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Pro Bono - Law Firms " . . . Part Of The Fabric Of Who We Are As A Firm"
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your career? Kappelhoff: I recently joined Akin Gump from the Department of Justice, where I was the principal deputy chief of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. Prior to joining the DOJ, I served as the American Civil...
Read MoreScience Fact And Legal Fiction Why Including An Outside Science Coordinator In Your Litigation Team May Make More Sense Than You Think
Environmental enforcement and toxic tort litigation has increasingly involved complex scientific and technical evidence drawn from multiple disciplines. To present at trial a successful attack on an opposing party's experts under Daubert, it is essential to begin building the foundation for that...
Read MoreProject: Homeland Security - Law Firms C-TPAT: Recent Developments And The Road Ahead
In the aftermath of September 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded quickly by initiating a joint government-private sector partnership called the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). As is well-known, C-TPAT is a program designed to enlist the international trade...
Read MoreAutomobile Designs: Protecting An Investment In A Legend With Intellectual Property
As the Ford Motor Company proudly exclaims, when referring to the new 2005 Ford Mustang , "The Legend Lives." Made popular by Hollywood stalwarts such as Steve McQueen in Bullitt and Nicolas Cage in Gone in 60 Seconds, the Mustang look has become forever entwined with American pop culture. The...
Read MoreProposed Expansion Of Deemed Export Restrictions On Outsourcing, Employment And Access To U.S. Technology By Foreign Nationals
Overview On March 28, 2005, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued an "Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (Notice) to expand provisions in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) governing the transfer of...
Read MoreRecent Lawsuits Against Mutual Funds, Investment Advisors And Related Parties Allege Failure To File Proofs Of Claims In Securities Class Action Settlements
Overview Dozens of class action lawsuits have been filed in the last several weeks against mutual funds and related parties asserting that the funds failed to file proofs of claims and as a result failed to collect money from settlements of securities class action lawsuits. This recent spate of...
Read MoreDiversity - Law Firms Seeking Diverse Partners: Firms face the conundrum of hiring and keeping women and minority leaders
While the nation's top large firms are no longer the bastions of white, Ivy League-educated males they once were, the partnership ranks remain, for the most part, homogeneous. Law firms that successfully recruit the best and brightest minority and female law students are celebrated with accolades...
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