Vol. 4, No. 15, Spring 2011
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Vol. 4, No. 15, Spring 2011
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Contents
Telecommunication Concessions and Licenses in the Dominican Republic
As the world becomes more globalized, the need to expand, to explore new horizons becomes inevitable. Currently, consumers are more aware of new products, latest technologies, gadgets, business... Consumers are...Read more
Estíbaliz Diez
Director Legal & Regulatory, Onemax, Dominican Republic
Anti-Money Laundering Functions of Credit Organizations in Russia
This paper provides you brief observation of anti-money laundering (hereafter-AML) functions assigned to the credit organizations in Russia.
AML requirements are vary greatly from region to region. Although Russia follows...Read more

Stella Gukova
Head of Legal and Compliance, JCS Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank, Russian Federation
Skills Development Partnership
In terms of in-house human resource policies, each employee must have an agreed development plan for each year and attend a minimum prescribed number of training days. In addition to...Read more
Willie du Plessis
General Manager (Legal), Eskom Holdings Limited, South Africa
The Importance of Strategic Management of an In-House Function
This article seeks to emphasize the importance of Managers having a strategic approach to the management of their In-house teams. Managers must be deliberate when faced with choices and those...Read more

Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
Voice over the Internet: Inter-carrier Compensation Issues Create Challenges for US In-house Lawyers
This article discusses regulatory issues in the USA surrounding how telecommunications carriers compensate each other for terminating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls. Because VoIP calls originate on a software...Read more

Ted Price
Associate General Counsel, Level 3 Communications, Inc., USA
What's in a Name? Structured Products Disclosure and Labeling in the US and EU
One of the many ripples in the wake of the financial crisis has been a renewed emphasis on regulation intended to enhance investor protection. Structured products, which have increasingly been...Read more

Margaret Scullin
Partner, Fisherbroyles, USA
Recognizing the In-House Counsel's Role of 'Compliance Generalist' as a Formal Practice Area of Law
For many years, a number of large law firms have offered highly specialized practice areas dealing with various compliance requirements in specific and discrete areas of the law. A few...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
External Advisor, Global Legal and Compliance, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.; Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law, n/a, USA
Different Methods of 'Dominating the Market'
In the sphere of telecommunication in the Russian Federation the operator may dominate the market for telecommunications services in three different statuses.
1. Like a natural monopoly (According to the Law on...Read more
Yury Bochenkov
Head of Legal Department, Orange Business Services, Russia
Managing Open Source Agreements and Licenses


Open Source Software (OSS) is generally software wherein the source code is available, downloadable without cost, can be modified, and the modifications are distributable. Thus, OSS provides an alternative and...Read more
Teddy Chen
Director of IP and Assoc. General Counsel, EMC Corporation, USA

Kevin Perkins
Director, Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property, EMC Corporation, USA
Joseph D'Angelo
Attorney, EMC Corporation, USA
King III: Under The Governance Tree
King III[1] came into effect on 1 March 2010 superseding King II.[2] The drafters of King III were convened by the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa to...Read more
Alyson D’Oyley
Company Secretary, African Rainbow Minerals Limited, South Africa
Universal Service in Argentina: The Challenge of Communicating Argentina
The Universal Service (US) in Argentina could and should be defined as the permanent, state-run program aimed at developing objective and consistent policies conducive to a genuine communication infrastructure deployment...Read more
Jorge de Lucio
Senior Legal Affairs Manager, Nextel Communications Argentina S.R.L., Argentina
Public Auctions for Purchasing Medicines in Russia
The Government of the Russian Federation spent about EUR 1 billion according to the recently published results of main public auctions for purchase of medicines for state-funded programs. Government forecasts...Read more
Mariya Tsintsadze
Senior Legal Counsel, Protek Group, Russia
Practical Steps and Approaches for Handling and Managing Regulatory Investigations
Increasing levels of legislation across markets increases regulatory risks, including risks from investigations, for both firms and individuals. This is likely to require renewed focus on compliance as well as...Read more
Ifeanyi Uyanneh
Director, Compliance, Affinion International Limited, UK
Recent Trends in US Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation

In 2010 mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A’) activity rebounded from recent lows with U.S. activity up 16.3% in 2010 over 2009. With this rebound came a number of new new structural...Read more
Sam Snider
Vice President & Lead Acquisition Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Ken Thompson
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, Reed Elsevier, Inc., USA
Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in Turkey
Between 1994 and 1995, Turkey conducted necessary legislative studies to establish an efficient and contemporary industrial property system and obtained very important concrete results. Turkey has ratified many international agreements...Read more

Gaye Ramazanoglu Partlak
Intellectual Property Specialist, Sanovel Ilac San.ve Tic. A.S., Turkey
Frame-work of Copyright Law in India - Proposed Changes in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 and Impact on the Media & Entertainment Industry
The Indian Media and Entertainment Industry (M&E Industry) is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 14 percent per annum over next five years to reach USD...Read more
Ghanashyam Hegde
Associate Director-Legal, Abbott India Limited, India
Head in the Clouds: Navigating the Legal Cloud Nebula: Part2
In the world of computing and technology much has happened in a short time. This is especially true with respect to the new (sort of) technology known as “cloud computing”....Read more

Joseph Bambara
Attorney at Law, WithersworldWide/UCNY, USA