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Anti-Corruption
SEC And DOJ Officials Discuss Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Trends And Priorities
On November 19 and 20, 2013, the American Conference Institute held the 30th annual U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) conference outside of Washington, DC. Keynote addresses were given by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General James Cole and U.S. Securities Exchange...
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Antitrust Considerations Affecting M&A
Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. Hewitt: I developed an interest in antitrust in college as an economics major. After graduating from law school, I clerked for a year and then went to the Federal Trade Commission. I left the FTC in 1978 to go to Akin Gump, where I...
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Corporate Counsel's Guide To Compliance
Editor: Please describe your background. Reddick: I co-head Akin Gump’s national corporate practice and am located in its Los Angeles office. I advise clients with respect to the discharge of their fiduciary duties and best practices in corporate governance. The transactional side of my...
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The Global Reach Of The Energy Industry
Editor: As managing partner for Akin Gump’s international operations that include energy, where have you conducted cutting-edge and leading cross-border transactions during your 30 years of practice? Burdick: Most of my transactions in that category involved our firm’s experience in...
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A Snapshot Of Landmark Supreme Court Cases In The 2012-2013 Term
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background and work in the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. How does that experience coincide with your practice at Akin Gump? Small: I am in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group at Akin Gump. My years at the Office of...
Read MoreCompensation
Executive Compensation: Issues And Answers
Editor: Please describe your practice. Schachter: It’s a comprehensive employee benefits and executive compensation practice. I do both qualified and non-qualified executive compensation as well as broad-based employee benefit plans, equity compensation plans, a lot of executive...
Read MoreIntellectual Property
Key To Success: Knowing Your Client’s Technology
Editor: Please describe the areas of intellectual property law in which you have had your major experience. Does your practice consist of litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants as well as transactional work? Landis: My predominant experience is in patent litigation, which I have done for...
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