By Shah Peerally, Esq is principal in Shah Peerally Law Group, a pre-eminent immigration law firm with offices in Newark and San Francisco. The H4 work permit authorization was one of the most daunting fight of my life and the lives of thousands of H4 visa holders. For years, people on H4 visa […]
Clifford Chance – -Once appointed, an arbitral tribunal will generally retain its authority to determine a dispute until it has issued a final award and has no further duties. The tribunal’s authority may come to an end before then if the parties agree to revoke it or if the arbitrators resign of their own volition.
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Hodgson Russ – Jordan Walbesser – There’s something off about Google’s Patent Purchase Promotion. Purchasing patents is not new. In fact, Google has a long history of buying patents. What’s new is the idea of a limited-time solicitation. To me, Google’s announcement evokes a stereotypical used-car ad—“Get a great deal on your patent, but you
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Clifford Chance – Clients regularly ask us questions concerning litigation procedures and processes in their respective jurisdictions and beyond. We have taken a selection of those commonly asked questions and compiled the responses into this practical guide for in-house litigation counsel. The guide provides a country-by-country overview of litigation in Asia-Pacific, Continental Europe, the Middle
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The UK is ahead of the game with the implementation of the new EU public procurement directive (Directive 2014/24/EU). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 now apply to all public sector procurement in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with effect from 26 February this year. The new sister EU directives governing the award of concession contracts
As Comedy Central is discovering with the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, failure to fully vet an employee’s social media activity can have unexpected consequences. At the same time, an employee’s social media profiles can yield information that may be harmful to employers in the hiring process. There are potential pitfalls to
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Marc S. Gerber, Neil M. Leff, Regina Olshan, Erica Schohn, Joseph M. Yaffe, Alessandra K. Murata A Delaware court opinion issued late last week may subject equity grants to directors to increased judicial scrutiny (Calma v. Templeton, No. 9579-CB (Del. Ch. Apr. 30, 2015)). In Calma, the
Butler Snow – In a recent opinion in In re: CTLI, LLC (Tactical Firearms), Judge Jeff Bohm in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a debtor to handover its Facebook and Twitter accounts to the reorganized debtor. The Court found that the Facebook and Twitter accounts were property interests
Howard Ankin – In 2012, over 14.6 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in the U.S., according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Many people here in Illinois undergo these procedures to improve their appearance or restore physical function. Sadly, as surgical error lawyers in Chicago Heights can attest, cosmetic surgery doesn’t always produce
The Whitt Law Firm – This year’s H-1B filing season is over. Time to prepare for 2016! Here are the 10 steps to an H-1B visa in 2016. What are the key steps you need to do in order to qualify for a visa for the United States in 2016? There are key requirements for
