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September 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Despite Old Ruling, Chevron Cleared to Challenge Ecuadorean Courts

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April 06, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Fight over Nichols records

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March 13, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

U.S. Courts Should Continue Hearing Human-Rights Cases

Torturers should not be shielded from liability simply because they commit their atrocities abroad or because they incorporate.
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July 26, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

SOX Survives High Court Scrutiny

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), one for which many in the securities industry were waiting as it raised the constitutionality of the PCAOB, the regulatory body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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June 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Time Limits for Voir Dire Found Too Strict for High-Profile Case

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August 31, 2006 | Law.com

HIPAA Gets 'Teeth'

The recently finalized HIPAA Enforcement Rule may signal a new era of HIPAA enforcement. Given the HIPAA regulators' vast authority and the significant penalties that can be imposed under these rules, a compliance monitoring plan can be a cost-effective way to reduce your health plan's potential exposure. Compliance should be scaleable to the size of the plan and its resources, and follow-up and documentation are key to avoiding the "bite" of HIPAA enforcement, according to attorney Jennifer Willcox.
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April 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Split Panel Finds Union Members Must Contribute to Pension Fund

In a case with massive implications for local governments, the Court of Appeals held yesterday that because the contracts the cities of Yonkers and Oswego had with firefighter unions were expired when a state law requiring retirement contributions from new members went into effect, those firefighters must contribute.
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September 30, 2010 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding team assists in Cellu Tissue sale

King Spalding lawyers Alan J. Prince and Anne M. Cox led a 16-lawyer team representing debt-laden Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc. in its agreement to be purchased in a deal worth $502 million. Clearwater Paper Corp., based in Spokane, Wash., in an all-cash transaction will acquire all the outstanding common stock of Cellu Tissue, valued at about $247 million, and assume approximately $255 million of the Georgia company's debt.
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February 08, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

"Initial Interest Confusion" Factors Into Infringement Analysis

Liability for trademark infringement hinges upon whether a likelihood of confusion exists between the parties` marks. The court must consider whether a likelihood of confusion exists in the minds of potential consumers of ordinary intelligence as to the source, affiliation or sponsorship of the goods or services provided. The focus of the court`s confusion analysis is not on the businesses that own the marks, but on the consumers who encounter the marks in the marketplace and how those marks are perceived.
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November 22, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

How to Gain Experience in an Unfamiliar Legal Area

A lot of lawyers today find themselves in the unexpected position of trying to practice law in an area in which they have insufficient experience, writes Debra L. Bruce. Some of them are new lawyers who had hoped to get hired upon graduation and receive on-the-job training under the guidance of experienced lawyers. Some were downsized in the recession and, due to a slow market for their existing expertise, they find it necessary to develop a new area of practice. Other lawyers just want to make a change into a different type of practice.
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