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Derivatives: One Key Focus Of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act
Editor: Please describe your practice. Magidson: My individual practice primarily involves representing hedge funds and end users in derivative transactions. I negotiate their overall trading relationships and help with any issues they might have, including structuring transactions. Editor:...
Read MoreUnpaid Summer Internships: A Boon To The Bottom Line Or A Complication For The Company?
Now more than ever, students need work experience that sets them apart from their peers. As a result, companies are flooded with applications from eager high school, college, and even graduate students looking to pad their resumes with a summer internship. Many applicants are even willing to work...
Read MoreThe State Of Immigration: What Can Be Done?
Editor: There is much publicity today about Arizona's enactment of a state law regarding what many consider an illegal interference in questioning random persons within its borders. Do you expect that this law will be found constitutional? Stock: There is a strong belief, with a valid basis...
Read MoreDistrict Court Holds Myriad's Gene Patents Invalid
The United States patent system is an important catalyst for innovation. The patent system is based on the U.S. Constitution which specifically grants Congress the power to "promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right...
Read MoreNew York Court Of Appeals Decision May Put New York Brownfield Cleanup Program Back On The Right Track
On February 18, 2010 the New York Court of Appeals decided In the Matter of Lighthouse Pointe Property Associates LLC v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , in which the Court reversed a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) decision not to admit...
Read MoreDiversity: A Core Value At Lowenstein Sandler PC
Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. Albano: I am a litigator, with a substantial part of my practice focusing on complex fiduciary duty cases. I handle matters ranging from shareholder derivative and ERISA class actions to fiduciary duty disputes among members of...
Read MoreAbbott Labs v. Sandoz: The Federal Circuit Provides Clarity On Product-By-Process Claims
Drafting a patent claim to a new composition of matter requires translating the characteristics of the product into the written word. This is recognized as a challenging task, as even the United States Supreme Court has noted that the specification and claims of a patent "constitute one of the most...
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