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New York Law Journal

Reevaluating Corporate IP Strategies in Light of the U.S.-China Trade War

In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Rob Maier discusses the United States-China trade war from an IP perspective. He writes: If the trade war continues to have a damping effect on the world economy, this may be another factor that influences an increase in IP litigation and licensing activity—both in China and in the United States.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Nissan, Carlos Ghosn and Former In-House Lawyer Settle SEC Fraud Case for $16M

Ousted Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn and former company director Greg Kelly allegedly schemed to hide more than $140 million that Ghosn stood to collect in retirement, according to the SEC.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds International M&A, Capital Markets Pro in Dallas

UT Law grad John Chrisman worked in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and other parts afar before returning to Texas as a Norton Rose partner.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith Criticizes Trump's Tactics Against Huawei

"The risk here is that U.S. officials will fail to appreciate that technology success almost always requires success on a global scale," Smith writes in a new book about global tech trends and difficult issues confronting the industry, including the U.S.-China trade conflict.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Kobre Lawyers Strike to Extract Judgment from Chinese Billionaire

"We were concerned that that the gambit could make the assets immune," said Kobre & Kim's Chris Cogburn. "There was a lot of urgency."
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Patent Law Could Be US's Achilles' Heel in AI Race With China

The U.S. may be leading the worldwide race in AI, but its own patent laws could be making it difficult for AI software companies and inventors to successfully obtain protection for their ideas.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Myanmar Bank Hires Former Treasury Department General Counsel to Defend Against Potential Sanctions

Kanbawza Bank has turned to Williams & Connolly and partner David Aufhauser after its parent company was named in a U.N. report detailing alleged human rights violations.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Lures General Counsel Carmel Mulhern Away From Telecom Giant Telstra

Mulhern will oversee the legal department for the Common Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which has international branches in Asia, Europe, New Zealand and North America.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Covington Team Lobbies for Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa, Charged With Libel

Covington & Burling partners Peter Lichtenbaum and Kurt Wimmer registered to lobby for Maria Ressa, founder of the media site Rappler.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tips on China Tariff Exclusion Requests as Deadline Approaches

“Now’s the time to be ramping up your effort” to obtain exclusions, said Jason Waite, a partner at Alston & Bird who leads the firm’s international trade and regulatory group in Washington, D.C. But he warned that there are “still a lot of unknowns.”
6 minute read

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