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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. [P. 01] The Westlaw Column Trade Secret Protection Programs [P. 04] Articles and Interviews Business Method Patents And The Impact Of The Recent Supreme Court Decision In Bilski
John V. Biernacki and Susan M. Gerber Jones Day [P. 19] Bilski: Hope For Your Business-Method Patents The Editor interviews Russell Emerson , Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP. [P. 20] Pension Committee Revisited: Eight Months Later Norman C. Simon and Samantha V. Ettari Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP [P. 21] A Close Look At Cloud Computing Is Essential The Editor interviews Nolan M. Goldberg , IP & Technology Counsel, Proskauer. [P. 22] Cloud Computing And eDiscovery: Separating Fact From Fiction The Editor interviews Tom Thimot , CEO, CaseCentral. [P. 24] Time For Broadband Service Providers To Take Note Of Developing Privacy Regulation
John J. Heitmann Kelley Drye & Warren LLP [P. 25] Notice And Take-Down: The Shield Of The DMCA
Alexander Malyshev Stern & Kilcullen, LLC Daniel J. Margolis Garvey Schubert Barer [P. 26] 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. [P. 27] 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. [P. 28] Moving Beyond The Linear Review Gap: Predictive Analytics And Predictive Coding Examined The Editor interviews Craig Carpenter , Vice President of Marketing at Recommind Inc. [P. 30] Bringing A Fresh Perspective To Telecom, Finance And Energy The Editor interviews former U.S. Senator John Edward Sununu , senior policy advisor at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. [P. 33] 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. [P. 35] Honest Services Fraud - The Supreme Court Whittles Away Prosecutors' Big Stick
Roderick Thomas, Mark Sweet and Erin Kepler Wiley Rein LLP [P. 36] How To Win For Your Client - Call On An Experienced Forensic Accountant! The Editor interviews Joe Zier , Partner, Forensic & Dispute Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. [P. 37] Holding Parents Liable For Antitrust Violations-Differences In U.S. And EU Corporate Governance
The Editor interviews Colin Kass , Litigation Partner in the Antitrust Group in Proskauer's Washington DC Office. [P. 38] Using "Green" Marketing Claims? Make Them Clear
Christie L. Grymes and Christopher M. Loeffler Kelley Drye & Warren LLP [P. 39] Morrison v. National Australia Bank: The Supreme Court Addresses The Extraterritorial Application Of U.S. Securities Laws
Stephen W. Greiner and Todd G. Cosenza Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP [P. 40] Editorial 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. [P. 07] Congress Overturning Twombly And Iqbal Would Be The Real Revolution In Pleading
John Thorne Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Verizon [P. 08] Ignoring The Long-Term: Proxy Access, Say-On-Pay And Disenfranchisement Of The Retail Shareholder
The Editor interviews Lizanne Thomas , Jones Day LLP. She is Partner-in-Charge of the firm's 150-lawyer Atlanta Office and heads the firm's global corporate governance team. [P. 10] Derivatives: One Key Focus Of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act The Editor interviews Matthew Magidson , Chair of the Derivatives Practice Group, Lowenstein Sandler PC. [P. 11] BRT & BC: Financial Reform Concerns Of Nonfinancial Companies
The Editor interviews Heath P. Tarbert, Ellen J. Odoner and Catherine T. Dixon , Partners, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP. [P. 12] Chinese Anti-Bribery Law: An Overview Of The Chinese Laws And Their Importance To Foreign Companies Doing Business In China - Part II
Spencer S. Griffith and Yuanming Wang Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP [P. 14] Executive Compensation And Corporate Governance Provisions Of The Dodd-Frank Act
Eric Schoenborn and Lori Buchanan Goldman Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP [P. 16] U.S. Financial Reform: Mortgage Reform & Lending Provisions
Ira Gerlin and Jon Zefi EisnerAmper LLP [P. 18] Texas Texas - Envy Of The Nation
The Editor interviews J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., Co-head of the corporate practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. [P. 47] An International Focus In A Texas Venue The Editor interviews Reginald Ross Smith , Partner in the Houston office of King & Spalding LLP. [P. 48] Texas Survey: Litigating On Reduced Budgets And Its Impact On Law Firms
The Editor interviews Mark Habbinga, Esq., Director of eDiscovery Solutions, Epiq Systems, Texas. Habbinga recently completed his second annual Texas Corporate Counsel Survey, a qualitative survey that focused on issues facing corporate counsel and law firms. Habbinga, licensed to practice law in Texas, has worked in that market since 1996. [P. 49] Haynes and Boone:Strong Corporate Culture The Editor interviews Michael Boone , Founding Partner, and Terry Conner , Firmwide Managing Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP. [P. 50] A Can-Do State The Editor interviews Yvette Ostolaza , Litigation Partner and Co-head of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. [P. 51] Energy: The View From Jones Day's Dallas And Houston Offices The Editor interviews Kathleen Ryan McLaurin and Jimmy Vallee, Jones Day. They are Partners in the Dallas and Houston offices, respectively. [P. 52] 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. [P. 53] Letters Letter From The President Of The South Central Texas Chapter Of The Association of Corporate Counsel [P. 46] Organizational Highlights Austin ACC Chapter Hosts MBA Course [P. 57S] Hispanic Bar Association And ACC Partner On Executive Leadership Program For Latina Lawyers [P. 58A] HNBA Annual Meeting In Minneapolis [P. 58A] ACC Chicago In-house Counsel Dinner [P. 58A] Partners Notes |
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