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How Tightly Drafted Documents And Effective Use Of E-Discovery Facilitate A Favorable Litigation Outcome
Editor: Tell us about your practice. Lynch: I am a trial attorney with extensive experience in complex, high-stakes litigation including cases involving real estate, securities law, false advertising, antitrust, fraud, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations and other business-...
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What Is A New gTLD And Why You Should Care: A gTLD Primer For Brand Owners
Perhaps hoping it would never come to pass, you are likely one of many who is not yet conversant regarding ICANN’s[1] new generic top level domains (“gTLDs”). A recent survey by Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services discovered that even most trademark attorneys do not have a true...
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DOJ Is Prosecuting Customs Fraud Through Sarbanes-Oxley’s Obstruction of Justice Statute
If you don’t think customs fraud is rampant, consider this: On July 25, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) accused the president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association of fraudulently avoiding $10 million in customs duties on imported goods his company had promised to re-...
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OSHA Releases Final Rule For Handling CPSIA Whistleblower Complaints
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule regarding the procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).[i] The CPSIA prohibits manufacturers, private labelers, distributors, or retailers from...
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The Nuts And Bolts Of International Arbitration
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background and your practice. Robben: My work covers a wide range of subject matters. For the past ten years, a large part of my practice has been representing clients in international arbitrations. I handle both commercial disputes between...
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Practice Tips For Investigations And Audits
Editor: What is the impact of the FCPA, the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, False Claims Act (including the qui tam provisions) and the UK Bribery Act and other current antibribery laws on investigations and audit procedures overall? Keneally: This is a broad question, and one could probably...
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Plan Obligations Relating To Service Provider Fee Disclosure
In February 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations on disclosures by covered service providers to assist fiduciaries of most retirement plans in determining that their arrangements with the service providers qualify as reasonable arrangements as required by the...
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