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CIA GC to be Nominated Top Pentagon Lawyer
President Barack Obama intends to nominate CIA general counsel Stephen Preston to lead the legal department at the Department of Defense.
Dodd-Frank Rules Face Cost-Benefit Hurdle in Court
For federal agencies charged with implementing the Dodd-Frank Act, writing rules is only half the battle. They also have to come up a cost-benefit analysis that will pass muster with the courts—or avoid rulemaking entirely.
SEC Charges Ex-MayfieldGentry GC in Pension Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Alicia Diaz, former general counsel of Detroit investment firm MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, of aiding and abetting a $3.1 million theft from a police and firefighter pension fund.
Equal Pay Act Turns 50
Fifty years ago this week, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, an anniversary marked by the White House and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with vows to close the gender gap in salaries.
Who is Responsible for Overseas Working Conditions?
Two attorneys—one representing the National Retail Federation and the other the AFL-CIO—took different stands in Senate testimony on the responsibility of U.S. corporations for overseas working conditions in the aftermath of the recent Bangladesh garment factory collapse.
ITC Can Take Steps to Enforce Its Own Exclusion Orders
The commission should not wait for legislation or an adverse court decision but should act now to improve the Section 337 enforcement system.
SEC Chief Counsel Ex-Colleague of Bank Whistleblower
New Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Counsel Robert Rice comes to the job with relevant experience from his work at Deutsche Bank AG. But one of the big Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases now on his desk comes courtesy of a former colleague.
An Open Letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White
As an alumnus of the Securities and Exchange Commission who served more than two decades in a variety of offices and divisions, columnist John H. Walsh proposes four ideas for new SEC Chair Mary Jo White.
Silicon Valley Reacts to Obama's Patent Proposals
IP litigators were generally positive about President Obama's patent reform announcement, though some aren't sure the White House's more promising ideas—like "loser pays"—can win enactment.
White House Takes on 'Patent Trolls'
Intellectual property attorneys were buzzing after the Obama Administration announced it was actively taking on the problem of "patent trolls," both through legislative proposals and executive action.
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