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Spring Cleaning – Eight Easy Ways To Get Your Trademark House In Order
By the time you read this article, you will have moved your clocks ahead and will be getting ready for a change of season. Just as you might air out your house in anticipation of spring, your company can do the same with its trademark house. The following are eight fairly easy and cost-effective...
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Top 10 Issues For Cross-Border M&A And Strategic Investments In 2014
A range of complex and often perplexing issues must be navigated in the effort to successfully complete any cross-border transaction. Experienced U.S. players in the cross-border transactions arena understand that, other than in the defense sector and a small list of highly sensitive areas, most...
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A Champion Litigator Shares His Secrets
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background and your role as Director of Litigation for Dykema. Stephenson: I headed the firm’s Litigation Department until the end of 2013. Dykema has 180 lawyers in its Litigation Department, with litigators in 12 offices. It was a time-...
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Bridging The Information Divide Between An Organization’s Corporate Counsel And Tax Department Through Collaboration
The tax department of a Fortune 100 Company hires a consulting firm to advise on state tax matters. The consulting firm carries certain issues through the tax appeals process and hires outside legal counsel to represent the Company in tax litigation. The Company’s in-house lawyers are...
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A Client-Friendly Firm Philosophy Spurs Growth
Editor: Describe your practice, your activities as you moved up in the firm and how they contribute to your role as Dykema’s chairman and CEO. Kellett: My practice was historically a litigation practice with an emphasis on class action and consumer products-based litigation. It was a very...
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A Labor And Employment Law Panorama
Editor: Please describe your background and practice. Boonin: I’ve been practicing labor and employment law for over 28 years, and my focus has been in three areas. One is traditional labor relations and union management relations; another is a focus on fair labor standards wage and hour...
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