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Justice Delayed, Especially In Patent Litigation, Can Be Justice Denied
Editor: Please describe your practice area. Krumholz : My primary focus is on patent litigation, although I also handle trial work in other IP fields, as well as complex commercial matters. While patent litigation is my main area of concentration, I consider myself first and foremost a trial...
Read More"Diversity Reaches Every Aspect Of How We Interact With Each Other"
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Thomas: I've been practicing approximately 30 years. I've been in commercial litigation, employment law, government contracts and, most recently, diversity counseling. I joined Holland & Knight...
Read MoreThe Proposed New Patent Rules And How They May Affect Your Company
If your company files patents, you have probably heard about the proposed changes to the patent rules and wonder how they may affect your company's patent strategy. The short answer is that it depends on what your patent strategy is now. The proposed changes relate to (i) the number of...
Read More2008 Executive Compensation Disclosure: Lessons Learned From The 2007 Proxy Season And Action Items For The 2008 Proxy Season
Public companies and their securities counsel should take the time now to absorb the lessons learned from the 2007 proxy season and begin the implementation process of action items for the 2008 proxy season. During the 2007 proxy season, public companies were required to disclose executive...
Read MoreExporting Commercial Goods And Technology To China Under The New Military End-Use Restrictions
This summer, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented controversial regulations expanding the types of commercial products requiring a license for export to China.1Under the regulations, exports of certain controlled U.S. goods and technology that previously...
Read MoreUsing Courts To Promote International Arbitration: The Rise Of The Anti-Foreign-Suit Injunction
Consider this all-too-real hypothetical: A multinational manufacturer headquartered in the United States enters into a distribution contract with a distributor headquartered abroad. The contract contains a provision whereby all disputes relating to the agreement are to be arbitrated in the U.S....
Read MoreManaging Litigation Risks Associated With Employee Discharge Decisions
Virtually all states have adopted the doctrine of employment at-will. This means that an employer may, without notice, terminate an employee for any reason or no reason at all. There are well-known exceptions to the employment at-will doctrine. For example, anti-discrimination statutes prohibit...
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