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Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

Every year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers around the world to create a snapshot of the current state of the global outsourcing market and to identify emerging trends that are likely to shape...more

Legislative Update Report - Apr 12, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/18/2013

Federal Government Regulations: Canada Gazette, Part II, March 27, 2013: Contraventions Act - SOR/2013-41 Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations. Farm Products...more

Mexico's New Privacy Notice Guidelines Require Immediate Action

by Javiera Medina Reza | Littler on 4/8/2013

On April 17, 2013, Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines will go into effect. The Guidelines impose extensive requirements for furnishing adequate data privacy notices and obtaining consent before personal data is collected...more

Protecting Personal Data in China

by Woon-Wah Siu, Julian Zou | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/3/2013

This advisory is one of a series prepared by Pillsbury's China Practice on questions frequently asked by our clients doing business in China. In June 2012, we published an advisory on personal data protection in China in...more

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

by Walter Judge | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 3/7/2013

An important federal appeals court has determined that a Connecticut court has jurisdiction over a Canadian citizen whose only act in Connecticut was accessing information on a computer server located in Connecticut. In...more

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

by Walter Judge | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 3/5/2013

An important federal appeals court has determined that a Connecticut court has jurisdiction over a Canadian citizen whose only act in Connecticut was accessing information on a computer server located in Connecticut. In...more

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/12/2013

According to a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) roughly 25 percent of the 255 million people in the world with a bachelor’s degree currently reside in the U.S., a proportion...more

Growing Trend in Re-Shoring: Exploring Termination/Expiration Provisions

by Brooke Daniels | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 2/7/2013

A recent special report in the Economist focused on the general state of the offshore outsourcing industry, with a particular focus on the emerging trend of companies relocating the performance of IT services from offshore...more

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

by Gillian Watson Egan, KristinTaylor Parsons | Burr & Forman on 1/30/2013

In the summer of 2009, in an office at Goldman Sachs, in the waning hours of his last day of employment, a computer programmer named Sergey Aleynikov encrypted more than 500,000 lines of source code from Goldman’s proprietary...more

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/11/2013

Last month, a federal appeals court issued a ruling permitting an employer in Connecticut to pursue a claim against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated the employer's confidential information from outside the...more

Random Border Searches of Electronic Devices - Is an End in Sight?

by Kathryn L. Ossian | Miller Canfield on 1/10/2013

Since 2008, if you or your employees are traveling into the United States with a laptop, tablet or other electronic device, that device may be searched by border crossing agents, without cause or justification for suspicion....more

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/9/2013

In a decision that could make it easier for U.S. companies to enforce claims against employees who commit cyber theft from remote locations, including from beyond U.S. borders, the Second Circuit breathed life into a...more

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - November 2012

by Fred Alvarez, Wendell Bartnick, Gary Greenstein, Tonia Klausner, Christopher Kuner, Sharon Lee, Jason Mollick, Anna Pateraki, Ulrico Rosales, Matthew Staples, Rebecca Stuart | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/16/2012

In this issue: - European Data Protection Law: Breach Notification Requirements – A Global Approach - FTC Announces $1 Million Penalty for Children’s Privacy Violations by Fan-Club Website Operator - Company...more

Export Control Violations: Man on Trial for Taking His Laptop to China

by Miller Canfield on 10/1/2012

Back in September 2011, Sixing Liu, a Chinese national-U.S. permanent resident, was charged by the U.S. Government for U.S. export control law violations. Liu allegedly took export-controlled technical data on military...more

Baker & McKenzie: Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Asia Pacific Newsletter - 1st Quarter 2012

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/16/2012

Four Rules for Interacting with Healthcare Professionals in the Asia Pacific Facing legal sanctions and cultural gaffes is a reality when dealing with healthcare professionals in the Asia Pacific. In this...more

China 20/20: Legal & Regulatory Developments

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/21/2012

In This Issue MOFCOM Issues Measures on Investigation and Handling of Failure on Declaration of Business Operators' Concentration Implementing Regulations for the PRC Bid Invitation and Submission Law Tax...more

Export Controls Impacting Employers of Foreign Workers

by Ronald Shapiro on 9/12/2011

President Obama’s export control reforms were launched in 2009 to tighten controls on the exporting of technology and weapons, but the implications are just now being grasped by many employers who depend upon foreign workers...more

The Worldwide Talent Pool Creates Opportunities Plus National Security Challenges for U.S. Firms.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 7/20/2011

As the global transfer of people, products and technology increases, organizations of all sizes are likely to see an increase in concerns about import and export control regulations. Concerns about "deemed exports" rear their...more

Technology Exports: Uncertainty Around Form I-129 Persists

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/23/2011

Beginning on February 20, 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) assumed a role in the U.S. Government's increasing regulation of technology exports. The new role for CIS relates to the transfer...more

FY 2012 H-1B Quota Opens on April 1, 2011: New H-1B Petitions and Alternatives When H-1Bs Are Unavailable

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 4/6/2011

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin to accept fiscal year (FY) 2012 H-1B petitions on April 1, 2011, for H-1B positions with start dates of October 1, 2011, which is when the next U.S. government...more

Laid-Off IT Service Workers May No Longer Be Eligible for Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/2/2011

The federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provides funds for job retraining and other benefits to those who have lost jobs due to international trade, including offshore outsourcing. Benefits include income...more

Global Sourcing Trends in 2011

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/19/2011

At the beginning of each year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers in Asia, Europe, and the United States regarding the current state of the world’s outsourcing market and emerging trends likely to...more

Export Control Certification Required For Companies That Hire And Seek Visas For Certain Foreign National Employees

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/9/2010

Beginning on December 23, 2010, companies petitioning for certain non-immigrant visas to employ foreign persons in the United States will, when completing a Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker – Form I-129, be required to...more

China-Protecting your Company's Trade Secrets and IP

by Richard Kimber on 11/7/2010

A summary of the steps companies should take in the China market to ensure their employees uphold IP, trade secret and new invention obligations in the course of their employment and beyond. This article discusses the place...more

New System to Prevent Construction Site Trench & Soil Collapses

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 10/25/2010

Geotechnical engineers at Loughborough University in England are working on a new way to prevent catastrophic soil collapses on construction sites as well as landslides that occur naturally but without warning. The sound...more

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Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

Legislative Update Report - Apr 12, 2013

Mexico's New Privacy Notice Guidelines Require Immediate Action

Protecting Personal Data in China

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

Speaking Of . . . Trade Secrets - Misappropriation Justice Has International Reach: Connecticut Court Has Jurisdiction Over...

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

Growing Trend in Re-Shoring: Exploring Termination/Expiration Provisions

Expansion Of The Economic Espionage Act Broadens Protection For Trade Secrets

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

Random Border Searches of Electronic Devices - Is an End in Sight?

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - November 2012

Export Control Violations: Man on Trial for Taking His Laptop to China

Baker & McKenzie: Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Asia Pacific Newsletter - 1st Quarter 2012

China 20/20: Legal & Regulatory Developments

Export Controls Impacting Employers of Foreign Workers

The Worldwide Talent Pool Creates Opportunities Plus National Security Challenges for U.S. Firms.

Technology Exports: Uncertainty Around Form I-129 Persists

FY 2012 H-1B Quota Opens on April 1, 2011: New H-1B Petitions and Alternatives When H-1Bs Are Unavailable

Laid-Off IT Service Workers May No Longer Be Eligible for Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

Global Sourcing Trends in 2011

Export Control Certification Required For Companies That Hire And Seek Visas For Certain Foreign National Employees

China-Protecting your Company's Trade Secrets and IP

New System to Prevent Construction Site Trench & Soil Collapses

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