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EU Court Tosses Key Louis Vuitton Trademark

April 30, 2015

The checkered pattern that luxury shoppers world-wide recognize as the pattern of French fashion house Louis Vuitton is no longer […]

Still Waiting For An FCPA Super Bowl

April 8, 2015

The Supreme Court missed a chance to resolve an important question of terminology in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The […]

European Regulators, With a Big Stick, Eye U.S. Tech Giants

April 7, 2015

European regulators continue to scrutinize the biggest U.S. tech companies for possible antitrust and privacy violations, the New York Times […]

Foreign Firms’ Duty To Preserve Starts With U.S. Legal Action

March 18, 2015

A firm located overseas, with no significant sales within the U.S., was not under preservation obligation until it anticipates lawsuits […]

When In Doubt, Deal Makers Should Assume CFIUS Is Interested

March 12, 2015

The inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is charged with reviewing transactions that could result in […]

Can A Snitch App Put A Dent In Corruption?

March 11, 2015

In Lebanon, a country of four million people where “everyone knows everyone,” corruption is said to be part of everyday […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

March 9, 2015

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

Big FCPA Risks For Smaller Companies

March 4, 2015

In an increasingly global economy, it’s a short step from being a relatively small local or regional business to being […]

New Regulation Frontier: Nanomaterials In Europe

March 4, 2015

Regulators world-wide are trying to stay abreast of developments in a promising and relatively new and exotic technology, nanomaterials. Attorneys […]

A Clear Limit On FCPA Successor Liability

February 24, 2015

A recent case helps clarify when there is or is not successor liability for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation after the acquisition of a foreign company.

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