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Delaware Court of Chancery Establishes CEO's Right to Advancement of Expenses to Defend Counterclaims in Proceeding Initiated by CEO
02/08/2010
V&E Legal Update, February 8, 2010  
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently established a CEO’s right to advancement of expenses to defend against counterclaims asserted by his former corporate employer in an arbitration initiated by the CEO.

SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosure Related to Climate Change
02/05/2010
V&E Climate Change E-communication, February 5, 2010  
On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretative release to provide guidance to public companies regarding the applicability of the SEC’s existing disclosure requirements to “climate change” issues.

U.S. 290/Hempstead Corridor Update
02/03/2010
V&E Condemnation and Land Use E-Communication, February 3, 2010  

Significant Changes to HIPAA Will Affect Employer-Provided Group Health Plans
02/02/2010
V&E Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation E-communication, February 2, 2010  
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH Act”), which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), enacted significant changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

EPA Effluent Guidelines for Discharges from the Construction and Development Industry to Take Effect on February 1, 2010
01/29/2010
V&E Environmental Law E-communication, January 29, 2010  
On December 1, 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register establishing non-numeric and, for the first time, numeric effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) nationally on stormwater discharges from construction sites.

Litigation News, Winter 2010
01/27/2010
In this issue: Harry Reasoner: A Lifetime of Achievements, The 2009 Amendments to the False Claims Act Add New Firepower to the Government's Anti-Fraud Arsenal, and more.

Making Solar Power More Economically Viable: Recent Developments in the Chinese Electricity Market
01/22/2010
First published in Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, September 2009 
Recent developments in China indicate that the government is taking steps to make solar power-generated electricity more economically viable for project developers.

V&E Climate Change Report
01/21/2010
January 21, 2010 — Issue 13

Vinson & Elkins Briefing — Fourth Quarter 2009 Labor and Employment Law Developments
01/20/2010
V&E Labor and Employment Law E-Communication, January 20, 2010  
Significant changes in labor and employment law continued into the fall of 2009. These changes were the result of court rulings, new legislation, and government agency action, described below.

Antitrust News & Notes
01/11/2010
January 2010

FERC Offers Guidance on Enforcement Procedures and Priorities
01/04/2010
V&E Energy Currents E-communication, January 4, 2010  
On December 17, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two new orders related to enforcement proceedings. In the Policy Statement on Disclosure of Exculpatory Materials (Policy Statement), FERC formalizes its policy regarding disclosure of potentially exculpatory materials to parties under investigation.

 

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