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June 08, 2011 |

Analysis of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions: a First Test

In their Corporate and Securities Litigation column, Sarah S. Gold and Richard L. Spinogatti of Proskauer Rose discuss important developments that have applied the law expansively in favor of whistleblower employees: a decision construing the anti-retaliation provisions to cover those who provide information not only directly to the SEC, but also a host of other types of disclosures; and the release of the long-awaited final rules by the SEC.
10 minute read
May 03, 2013 |

The 'Rogue Employee' and Dogs That Eat Homework

Have you ever noticed, when companies become the focus of a compliance scandal, that one of the first instincts of the company spokesperson is to blame the bad act on the proverbial "rogue employee"?
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Not Afraid to Litigate--or Negotiate: Kirkland & Ellis
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Kirkland & Ellis partner William Pratt led the team that represented Discover in its landmark $2.75 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard. We talked with him about the challenges to the litigation.

July 01, 2013 |

Big Deals

The largest recent European M&A deals and the law firms that worked on them.
6 minute read
May 03, 2010 |

Dealmaker: Douglas Campbell

'Project Swap' most complex transaction in broker's 27-year career
10 minute read
January 31, 2012 |

Microsoft's John Frank Examines E-Discovery's Impact on Global Ethics

Global corporate ethics are a largely untapped major market for e-discovery technology, Microsoft Deputy GC John Frank said in his keynote speech, the first at this year's LegalTech New York.
4 minute read
March 20, 2012 |

Eastern District Patent Suits

Patent suits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from March 9 to March 15 include cases brought by Adaptix Inc., ISwitch LLC, Landmark Technology LLC, Lone Star Document Management LLC, NovelPoint Security LLC, Powerline Innovations LLC, Soverain Software LLC and Smartphone Technologies LLC.
16 minute read
June 28, 2007 |

An A-List Firm Takes the Road Less Traveled

The American Lawyer's fifth annual A-List proves anew that breaking into the top tier of elite firms, and staying there, requires consistent effort, and that attaining a perfect score on any one measure -- revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction and diversity -- isn't enough to snag a place on the list. One firm that's an A-List perennial is Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. As that firm's experience illustrates, money alone won't buy a spot among the elite.
15 minute read
July 11, 2005 |

Everybody Comes to the ITC

In the past it was caulking guns and plastic bags. Today it's Viagra and flash memory circuits. Once the trouble hailed from Europe and Canada. Now China is the big target. But over time, most of America's intellectual property concerns get run through the Section 337 docket at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
10 minute read
February 26, 2010 |

DOJ Unit That Prosecutes FCPA to Bulk Up 'Substantially'

Anti-corruption enforcement is bulking up. Already the acknowledged leader in global enforcement, the Department of Justice unit that prosecutes Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases will soon grow "substantially," according to the lawyer who runs it. Mark Mendelsohn, deputy chief of the fraud section's criminal division, said his section "may grow as much as 50 percent in size in the next year or two." At the same time, he added, he expects companies to play an increasingly aggressive role in thwarting corruption.
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