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China - A Marketplace Of Opportunities And Challenges - Part I An Overview of the Recent Legal and Regulatory Changes Affecting Foreign Investment in China

Part II of this article will appear in the April issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. While the recent financial turmoil in the U.S. credit markets badly impacts the availability of financing deals in the U.S. and the EU, the Chinese market will continue to be a marketplace to attract...

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Court Reforms Needed - Yet California Facing Budget Reductions

Editor's Note: Many general counsel and their CEOs are not aware of the total costs of litigation because typically defense costs are expensed annually by the legal department while liability costs are expensed by the business unit at the time a payment is made to the plaintiff. Based on...

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A Snapshot Of Supporting And Patron Law Firms' London Offices

Akin Gump StraussHauer &Feld llp The London office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is the center for the firm's international practice, comprising lawyers managing complex corporate, energy, project finance and development, investment funds, Russia/CIS and emerging markets...

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California:A Great Business Location - With Only A Few Drawbacks

Editor: Describe the advantages of California as a business location. Reddick: California is an attractive business location due to a highly skilled labor force, a well-developed infrastructure and access to a wide variety of capital resources. California has a broad and deep post-secondary...

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The Status Of IP Protection In China

Editor: Tell us about your background and current IP practice, including with respect to U.S. companies complying with Chinese law and Chinese companies in the U.S. complying with U.S. law. Hu: I have a B.A. in physics from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Maryland. My...

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Uncertain About Subprime And CDO Exposures - An Internal Investigation May Be In Order

Editor: Please discuss your experience with internal investigations and related civil litigation. Kaufhold: The focus of my practice is securities litigation and investigations. Approximately half of the securities cases that I've handled have involved some form of internal investigation,...

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Launching A Climate Change Practice - A Portent Of Things To Come

Editor: What were the factors that led the firm to set up a special practice group to serve clients who have a known or potential liability for GHG emissions or other possible violations of environmental, social and ethical obligations? Our climate change practice developed organically as our...

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