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Design Patents May Be Next Troll Target

Non-practicing entities currently focus on asserting business method or software patents, but soon they may turn to design patents. The […]

Practical Tips For Managing E-Discovery

This article addresses current topics in the preservation, collection and review of electronically stored information. The first step after receiving […]

Some Pointed E-Discovery Lessons from a Battle of Giants

Before trial in the litigation between Samsung and Apple, the court focused on the e-discovery efforts of the parties. Apple […]

General Counsel as Risk Manager

One of the functions migrating into corporate law departments is risk management, including assessing the company’s insurance requirements and purchasing […]

“Reliance” in Class Actions Clarified by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s March 27 decision in Comcast v. Behrend settled an ongoing dispute between Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg. […]

Compliance Clampdown On Bribery

Critics have called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ambiguous, and they claim it lacks judicial oversight. In November, 2012, the […]

Trends In Canadian Energy M&A

Energy industries remain at the core of Canadian M&A activity. Approximately 25 percent of the largest 50 friendly public transactions […]

Debarment From Government Contracts

The government may suspend a contractor based upon “adequate evidence” that it has engaged in certain misconduct. The suspension continues […]

Trends In State Attorney General Litigation

State attorneys general have become increasingly aggressive in bringing multifaceted, multi-state lawsuits against a broad array of companies and industries, […]

A General Counsel Charged With Obstructing Justice

The author defended the general counsel of the company formerly known as Blackwater, who was indicted on two counts of […]

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