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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of several recent cases.

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Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation

Andrew M. Levine, Bruce E. Yannett, Renata Muzzi Gomes de Almeida, Steven S. Michaels & Ana L. Frischtak

Brazil's Clean Company Law, which imposes corporate civil and administrative liability for bribery of domestic and foreign public officials, is discussed in Part Two of this series.

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Criminal Forfeiture Laws

Robert J. Anello

The government has exercised wide latitude in freezing or seizing assets connected to a charged crime prior to trial.

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Bitcoin: With Virtual Currency, Does Virtually Anything Go? Image

Bitcoin: With Virtual Currency, Does Virtually Anything Go?

Laura Grossfield Birger

All about Bitcoin: The problems and the perks.

<i>BREAKING NEWS:</i> Justices Sit Out Internet Retailers' Sales Tax Dispute Image

<i>BREAKING NEWS:</i> Justices Sit Out Internet Retailers' Sales Tax Dispute

Tony Mauro

Intentionally or not, the U.S. Supreme Court chose Cyber Monday to announce it would not slow down the march of states seeking to impose sales taxes on Internet retail purchases.

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EU Parliament Overhauls Consumer Data Protection

Angela Hunt

Everyone, especially corporate leaders, got a little paranoid last year when NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden pulled the alarm on U.S. surveillance. That paranoia turned into palpable risk after reports emerged of the NSA tapping the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and executives at a Brazilian oil company.

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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Maryland Franchise Attorneys Discuss Possible Law Changes <br>Maine Franchisees Launch Association

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LinkedIn Post Likely Didn't Violate Non-Compete Clause Image

LinkedIn Post Likely Didn't Violate Non-Compete Clause

Sheri Qualters

A LinkedIn profile update alerting a user's contacts about her new job did not necessarily constitute a solicitation of business that ran afoul of her non-compete agreement, a Massachusetts trial judge has ruled.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Copyright Infringement Claim Is Time-Barred If Ownership Claim Is, Too<br>Malpractice Suit Against Music Lawyer Ruled Untimely<br>

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Your e-Discovery Bucket List

David Boyhan & Sanjay Manocha

One of the most persistent problems encountered in e-discovery is that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. As a result, in-house teams that have been subject to resource constraints and staff reductions must approach their litigation more thoughtfully and creatively than ever before. They need to establish an e-discovery "bucket list" that contains both new tools and basic processes to use when things go pear shaped.

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