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Pharmaceutical Advertising in Denmark - Where did Freedom of Expression go?
Differences in the legal approach to advertisement of pharmaceuticals still exist within the European Union even though Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November...Read more
Nicolai Ellehuus
Attorney-at-Law, Novo Nordisk Inc, USA
Legal Issues Raised by the Collection of Electronically Stored Information in Russia and China

Collections of electronically stored information (“ESI”) around the world often implicate local law including restrictions protecting the privacy rights of the individuals from whom data is collected. Collections of ESI...Read more
Patrick Zeller
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Guidance Software, USA
Patrick Burke
Assistant General Counsel, Guidance Software, USA
Navigating the Turbulent Seas of 21st Century Markets in a 20th Century Boat: How to Keep the Winds of Regulation from Creating a Perfect Storm.
If regulation is the raison d’être of the regulatory counsel, then positive regulatory change is its joie de vivre. In fact, deregulation to a regulatory counsel is somewhat like a...Read more

Harisha Bastiampillai
Senior Attorney, Tata Communications International Pte, USA
Patent Reform: How do we cross the finish line?

Over the last several years, widespread abuse of patent litigation has imposed a severe tax on domestic and international companies. A disproportionate amount of this tax is born by high...Read more

Jeremiah Chan
Legal Director, Google Inc., USA

Matt Fawcett
Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary, Network Appliance Inc, USA
The Globalization of Clinical Trials - Challenges, Opportunities and a Path Forward


In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have expanded clinical research in emerging markets around the world and increasingly involving populations that traditionally have had limited or no access to clinical trials...Read more
Marc Wilenzick
Chief Compliance Counsel, R&D, Pfizer Inc, USA

Justin McCarthy
SVP Global Policy and International Public Affairs, Pfizer Inc., USA
Cara Cuenot
Lead counsel for the BioCorrection Research Unit, Pfizer Inc, USA
Practical Advice for Managing Patent: Litigation for the Small Legal Department Practitioner
In-house counsel for small and medium sized companies often must manage a broad spectrum of transactional, corporate governance, regulatory and litigation responsibilities. While the variety and scope of these responsibilities...Read more
Dan Anixt
President, Turnbull Counsulting LLC, USA
Dealing With Clients and Other Attorneys From Around the Globe: An International Labor and Employment Lawyer's Perspective
All attorneys -- no matter where they practice law and no matter the area in which they practice -- face challenges in dealing with their clients. The same is true...Read more
Steve Cohn
Managing Counsel, Global Labor and Employment Law, McDonald's Corporation, USA
Recent Trends in US Mergers and Acquisitions: Litigation and Regulatory Actions

Both anecdotal and quantitative data confirm that global mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A’) activity collapsed alongside the global financial markets in the second half of 2008. According to Capital IQ deal...Read more
Sam Snider
Vice President & Lead Acquisition Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Ken Thompson
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, Reed Elsevier, Inc., USA
Reading Between the Lines: Competitive Intelligence Through EDGAR Filings
The majority of corporate legal professionals practicing in the United States on behalf of publicly-traded companies (or “issuers,” pursuant to U.S. securities law parlance) are familiar with EDGAR – more...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA
Leveraging Outside Vendors in a Changing Legal Landscape
Due to economic realities, in-house counsel are being forced to address greater risk exposure and mounting legal requirements, using notably reduced resources. In the drive to do more with less,...Read more
Michael Bell c/o Jane Foley
Founder and managing principal, Fronterion, USA