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Obama Administration Reports on Efforts to Prevent Trade Secret Misappropriation

by Kevin E. Noonan | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/26/2013

The Obama Administration issued a Report earlier this month, entitled "Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets," that sets forth its efforts to prevent trade secret misappropriation. The Report...more

EU Proposed Directive on Network and Information Security

by Timothy Nagle, Christine Nielsen, Cynthia O'Donoghue | Reed Smith on 2/14/2013

On 7 February, the European Commission (EC) published an EU Cyber Security Strategy encompassing a proposed Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS Directive). The aim of the Strategy and NIS Directive is to...more

Justice Department and SEC Issue Guidance on Anti-Bribery Law

by David Dubberly | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/23/2013

Originally published in Swampfox - January 22, 2013. In November 2012 the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a 120-page “resource guide” to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. ...more

U.S. Energy Regulation, Development & Finance

by Michael Hindus, Robert James | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/21/2013

The U.S. energy and infrastructure sectors have undergone dramatic change since 2006, the year of Pillsbury’s first contribution to the Getting the Deal Through publications. Natural gas production and reserves have increased...more

The Financial Services Act 2012 – Misleading Statements, Impressions and Financial Promotions

by Jonathan Angell, Sean Geraghty, Amy Grammer | Dechert LLP on 1/18/2013

Background - In our previous DechertOnPoints, The Draft Financial Services Bill in the Contextof the Proposed New UK Financial Regulatory Structure and Draft UK Financial Services Bill and the New UK Financial...more

The Cutting Edge Of Anti-Corruption Compliance: Proactive Audits

by Michael Volkov on 1/17/2013

The FCPA world is fast-becoming the leader in new compliance strategies. The Justice Department and the SEC have embraced the requirement for conducting “proactive audits.”...more

2012 Corporate Finance Review – Low Interest Rate Environment Provides Opportunities in the Debt Markets

by Michael Innes, Desmond Lee | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/16/2013

Osler has published its 2012 Capital Markets Review which includes a look back at the year in Canadian corporate finance by Desmond Lee and Michael Innes....more

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Food companies and farmers should be aware that they have approximately 4 months to provide their comments to the FDA regarding its proposed new food safety standards. On January 4, 2013, the FDA proposed two new regulations...more

Trade Disputes With Argentina Lead To U.S., E.U., Japanese Request For WTO Panel By T. Augustine Lo

by King & Spalding on 1/15/2013

On December 6, 2012, the United States, the European Union, and Japan formally requested the establishment of a WTO panel to resolve their simmering trade disputes with Argentina. According to Ambassador Ron Kirk, the U.S....more

Stainless Steel Sinks Industry Sees Benefits Of Relief From Unfair Imports From China By Brian McGill

by King & Spalding on 1/15/2013

Significant preliminary antidumping (“AD”) duties were imposed on imports of drawn stainless steel sinks from China on September 27, 2012, with cash deposit rates ranging from 54.25 percent to 76.53 percent. These margins had...more

CRA Releases New APA Report

by Matthew Peters | Dentons on 1/15/2013

This is the eleventh year in which the CRA has issued such a report, which is generally intended to enhance taxpayer awareness of the APA program and to describe (i) current operational status, (ii) relevant changes, and...more

Rolls-Royce Brings in Lord Gold – Is it Thinking Big Enough?

by Thomas Fox on 1/15/2013

In December 2012 the BBC online service reported that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited (Rolls-Royce) was in talks with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) regarding potential allegations of bribery and corruption in Indonesia and...more

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Actions

by David Robinson | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/14/2013

Antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) actions in the United States against foreign companies have increased markedly in recent years. The US Government has prioritized the protection of domestic industries impacted...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- January 14, 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; and International. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - As was widely anticipated, President Obama announced that he...more

UK Employment Alert No 207: Increase in Employment Protection Awards

by Katie Clark, Paul McGrath | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/14/2013

The compensation limits on Tribunal awards will increase as of 1 February 2013. The key changes are set out below...more

EU Implements Additional Sanctions on Iran - Baker & McKenzie

by Paul Amberg, Paul Burns, Brian Cacic | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 1/14/2013

On 22 December 2012, the EU implemented additional sanctions measures on Iran, notably introducing additional product and sector specific controls on the movement of certain goods to and from Iran, and tightening existing...more

Positive Developments Improve The Business Case For Returning Manufacturing To The United States By Pat Togni

by King & Spalding on 1/14/2013

Encouraging reports regarding what could become an intensifying renewal of manufacturing in the United States are beginning to emerge after decades of decline. This development suggests a strong business case for substantial...more

Privacy in Latin America

by Cynthia J. Rich, Marian Waldmann, Miriam Wugmeister | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/14/2013

Originally published in Privacy & Security Law Report on January 7, 2013. The privacy landscape in Latin America is undergoing significant changes. With the enactment or implementation of laws in Colombia, Costa Rica,...more

Crunched Credit - January 2013

by Matthew Clark, Rick Jones, Laurie Nelson | Dechert LLP on 1/14/2013

Below are links to some recent CrunchedCredit posts,including a preview of next week’s CREFC conference inMiami. For more information or to subscribe, visit us atCrunchedCredit.com. You can also sign up to receiveemail alerts...more

Gaming Legal News - January 9, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 1

by Peter Ellsworth, Peter Kulick, Michael D. Lipton, Robert Stocker, Kevin J. Weber, Dennis J. Whittlesey | Dickinson Wright on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - DICKINSON WRIGHT EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN PHOENIX THROUGH COMBINATION WITH MARISCAL, WEEKS, MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A., ADDING LEADING INDIAN LAW ATTORNEY: Dickinson Wright PLLC, with offices in...more

Chinese Government Decision May Help Brands Protect Themselves

by Stephanie Cohen, Harley Lewin | McCarter & English, LLP on 1/14/2013

Anyone trying to stop Chinese counterfeiters learns almost immediately that most of the information that would ordinarily identify China-based owners of a URL or website is false. That makes it costly or impossible to...more

Fu Manchu and the Wal-Mart FCPA Investigation Water Torture

by Thomas Fox on 1/11/2013

Today we celebrate Fu Manchu. No not the facial accouterments but the fictional character who was introduced to the world in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. He has...more

Single Purpose Commercial Prepaid Cards and Their Implementing Practices in Shanghai

by Xiangjun Si | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/10/2013

In September 2012, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) issued the Administrative Measures on Single Purpose Commercial Prepaid Cards (Tentative) (“Single Purpose Cards Measures”), which took effect on Nov. 1, 2012, and...more

Internal Audit Review of Charitable Donations Under the FCPA

by Thomas Fox on 1/10/2013

When is a rose not a rose? When it is a charitable donation not made for philanthropic purposes and it violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). I thought about that concept when reviewing the Eli Lilly and Company...more

No Knowledge, but Hints of Omissions in the Allianz FCPA Settlement

by Mark Jensen, Matthew Riemer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/10/2013

On December 17, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) with Allianz SE (“Allianz”), the insurance company based in Germany, resulting...more

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