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An Anniversary To Memorialize!
Editor: What was your vision when you founded Wiley Rein? Wiley: I joined Kirkland & Ellis after leaving the FCC chairmanship. I had known Bert while he was in the State Department, and I met him again at Kirkland. In 1983, that firm decided to take on a client in Chicago that conflicted...
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FCPA Defendants: “May Their Sins Be Forgotten?”
As is well recognized, anticorruption investigations can take years to complete and often concern conduct in the distant past. The antibribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) do not specify a statute of limitations. Accordingly, the five-year...
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Three Possible (And Possibly Significant) Election Law Developments In 2013
As usual, the beginning of a new year and a new election cycle promises the customary, but still important, compliance developments and issues: new contribution limits, new fundraising challenges, new legislative sessions, and audits and reviews of the previous year and previous cycle. In 2013,...
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From Farm To Factory To Fork – New FDA Food Safety Rules To Have Monumental Impact On Industry And Consumers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 4, 2013, two years after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was enacted, proposed two sweeping rules aimed at preventing the contamination of produce and processed foods. These proposed rules represent a monumental change in the way the FDA...
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Insurance Questions Posed By Business Losses In Hurricane Sandy
Individuals, businesses and their insurers are still tallying the harm Hurricane Sandy caused, including tragic loss of life and property. Hurricane Sandy damaged infrastructure, including railways, roads, bridges, ports, utilities and communications networks. And Hurricane Sandy has had –...
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FCPA: What The DOJ And SEC’s Long-Awaited Guidance Means For Business
On November 14, 2012, one day prior to the annual National Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released its long-awaited FCPA guidance. Designed to provide guidance to businesses...
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At The Beginning Of A Litigation, Mapping Its Course Has Its Merits!
Editor: Please describe your practice areas as a commercial litigator. Smith: I specialize in complex commercial litigation, involving novel issues of law and facts often in matters that are high profile because of either the nature of the case itself or the parties involved. My expertise...
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