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In China, Competition Is Heating Up
Never mind the domestic business climate. During the second quarter of 2010, China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy behind the United States with nearly $1.34 trillion in gross domestic product, and firms with a beachhead in the People's Republic are profiting by that growth.
Continental Breakfast: John Pickering, Irwin Mitchell
American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. This week, John Pickering, CEO of U.K. personal injury specialist Irwin Mitchell, discusses the firm's conversion to an Alternative Business Structure and the prospect of raising outside capital.
The 2012 Patent Litigation Survey
Patent reform helped spur a burst in litigation, but it's still a big game of Whack-a-Troll.It's Still a Game of Whack-a-Troll
Patent reform helps spur a burst in litigation in our latest Patent Litigation Survey.
Patent Enforcement's 'Black Box'
When Microsoft Corp. won a patent suit against Motorola Mobility Inc. at the International Trade Commission last year, it looked like a decisive victory. In reality, it turned out to be just the first round of the fight.
Asia Practice Special Report: Competition Heats Up in China
During the second quarter of 2010, China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy behind the U.S., with nearly $1.34 trillion in gross domestic product, and firms with a beachhead in the People's Republic are profiting by that growth. "The underlying trend of an increasing interaction between China and the rest of the world is good for international firms like us who specialize in doing things like cross-border transactions," said Rowland Cheng, managing partner of the Shanghai office of Latham & Watkins.So Simple to State, So Hard to Apply
Vinson & Elkins' Ari M. Berman and Lyndsey R. Cholak write: Where documents are located, and whether a company has sufficient control over them such that it can be compelled to produce them in litigation are, by themselves, simple concepts. But, when applied to the labyrinthine organizational charts of multinational companies, they can become significant and costly litigation issues.Arbitration Scorecard 2013: Treaty Disputes
Treaty arbitrations active in 2011–13 in which at least $100 million was at stake.
The Great Search Forward: Baidu Finds Opportunity in Google's Crisis
Search engine Baidu is poised to extend its lead in China now that Google has left the world's biggest Internet market. But Baidu is also succeeding because it has savvy executives with international experience like general counsel Victor Liang.Trending Stories
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