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Tax Considerations of FCPA Violations

Peter F.G. Schuur, Bruce E. Yannett, Steven S. Michaels & John T. Pierpont

Last month, the authors began examination of some of the tax consequences of violations of the FCPA. They continue with that discussion herein, with a look at civil penalties.

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New Legal Risks

Stanley S. Arkin, Ken Grant & Lisa C. Solbakken

The authors analyze the "Petri dish of anger" against the financial services sector.

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Difficult Issues: Indemnification and Fee-Advancement

Scott M. Himes & Marjorie J. Peerce

Once an investigation or major lawsuit starts up, corporate personnel are sure to be involved and, consequently, the difficult issues surrounding indemnification and advancement will undoubtedly arise.

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Circuit Clarifies Parent Defense Under the Child Abduction Law

Mark Hamblett

The one-year period that must expire before a parent in an international custody dispute can raise the defense that a child is settled in his or her new country cannot be equitably tolled, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 1.

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Consumers Allege Pulp Fiction in Tropicana's 'Natural' Claims

David Gialanella

A look at a recent suit involving Tropicana orange juice advertising claims.

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

An in-depth analysis of a recent key case.

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Practice Tip: Undoing Pliva Inc. v. Mensing Image

Practice Tip: Undoing Pliva Inc. v. Mensing

Josh Becker & Travis Thompson

Congress is discussing taking away generic drug manufacturers' labeling litigation shield.

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The PPACA 's 'Physician Payment Sunshine Provisions'

Kendra Perkins Norwood

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) may be one of the most controversial and talked-about legal decisions. But one of the most contested provisions of the Act ' a mandate known as the "Physician Payment Sunshine provisions" may have larger implications for pharmaceutical companies and others.

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Creating a Culture of Leaders

Jennifer G. Gallinson

This article examines how the author's law firm encouraged a culture of leadership by providing access to leadership development training across all disciplines and levels of experience.

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The 'Unfinished Business' of Failed Law Firms

Robert W. Dremluk & Ryan Pinkston

Recently, two New York federal district courts reached conflicting decisions in the Coudert and Thelen bankruptcy cases with respect to a law firm's purported ownership interest in future profits from its former clients' matters pending on the date of the law firm's dissolution, or "unfinished business."

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