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Behind The Scenes Of An Oil And Gas Practice
Editor: Please describe your practice area. Schwind: I am an international oil and gas transactions lawyer. In plain English, that means that I help clients buy and sell oil and gas producing properties and develop those properties. I draft and negotiate concession contracts, production-...
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Mexican Anticorruption Law Has International Reach
Editor: Please tell our readers about the firm’s Mexico City office. De Ovando: Jones Day’s Mexico City office opened in January 2009 through that firm's integration with the Mexico City law firm previously known as De Ovando & Martinez del Campo, S.C. Our office currently...
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Former Chief Of DOJ Fraud Unit Discusses Healthcare And FCPA Enforcement
Editor: Please tell us about your background. Walther: I joined Jones Day in January of this year, having spent six years at the Department of Justice. At the DOJ, I served as a line prosecutor, then as a supervisor in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. I worked for two years as an...
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Jones Day: Suing The Federal Government On ACA And More
Editor: Would each of you discuss your respective practice areas? You have both represented litigants in landmark cases before the Supreme Court. In describing your practice, please mention a few of these more recent cases. Katsas: I have a general civil and appellate practice involving...
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USPTO Opens Office In Dallas, A Boon For Innovation
Editor: On July 2, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced plans to open regional offices in or around Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colorado and Silicon Valley, California. We understand that you were instrumental in the selection of the Dallas location. Please start the discussion by...
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Western Pennsylvania: Land Of Opportunity
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background with Jones Day. Ellsworth: I joined Jones Day in the early 1990s because I wanted to live in Pittsburgh but have a truly national and international practice. At that time, Jones Day was already an international firm and, in fact, the only...
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Lessons For Directors From Auditing Meltdown At China-Based Issuers
The drumbeat of negative publicity about alleged accounting and financial irregularities at China-based issuers listed in the U. S. recently reached a crescendo with the SEC’s decision to charge the Shanghai-based affiliate of a Big Four accounting firm with violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley...
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