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The Hidden Costs Of New Federal Air Quality Regulations: Information Collection Requests And What You Can Do About Them
“Everyone” knows that new environmental regulations can impact a company’s bottom line. This is particularly true for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations under the federal Clean Air Act, which can impact huge numbers of facilities spanning broad sectors...
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E-Discovery Cost-Shifting
Electronic discovery costs continue to rise. Litigants are forever seeking ways to reduce e-discovery costs across all phases of the process. An attractive option for big companies with voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) is to attempt to shift e-discovery costs to the opponent....
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Antitrust Law: At Home And In Canada
Editor: I last interviewed you in October 2010. What are some of the recent trends in the economies of Canada and the U.S. that have affected antitrust? Brown: The economic recovery in Canada has been somewhat tentative, but it has weathered the storm better than many other economies. I don...
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Moscow Office Taps Opportunity In Russia's Telecom And Media Markets
Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. We understand you are consistently ranked as one of Russia's leading technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) lawyers. Naglis: After graduating from law school in 1997, I joined the Moscow office of Patterson Belknap Webb...
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Houston - A Beacon Of Light For Those Seeking Opportunity
Editor: According to the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 38 percent of all jobs created in the U.S. in 2010 were created in Texas. To what do you attribute this remarkable feat? Meadows: Texas is a great place to do business. It is the second largest economy in the United States,...
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Compassion, Courage And Conviction: Pro Bono At King & Spalding
Editor: Bill, please remind our readers of your professional background. Hoffmann: In 1978 I began practicing law after a career in academia. Since being named King & Spalding's only full-time pro bono partner , I have divided my time between administering the pro bono program,...
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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinion In Halliburton Case
On June 6, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. , resolving a conflict among the circuits on whether plaintiffs alleging securities fraud must prove "loss causation"- i.e. , that the investment losses...
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