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The Abigail Alliance Case: Moving The Discussion On Access To Developmental Drugs Forward

Editor: Mr. Wood, would you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Wood: I am a partner in the litigation department at Kelley Drye & Warren. I have been at the firm since 1992 and a partner since 2001. Early in my career, I was engaged in a great deal of toxic tort...

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The Leegin Case: Antitrust Prohibition On Minimum Resale Price Maintenance Subject To The Rule Of Reason

Editor: Mr. Delacourt, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Delacourt: I am currently in private practice with the law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where I specialize in antitrust law. Prior to joining the firm, I served as Chief...

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Supreme Court's Twombly Decision Should Benefit Defendants In Many Commercial Cases

Having to spend time and money in discovery and additional motion practice on a meritless case because the judge felt bound to allow plaintiff to develop its case in discovery should be much less likely following the Supreme Court's watershed decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly.1 Expressing...

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SPACs - Continuing To Grow And Evolve

A special purpose acquisition corporation, commonly known as a "SPAC," and formally a "development stage company," is a corporation formed for the purpose of raising capital through an initial public offering ("IPO") of its securities, in order to fund an acquisition of an existing operating...

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Kelley Drye's Chicago Office: Success From Small Beginnings

Editor: Mr. Kelly, would you give our readers some idea of your professional experience? Kelly: I grew up in the Chicago area and attended John Marshall Law School, graduating in 1987. I began working for a small firm in Chicago. During the early 1990s I began to focus more and more of my...

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Ground Zero In The Trade Wars

Geneva, Switzerland - In great news for drivers, the World Trade Organization has ruled that police cannot ticket you for driving 65 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone as long as you drive below the limit long enough to offset your speeding. You can even do 90 mph, as long as on average you drive 55...

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"Pink Sheets" - Part II

Pink Sheets launched OTCQX, a new market tier providing a premier trading, quotation and disclosure venue for securities of the highest quality companies in the United States' over-the-counter markets. On May 15, 2006, Pink Sheets, LLC began accepting applications to OTCQX and the International...

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