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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Distribution in China – Legal Issues

by John Huang, Frank Schoneveld, Winston Zhao | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/4/2013

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to offer “Distribution in China – Legal Issues*,” a one-stop resource covering distribution in China, including: The business models and legal structures most commonly used for...more

Advertising News & Analysis - March 21, 2013

by Walter R. Calvert, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Gregory J. Sater, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

In this issue: - ANA CEO Calls for Greater Industry Cooperation, Self-Regulation to Win Policy Battles - Price Match Guarantees – Easy to Offer, Hard to Limit - Some States Eye Advertisers to Generate Tax...more

FTC Warns Hotels Against Providing Price Quotes That Lack Mandatory Taxes and Fees

by Michael P. Heuga, Lindsay A. Lutz, Roxane A. Polidora, Josh Romanow, Christian A. Salaman, Michael L. Sibarium | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/5/2012

On November 28, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it sent letters to 22 hotel operators warning them that their online reservation sites may violate the law by misrepresenting hotel room prices. In...more

Doing Business in Canada: International Trade

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Canada’s international trade law regulates the import and export of goods, the manner in which these goods are procured or sold, and the protection of foreign investments in Canada and Canadian investments abroad. Most of the...more

Commerce Department Upholds Tariffs on Chinese Photovoltaic Cells

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/12/2012

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is upholding tariffs it proposed earlier this year on imports of Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels. The decision is the agency’s final determination in...more

Business News Digest - June 2012

by Venable LLP on 6/29/2012

In this issue: - Nonprofit Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure – Action Needed - What You Need to Know Regarding the New Maryland Income Tax Credit for Security Clearance Costs & Construction of SCIFs - ACOs,...more

International News -- Focus On Employment and Employee Benefits, Issue 3, 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 12/15/2011

In This Issue: Focus On Employment and Employee Benefits: Recent Developments in Collective Salary Negotiation in China; Anti-Social Media? Managing Social Media Issues in the UK Workplace; Trimming Employee-Related...more

International News: Focus On Alcohol Beverages - July 14, 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 7/15/2011

In This Issue: FEATURES: Increased Antitrust Scrutiny of Non-Reportable or Closed Transactions; Minimising Exposure: Understanding the Risk of Bribery in China; and Are Our Tax Systems Fit for Purpose? FOCUS ON...more

Beyond the Cover Story: A Focused Overview of the Key Provisions of the ACO Regulations

by Ober|Kaler on 5/10/2011

Agenda - Welcome – Julie Kass - Application and Agreement with CMS – Sarah Swank - Eligibility, Governance and Leadership – Sarah Swank and Bob Clark - Antitrust – Bill Berlin - Fraud and Abuse – Julie Kass -...more