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An Effective Risk Assessment Process Underlies A Culture Of Compliance
Editor: Mr. Myers, would you tell us something about your professional experience? Myers: I have been in private practice since 1984. Before that, I was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia for five years. I have been a partner in the Washington, DC and Northern...
Read MoreCAFTA And The Liberalization Of Dealer Protection Regimes
With the passage by the U.S. Congress of a Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic (referred to as CAFTA) and the "rolling" implementation of the agreement in the signatory countries, many U.S. companies may ask transactional lawyers to...
Read MoreFrom The Pro Bono Trenches: A Spectator's Guide To The Chesterfield Smith Fellowship At Holland & Knight
I still remember exactly how I felt the day I began working at Holland & Knight as a Chesterfield Smith Fellow in the firm's Community Services Team. I was elated yet daunted that I was selected for this unique opportunity. Smith Fellows spend their first two years at Holland & Knight...
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About Binding Nonsignatories To Arbitration Agreements
When an agreement contains a mandatory arbitration clause, the scope of the clause may present a critical threshold issue in any dispute relating to the agreement. In particular, the question may arise whether the arbitration clause binds or benefits nonsignatories, such as the affiliates,...
Read MoreAll You Wanted To Know About Back Dating Of Options But Were Afraid To Ask
The Story Is Just Starting To Unfold It seems as though every time you pick up the Wall Street Journal or New York Times another company is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or is commencing its own internal investigation regarding the back dating of stock options...
Read MoreWinning The ERISA Case
Introduction Over the past twenty years, I have litigated many hundreds of cases under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq. ("ERISA"). Though I have never lost an ERISA case, I have settled many. Many of those settlements resulted from a mistake at some point in...
Read MoreThe Perils Of Globalism
Legal malpractice, broadly defined, can be a tort in the form of professional negligence, such as a failure to file a document or to advise on a requirement under local law. Legal malpractice can also be alleged if an attorney fails to live up to contractual obligations set out in a retainer letter...
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