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Judge Strikes Down New DOL Rule on Overtime and White Collar Exemption
Remember last November when a federal judge put a temporary hold on significant changes to federal labor laws affecting millions of...

LawExchange International
Sep 28, 20171 min read
Opinion: Managing lender expectations in cross-border transactions
The scope of legal opinions requested by foreign lenders in our cross-border practice has expanded in recent years, particularly in...

LawExchange International
Sep 28, 20171 min read
Trump Administration Suspends EEO-1 Equal Pay Reporting Requirements
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced an immediate stay and review of an Obama-era policy requiring pay information to...

LawExchange International
Sep 28, 20171 min read
SHOULD YOU REALLY HIT ‘SEND’ ON THAT EMAIL?
You’re doing three things at once, fueled with a bit too much caffeine. You learn that one of your business partners has just made...

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Sep 27, 20171 min read
SHOULD YOU REALLY HIT ‘SEND’ ON THAT EMAIL?
You’re doing three things at once, fueled with a bit too much caffeine. You learn that one of your business partners has just made...

LawExchange International
Sep 27, 20171 min read
Australia’s media sector: What now?
Background to reform of media ownership rules In early May 2017, the Government announced a consolidated package of reforms for the...

LawExchange International
Sep 27, 20172 min read
5 Must-Have Documents When Hiring (or Firing) an Employee
You didn’t go into business to be sued, but too often litigation consumes a major part of a business executive’s days (and nights). While...

LawExchange International
Sep 27, 20171 min read
SWS Law Firm: The existence of the legal office in the market given dramatic growth in competition
The legal services market in Poland is almost 25 years old. As a result of resent changes (increasing number of lawyers and boutique law...

LawExchange International
Sep 27, 20172 min read
Attack of the Indirect Investor
A company’s indirect investors may sue the company and its principals for fraud, according to a recent federal court ruling in Robert...

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Sep 27, 20171 min read
When Investors Require Side Agreements
It has become increasingly common in venture financings for investors to require the company to enter into “side letters” – i.e. separate...

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Sep 27, 20171 min read
6 Things Any Entrepreneur Should Know About Export Controls
It’s not news to most entrepreneurs that the U.S. Government imposes regulations on the release of technology and equipment developed...

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Sep 27, 20171 min read
Fighting Back Against Anonymous Defamation on the Internet: A Case Study
The Internet and social media have empowered us to communicate like never before. Obviously there are major benefits, including that we...

LawExchange International
Sep 27, 20171 min read
The Drone Industry – And its Legal Complexity – Is on the Rise
The combination of continuing technological advancements and decreasing costs have drones both literally and figuratively on the rise....

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
On May 22, 2017, in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, the Supreme Court unanimously held that 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) is the...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc.: Supreme Court Clarifies BPCIA Provisions
On June 12, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued its first ruling on two key provisions of the Biologics Price Competition and...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
Security over movable assets in the UAE
The UAE Federal Government, with an aim towards providing an effective and well organised process for taking security over movable...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
Security over movable assets in the UAE
The UAE Federal Government, with an aim towards providing an effective and well organised process for taking security over movable...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
A brave new world – major changes to the construction industry announced
A brave new world – Project Bank Accounts, increased powers of the QBCC and the amendment and amalgamation of the Security of Payment and...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
Knowledge share: Expediting patent allowance with in-person interviews
In an age in which so many communications are electronic, perhaps it’s not surprising that so few companies take advantage of the...

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Aug 30, 20171 min read
Ten Key Steps to Take Before You Sell Your Business
Whether you are nearing retirement or believe an exit from the business is an important part of the company’s life cycle, it is never too...

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Aug 30, 20171 min read
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
On February 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.1, a case focused on interpreting...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
A brave new world – major changes to the construction industry announced
A brave new world – Project Bank Accounts, increased powers of the QBCC and the amendment and amalgamation of the Security of Payment and...

LawExchange International
Aug 30, 20171 min read
WEBINAR: Delays in Digging: Best Practices in Handling Unexpected Finds on the Job Site
Rich Reizen, co-chair of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, discussed the best practices for contractors and even landowners to...

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Aug 30, 20171 min read
Rebates for foreign developers and changes for First Home Owners – a review of the new NSW Stamp Dut
On 27 June 2017, the NSW Government passed the State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2017 (NSW) which has...

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Jul 25, 20171 min read
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