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Court Reforms Needed - Yet California Facing Budget Reductions
Editor's Note: Many general counsel and their CEOs are not aware of the total costs of litigation because typically defense costs are expensed annually by the legal department while liability costs are expensed by the business unit at the time a payment is made to the plaintiff. Based on...
Read MoreA Snapshot Of Supporting And Patron Law Firms' London Offices
Akin Gump StraussHauer &Feld llp The London office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is the center for the firm's international practice, comprising lawyers managing complex corporate, energy, project finance and development, investment funds, Russia/CIS and emerging markets...
Read MoreCalifornia:A Great Business Location - With Only A Few Drawbacks
Editor: Describe the advantages of California as a business location. Reddick: California is an attractive business location due to a highly skilled labor force, a well-developed infrastructure and access to a wide variety of capital resources. California has a broad and deep post-secondary...
Read MoreThe Status Of IP Protection In China
Editor: Tell us about your background and current IP practice, including with respect to U.S. companies complying with Chinese law and Chinese companies in the U.S. complying with U.S. law. Hu: I have a B.A. in physics from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Maryland. My...
Read MoreUncertain About Subprime And CDO Exposures - An Internal Investigation May Be In Order
Editor: Please discuss your experience with internal investigations and related civil litigation. Kaufhold: The focus of my practice is securities litigation and investigations. Approximately half of the securities cases that I've handled have involved some form of internal investigation,...
Read MoreLaunching A Climate Change Practice - A Portent Of Things To Come
Editor: What were the factors that led the firm to set up a special practice group to serve clients who have a known or potential liability for GHG emissions or other possible violations of environmental, social and ethical obligations? Our climate change practice developed organically as our...
Read MoreNew CFIUS Reform Act Presents Challenges To Foreign Investment In The United States
The U.S. Congress has overwhelmingly passed the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA), which fundamentally alters the process by which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews and clears proposed acquisitions of U.S. businesses by foreign...
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