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An Old-Line Firm With A Global Footprint Maintains Its Robust Local Practice In Atlanta
Editor: Tell us about King & Spalding, your practice and your role in the firm. What practice areas are covered in the Atlanta office? Prince: King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100. We...
Read MoreToday's Environmental Crises Call For A Risk-Driven Strategy
Editor: Please tell us about your professional backgrounds. Sowatzka: I have a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy and a master’s and a law degree from Vermont Law School, the number one environmental law school in the country. I always intended to practice environmental law...
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The State Of Patent Law After The America Invents Act
Editor: First, would each of you describe the areas of Intellectual Property Law in which you practice? Altersohn: My practice covers all aspects of intellectual property litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. My matters most frequently involve technologies...
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Attacked On All Fronts: FTC Defends Authority To Sue Companies That Are Victims Of Hacking For “Unfair” Security Practices
Getting hacked by Russian hackers three times in two years has turned out to be only half of the problem for Wyndham Worldwide Corporation. The Federal Trade Commission, in a broad interpretation of the authority granted to it by Congress, brought suit against the hotel franchiser on August 9,...
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S.B. 46 Broadens California’s Current Data Breach Notification Requirements
On January 1, 2014, S.B. 46 became effective, extending California’s data breach notification requirements to a new area: individual online user accounts. Companies should take note of this significant development. It is a substantial enlargement of the notification burdens that many...
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UK Employment Law Update
Several key changes to UK employment law came into force this past summer. New Settlement Agreements Replace Compromise Agreements Compromise agreements are currently used by employers to document termination arrangements with departing employees. Crucially, they include a provision ensuring...
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Corporations: A New Player In The Venture Capital World Of Start-Ups
Editor: Please tell us about your background. O’Brien: In addition to being a partner and a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group, I head King & Spalding’s Emerging Company Practice Group. I was at Wilson Sonsini for many years in the 1980s and ’90s,...
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