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Pro Bono - Law Firms Pro Bono Undertakings: "You Have A Very Real Sense That You Are Helping To Move Society In The Right Direction"
Editor: Mr. Jarcho, will you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Jarcho: I came to Washington, DC 20 years ago because I always have been fascinated with the federal government - how it works and how it can be made to work better. I soon began helping...
Read MoreThe National Legal Center Performs Another Public Service - Examining The Unintended Consequences Of The Post-Scandal Reforms
Editors Note: On page 3 is a hypothetical that was discussed at the General Counsel Conference featured by Bill Ide in this interview. The hypothetical illustrates some of the general counsel concerns mentioned in this interview and is referred to in a number of the interviews in our Special...
Read MoreProject: Homeland Security - Law Firms Project BioShield: Developing A Countermeasure Capability
Editor: Mr. Rapoport, you have been involved with Project BioShield from its inception. For starters, would you remind our readers of the background of this undertaking? Rapoport: Shortly before 9/11, the Centers for Disease Control received information from a Russian scientist that pathogens...
Read MoreThe War On Contingent Commissions: A Regulatory Attack On A Procompetitive Business Practice
Insurance companies have been paying brokers "contingent commissions" for bringing them customers for at least the last half-century. Until recently, no one challenged, or even seriously questioned, this practice. Yet in the last six months, it has become an article of faith that contingent...
Read MoreMedicare Contracting Reform: Will Introducing The FAR Regulatory Framework Make The Contracting Process More Complicated?
We are all well aware of the public controversy and political outcry surrounding the Medicare prescription drug plan that is part of the far-reaching Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernizations Act of 2003 ("MMA"). Public Law 108-173.Equally important, notwithstanding the lack of...
Read MorePhoenix, Denver And Las Vegas - Law Firms Denver: A Key Piece Of A National Platform
Editor: Would each of you gentlemen tell our readers something about your career? Kellogg: I began my career with Arthur Andersen in the late 1980s, auditing a variety of clients in Denver and the Rocky Mountain region. Following that experience, I went to the University of Denver Law School...
Read MoreBack To The Future: Trends In Procurement Fraud Investigations
Consider the following newspaper headlines: A major defense contractor has allegedly substantially overcharged the federal government for goods and services provided under sole source contracts; The deputy chief acquisition official for the United States Air Force is in jail for improper...
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