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Where to Find Help When Investigations Go Global: A new book particularly aims to help practitioners involved in cross-border investigations
In January, Global Investigations Review published “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations.” The impetus was to help lawyers deal with the tricky issues associated with cross-border investigations – particularly those involving the United States and the United...
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Diversity by the Book: Why one firm decided to dabble in publishing to demonstrate its support of women
Laura King has been a lawyer at Clifford Chance for more than 20 years, initially based in Canada. She later moved to London, where she practiced capital markets law and was promoted to partner in 2001. A few years later, however, her career took an unexpected turn. The firm adopted a centralized...
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Change is Coming at the FTC, but What Will it Mean for SEPs?: The commission has been a hotbed of litigation, but that may be about to change
And then there were two. With the departure of Commissioner Edith Ramirez, only two commissioners (of a potential five) will remain at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). One is a Republican, Acting Chairperson Maureen Ohlhausen, and one is a Democrat, Commissioner Terrell McSweeny....
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Managing Acquired Risk: Global expansion is perilous, but integration is the biggest risk of all
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel wrapped up its 2016 series examining global risk with a fourth roundtable dinner – again co-hosted by Clifford Chance – on November 10 at Marea in New York City. The topic for the finale was how to safely manage the risks that companies take on as...
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Sharing Operation Insights with Clients: A commitment to innovation sparks new ways of working
The world’s premier law firms are now more than purveyors of legal services. In the past decade, they have become multibillion-dollar global businesses and face many of the same challenges and issues as the clients they serve. Successfully running a large firm today requires not only a cadre...
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GCs Focus on Global Corruption and Compliance Challenges
As part of our 2016 series examining global risk, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel convened a roundtable dinner on September 15 at Daniel in New York City to discuss legal and business issues related to combating corruption at home and abroad. It was the third of four planned dinners on the...
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International Investigations: Winning The Away Game: Complexity of cross-border investigations places a premium on assembling the right team with the right expertise
David DiBari, Clifford Chance’s Americas Head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, shares his game plan for approaching cross-border investigations. He is joined by colleagues from international offices of the firm, including London and Hong Kong, who provide their region-...
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