After nearly 30 years as a general counsel working for telecommunications and financial companies, Jack Friedman lost his job in 2008 when his employer reorganized. Like many other lawyers, he found looking for work in the legal industry in the midst of an economic crisis a tough gig.
As we previously reported, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the nearly 1,900-page final RESPA-TILA Integrated Disclosures Rule on November 20. The rule will be effective for applications received on or after August 1, 2015. The...
In This Issue: - The true cost of fines: Bills would address tax break for corporate fines - Senate approves new protection for criminal antitrust whistleblowers - Justice Department sinks ex-Navy engineer’s 15-year kickback scheme. -...
On September 24, 2013, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published the final version of its revised affirmative action regulations for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. The final...
The House Financial Services Committee has approved a series of six bills that would make structural and other changes to the CFPB. Unfortunately, this will probably amount to no more than a “feel good” exercise for House Republicans. Assuming the...
Patents are often a company’s most important asset. Thus, when a company is contracting with the federal government, the contractor has to proceed with caution to avoid loss of patent rights. Government contracts can include various forms of patent...
In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of Justice; Department of Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy...
More companies looking to keep pace with the fast-changing mobile market are busily buying up app developers. Google spent almost $1 billion in June to acquire traffic app developer Waze. Apptopia is a growing online marketplace for the buying and...
What language is needed in the ERISA plan to confer discretion? The bar was just raised in the 4th Circuit. Here’s the case of Cosey v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, [PDF] __F.3d__ (November 12, 2013)....
The European Court of Justice decided on 21 November 2013 that EU national courts must assume that a measure qualifies as State aid, if the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into that measure....
