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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
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1929 Crash. SEC. Bank Failures. FDIC. Savings and Loan Crisis. FIRREA. Enron/Andersen/WorldCom. SOX. Compensation Abuse. CD&A. Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. FHFA. Lehman/AIG/Global Financial Crisis. TARP, TALF and Dodd-Frank.
See a pattern?...Read more
Mark Ohringer
Global General Counsel, Jones Lang LaSalle, USA
Head in the Clouds: Navigating the Legal Cloud Nebula
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
Increased Evolution of Regulations Affecting the Pharmaceutical Law Practice
The increase of regulations over the last two to five years for pharmaceutical companies has become a nightmare for sales representatives working for those companies and for internal staff charged...Read more
Jean Frydman
Partner, Fox Rothschild , USA
US and International Codes on Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices and Interaction with Healthcare Professionals - A Comparative Analysis and Outlook on Harmonization by FCPA Enforcement
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on pharmaceutical marketing practices and interactions between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals. Concerns about real and perceived improprieties have led to...Read more
Roy Birnbaum
Counsel, Human Health International, Merck & Co, Inc., USA
The Impact of the Fraud and Abuse Laws on Pharmaceutical Advertising and Marketing Compliance: A Manufacturer's Perspective
The intersection between the health care fraud and abuse laws and pharmaceutical marketing practices in the U.S. raises interesting compliance issues for pharmaceutical manufacturers, particularly in light of the newly...Read more
Leslie Restaino
General Counsel, Validus Pharmaceuticals, USA