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May 2012 Best Practices on How to Avoid Pitfalls in Collaboration Deals: Insights From a Webinar with Morgan Lewis Partners, published by Merrill DataSite

Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Banks, Benjamin Smith, Rollin Chippey, II

05/08/12 Federal Circuit Sets Standard for Joinder in Multidefendant Patent Cases

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
C. Erik Hawes

For cases filed before enactment of the America Invents Act, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified that unrelated defendants may be joined together in a single patent case only if claims are based on the same product or process.

04/25/12 Court Ruling Allows Presentation of New Evidence in Civil Action

LawFlash/Client Alert | Intellectual Property LawFlash
Robert Smyth, Ph.D.

Supreme Court affirms Federal Circuit ruling allowing submission of additional evidence to obtain a patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145.

04/25/12 Fifth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives

Presentation | Speech
Joanna Hendon

On April 19, 2012 Morgan Lewis parnter Joanna C. Hendon presented "When is it MNPI?": Ethical Issues for Hedge Fund Counsel and Compliance Professionals at the Fifth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge F... more

04/23/12 Taking A Bite Out Of Insurers' Claims Denials, Law360

Outside Publication | Article
Kevin Dreher, Christopher Loeber

04/03/12 Food Products Coverage: The Communicable Disease Exclusion Lacks Bite

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Kevin Dreher, Christopher Loeber

State and federal courts reject efforts to categorize salmonella as a "communicable disease."

Winter 2012 Co-author, Factors For and Against MDL Coordination, ABA Mass Torts Litigation, Vol. 10, No.2

Outside Publication | Article
John Lavelle, Jr., Thomas Ayala

03/18/12 Ethical Considerations for the Compliance Department Lawyer, presented at the 2012 SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, Miami

Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek

03/18/12 Examinations from the Regulators’ Perspective, presented at the 2012 SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, Miami

Presentation | Speech
Ben Indek

03/13/12 Co-presenter, Ethics Update: Technology and Ethics, presented to Disability Rights California, Los Angeles

Presentation | Speech
Scott Garner

03/05/12 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What It Is, What to Expect, BNA's Daily Report for Executives

Outside Publication | Article
Stephen Mahinka, Kenneth Kliebard, Ivan Harris, Christian Mixter, Kathleen Collins, Timothy Lynch

February 2012 2011 False Claims Act Year in Review

Presentation | Webinar
Kathleen McDermott, Nathan Andrisani, Lisa Dykstra, Meredith Auten, Eric Sitarchuk, Joanna Hendon

Morgan Lewis's Nate Andrisani, Meredith Auten, Joanna Hendon, Lisa Dykstra, Katie McDermott, and Eric Sitarchuk presented this webinar discussing the most significant False Claims Act cases of 2011. more

02/22/12 Litigation Update: Addressing the Challenges of HAMP and HAFA, presented at MBA's National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo 2012

Presentation | Speech
Joshua Prever

February 2012 2011 FCPA Year in Review

Presentation | Webinar
Margaret Gatti, Leslie Caldwell, Alison Tanchyk, Eric Kraeutler

Morgan Lewis's Leslie Caldwell, Margaret Gatti, Eric Kraeutler, and Alison Tanchyk presented this webinar discussing the most significant FCPA-related trends and cases of 2011, as well as predictions for 2012. more

02/13/12 2011 Year in Review: Selected Federal Securities Litigation Developments

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
John Vassos, Brian Herman, Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

Morgan Lewis is pleased to present our fourth annual review of selected decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal addressing private actions under the federal securities laws. We summarize below key decisions analyzing claims... more

02/10/12 Moderator, PBI Freedom of Information Act Seminar

Presentation | Speech
Meredith Auten

January/February 2012 Selecting Arbitrators in Construction & Surety Cases, National Association of Surety Bond Producers Pipeline e-newsletter

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Libor

02/03/12 Class Action Arbitration Waiver Rejected by Federal Appellate Court

LawFlash/Client Alert | Class Actions LawFlash
Litigation Practice

Second Circuit sidesteps Concepcion and holds that the ability to enforce federal statutory rights mandates that a plaintiff be allowed to pursue a class action in court notwithstanding the parties' agreement to mandatory arbitration.

02/03/12 Panelist, Why are Qui Tam Cases so Difficult to Resolve, presented at the ABA Criminal Justice Section Mid-Year Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Meredith Auten

02/03/12 Utah Supreme Court Advances Policyholder Rights

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Richard Pearl, Paul Zevnik, Michel Horton

Utah's highest court rejects an insurance company's attempt to use the equitable doctrines of unjust enrichment and restitution to recoup an above-limits settlement payment made by the insurer in settlement of an underlying claim, holding that recoupment is only available if explicitly provided for in the insurance contract.

January 2012 2011 Year in Review: SEC and FINRA Selected Enforcement Cases and Developments Regarding Broker-Dealers

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
E. Andrew Southerling, Shaina Stahl, Casey Cohen, Ben Indek, Julia Miller, Charles Manice, David Snider, Anne Flannery, Katarzyna Mularczyk, John Matthews, Kevin Rover, Julie Marcacci, Todd Smith, Ivan Harris, Kerry Land, Mary Dunbar, Nicholas Losurdo, Rahul Rao

This Outline highlights key U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") enforcement developments and cases regarding broker-dealers during 2011. ... more

January 2012 Co-author, Catastrophic Chemical Industry Losses—Structuring Coverage and Maximizing Recovery, Risk Management and Multiline Information, IRMI Online (read the article)

Outside Publication | Article
Christopher Loeber

January 2012 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): What It Is and What to Expect

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Stephen Mahinka, Kenneth Kliebard, Kelly Moore, Ivan Harris, Christian Mixter, Kathleen Collins, Joanna Hendon

On January 4, President Obama, via a recess appointment, installed Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau). The appointment was the latest battle in what promises to be a "... more

01/18/12 Compliance Officer Liability, presented to the SRO Subcommittee of the ABA Securities Litigation Committee

Presentation | Speech
Anne Flannery, Regina Schaffer-Goldman

2011 Co-author, Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet (Chapter 12), Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace, 2nd. Ed.

Outside Publication | Chapter
Mansi Shah