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The Newly Invigorated CPSC
On August 14, 2008, the president signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvements Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"), significantly adding to the budget, the oversight responsibilities and enforcement powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC" or the "Commission"), an agency with regulatory...
Read MoreReflecting Today's Increased Globalization And Technology: Kelley Drye's Brussels Office
Editor: Can you describe the strategic benefits of your firm's Brussels office? Van Landuyt: We represent clients in all aspects of European law. Brussels is the capital of the European Union and most of the decision making for the EU takes place in this city. Kelley Drye opened its Brussels...
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Making It Stop: A Practical Guide To Challenging Your Competitor's Advertising Claims
You are an in-house attorney or outside counsel and your client brings a competitor's advertising claim to your attention, convinced that it cannot be substantiated. Your instructions are clear: make it stop. What are your options, and what factors should influence your recommended course of...
Read MoreNew Developments In Communications: Mobile Commerce
Editor: You and your firm represent many technology-based companies, particularly in the communications area. How did you become involved in this area? Kelly: I have been representing communications companies since I graduated from law school in 1987. At the time, there were virtually no...
Read MoreClearing The Path For New Communications Technologies: VoIP And The NET 911 Improvement Act
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based applications and services represent one of the most disruptive forces to impact the communications marketplace over the past decade. VoIP has changed the way we think about distances, locations, telephones, and the distinctions between voice and data. As...
Read MoreA Culture Of Compliance: The Best Way To Avoid Internal Investigations
Editor: Prior to joining Kelley Drye, you were at a boutique firm that focused on white collar criminal defense work. Can you tell me a bit about Buchwald & Kaufman and the types of matters it handled? Keneally: There were three of us at Buchwald & Kaufman (Don Buchwald, Alan Kaufman and...
Read MoreRecent Delaware Decisions Affecting Advance Notice Bylaws
In general, stockholders of Delaware corporations are entitled to raise, at an annual meeting, any matter that would properly be a subject of stockholder vote, such as election of a dissident state of directors. Stockholders are also entitled to do so at a special meeting, so long as the matter...
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