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Security Breach Notification Laws Become The State Statutory Norm

In the wake of California's pioneering 2003 Database Protection Act ("the Act"), over 30 other states have now adopted laws requiring consumer notification when personal information is disclosed or jeopardized. These laws have been coincident with a startling number of security violations over the...

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China: A Consistent Commitment To The Rule Of Intellectual Property And Corporate Law - Part II

Part I of this interview appeared in the June 2006 issue. Editor: Should companies seeking to invest or conduct operations in China work with foreign law firms or Chinese law firms? Garbus: The Chinese government does not permit certain practices that are sanctioned elsewhere. A nationalist...

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China: A Consistent Commitment To The Rule Of Intellectual Property and Corporate Law - Part I

Part II of this interview will appear in the July 2006 issue. Editor: Mr. Garbus, you are just back from China. Would you share with us what took you there? Garbus: I have always had a great interest in China, and I have been there a dozen times since my first trip in 1976. This time I went to...

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The Advertising, Marketing and Communications Industry: The Pace of Change Is Accelerating - Part II

Editor's Note: Part I of this interview appeared in the April issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Editor: Tell us about the relationship between marketers and their advertising agencies. Urbach: The marketer is the source of the message and the agency is the creator of the message. Both...

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The Advertising, Marketing And Communications Industry: The Pace Of Change Is Accelerating - Part I

Editor: Please tell our readers about your professional background. Urbach: I am a Partner in and Co-Chair of the Advertising, Marketing and Promotions Department at Davis & Gilbert. Over the years I have worked closely with advertising agencies and marketers of all sizes and types...

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Where Public Relations And The Law Meet In A Media Intensive Environment

Editor : Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional background? Baretz: I am a partner at Hellerman Baretz Communications, a boutique communications/public relations firm that specializes in working with law firms and financial services companies, particularly with...

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Private Equity Choosing The Right Business Entity

Choosing the right business entity to operate a new business venture can be one of the most daunting decisions that a business owner must make. The decision is complicated by the current legal environment where periodic changes in federal and state laws have from time to time materially altered...

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