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An Aspiring Minneapolis Office On The Way Up!
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background with Dykema Gossett. Melendez: I joined Dykema a year ago, in July 2013, after 22 years with Faegre Baker Daniels and its predecessor Faegre & Benson. I wasn’t unhappy, I wasn’t looking to switch firms, and I had never talked...
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The Nuisance Of Nuisance Laws
Imagine the following – a solidly performing hotel, diligently paying its occupancy and property taxes, that has a 95 percent customer satisfaction rating is surprised one morning by the local sheriff paying the hotel a visit. The sheriff has a posse of deputies in tow, carrying...
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Federal Government Continues Targeting Hiring Practices Of U.S. Employers
The federal government continues its aggressive efforts to detect and punish employers who do not properly document the employment eligibility of their workers. In addition to companies facing administrative fines and civil forfeitures, owners and managers also run the risk of criminal charges,...
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Doing M&A And Representing Korean Companies
Editor: Please describe your practice generally. You are also head of the Korean Business Initiative. What does this position entail? Koh: I am the leader of our Corporate Finance Practice Group, and a majority of my practice is M&A. I also have experience in financing transactions, both...
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What To Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting: New Regulations For Dealing With Pregnancy In The Workplace
Unlike years past, women no longer consider pregnancy a reason to marry, much less leave the workplace – at least not on a permanent basis. This means that there are many more women of childbearing age active in the workforce. In addition, a myriad of state and federal discrimination and...
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Stopping The “Patent Troll”: Or, What You Need To Know About The Current Legislation To End Abusive Patent Litigation
Their names include the Patent Abuse Reduction Act (S. 1013), the Patent Litigation Integrity Act (S. 1612) and even the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act (nicknamed the SHIELD Act) (H.R. 845). Legislators on both sides of the aisle, along with President Obama, have...
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Clerking At Both Circuit And Appellate Affords A Unique – And Valuable – Litigation Perspective
Editor: Please tell our readers about your professional background and your practice at Dykema. Tumialán: I graduated from the University of Missouri of Columbia with a political science major and then went straight to law school at Loyola University of Chicago. I worked briefly in the...
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