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Law Departments Leverage Analytics

The metrics gleaned from analyzing data can help the law department emerge as a strategic partner in the business. Outside […]

Aggressive Fcpa Enforcement Getting Mixed Results

The government has been both aggressive and expansive in its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. However, it has […]

Private Equity Looks South

Canadian financial institutions are doing better than their U.S. counterparts, so they are buyers in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. They […]

Canadian Pension Plans Are Private Equity Heavyweights

Canada’s public pension plans continue to be involved in high profile mergers and acquisitions globally despite the recent economic turmoil. […]

Carrots, Not Sticks, to Fend Off Unions

New federal labor rules concerning unionization alter the current regime by limiting pre-election hearings to determining whether there is a […]

Can Internal Investigations be Kept From Shareholders?

Addressing the question that titles this article, the author first considers the case of Mark Hurd, former chairman, president and […]

Combating Trade Secret Theft Abroad Through Legal Action at Home

A federal appeals court recently determined that the International Trade Commission has authority to bar importation of products made abroad […]

Protecting IP in Government Contracts

The laws and regulations that dictate the rights the federal government receives in a contractor’s software and technical data are […]

What to Patent is a Strategic Question

The strategic importance of a well-managed patent portfolio has the attention of many C-suite executives. For example, in 2011 Google […]

Rougher Litigation Terrain For Non-Practicing Entities

Recent trends in patent litigation have made lawsuits brought by non-practicing entities (NPEs) somewhat easier and cheaper to defend. Historically, […]

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