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Telecommunications: The challenges of In-house Legal Departments in an environment of constant technology innovation and regulatory changes.
Law schools usually teach future lawyers to work based on a very important tool: case law, that is, the collection of reported cases and their decisions that throughout the years...Read more
Ricardo Lagreca
Legal Manager, Sky Brasil Serviçosa., Brazil
Fighting the fog: How to provide comprehensible advice on regulatory matters making sure that it is perceived as an added value
The role of the regulatory affairs (and antitrust) department in a vertically integrated company operating in highly regulated markets is by definition a central one.
Most of the activities carried...Read more
Rosario Baratta
General Counsel, Gsma, Italy
'Virtual Infringement' - Is it real?
How to deal with IP infringement in Virtual Worlds
Participating in virtual worlds (‘VWs’) is big entertainment and big business. Given the enormous and diverse participation in these computer generated environments, VWs offer an exciting new channel for intellectual...Read more
Karen Hallenstein
Supervising Counsel, Intellectual Property, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
Jane Perrier
General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
The changing nature of the decision-making activity of the European Court of Justice and the regulatory approach of the European Commission in the field of telecommunications regulation
For more than ten years I have been working as a lawyer in the telecommunications industry (I will stick to the traditional term “telecoms/telecommunications” instead of the only recently introduced...Read more
Alice Selby
Senior Manager of Regulation, Data Privacy Officer, T-Mobile Czech Republic a. s., Czech Republic
The business risk of M&A activity and the role of internal audit function in the risk management process
Mergers and acquisitions represent a dynamic process of corporate culture and strategy. Empirical evidence indicates a high rate of failure of M&A’s to create value for the shareholders of the...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Criminal Cartels and Liability of Corporate Managers
Recent cases in the UK and the US have highlighted the risks for company directors and managers taking part in cartels which are subject to criminal penalties under UK and...Read more
Beatrice Roxburgh
Senior Tutor, The University of Law, UK
Playing with Privilege
The paper argues that there are no sound a priori reasons for courts disallowing privilege in respect of communications between corporations and in-house counsel. It proposes that disallowing privilege for...Read more
Mitchell Landrigan
Legal Counsel - Access & Interconnect, Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
Regulatory risks during M&A projects:
A comparison of European, UK and US frameworks
Mergers and acquisitions represent a dynamic process of corporate culture and strategy. Empirical evidence indicates a high rate of failure of M&A's to create value for the shareholders of the...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Basic Patent Law in Brazil, and Recent Developments
The largest country in South America by both geography and population, Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1500. It remained a colony of Portugal until 1822, when Brazil declared...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA
Current and Future Challenges Facing In-House Counselors and Legal Advisors Electronic (Mobile) Communications Sector
Provision of electronic communications and, especially, mobile communications is one of the fastest developing sectors in Europe and the World. However, due to the 'public interest' of communications services and...Read more
Mojca Stros
Senior Adviser for Regulatory and Legal Affairs, Telekom Slovenije D.D., Slovenia