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Products Liability
Monday, March 8, 2010
By Michael Hoenig

" Michael Hoenig, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, examines what is left of the preemption defense, considers the interesting question of whether a nonparty deponent's counsel can object or participate at the deposition, and more. "

Trusts and Estates Update
Monday, March 8, 2010
By Ilene Sherwyn Cooper

 "Ilene Sherwyn Cooper, a partner with Farrell Fritz and the Secretary of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section, writes that, in recent months, concerns have been demonstrated by decisions addressed to retainer agreements, the rules regarding attorney misconduct, and disqualification of counsel."

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Corporate Democracy in Action After 'Citizens United'
Monday, March 8, 2010
By Sidney S. Liebesman and Stefanie J. Sundel

"Sidney S. Liebesman, a partner at Labaton Sucharow, and Stefanie J. Sundel, an associate at the firm, write: 'Cast as an epic battle between free speech and democracy - two of the most highly cherished American notions - the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC was a blockbuster. The Court's landmark corporate free speech ruling is sure to have as of yet unknown but far-reaching implications, including implications on shareholder rights and corporate governance practices.' "

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Trends in Antitrust Law
Monday, March 8, 2010
"In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal: 'Revising the Horizontal Merger Guidelines?And Why It Matters,' 'NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator?' and 'Resale Price Maintenance After 'Leegin.'"

Free With Registration: Avoid the Traps in Investor and Analyst Calls
"Richard Steuer, Jodi Simala and John Roberti, partners with Mayer Brown, write that for most public companies, periodic conference calls and webcasts with investors and financial analysts are a fact of life. The calls, typically open to the public so that companies may avoid "selective disclosure" issues, attract two types of visitors who otherwise would not have been present: competitors, for whom the calls provide a rich source of competitive intelligence, and the government, which knows that competitors can and do listen to investor and analyst calls, and may view them as opportunities for companies to signal one another."