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Labor & Employment
A Very Specialized Firm Practice: Whistleblowing
Editor: Please tell us about Proskauer’s newly launched Whistleblowing and Retaliation Practice Group. What are your roles? Pearlman: Lloyd and I will co-chair the group, which functions on a national and international platform. We intend to take a comprehensive, long-term approach to...
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An Insider’s View Of The Relationship Between Inside And Outside Counsel In Patent Portfolio Management
Editor: What are the areas of greatest collaboration between corporate IP departments and outside counsel? Capraro: There are several areas of significant collaboration. Two areas include litigation matters and transactions. Another area of collaboration, one in which I am most familiar, is...
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The Future Of The Affordable Care Act: Analyzing The Supreme Court’s Decision
Editor: On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act (the Act), with its landmark decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. Please provide a general overview of the opinion and its impact for employers. Napoli: In very broad...
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At Proskauer, Pro Bono As A Practice In The Truest Sense
Editor: Please tell us about your professional backgrounds. Harshbarger: I was elected district attorney of Middlesex County, and then attorney general of Massachusetts, serving eight years in both before becoming president of Common Cause in Washington, DC, in 1999. I came to Proskauer six...
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IRS Advisory Committee On Tax Exempt And Government Entities Recommends Significant Changes
On June 6, the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (“ACT”) held a public meeting at which the panel submitted its latest round of recommendations to senior IRS executives. At the meeting, the ACT’s Exempt Organizations project team...
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Healthcare Practice At The Forefront Of Industry Developments
Editor: Please tell us about your backgrounds. Mills: Before joining Proskauer three years ago, Monte and I were with McDermott Will & Emery, practicing healthcare law and, on my part, tax exemption law. My 28-year healthcare law practice includes transactional and regulatory matters as...
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Tips On What Every Employer Should Know
Editor: Please tell us about your background and how you came to establish Proskauer’s Labor & Employment practice in the firm’s Chicago office two years ago. Telman: In the summer of 2009, while I was a partner at my former law firm, the opportunity arose to help establish...
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