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Lawyer: European M&A Could Rise Despite Risks
Survey: Firms With Blogs Grow Revenue Faster
Too Big To Fail in the Dodd-Frank Era
Unique Privacy Concerns for Mobile Apps
Ex-Kirkland Partner: Rainmakers Are Paid Too Much
License to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad
Common Employment Law Mistakes for Small, Start-Up and Growing Companies
Ted Hester on Congressional Investigations
Deloitte: Turnarounds and Democracy Don't Mix
Make Money Turning Home Brew into a Business
Zimmermann: Up to 20% of AmLaw 200 "Badly Weakened"
Survey: Law Firms Must Change, But Don't Know How
Sullivan & Cromwell's M&A Hotline is Ringing
Andrea Weckerle on CiviliNation
Going on the Offense: Proactive Strategies to Reduce Uncertainty
Eliot Frick on Smart Social Media Strategy
Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part One)
Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part Two)
Suzanne Folsom on Corporate Compliance Issues -
Suzanne Rich Folsom and Bart M. Schwartz on Corporate Compliance in 2011
In This Issue: - DIGGING DEEPER: A Guide to Health Care Regulatory Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals 1 - Policy Spotlight: Affordable Care Act 6 - Case Spotlight: Best Practices in Down-Round Financings &...more
In This Publication: - Preface - General Information - Immigration - Investment Factors - Intellectual Property - Principal Forms of Business Entities - Taxation -...more
As the American economy continues to slog through the ongoing Great Recession, even financially sound companies face challenges due to the continued economic malaise. In particular, a company that works with suppliers,...more
The global reach of capital markets, financial difficulties in the eurozone and the multinational nature of many businesses and financial institutions have increased the importance of understanding legal, business and other...more
Provides in-house counsel and executives a top-level video overview of some of the key corporate news items we are following on JD Supra this week. In this episode we look at: Mobile app privacy policies in light of news...more
Watch out Silicon Valley. Startups in Los Angeles County generated impressive growth in venture capital deals during the third quarter of 2012. According to an article in the October 22, 2012 edition of the Los Angeles...more
Michael Lichtenstein, an attorney with the law firm of Shulman Rogers, discusses the options available to companies heading into bankruptcy. Mr. Lichtenstein delves into recent proceedings involving Penn Camera and American...more
An important function of a business is to create value. This can take the form of value for customers, value for clients or value for investors. One form of value that is often overlooked, or delayed in terms of when it is...more
In This Issue: - China’s 12th Five Year Plan for Strategic Emerging Industries - 12th Five Year Plan for Foreign Capital Utilization and Overseas Investment - NDRC Issues Draft Measures for Approval of Foreign...more
Fenwick & West Corporate partner Steve Graham provides a short summary about the new, less burdensome disclosure requirements under the JOBS Act. The changes are designed to make access to capital easier for small and...more
Originally published in NVCA Today - August 2012. Private equity and venture capital firms have grown increasingly comfortable with investing in the government contracting space, with several making significant...more
In this Issue: *Firm Awards: Managing IP Honors Charles Verhoeven as IP Practitioner of the Year; Ivan Marisin Receives Top Ranking in Russia; and Eric Winston Named “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” for 2012...more
Digital content intermediaries (DCIs) such as YouTube, Facebook, Ebay and others handle vast quantities of digital content uploaded by users, raising questions about their potential secondary liability for copyright...more
In This Issue: p1 WTO Membership Will Provide Needed Boost to Investment Climate in Russia p3 UPDATED – Russian Foreign Strategic Investments Law: a Step Forward on the Way to Liberalization or a...more
Overview of latest updates under Corporate Laws, Securities Laws, FEMA, Taxation Laws and other laws/regulations....more
According to several recent publications, beginning in the fall of 2012, Penn State University will no longer mandate Penn State's ownership of intellectual property associated with industry-funded research. This change in...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Companies can improve their financial performance by monetizing patents and other intellectual property (IP). The goal is to increase the assets and revenues that derive from technology and innovation,...more
Introduction This guide is intended to provide foreign business-people with an introduction to the basic kinds of laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in the United States, and particularly in The...more
Carrying on Business in Canada is a general overview of, and introduction to, Canadian legislative and business considerations involving starting and operating a business, and investing in Canada. Carrying on Business in...more
Leading diverse companies through the consideration and implementation of Joint Ventures in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions provides a short list of Key Issues that a client must consider. 1. JVs require client...more
Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters from February 2011....more
This week the Supreme Court agreed to address important issues regarding the ownership of inventions arising out of federal grants to universities, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. For the first time, the...more
This is Sutherland’s September 2010 installment of its “Financial Patent Holding Company Update.” These updates are intended to generally inform our readers about patent holding company (also referred to as non-practicing...more
Table of Contents 1. FATF and the 40+9 Recommendations ...85 2. Background of Gatekeeper Initiative .... 88 3. Risk-Based Approach and Development of Lawyer Guidance ... 91 4. Risk Categories ... 94 5. Development of...more
A business acquaintance emailed me the other day: “I am seriously contemplating the plunge….hanging out my own shingle. If you were me, what is the first thing I should do? After emailing you.” The first thing I told him...more
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