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October 2012

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Lawyers For Civil Justice (LCJ), Goals And Achievements
H. Mills Gallivan, Wayne B. Mason, Marc E. Williams, Jeffrey W. Jackson, Thomas H. Hill
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)

Dodd-Frank Two Years Later: Part I

Law Firms

Bringing To Bear Litigation And Transactional Experience In Guiding Complex Transactions
Charles E. Dropkin
Proskauer
The Diminished Scope Of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections After Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), LLC
Nicole H. Sprinzen
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Section Feature

LCJ: 25 Years Of Defense Bar Leadership And Partnering With The Corporate Community
Edward W. Mullins, Michael A. Pope, Stephen G. Morrison, Rex K. Linder, John H. Martin
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)

Organizations

Lawyers For Civil Justice (LCJ), Goals And Achievements
H. Mills Gallivan, Wayne B. Mason, Marc E. Williams, Jeffrey W. Jackson, Thomas H. Hill
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
DRI: Protecting The Interests Of Corporate Counsel
Mary Massaron Ross
DRI (Voice of the Defense Bar)
Explaining To Your CEO Why Your Budget Is So High And What You Are Doing About It
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Service Providers

Radically Reinvent The Review Process
George Kiersted
Kiersted Systems
Getting It Right: Training And Certification In Predictive Coding
Howard Sklar, Michael Potters
Recommind
Evidence Mounting In The Case For Predictive Coding
William Tolson
Recommind
Today’s E-Discovery, A Matter For Substantive Experts
Garrett Bendel
Complete Discovery Source (CDS Legal)
Trends In Legal Technology: An Ever-Evolving Toolkit
Scott Pittman
Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM)
A Defensible, Secure And Fixed-Cost Managed Review Solution
John Thacher
TechLaw Solutions

Mexico

Section Feature

Mexican Company Embraces Globalization While Preserving Cultural And Business Roots
Alejandro Sanchez-Mujica
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V.

Law Firms

Mexican Anticorruption Law Has International Reach
Fernando de Ovando, Guillermo E. Larrea, Miguel Ishii
Jones Day

Texas

Section Feature

CEO Of Your Career
C. E. Rhodes
Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA)
Baker Hughes Incorporated

Law Firms

PACE: A Smart Way To Finance Retrofits For Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation
Stephen M. Block, James C. Morriss III
Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas-Houston: World-Class Cities – A Global Law Firm
John Strasburger
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Energy Independence vs. Energy Interdependence
Kenneth Culotta
King & Spalding LLP
Texas – Land Of Opportunity
Christine B. LaFollette, J. Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Behind The Scenes Of An Oil And Gas Practice
Scott Schwind
Jones Day

Energy

Bringing To Bear Litigation And Transactional Experience In Guiding Complex Transactions
Charles E. Dropkin
Proskauer
PACE: A Smart Way To Finance Retrofits For Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation
Stephen M. Block, James C. Morriss III
Thompson & Knight LLP
The Evolving Face Of Renewable Energy
David P. Flynn
Phillips Lytle LLP
Energy Independence vs. Energy Interdependence
Kenneth Culotta
King & Spalding LLP
Behind The Scenes Of An Oil And Gas Practice
Scott Schwind
Jones Day
Texas – Land Of Opportunity
Christine B. LaFollette, J. Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Global Citizenship and the Rule of Law

Former Chief Of DOJ Fraud Unit Discusses Healthcare And FCPA Enforcement
Hank Bond Walther
Jones Day
DOJ Is Prosecuting Customs Fraud Through Sarbanes-Oxley’s Obstruction of Justice Statute
Michael J. Coursey
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
The Many Forms Of Foreign Trade
R. Andrew Richards
McCarter & English, LLP
Enforcement Of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran: Corporate Governance In A New World
Wynn H. Segall
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bankruptcy

Trademarks And Bankruptcy: Seventh Circuit Provides Lifeline For Trademark Licensees Confronting Licensor Bankruptcy
Boris I. Mankovetskiy, Lucas F. Hammonds
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Compliance

Avoid The Slippery Slope By Practicing Strict Compliance With Global Antibribery Laws!
Mark E. Thompson
King & Spalding LLP
The UK Bribery Act: Making The UK A Better Place For Business
Daniel Ornstein
Proskauer

Corporate Securities and Finance

The Many Forms Of Foreign Trade
R. Andrew Richards
McCarter & English, LLP
SEC Proposes Rules Easing Prohibition On General Solicitations
Jeffrey S. Hochman, Cristopher Greer, Martin R. Miller
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Supreme Court To Address Standards For Class Certification In Securities Fraud Actions And Contours Of The “Fraud On The Market” Doctrine
Stephen M. Sinaiko, Steven S. Sparling
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Corruption

Former Chief Of DOJ Fraud Unit Discusses Healthcare And FCPA Enforcement
Hank Bond Walther
Jones Day
DOJ Is Prosecuting Customs Fraud Through Sarbanes-Oxley’s Obstruction of Justice Statute
Michael J. Coursey
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Avoid The Slippery Slope By Practicing Strict Compliance With Global Antibribery Laws!
Mark E. Thompson
King & Spalding LLP
Third-Party Intermediaries: Managing Global Corruption Risk
Marc Miller
KPMG LLP
The UK Bribery Act: Making The UK A Better Place For Business
Daniel Ornstein
Proskauer
Mexican Anticorruption Law Has International Reach
Fernando de Ovando, Guillermo E. Larrea, Miguel Ishii
Jones Day

E-discovery

Explaining To Your CEO Why Your Budget Is So High And What You Are Doing About It
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Evidence Mounting In The Case For Predictive Coding
William Tolson
Recommind
Radically Reinvent The Review Process
George Kiersted
Kiersted Systems
Getting It Right: Training And Certification In Predictive Coding
Howard Sklar, Michael Potters
Recommind
Today’s E-Discovery, A Matter For Substantive Experts
Garrett Bendel
Complete Discovery Source (CDS Legal)
A Defensible, Secure And Fixed-Cost Managed Review Solution
John Thacher
TechLaw Solutions

Employment Law

Practical Pointers Following Recent Decision On Investigation Confidentiality
Ellen Rosen Rogoff
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
You're Hired? Balancing The Risks And Benefits Of Criminal Background Checks In Hiring Is More Crucial Than Ever For Government Contractors
Roderick L. Thomas, Erin K. Nord, Dylan Hix
Wiley Rein LLP

Environmental Law

PACE: A Smart Way To Finance Retrofits For Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation
Stephen M. Block, James C. Morriss III
Thompson & Knight LLP
The Worldwide Fast Track For Green Patents
Christine E. Bradley
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
New Gibbons Environmental Partners Discuss Regional Practice Expansion
William S. Hatfield, Camille V. Otero, David J. Freeman
Gibbons P.C.

Global Compliance

Enforcement Of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran: Corporate Governance In A New World
Wynn H. Segall
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Healthcare

Former Chief Of DOJ Fraud Unit Discusses Healthcare And FCPA Enforcement
Hank Bond Walther
Jones Day

Immigration

Democrat vs. Republican Immigration Platforms
Michael D. Patrick
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Insurance and Risk Management

Welcome To The Land Of Liability: An Insurance Recovery Primer For Non-U.S. Businesses With U.S. Operations
William G. Passannante , Cort T. Malone
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Intellectual Property

The Worldwide Fast Track For Green Patents
Christine E. Bradley
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Trademarks And Bankruptcy: Seventh Circuit Provides Lifeline For Trademark Licensees Confronting Licensor Bankruptcy
Boris I. Mankovetskiy, Lucas F. Hammonds
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Internet

What Is A New gTLD And Why You Should Care: A gTLD Primer For Brand Owners
Andrea L. Calvaruso, Nancy H. Lutz
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Investigations

Former Chief Of DOJ Fraud Unit Discusses Healthcare And FCPA Enforcement
Hank Bond Walther
Jones Day
Practical Pointers Following Recent Decision On Investigation Confidentiality
Ellen Rosen Rogoff
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Law Department Management

Connecting What Matters: Clients Weigh In On Law Office Workflow
Eric Laughlin
Thomson Reuters
Explaining To Your CEO Why Your Budget Is So High And What You Are Doing About It
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
What Is A New gTLD And Why You Should Care: A gTLD Primer For Brand Owners
Andrea L. Calvaruso, Nancy H. Lutz
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Mexican Company Embraces Globalization While Preserving Cultural And Business Roots
Alejandro Sanchez-Mujica
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V.

Litigation

Lawyers For Civil Justice (LCJ), Goals And Achievements
H. Mills Gallivan, Wayne B. Mason, Marc E. Williams, Jeffrey W. Jackson, Thomas H. Hill
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
The Diminished Scope Of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections After Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), LLC
Nicole H. Sprinzen
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Welcome To The Land Of Liability: An Insurance Recovery Primer For Non-U.S. Businesses With U.S. Operations
William G. Passannante , Cort T. Malone
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
Explaining To Your CEO Why Your Budget Is So High And What You Are Doing About It
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
LCJ: 25 Years Of Defense Bar Leadership And Partnering With The Corporate Community
Edward W. Mullins, Michael A. Pope, Stephen G. Morrison, Rex K. Linder, John H. Martin
Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
DRI: Protecting The Interests Of Corporate Counsel
Mary Massaron Ross
DRI (Voice of the Defense Bar)
Evidence Mounting In The Case For Predictive Coding
William Tolson
Recommind
Radically Reinvent The Review Process
George Kiersted
Kiersted Systems
Trends In Legal Technology: An Ever-Evolving Toolkit
Scott Pittman
Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM)
Getting It Right: Training And Certification In Predictive Coding
Howard Sklar, Michael Potters
Recommind
Today’s E-Discovery, A Matter For Substantive Experts
Garrett Bendel
Complete Discovery Source (CDS Legal)
A Defensible, Secure And Fixed-Cost Managed Review Solution
John Thacher
TechLaw Solutions
Trademarks And Bankruptcy: Seventh Circuit Provides Lifeline For Trademark Licensees Confronting Licensor Bankruptcy
Boris I. Mankovetskiy, Lucas F. Hammonds
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Supreme Court To Address Standards For Class Certification In Securities Fraud Actions And Contours Of The “Fraud On The Market” Doctrine
Stephen M. Sinaiko, Steven S. Sparling
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Book Review: More Critical Acclaim For Commercial Litigation Treatise

M&A

Bringing To Bear Litigation And Transactional Experience In Guiding Complex Transactions
Charles E. Dropkin
Proskauer
Texas – Land Of Opportunity
Christine B. LaFollette, J. Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Matter Management

Trends In Legal Technology: An Ever-Evolving Toolkit
Scott Pittman
Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM)
A Defensible, Secure And Fixed-Cost Managed Review Solution
John Thacher
TechLaw Solutions

Private Equity

Texas – Land Of Opportunity
Christine B. LaFollette, J. Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Real Estate

PACE: A Smart Way To Finance Retrofits For Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation
Stephen M. Block, James C. Morriss III
Thompson & Knight LLP

Technology

The Worldwide Fast Track For Green Patents
Christine E. Bradley
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Radically Reinvent The Review Process
George Kiersted
Kiersted Systems
Trends In Legal Technology: An Ever-Evolving Toolkit
Scott Pittman
Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM)
Getting It Right: Training And Certification In Predictive Coding
Howard Sklar, Michael Potters
Recommind