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Combating Corporate Corruption Risk in Latin America

Corporate Counsel

Monday, July 2, 2012

How are companies combating the risk of corruption when doing business in Latin America? A new survey of corporations throughout the region reports an increase in the adoption of compliance measures and greater awareness of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act — while also illustrating the persistent sentiment that effective laws and enforcement are wanting.

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Patent Defendants Lose Bid to Block Overseas Doc Review

The American Lawyer

Monday, June 25, 2012

A ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge John Love of Tyler sheds new light on allegations that an offshore litigation services company breached the confidentiality of documents produced in Versata v. SAP, one of the biggest patent cases of 2011, attracting U.S. Justice Department scrutiny. Eon Corp. brought the suit against manufacturers of electrical grid technology.

Protecting Intellectual Property at the Border

Texas Lawyer

Monday, June 11, 2012

The United States imports an enormous amount of goods from other countries, and pirated products naturally are part of that deluge. Oscar Gonzalez writes that in-house counsel should understand how to enlist the federal government's help to stop infringing goods or, alternatively, to defend their companies' rights to import products against claims of infringement.

Oil Services, Freight Companies Settle FCPA Claims for $236 Million

The National Law Journal

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced sweeping settlements against seven oil services and freight forwarding companies for bribing foreign officials, with total penalties of $236 million. Panalpina World Transport and its U.S. subsidiary admitted in documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to bribing officials in countries including Angola, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia and Turkmenistan on behalf of customers in the oil and gas industry.

Border Security: Contentious Dispute That Produced Record-Setting Verdict Is Not Over Yet

The American Lawyer

Monday, July 5, 2010

After ADT executives were incarcerated in Mexico, the security company could have quietly tried to put the matter behind it. Instead, ADT fought back, winning a $112 million RICO claim. ADT insisted that armed off-duty sheriff's deputies guard its lawyers, including Tom Ajamie, during a three-week trial.

Take a Hard Look at Global Megafirms

The American Lawyer

Monday, January 12, 2009

The rise of large, high-quality, global corporate law departments started more than 20 years ago. It was aimed, in part, at breaking up the "monopolies" that firms had with corporations. Using a range of initiatives from requests for proposals to auctions, in-house counsel sought to end these cozy relationships and introduce a measure of competition into the firm-client dynamic. The mantra of "lawyers, not law firms" was uttered so often that it became a cliché.