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In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires that have destroyed tens of thousands of acres and leveled entire communities, there is a significant and growing need for funding recovery, rebuilding, and resiliency efforts.  The full impact of the wildfires remains uncertain, and the coming weeks and months will present tremendous challenges for California and the entire country.  Charitable organizations are well positioned and have a unique opportunity to help those affected by the wildfires.  Over the years, the Internal Revenue Service has provided useful guidance on how 501(c)(3) organizations can provide aid during times of disaster...

On Dec. 11, Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division jointly withdrew the antitrust guidelines for collaborations among competitors. In place since April 2000, the guidelines purported to set forth an analytical framework for the agencies' antitrust enforcement policy under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, with respect to collaborative agreements between actual or potential competitors. Through the collaboration guidelines, the agencies had acknowledged that, although horizontal agreements can threaten to unreasonably restrain competition, nevertheless "[i]n order to compete in modern markets, competitors sometimes need to collaborate...

Patterson Belknap has been shortlisted by Benchmark Litigation in its annual US Awards for the New York category. According to Benchmark, this list recognizes the country’s most distinguished litigation firms “for their exemplary work over the past 12 months.” Congratulations to the three other law firms who are also shortlisted in the New York firm of the year category: Cravath, Swaine & Moore Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz The Benchmark Litigation US awards ceremony will take place in New York on Thursday, March 6, 2025...

Ms. Bi’s arrival enhances bench strength of firm’s Patent Litigation Practice Patterson Belknap is pleased to announce that Kathryn Bi has joined the firm as a Partner in its Litigation department and as a member of the Patent Litigation practice. Ms. Bi helps clients resolve their toughest intellectual property and commercial cases, focusing her practice on complex technology disputes. She has successfully represented tech companies in numerous high-stakes patent cases. Ms. Bi has extensive experience in all aspects of patent litigation...

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing,...

Patterson Belknap is pleased to announce the launch of Bankruptcy Update Blog, a source of current news and analysis of key bankruptcy cases and developments in U.S. and international matters. ? Daniel A. Lowenthal, Chair of the Firm?s Business Reorganization and Creditors? Rights Practice, leads...

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with...

Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court...

NYPatentDecisionsBlog.com is a source for the latest patent decisions from the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The blog is authored by Patterson Belknap’s Patent Litigation practice group, whose members are highly experienced trial attorneys with extensive...

The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important...