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Legal and Business Implications of Shrink-Wrap Agreements: Look Before You Click
Shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements are the fine print you see, among other things, when you click through terms and conditions in accessing an online service (e.g., in connection with a...Read more
Yusuf Cassim
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Licensing and Contracts, The Charles Schwab Corporation, USA
Michael Overly
Partner, Foley & Lardner, USA
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
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
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
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
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
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
Navigating the Social Media Highway
Social media conversations about your dealership, your cars, your accessories, and your services are taking place constantly online. By leveraging social media, manufacturers and dealers can gain customer insight and...Read more
Linda Kleinman
Chief Divison Counsel, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, USA
Standards & Patents: The Increased Interplay Between the Two
The interplay between standards and patents has increased over the last few years. Standards development organizations (SDOs) are continuing to promulgate new common specifications. Patent owners are trying to develop...Read more
Jim Harlan
Senior Attorney, Research In Motion, USA
Hope Shimabuku
Legal Counsel, Research In Motion, USA
Mitigating Risk in Co-Location Engagements
Given the state of the economy, businesses seeking to reduce IT costs have shown increasing interest in co-location and hosting arrangements. Many of these engagements, however, have gone horribly wrong...Read more
Yusuf Cassim
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Licensing and Contracts, The Charles Schwab Corporation, USA