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Abu Dhabi - World Of Tomorrow
Editor: Please tell us about your backgrounds. Griffin: I am a partner in the Investment Funds and Private Equity group. As the name implies, we specialize in investment funds, both private equity and hedge funds. I moved to Abu Dhabi about eight months ago to launch our practice in the region....
Read More"Anti-Steering" Insurance Laws: State Censorship Of Consumer Information Treads On First Amendment Rights
Anyone who ever needed his automobile repaired after an accident - which is to say nearly anyone who has ever owned a car - knows the situation. Your car is unexpectedly put out of commission.You need body repairs immediately, and you want the job done right. But you find yourself devoid of...
Read MoreAnnual Compliance Obligations Of Investment Funds
SEC Form D And Blue Sky Filing Requirements Issuers that offer and sell interests in hedge funds, private equity funds or other pooled investment vehicles (each a "fund") are required to file a Form D with the SEC and amend their Form D filings on the anniversary of their last filing, if the...
Read MoreHonest Services Fraud And Antitrust: Will The Supreme Court Rewrite The Rules For "Competition Crimes"?
The trio of honest services fraud cases to be decided by the Supreme Court this term - U.S. v. Black , U.S. v. Skilling and U.S. v. Weyhrauch - have the potential to effect a major change in criminal enforcement policy at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ("the Division"). The...
Read MoreSupreme Court Overturns Restriction On Corporate and Union Spending In Elections
On January 21, in a decision written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court by a five-to-four voteoverturned decades of restrictions on the ability of corporations and labor unions to use general treasury funds in support of, or opposition to, candidates for federal office.The Court did...
Read MoreWhat's Old Is New: The UK Supreme Court
Editor: Please tell our readers a little bit about your background. Lidsky: I graduated from Harvard Law School in 2004 and then clerked for Judge Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. After that I joined the appellate staff of the civil division of the U.S. Justice...
Read MoreControlling The Costs Of Intellectual Property Litigation
In 2009, the cost of the average patent lawsuit, which was $5,000,000 in 2007, rose to $5,500,000.1The increased cost of patent litigation was indicative of the overall trend in intellectual property (IP) litigation. Across the board, the cost of IP litigation has risen substantially in recent...
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