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S&W Publications

Each year, our attorneys publish an assortment of practice area advisories, newsletters and memorandum on current legal developments that are of interest to clients and other friends of the firm.

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• Federal Appeals Court Muddies the Waters: Finds that EPA has the Last Word on Disposal Site Selection Even After Army Corps’ Issuance of a Section 404 Permit
  Victor N. Baltera, Van P. Hilderbrand Jr., Jeffrey M. Karp, Leonard A. Miller, Jerome C. Muys Jr., Telisport W. Putsavage
  Client Advisory, May 13, 2013
• SEC Permits Use of Social Media in Regulation FD Compliance
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Charles E. Chambers Jr.
  Client Advisory, April 16, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling Protects ISPs from Copyright Infringement
  Kimberly B. Herman
  Client Advisory, April 16, 2013
• Responding to Museums’ Concerns, Supreme Court Applies First Sale Doctrine Regardless of Geography in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  Jordan M. Frantz, Nicholas M. O'Donnell
  Client Advisory, April 5, 2013
• Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
  Christopher T. McWhinney
  Client Advisory, March 13, 2013
• Effects of CFTC Swap Interpretations on Subsidiary Guarantees of New and Existing Credit Facilities
  Harry E. Ekblom, Jr., Daniel Kibler-Stearns
  Client Advisory, February 13, 2013
• New Rules for Compensation Committees – Independence and Conflicts of Interest with Consultants
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Daniel Kibler-Stearns
  Client Advisory, January 28, 2013
• CFTC Regulation of Swaps Under Dodd-Frank – An Update on Recent Developments for End-User Counterparties
  Harry E. Ekblom, Jr., Daniel Kibler-Stearns
  Client Advisory, January 25, 2013
• Recent Developments Create Mounting Uncertainty Concerning EPA’s Regulation of Stormwater Under the Clean Water Act
  Victor N. Baltera, Stephen P. Dawson, Van P. Hilderbrand Jr., Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., James R. Wrathall
  Client Advisory, January 16, 2013
• Supreme Court Accepts Case Regarding the Reach of Monsanto’s Intellectual Property Rights to Second Generation Seeds
  Van P. Hilderbrand Jr., Telisport W. Putsavage
  Client Advisory, January 7, 2013
• Standard & Poor’s Brings “Enhanced Transparency” to Management and Governance Credit Factors Methodology
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Paul D. Trumble
  Client Advisory, January 2, 2013
• Appellate Court Affirms Ruling that Only Chemicals Known to Cause Cancer in Humans Are Subject to Being Included on California’s Proposition 65 List
  Telisport W. Putsavage
  Client Advisory, November 29, 2012
• District Court Says USPTO Miscalculates Patent Term Adjustment
  Kimberly B. Herman, Christopher T. McWhinney
  Client Advisory, November 12, 2012
• Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Controversial Decision in TOUSA
  Charlotte P. Bodell, Jeanne P. Darcey, Richard Hiersteiner, Amy A. Zuccarello
  Client Advisory, November 7, 2012
• 2013 Limits and Other Looming Year-End Matters
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  Benefits Brief, November 6, 2012
• Important Changes and Interpretation of New York Consignment Law
  Nicholas M. O'Donnell
  Client Advisory, November 1, 2012
• Largest Criminal Fine and Civil Penalty Ever Used Under the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide and Fungicide Act Imposed on the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
  Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari, Leonard A. Miller, Telisport W. Putsavage
  Client Advisory, October 22, 2012
• Pets, Pesticides and Drugs: The Federal Trade Commission Focuses on Companion Pet Pharmaceutical Distribution Issues
  Van P. Hilderbrand Jr., Telisport W. Putsavage
  Client Advisory, October 18, 2012
• Current Estate Planning Opportunities Scheduled to Expire at End of 2012
  Christina N. Asimacos, Maura C. Carney, Henry W. Comstock Jr., Christopher C. Curtis, Michael M. Davis, Judith G.H. Edington, John C. Emery, Richard H. Goldman, John K. Graham, Roger B. Hunt, Alison E. Lothes, Sharon C. Maguire, Lisa Nalchajian Mingolla, Cornelius J. Murray III, Constantine P. Ralli, Joseph C. Robbins, Marc L. Stern, Joshua P. Weiss, Rosemary Wilson
  Client Advisory, October 5, 2012
• Project Planning for Swap End-Users Under CFTC Dodd-Frank Rule
  Harry E. Ekblom, Jr., Daniel Kibler-Stearns
  Client Advisory, September 28, 2012
• SEC Proposes Rules Lifting Ban on General Solicitation and Advertising in Offerings under Rules 506 and 144A
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Robert S. Hatfield III, Kristen A. Young
  Client Advisory, September 13, 2012
• SEC Adopts Rules on Conflict Minerals Disclosure – How Public Companies May be Impacted
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Jeffrey B. Morlend
  Client Advisory, September 7, 2012
• JOBS Act Implementation Schedule
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Marie R. Handfield, Kristen A. Young
  July 30, 2012
• "Private" Capital-Raising Under the JOBS Act
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Marie R. Handfield, Kristen A. Young
  Client Advisory, July 9, 2012
• Compensation Committees and Consultants Subject to New Rules Regarding Independence and Conflicts of Interest
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Daniel Kibler-Stearns
  Client Advisory, July 9, 2012
• Recent Developments in Chinese Government Protocols and Initiatives Seek to Encourage Foreign Direct Investment in Energy, Environmental, and Water-Related Industries
  J. Truman Bidwell Jr., Van P. Hilderbrand Jr., Jeffrey M. Karp, Tehila Levi-Lati, Leonard A. Miller, James R. Wrathall
  Client Advisory, June 11, 2012