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China’s Unique Role In World Trade And The U.S. Response
Editor: Please tell us about your professional backgrounds. Price: I have been practicing international trade law for 30 years. In law school I was a member of the International Trade Journal and interned at the ITC. I clerked at the U.S. Claims Court. Since I left the Claims Court in 1984, I...
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E-Discovery: Relieving The Burdens Of Preservation
Editor: Brian, please tell us about your background. Pandya: I am an IP litigator who has been involved in a number of patent cases in courts around the country with significant e-discovery aspects. My first experience with e-discovery came when I was working on a large biotech case shortly...
Read MoreObama’s Climate Action Plan 2013: Gridlock In Congress And Other Challenges Ahead For McCarthy And The EPA
It has been about ten weeks since President Obama’s June 25 speech on climate policy. In his long-awaited and much-anticipated speech at Georgetown University, President Obama described his Climate Action Plan. It was billed as a comprehensive strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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The Tensions And Overlaps Between Cyber And Data Security
Cybersecurity is a hot buzz word in Washington these days. Congress debates the impact of cybersecurity risks on a wide range of national concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns about the risk of cyber attacks on medical devices. The White House is implementing an ...
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Surviving A Congressional Investigation
It is every general counsel’s fear: a subpoena from the federal government arrives announcing an investigation and demanding documents. There is the usual scramble to understand the implications, but this time there’s a wrinkle. The subpoena comes from a committee of the U.S. Congress...
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International Policy Veteran Helps Telecom Clients Navigate Foreign Regulatory Environments
Editor: Dick, would you tell us about your background at the State Department and your involvement with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)? Beaird: I was at the State Department for 25 years, serving in the Office of International Communications and Information...
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Former Obama Administration And FCC Official Offers Insight Into Regulation's Impact On Innovation
Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. Gomez: I started in telecommunications in 1994, when a law firm partner with whom I worked recruited me to join her at the FCC’s new Cable Bureau, where she was being named Deputy Chief. I spent 12 years total at the FCC, moving...
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