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20 November 2009HTML DocumentNY court rules class can seek to recover funds in Philippine abuse case
New York Law Journal
Media Coverage - Supreme Court & Appellate, United States

Charles Rothfeld quoted on client Philippine National Bank recovering funds for human rights abuses committed by former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, saying that the Philippines had treated funds recovered from Marcos-era figures as "belonging generally to the government" and dedicated them to public purposes such as agrarian reform.

19 November 2009HTML DocumentEnding Russia’s long road to the WTO
Law 360
Media Coverage - Global Trade, Belgium

Edward Borovikov quoted on Russia’s request to join the WTO, saying when Russia submitted its request to join the WTO in 1993, the Soviet Union had fallen less than two years before, and the significant economic and political changes in the intervening 16 years have made the accession process very complex. Subscription required

19 November 2009HTML DocumentDel. high court affirms $10M win for Italiana Coke
Law 360
Media Coverage - Litigation & Dispute Resolution, United States

Joe De Simone quoted on the affirmation of a $10 million default judgment for Italiana Coke and Energy Coal. Subscription required.

18 November 2009PDF DocumentProtecting Against WMD Proliferators
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Media Coverage - Global Financial Markets InitiativeGovernment RelationsLitigation & Dispute Resolution, United States

Bylined article by Alex Lakatos and Carol Bilzi discusses the Office of Foreign Control Assets (OFAC).

17 November 2009HTML DocumentCongress goes full bore on governance legislation
Compliance Week
Media Coverage - Corporate Governance, United States

Andrew Pincus quoted on corporate governance legislation initiatives in Congress. Subscription required.

17 November 2009HTML DocumentIRS official, practitioners discuss privilege issues
Tax Analysts
Media Coverage - Tax Controversy, United States

Larry Langdon quoted on privilege issues in tax audits and litigation.

16 November 2009VideoClearing – who decides?
FinancialTimes.com
Media Coverage - Derivatives & Structured ProductsGlobal Financial Markets InitiativeStructured Finance, United States

Ed Parker interviewed on the debate over who should decide which OTC derivatives are cleared - regulators or clearers.

13 November 2009HTML DocumentHong Kong is new target of US crackdown on taxes
Bloomberg.com
Media Coverage - Hong Kong

David Ellis quoted on US prosecutors pursuing corporations in Hong Kong evading federal taxes.

12 November 2009HTML DocumentJapan credit –default swaps seen unraveling on Aiful’s bad debts
Bloomberg.com
Media Coverage - Banking & FinanceDerivatives & Structured ProductsGlobal Financial Markets InitiativeStructured Finance, United States

Paul Forrester quoted on consumer confidence in the Japanese derivatives market.

12 November 2009HTML DocumentUS companies must learn to use Chinese courts: Attys
Law 360
Media Coverage - Global Trade, United States

Tim Keeler quoted on the importance of companies learning to litigate in Chinese administrative bodies and courts over trade disputes. Subscription required.

12 November 2009HTML DocumentFDIC extends securitization safe harbor
Total Securitization
Media Coverage - Global Financial Markets InitiativeSecuritization, United States

Jason Kravitt quoted on the FDIC’s safe harbor rule for securitizations. Subscription required.

12 November 2009HTML DocumentIntellectual Values
Global Finance Magazine
Media Coverage - Global Financial Markets InitiativeIntellectual PropertySecuritization, United States

Greg Frantz quoted on intellectual property securitization.

10 November 2009PDF Document‘Brazil Cotton’ makes trade retaliation operational
Law 360
Media Coverage - Global Trade, United States

Bylined article by Duane Layton, Edward Borovikov, Paulette Vander Schueren and Matthew McConkey discusses a World Trade Organization arbitration decision clarifying how and to what extent the industries of a WTO-member government may be targeted for countermeasures when the government has provided WTO-illegal subsidies.

10 November 2009HTML DocumentDodd bill requires swap clearing unless exempted
Reuters
Media Coverage - Banking & Financial Services, Derivatives & Structured ProductsGlobal Financial Markets InitiativeStructured Finance, United States

Paul Forrester quoted on the financial regulation reform bill, introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd, which states that contracts in the derivatives market would need to be cleared through central counterparties unless exempted by US regulators.

9 November 2009External DocumentMidway makes a comeback
Crain's Chicago Business
Media Coverage - Infrastructure, United States

John Schmidt quoted on the privatization of Midway airport.

9 November 2009External DocumentJustices to study patents on business methods
Wall Street Journal
Media Coverage - Supreme Court & Appellate, United States

Andy Pincus quoted on the Bilski patent case that will be argued at the Supreme Court.

6 November 2009HTML DocumentCan you patent an idea?
CNBC organization
Media Coverage - Supreme Court & Appellate, United States

Andrew Pincus appeared on CNBC's Power Lunch to discuss the Bilski patent case that will be argued at the Supreme Court.

6 November 2009External DocumentFinancial system overhaul slow, but coming: experts
Law 360
Media Coverage - Financial Services Regulatory & EnforcementGlobal Financial Markets Initiative, United States

Charles Horn quoted on financial regulatory reform. Subscription required.

4 November 2009HTML DocumentMayer Brown Associate Makes Debut Before Supreme Court
Multiple News Outlets
Media Coverage - Supreme Court & Appellate, United States

Steve Sanders, an associate in the Supreme Court & Appellate practice, argued his first case before the Supreme Court on Nov. 4. In Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, Sanders went up against former Solicitor General Paul Clement, who has now argued in front of the Court 51 times. The question presented involves the scope of prosecutorial immunity in section 1983 actions.

4 November 2009PDF DocumentTo do or not to do – pro bono work in state criminal trial courts
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Media Coverage - Pro Bono, United States

Bylined article by Marc Kadish discusses pro bono work in state criminal trial courts.

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