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Will Wal-Mart Regret Not Disclosing Its Bribery Investigation Sooner?
Publication Date: 2012-04-23
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To disclose or not to disclose? That is the burning question that could play a big role in how federal authorities deal with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. amid allegations of a widespread bribery campaign at its Mexican subsidiary.

November 30, 2012 |

JAMS, ICC guidelines address changes in mediation, arbitration

Traditionally, arbitrators have done their own work without help from associate attorneys or legal secretaries, but the practice is changing as mediation and arbitration-only firms grow and there are more cross-border arbitrations.
6 minute read
November 26, 2012 |

Are money laundering laws DOJ's tools in expanding reach of FCPA?

Foreign public officials are exempt from FCPA prosecution, yet their prosecution by the government is the latest attempt by DOJ to stretch the bounds of its self-anointed global anti-corruption authority.
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August 01, 1999 |

The New World Order

The inside story of what it took to put Clifford Chance and Rogers & Wells together: how major compensation differences were papered over, why the merged firm will be a formidable competitor, and what must happen now for it to score big.
23 minute read
December 11, 2009 |

Associate Pay Cuts Here to Stay, Say Firms, Analysts

A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren't a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead. Since February 2009, at least 19 Am Law 200 firms have rolled back entry-level pay. And the pace of change appears to have picked up in recent months, with some global firms announcing far-reaching changes. Even at Wall Street firms, change is in the air.
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The Global Lawyer: Exporting the First Amendment
Publication Date: 2012-10-30
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Media law exports come in two main packages—a free press, and freedom of information—and both are usually marked "Return to Sender." A new book, Exporting the Matrix: The Campaign to Reform Media Laws Abroad, describes some recent small victories achieved in pro bono projects around the world.

November 15, 1999 |

John S. Russell, Quintiles Transnational Corp.

John S. Russell is senior vice president and general counsel of Research Triangle Park, N.C.- based Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world's largest pharmaceutical outsourcing services company.
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July 22, 2004 |

The Changing Face of Vietnam may Mean Business for Firms

Western lawyers trying to function amid stifling red tape and corruption in Vietnam have long given that market negative reviews. The obstacles to progress are myriad -- trials that are not transparent, limited access for counsel to proceedings and criminalization of commercial transactions. But rumors of the demise of the private sector are exaggerated, thanks, in part, to its new Criminal Procedure Code. If this is finally the "Vietnam spring" investors have been waiting for, what's in it for lawyers?
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September 07, 1999 |

A Look Inside The Big Five

The Big Five accounting firms are not only raiding the partnerships of major law firms for tax professionals, but are hitting law schools also, with stepped-up recruiting programs to hire young lawyers at the earliest opportunity.
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