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Thompson Memo Setbacks Don't Diminish Need For Strong Compliance Program
Recent months have not been kind to the Thompson Memorandum, which embodies U.S. Department of Justice guidelines for prosecuting business organizations. Several prosecutorial tactics authorized by the Memorandum have been harshly criticized by a federal judge, the ABA, and a group of former...
Read MoreKing & Spalding's Houston Office: An Energy Focus And More
Editor: Mr. Smith, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Smith: I joined King & Spalding in 1987 directly from the University of Georgia Law School. I practiced at the firm's Atlanta office until 1995, when I was asked to relocate to assist in opening the...
Read MoreAnother Reason To Choose Your Arbitrator Carefully: Possible Sanctions
"[T]his Court is exasperated by those who attempt to salvage arbitration losses through litigation [T]o protect arbitration as a remedy we are ready, willing, and able to consider imposing sanctions[.]" Introduction On February 28, 2006, the Eleventh Circuit issued a pointed opinion that makes...
Read MoreA Pro Bono Program Achieves National Recognition
Editor: Ms. Luxton, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Luxton: I am an environmental lawyer and a partner at King & Spalding's Washington, DC office. During my career I have been a litigator at the Department of Justice and a Special Assistant U.S....
Read MoreThe 2006 Health Law And Policy Forum: Current Policy and Management Issues - Part III
Editor: Your firm's healthcare practice has grown into one of the nation's largest. How has this come about? Reed: About twenty-five years ago, we recognized that, in addition to the typical corporate transactional work, our healthcare clients had special needs so we developed the ability to...
Read MoreThe 2006 Health Law And Policy Forum-Part II (Antitrust Issues)
Editor: Jeff, please tell us about your clients. Spigel: I advise clients in all different segments and industries on antitrust issues. With respect to the healthcare industry, I generally represent two different categories of healthcare clients - (1) physicians, hospitals, physician/hospital...
Read More(Im)pure Questions About Claim Construction In Patent Cases After Phillips
Patent claim construction issues raised in the heralded Phillips case ( Phillips v. AWH Corp. , 412 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ( en banc )) offered the promise of a decision calculated to reduce a 50% reversal rate in the Federal Circuit that has left litigants and lawyers longing for...
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