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"High Road" Procurement Policy Would Favor Contractors That Offer Better Levels Of Pay, Health Care And Benefits
The federal contracting community has been abuzz the past several months over the Obama administration's controversial, but still unannounced, "High Road" contracting policy, which would require agencies to favor contractors that pay higher wages and benefits to their employees. Reminiscent of the...
Read MoreNew Bill Seeks To Improve Trade Remedy Law Enforcement
On August 5, 2010, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced legislation to reinforce and strengthen U.S. government enforcement of the trade remedy laws. "The Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion (ENFORCE) Act of 2010" (the ENFORCE Act), is expected to...
Read MoreHonest Services Fraud - The Supreme Court Whittles Away Prosecutors' Big Stick
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court substantially limited the breadth of a statute that prosecutors had been using aggressively to criminalize corporate executives' and public officials' failure to disclose personal gains from corporate or government business. In a series of cases decided...
Read MoreWiley Rein Lawyers Help Expedite Record-Setting Text Donations For Haiti
The response by many Americans to the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has been to make a charitable donation - by sending a text message. Since the disaster, donations via text message have combined to raise more than $43 million. The use of text messaging for mobile giving was being pioneered...
Read MoreProtecting Manufacturers And Distributors In Bankruptcy - Explaining Priority Status For Goods Received By A Debtor
It is a harrowing scenario for any seller of goods: a trading partner files for bankruptcy and leaves the seller with thousands, even millions of dollars in unpaid invoices. In many instances, some of these goods were delivered only days before the bankruptcy filing. While a creditor may be able...
Read MoreFCPA Enforcement Focus: Pharmaceutical Companies
On November 12, 2009, the pharmaceutical industry was officially put on notice that the Department of Justice's Criminal Division is focusing on that industry for enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer began his address at the...
Read MoreA Current Snapshot Of Our International Trade Policy
Editor: Please tell our readers about your professional background and your current legal practice. Brightbill: While practicing at Wiley Rein for almost 15 years, I have represented clients on all aspects of international trade law, including trade litigation and trade policy. This includes...
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