By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | January 9, 2018
"I think silos are some of the most dangerous things you can have in any large organization," said Bjarne Tellmann, legal chief at Pearson.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Samuel Estreicher | January 8, 2018
Samuel Estreicher writes: At this juncture, absent a special treaty, corporations are not suable for violations of international law. The case against the Arab Bank should be dismissed.
By Colby Hamilton | January 4, 2018
O'Melveny & Myers partner Abby Rudzin scores a big win in an area of the law coming under greater scrutiny as investors cross national boundaries to seek out opportunities in growing markets.
By Angela Morris | January 4, 2018
Proposed cuts to legal aid nationwide spurred Dorna Moini to take a leap in October and leave Sidley Austin to launch HelpSelf Legal.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Lazaro I. Vazquez and Francis E. Rodriguez | January 3, 2018
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S.720 and H.R.1697), a bill in Congress attracting debate, is considered by some to protect the interests of the United States and by others to violate the First Amendment right to free speech. Regardless of how the proposed legislation pans out, it is casting a spotlight on existing U.S. anti-boycott laws and regulations that are often overlooked when structuring cross-border transactions. These laws require serious consideration.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | January 2, 2018
With in-house counsel shouldering more responsibility when it comes to breaches, and even taking the fall in some cases, one certainty is that cybersecurity will be top of mind for companies and their in-house counsel in 2018.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christopher D. Carusone | January 2, 2018
On Nov. 29, 2017, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a revised Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy. The new policy contains a clear roadmap for avoiding corporate criminal liability that corporate counsel would be wise to follow.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 2, 2018
The U.S. attorney said the defendants arranged for sex workers to travel to the brothel on commercial flights into Atlanta approximately every 10 days on a rotating basis. A defense attorney said the brothel was a "garden variety whorehouse," not a human-trafficking operation.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Pablo Meles | December 29, 2017
An “international patent” is a fiction that currently fails to exist. In other words, there is no single world organization that will provide patent rights to all countries with a single application. Instead, the closest notion to the idealization of an international patent is an international patent application via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) available to residents or nationals of all member countries or contracting states subscribing to the PCT.
By Douglas R. York | December 29, 2017
Over time the business community in Texas, especially in our major cities, has taken on an increasingly international character. It's really no surprise…
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