Corporate & Securities Law

Insider Trading in India
Here's a relatively recent empirical study of insider trading in India in advance of merger announcements, Merger Announcements and Insider Trading in India: An Empirical Investigation...

Merger Pre-approvals in India
The Indian Competition Commission has recently published draft rules on the pre-approval of mergers in India. The draft rules are intended to go into effect this summer (June/July 2011)...

FDA Proposes Amendments to DTC Regulations
The FDA has proposed amendments to its regulations on direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. Mass Tort Defense reports that: The new proposal would require disclosure of the major side effects and contraindications of the drug in a clear, conspicuous, and neutral...

EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act
EEOC fact sheets about the law and new regulations: EEOC - The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008...

India: Divorce may now get easier for Hindus, Sikhs demand the same
The Times of India: "With amendments on the anvil to make divorce easier for Hindus, a similar move may be underway for Sikhs. The Cabinet on Thursday cleared amendments to the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, allowing the provision of 'irretrievable breakdown of marriage' to be included as ground for divorce...

South Korean Merger Control Amendments
In June, the Korean Executive Branch approved amendments to the merger control regime (called Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law or MRFTL), which went into effect yesterday, July 1...

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.

FDA
Requests Labeling Change for Singulair, Accolate and Zyflo and Zyflo CR