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The FCPA and Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Nationals Residing Outside The U.S.
September 24, 2013
When may foreign nationals residing continuously outside the United States be prosecuted on civil FCPA charges by the SEC? Conclusion of last month's article.
CREATING A STRATEGIC BUSINESS ROADMAP -
September 12, 2013
Beginning a series on what it takes to map out the future direction for each lead and opportunity.
Movers & Shakers
September 02, 2013
John B. Sivertsen has joined Ranstad North America as its associate general counsel.
Upcoming Event
September 02, 2013
TexasBarCLE 23rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute
Transformative Use Musings
September 02, 2013
The California Supreme Court has accepted "transformative use" as a First Amendment defense to a right-of-publicity claim for more than a decade. The issue recently came up before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in the class action suit by former college athletes who claim Electronic Arts (EA) violated their rights of publicity with the NCAA Football video game.
Correction
September 02, 2013
The Cameo Clips column in the August 2013 issue of Entertainment Law & Finance incorrectly reported the name of the deciding court in Faulkner Literary…
Maddeningly Mismated Matches
September 02, 2013
In paired opinions rendered the same day by the same judge, the Ninth Circuit reached seemingly directly contrary conclusions in virtually identical cases concerning the balancing of intellectual property rights and First Amendment interests.
FACE Act Introduced
September 02, 2013
The Forbidding Advertisement Through Child Exploitation Act (FACE Act) of 2013 was introduced in Congress on July 10, 2013 by U.S. Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-N) to help protect the personal privacy of children and teens.
Alternative Fee Agreements
September 02, 2013
There have been a spate of reports the last few months on alternative fee agreements, or AFAs as they are also known. Subsequently these have stirred a tremendous amount of conversation in the industry. Some of the conversation is helpful, some of it is constructively critical, and some of it is quite simply confusing.
Forensic and e-Discovery Tools to Help Win Your Case
September 02, 2013
Winning or losing your client's case often rests on your ability to prove facts that support your client's position. Subject-matter expert witnesses play a prominent role in interpreting the facts available to them and helping the trier of fact reach a conclusion on the meaning of such information. Forensic and e-discovery experts are no different than any other experts in that their opinions can only be as solid as the information they can find and analyze.

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