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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Business Across Borders - Licence to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad

by M. Tamara Box, Lindsay East, Daniel Kadar, Edward S. Miller, Cynthia O'Donoghue, Roger Parker, Anker Sorensen, Richard Swinburn, Philip Taylor | Reed Smith on 5/10/2013

Our Business Across Borders report series, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, investigates the biggest issues facing global business. The first of five reports and video commentary, Licence to travel, examines...more

UK Court Holds Contract May Be Formed Through Series of Emails

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/26/2012

On September 3, an appeals court in the United Kingdom held that a contract of guarantee executed in a series of emails duly authenticated by the electronic signature of the guarantor is enforceable....more

Fortune 500 CEOs Receive Request Letter on Cybersecurity From Senator Rockefeller

by King & Spalding on 9/21/2012

“The cyber threat we face is unprecedented and we need an innovative and cooperative approach between the private sector and the federal government to protect the country from it.” —Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV...more

Seventh Circuit Vacates Internet Marketer's Lost Profits Award

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/17/2010

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a $5.6 million breach of contract damages award for lost profits because the plaintiff did not establish the prospective earnings of its Internet-based marketing...more