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What’s The Deal? The Affordable Care Act In Labor Negotiations
The Affordable Care Act infuses new complexities into bargaining health insurance benefits. In past years, the challenge for many employers in bargaining has been to control escalating insurance costs and shift a greater share of costs to employees. Those challenges were hard enough. But now,...
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India: BITs Offer Protection Of Foreign Investments In Times Of Volatile Currency, Slow Growth, And Political Uncertainty
A depreciating rupee, slowing growth, and high inflation are some of the many risks confronting foreign investors in India. With elections due to take place in less than a year, political uncertainty is also likely to afflict the country. After the rupee reached record lows in August, the...
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China's New Trademark Law
China's new Trademark Law has been issued and will become effective on May 1, 2014. Important changes in the areas of anti-piracy, prosecution, enforcement, well-known mark determination and usage, opposition and cancellation have been made. Foreign companies and their counsel should be aware...
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CFIUS Risks After The Ralls Decision
Introduction On October 9, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its final ruling in the battle between Ralls Corporation (“Ralls”) and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), finally...
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The Many Dimensions Of A Cross-Border Practice
Editor: Please give us a review of your background prior to joining Jones Day. Jimenez: I was brought up in Miami and studied at the University of Miami School of Law. I started my career in White & Case’s Miami office in 1998, where I had the opportunity to be involved in a number of...
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Cybersecurity Issues: An Overview
Editor: What experience do you have in dealing with cybersecurity issues? Johnson: Prior to joining Jones Day, I was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas. I handled a variety of cases and investigations there, including white-collar fraud and identity theft. I also...
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The 2013 Proxy Season: Signs Of A Turning Tide In Corporate Governance?
The 2013 proxy season has ended, and many public companies are in a period of relative calm on the governance front before the season for shareholder proposal submissions begins in a few months. This article reflects on some of the highlights of the past proxy season and a few events and trends...
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