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Disrupting Procurement: The Process Contract and Other Avenues
Jodie Burger
Fortunately, for procuring authorities, process contracts can generally be excluded with a well-drafted exclusion clause in the tender.
FEMA Will Audit Emergency Response Efforts After Hurricane Maria
Sidney F. Ansbacher
New law requires FEMA to audit failed hurricane contracts.
Issue Spotting Guide for Assessing Inbound to U.S. Travel Issues
Kathleen M. Peregoy
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for management and human resources representatives when making decisions and advising employees/management on travel and immigration-related concerns.
Blockchain 101
Peter Brown
The rapidly developing technology is good for much more than just cryptocurrency exchange. What do lawyers need to know?
Building Blocks
G. Christian Roux
Everyone agrees U.S. infrastructure is in lamentable shape. Can Congress and the Trump administration muster the courage to do something about it?
Recent Developments on Privacy and Data Protection in Brazil
Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva and Camila Taliberti Ribeiro da Silva
A change of paradigm is urgent and requires a robust legislation on personal data protection.
Five Easy Ways to Bolster Your Company’s Global Business Compliance
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Beyond the Basics
When the Levy Breaks
Warren Friedman
Tariffs on construction materials are capricious, unpredictable, and often spectacularly ill-timed. How can the industry prepare?
CEO Acquitted of Securities Fraud Charge
Bart Daniel
On April 19, 2017, after a two-week trial, a federal jury unanimously acquitted Revolutions Medical Corporation (RMCP) CEO Rondald Wheet on all three counts of securities fraud and false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Lawyer Commendations Feature Makes It Easy to Recommend Top Legal Talent
Best Lawyers
Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.
Q&A with Ricardo Coelho and Júlio César Bueno of 2018 Brazilian “Law Firm of the Year” Pinheiro Neto Advogados’ Project Finance and Development Practice
Best Lawyers
Can you tell me about the characteristics that make up your law firm and the project finance in development practice that led to being recognized as a “Law Firm of the Year”?
New Means of Doing Business, New Legal Institutions?
Joan Roca Sagarra
From the public sector to the new cooperative private businesses, we will have to review the traditional legal institutions.
Central Intelligence
Françoise Gilbert
To truly flourish, the smart cities of tomorrow must harness their data—but make sure they are doing so legally, ethically, and securely.
“Defend Trade Secrets Act” Signed Into Law Effective May 11, 2016
Brooks Kushman
The Defendant Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (“DTSA”), was signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016. The new statute creates broad private federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation and has been hailed as “the most sweeping change to the nation’s intellectual property laws in a generation or more.”
“Change” Comes to Washington—What to Expect
Harold P. Coxson, Jr.
On January 20, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, with an ambitious agenda set for the first 100 days, including the confirmation of his cabinet appointees and a yet-to-be-named Supreme Court nominee.
Issue Spotting Guide for Assessing Outbound from U.S. Travel Issues
Neil S. Dornbaum
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for management on travel and immigration-related concerns.
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The Global Employer: Strategies and Best Practices for an International Workforce
Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
Developing and retaining an international workforce is essential to competing in the global marketplace.
Going Into Business With a Partner
Thomas J. Nichols
So you're thinking of going into business with somebody else? Maybe a friend or a family member. Or perhaps somebody who already is a business acquaintance. There are a couple things that you might want to consider as you think about going into a venture with a partner.
Accessorial Liability in the Fissured Workplace
Rohen Cullen and Caroline O’Connor
The wilfully blind beware.
How AEQUO Is Embracing Legal Tech
Best Lawyers
Anna Babych discusses AEQUO's 2019 Ukranian "Law Firm of the Year" award in Mergers & Acquisitions Law with Best Lawyers.
Factors to Consider When Naming a Health Care Agent
Anthony J. Enea
A health care agent can make medical decisions for you and see that your end of life wishes are respected.
