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China - Law Firms Accessing And Understanding The Government: A Must For Doing Business In China
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen tell our readers something about your professional experience? Ferris: I have been practicing law for over a decade, initially in the public international law and Asian regional law arenas and, over time, as a lawyer focused almost completely on Chinese legal...
Read MoreLearning A Thing Or Two From Rodney Dangerfield Why you should get a second opinion on your D&O insurance policy
You may recall that Rodney Dangerfield died just a little more than one year ago at age 82. In reflecting on his comedy routines, we were struck by how one of his famous quips applies to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Dangerfield often recounted how when his psychiatrist told him...
Read MoreWays To Improve Your D&O Liability Insurance Coverage You can negotiate enhancements to your policy. One place to start is with the definition of "claim."
All off-the-shelf Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance policies contain a very large number of coverage shortcomings. Many of these shortcomings individually could result in millions of dollars of lost coverage. Fortunately, D&O policies are negotiable. This industry practice was...
Read MoreInternational Law & Trade - Law Firms Cargo Security Strategy Vel Non
In December 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its draft White Paper on a National Cargo Security Strategy. The Department said that it was seeking stakeholder feedback, but it did not widely distribute the White Paper. The vision expressed in the paper was for "a system for...
Read MorePro Bono - Law Firms Pro Bono: An Obligation That Derives From Our Concept Of Justice
Editor: Mr. Hanlon, would you tell our readers something about your career? Hanlon: I have been practicing law for almost 40 years. Prior to joining Holland & Knight 15 years ago, I was engaged in a wide-ranging civil trial practice. Earlier in my career I spent five years with Bay Area...
Read MoreTechnology - Law Firms Telecommuter Taxed In State Of Employer
Telecommuters recently received some bad news from New York State's highest court. In In the Matter of Huckaby, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that a man who lives in Tennessee but works over the Internet for a company in New York must pay income tax to New York on his entire salary, not just...
Read MoreTechnology - Law Firms Supreme Court Allows Liability For Inducing Copyright Infringement
As it ended its term for the summer, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on a hot issue: whether developers of peer-to-peer (P2P) software can be held liable for the blatant and widespread copyright infringement committed by users of the software. The closely watched case was billed as...
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