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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
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
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