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An FDA Practice With Insider Expertise
Editor: Ms. Gunawardhana, please tell our readers about your background at the FDA. Gunawardhana: I started my career at the FDA in 2003, as a regulatory counsel in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in the Division of Bioresearch Monitoring within the Office of...
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You're Hired? Balancing The Risks And Benefits Of Criminal Background Checks In Hiring Is More Crucial Than Ever For Government Contractors
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is warning employers against using criminal records to screen employment candidates in ways that disfavor candidates with protected statuses. See Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil...
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The Role Of OFAC In Enforcing Sanctions
Editor: You have had a very interesting background in both government and private industry. When you were in government, you were Deputy Chief Counsel at the U.S. Treasury Department in the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). What was the scope of your duties? Moe: While at OFAC, I was in...
Read MoreAviation | Transportation
Aircraft Tax Audits – A Game Of Tomes
Private aircraft owners and operators are well aware that aircraft are particular targets for federal and state tax audit, but that’s OK. Knowing that the tax audit risk is there, and knowing what tax auditors are looking for, is an opportunity for proper aircraft ownership and operations...
Read MoreIs Your Organization Ready For The 2012 Campaign Season?
Editor: Mr. Toner, please tell our readers about your background as chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the work you do in counseling corporations, trade associations, campaign and political party committees and individuals on complying with federal and state election laws....
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Why Good Compliance Programs Are Essential Under The FCPA And UK Bribery Act
Editor: Why has the passage of Dodd-Frank made it incumbent on U.S. companies to be extremely diligent in employing compliance programs to alert employees to the risks of violating the FCPA? Shane: The Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions apply to violations of securities laws by public...
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Purposes And Pitfalls Of Letters Of Intent
Letters Of Intent Defined Letters of Intent, sometimes referred to as "memorandums of understanding," are frequently used in media transactions and are pre-contractual documents that set forth certain basic terms upon which parties intend to enter into binding definitive agreements....
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