP Royalties Still at Risk
By Stender, Neal
09-01-2006
China’s Foreign Invested Companies Changing and Converging with Domestically Owned Companies
By Zeng, Yan, Stender, Neal
09-01-2006
Securitization plugs gaps in health funding, The 2006 Guide to Structured Finance, IFLR
By Messina, Patrizio, Denaro, Alessia
09-01-2006
Selected Aspects of The European Securitisation Practice
By Agboyibor, Pascal, Bartlam, Martin, Messina, Patrizio
09-01-2006
Leveraged Acquisition Finance
By Miller, Hazel
09-01-2006
Structured Finance and Securitisation
By Bartlam, Martin
09-01-2006
Covered Bonds
By Agboyibor, Pascal, Bartlam, Martin, Messina, Patrizio

August

08-24-2006
How to cope when your top team resigns - First appeared in People Management on 14 September 2006 and reproduced by permission
By Whiteley, Nicola
08-24-2006
Transactions on 'raw' healthcare receivables in the Italian market practice, Global Securitisation Review 2006/2007, Euromoney Yearbooks
By Messina, Patrizio, Denaro, Alessia

July

07-21-2006
Overview of Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases in Japan and the United States
By Chachkes, Alex Verbin
07-01-2006
Green Energy Invites Investment, China Business Review, Posted with the permission of the US-China Business Council, Washington, D.C.
By Stender, Neal
07-01-2006
China Liberalization of Outbound Portfolio Investment: Precursor to QDII
By Stender, Neal
07-01-2006
Current Foreign Exchange Reforms by SAFE
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan

June

06-12-2006
New Opportunities Opened up in the Italian Market: Covered Bonds (Law 80/2005)
By Messina, Patrizio
06-02-2006
Selected Legal Aspects of the European Securitisation Practice, published by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 2006
By Agboyibor, Pascal, Bartlam, Martin, Messina, Patrizio
06-01-2006
Survival Strategies in the New IP Economy
By Sadler, Rodger A.

May

05-09-2006
Significant Second Circuit Decisions on SOX Whistleblower Provisions (5/3/06)

April

04-30-2006
Introduction to Pollution Control Financing in California
By Feyer, Robert P.
04-18-2006
Covered BONDS - a global taxation perspective, The Euromoney Corporate Tax Handbook 2006
By Connors, Peter J., Messina, Patrizio, Wolf, George G.
04-05-2006
Orrick Partner Michael Tu's article on corporate liability under California's securities laws
04-01-2006
Renewable Energy Law Encourages a Hundred Flowers to Bloom
By Stender, Neal

March

03-17-2006
Orrick Partner Jonathan Ocker discusses proposed SEC's executive compensation disclosure rules in "8-K" Magazine
03-17-2006
Orrick Partner William Alderman discusses SEC executive compensation disclosure rules and their potential litigation impacts in "8K" magazine
03-17-2006
Orrick Partner Michael Tu's article on trends in securities class action litigation in in "GC California" magazine
03-17-2006
Orrick Partner Michael Torpey discusses internal investigations in the Corporate Governance Roundtable of "GC California"
03-17-2006
Orrick Partners Michael Torpey and Robert Varian discuss trends in securities litigation in "California Lawyer"

February

02-21-2006
An Explanation of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
By Oswald, Edwin G.

January

01-02-2006
Securitisation Transactions on Healthcare Receivables in the Italian Market
By Messina, Patrizio

2005


November

11-21-2005
Securities Regulation and Legal Reforms: The Wind Still Blows From the West
By Yates, George T.
11-08-2005
Privacy and Data Protection Conference Synopsis
By Gorrie, Alastair
11-07-2005
Commercial agreements and competition law: An extract from The 2006 European Antitrust Review, a Global Competition Review special report
By Gorrie, Alastair
11-01-2005
It's SAFE Again for China Venture Capital Round-trips and Red-chip Listings
By Stender, Neal

October

10-01-2005
Solid Waste Recycling & Disposal: Manufacturers, Resellers & Land Acquirers Risk Liability as China's Domestic Standards Converge with EU
By Zeng, Yan, Stender, Neal
10-01-2005
China's New Environmental Impact Assessment Law
By Stender, Neal

September

09-14-2005
Using Descriptive Marks to One’s Advantage
By Zellerbach, Thomas H., Rutowski, Diana
09-01-2005
Market Abuse in Italy, International Corporate Governance Review 2005 , Euromoney Books
By De Nicola, Alessandro, de Rubeis, Dorothy

August

08-16-2005
Orrick partners discuss securities litigation in "California Lawyer"
08-08-2005
Land Use Rights Defects and Disputes: Resolutions Clarified
By Zeng, Yan, Stender, Neal
08-04-2005
Recent Ninth Circuit Decision May Limit Landlords’ Ability To Enforce Letters of Credit Against Bankrupt Lessees
By Murray Jr., William G.
08-02-2005
Orrick partners discuss securities litigation in "8K" magazine
08-02-2005
Orrick Partners Discuss Corporate Governance
By Varian, Robert P.

July

07-18-2005
Corporate law reform provides new structures, IFLR
By Messina, Patrizio
07-01-2005
China Employee Retention, Share Options and Tax Planning
By Stender, Neal
07-01-2005
Corporate law reform provides new structures, The 2005 Guide to Structured Finance, IFLR
By Frisina, Alessia, Messina, Patrizio

June

06-23-2005
Les apports de la Directive Prospectus pour les émissions Stand Alone et sous programme au Luxembourg
By Roualet, Véronique, de Longeaux, Louis, Baubigeat, Julien
06-10-2005
Change In Regulations Applicable To The Issue And Admission To Trading Of Securities In The EU
By Bartlam, Martin
06-09-2005
Le secret bancaire en Allemange
By Fink, Alfred W.
06-03-2005
Covered Bonds, published by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 2005
By Agboyibor, Pascal, Bartlam, Martin, Messina, Patrizio
06-01-2005
Changes in the Italian Securitisation Market: a Covered Bonds Legislation, Global Securitisation and Structured Finance 2005, Globe White Page, sponsored by Deutsche Bank
By Messina, Patrizio
06-01-2005
The Benefits of a Hard-Line Approach

May

05-31-2005
Creditors Gain Leverage Against Business Debtors: Ten Changes that Favor Creditors
By Chachkes, Alex Verbin
05-02-2005
The Future of Descriptive Marks
By Zellerbach, Thomas H., Rutowski, Diana

March

03-31-2005
How to Enforce Your Patent Portfolio: Many biotechnology companies are looking hard at their patent portfolios to raise extra revenues.
By Kaufman, Craig R.
03-01-2005
Franchising Procedures Clarify and Disappoint
By Stender, Neal, Zeng, Yan

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