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Defending Chinese Companies Listed on U.S. Exchanges

May 3, 2013

In recent years, there has been a number of regulatory investigations and securities fraud class actions instituted against Chinese companies […]

The GC’s Best Friend

May 3, 2013

Problems related to electronic communications and web-based interactions can have major legal implications. Therefore general counsel and chief information officers […]

Charles Schwab Sues Libor-Rate Setting Banks

May 2, 2013

Rebuffed in the Southern District of New York, Schwab has sued a slew of banks in California state court, alleging that the banks’ manipulation…

Austerity Theory Takes a Hit

April 23, 2013

A spreadsheet mistake in widely referenced 2010 academic paper may have rendered many European policy makers farblondget, for want of […]

REITs Alleged as Major Corporate Tax Dodge

April 22, 2013

Some major operating companies have converted to a REIT, but with all the attention on deficits, taxes and tax fairness, Congress could take another look …

Caution Required when Using Managerial Accounting Data in Court

March 27, 2013

Managerial accounting data can be used in expert analyses conducted in at least two types of antitrust litigation: predatory pricing […]

Litigation Risk for Website and Mobile Apps Marketing

March 27, 2013

As the year 2013 began, more than 180 consumer class actions regarding the relatively common practice of companies tracking user […]

Technology Can Improve Law Department Performance

March 27, 2013

A survey conducted by the author’s firm examined the current workflow environment in legal departments and identified three key challenges: […]

Government Knowledge Defense Against Whistleblowers

March 27, 2013

The False Claims Act allows private persons, known as “relators” or whistleblowers, to bring suit on behalf of the government […]

Has the Supreme Court Cleared the Tracks for Mandatory Arbitration in Consumer Contracts?

March 15, 2013

Bilateral arbitration clauses (clauses that require arbitration and waive class proceedings), which have become common in standard consumer and employment […]

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