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Cover Story
In White House Letter the Business Roundtable And The Business Council Provide Examples Of Pending Laws And Regulations That Dampen Economic Growth And Job Creation
Responding to the request of Honorable Peter R. Orszag, then Director of The Office of Management and Budget at the White House, for examples of pending legislation and regulations that have a dampening effect on economic growth and job creation, Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman of the Business Roundtable, and James W. Owens, Chairman of the Business Counsel, sent the following letter dated June 21, 2010 (White House Letter) and Executive Summary. The White House Letter was also accompanied by a longer Report, which is accessible by linking to Program in the version of this document on our Web site: Mr. Seidenberg is Chairman & CEO of Verizon Communications and Mr. Owens is Chairman & CEO of Caterpillar Inc.
Special Sections
Hot Issues Alerts
BRT And BC: Providing Requested Input To The White House
The Editor interviews Randal S. Milch, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Communications.
Executive Compensation And Corporate Governance Provisions Of The Dodd-Frank Act
Eric Schoenborn and Lori Buchanan Goldman Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Texas
Dallas: A Model For All Of America
The Editor interviews Tom Leppert, mayor of Dallas.
The General Counsel Forum Spreads Its Wings
The Editor interviews Lee M. Emery, CEO, The General Counsel Forum (Forum), and John Torres, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Lennox International and Chairman of the Forum's Texas Statewide Board.
An International Focus In A Texas Venue
The Editor interviews Reginald Ross Smith, Partner in the Houston office of King & Spalding LLP.
Articles and Interviews
Workshare: The Latest Trends in Legal Technology
The Editor interviews Workshare executive Matthew Brown. Workshare provides document collaboration solutions to more than 1.5 million legal professionals in 65 countries. Customers rely on Workshare solutions to increase productivity and safeguard proprietary and confidential information.
Pension Committee Revisited: Eight Months Later
Norman C. Simon and Samantha V. Ettari Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Notice And Take-Down: The Shield Of The DMCA
Alexander Malyshev Stern & Kilcullen, LLC Daniel J. Margolis Garvey Schubert Barer
Controlling The Chaos Of E-Discovery
Chris Dodd Kiersted / Systems LP
Moving Beyond The Linear Review Gap: Predictive Analytics And Predictive Coding Examined
The Editor interviews Craig Carpenter, Vice President of Marketing at Recommind Inc.
Roundtable: E-Discovery - An Ever-Improving, Revolutionary Development
The Editor interviews Warwick Sharp, Vice President - Marketing and Business Development, Equivio; Laura Kibbe, Esq., Senior Vice President, eDiscovery Solutions, Epiq Systems; Michael J. Prounis, Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder of Evidence Exchange; David P. Gaines, Vice President of Security and Compliance, Micro Strategies, Inc.; Richard Cohen, President of RenewData.
Bilski: Hope For Your Business-Method Patents
The Editor interviews Russell Emerson, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP.
Turning The Tables On E-Discovery: How Innovation Can Transform Challenges Into Opportunities
The Editor interviews Brian A. Davis, Co-chair of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's Litigation Department. Founded in 1899, Choate is a Boston-based firm with a national legal practice. Choate has long been a believer in the "one-firm, one-roof" philosophy and offers its clients a unique alternative approach to the "big firm" legal model. Mr. Davis agreed to be interviewed regarding his firm's innovative e-discovery methodology and Choate's experience with Equivio>Relevance.
Honest Services Fraud - The Supreme Court Whittles Away Prosecutors' Big Stick
Roderick Thomas, Mark Sweet and Erin Kepler Wiley Rein LLP
CLE Events

Tuesday, September 7

Kickoff BBQ & Executive Committee Meeting;
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NJSBA Speakers: TBA Time: 6-9 pm Place: NJ Law Ctr, One Constitution Sq, New Brunswick, NJ Fee: free CLE credits: TBA RSVP: www.njsba.com

Public Interest (PIRC) Group Fair;
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