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A&O to open up in Washington DC with hire of O'Melveny team

Allen & Overy (A&O) is to open its second office in the US, with the firm set to launch in Washington DC next month through a team hire from O'Melveny & Myers. The magic circle firm will open in Washington on 18 July with the hire of O'Melveny financial regulatory partners Barbara Stettner and Chris Salter and counsel Charles Borden, who will join A&O as a partner.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The bureau has a lot of regulatory power at its disposal. It has already issued its first regulation, and many, many more are expected, indeed, mandated by a variety of provisions of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Inside Counsel

Lawsuit accuses BLM of missing quotas for board feet

If too few trees fall in the forest, do they make a sound? The saying might be a little off, but the timber industry has heard the effects loud and clear. Members of the industry in Western Oregon, including Rough and Ready Lumber Co. and the Swanson Group Manufacturing, have...
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Inside Counsel

Connecticut mandates paid sick leave

Currently awaiting the signature of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, the state's new law mandating paid sick leave for most public and private employees will be the first of its kind in the nation.
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Inside Counsel

E-Verify now mandatory in North Carolina

Hot on the heels of Alabama’s passage of the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, part of which requires state employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the work status of newly hired employees, North Carolina looks to be following suit.
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Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The arrival of the first major financial reform rules

Federal agencies are starting to roll out the first major rules to implement the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. Their promulgation will trigger efforts in Congress to overturn or delay the regulations, which are not likely to be successful, and a decade of legal challenges similar to the wave of cases...
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Inside Counsel

Alabama employers to E-Verify new workers

Employers in Alabama had better prepare to toe the line. Earlier this month, Governor Robert Bentley signed into law the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act (HB 56), which will require state employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the work status of any new hires.
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Inside Counsel

EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency now has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday. The ruling blocked a federal lawsuit by states and conservation groups that were trying to force cuts in power plant emissions.
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Inside Counsel

DOJ and FTC conduct simultaneous antitrust investigations at Google

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will review Google’s $400 million purchase of Admeld Inc., an Internet advertising company, to investigate whether the deal had an adverse effect on competition.
1 minute read

Inside Counsel

Leading the charge

Marshaling a group of leaders is often a good way for people to share ideas and learn about best practices. Such is the thought behind this year’s Generals of the Revolution Roundtable, which gathered a host of general counsel and other legal leaders to discuss a handful of topics currently...
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