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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Introduced
Stephen M. Spina and J. Daniel Skees of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP recently published an article about the Cybersecurity Act in The National Law Review: On February 14, a bipartisan group of senators introduced to the U.S. Senate the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, under which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would assess the risks and vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure systems and …
Final health IT innovators win funding for cancer treatment apps
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services regarding Cancer Treatment Apps Funding for Health IT Innovators: Innovative winners of an HHS public data and cancer challenge have created health IT applications that use public data Ask Dory! – submitted by Chintan Patel, Ph.D.; Sharib Khan, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.; and …
Barnes & Thornburg Labor Relations’ Top Ten Traditional Labor Stories of 2011 (Part 2)
Published in the National Law Review Part 2 of article by the Labor and Employment Law Department of Barnes & Thornburg LLP regarding the past year’s labor news: Here’s the conclusion to our countdown of the top ten traditional labor issues that made the news this year. Our top five are below; see numbers 6-10 in our post yesterday. 5. The Board mandates …
Happy Birthday National Law Review!
The National Law Review Marks Second Year of Online Publication with Highest Daily Volume of U.S. Visitors among Legal Sites of Its Kind CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The National Law Review (www.NatLawReview.com), the fastest growing free, online database of legal analysis, marks its second year on a high note with its numbers continuing to increase, both in article contributors and …
Justice Department Investigation of S&P
Recently posted in the National Law Review an article by Jared Wade of Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) regarding the Justice Department investigating S&P: The Justice Department is investigating Standard & Poor’s for improperly rating the garbage mortgage-backed securities that tanked the economy once the world caught on that they were toxic assets. The anonymous folks who leaked this …
Supreme Court Affirms Clear and Convincing Standard of Patent Invalidity Proof
Posted on July 26, 2011 in the National Law Review an article by Jeremiah Armstrong and Paul Devinsky of McDermott Will & Emery regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to unanimously reject Microsoft’s plea to modify the clear and convincing evidence standard of proof required to invalidate a patent. Delivering what is likely the final blow to its …
U.S. Supreme Court Stresses Importance of Commonality in Decertifying Massive Sex Discrimination Class of 1.5 Million Wal-Mart Employees
Barnes & Thornburg LLP‘s Labor and Employment Law Department recently posted in the National Law Review an article about the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversing the largest employment class certification in history In Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Dukes, reversing the largest employment class certification in history, the U.S. Supreme Court appears to have limited the circumstances in which federal courts can …
Global LPO Conference, U.S. – Buyers and Vendors Meet -June 15-16 Grand Hyatt – New York, NY
This conference aims to bring together law firm leaders such as partners, general counsels and other potential stakeholders in the LPO industry to share practical experiences in the nascent services for clients. The New York meeting will focus on how to implement the human and social capital for the benefit of the industry at large. …
EPA, Clean Air Act & Climate Change: Consider the Facts
This week’s guest blogger at the National Law Review is Jon D. Sohn of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Jon provides a great overview of some recent hearings and proposed legislation impacting greenhouse gas regulations at both the state and federal levels: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a lot of hits from those opposed to greenhouse …
From Languishing to Leadership through Effective Delegation and Feedback
This week’s Business of Law Guest Blogger at the National Law Review is Deborah Knupp of Akina Corporation : The Essence of Leadership Think of someone who has been a positive leader in your life. What leadership qualities do they demonstrate that you most value and appreciate? Some common leadership traits that many admire include the ability to …
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