Vol. 4, No. 14, Winter 2011

The interplay between standards and patents has increased over the last few years. Standards development organizations (SDOs) are continuing to promulgate new common specifications. Patent owners are trying to develop...Read more

The concept of Open Innovation is fairly new to the automotive sector. However, recent trends show that auto makers are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that Academia, inventors, scientific...Read more

1929 Crash. SEC. Bank Failures. FDIC. Savings and Loan Crisis. FIRREA. Enron/Andersen/WorldCom. SOX. Compensation Abuse. CD&A. Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. FHFA. Lehman/AIG/Global Financial Crisis. TARP, TALF and Dodd-Frank. See a pattern?...Read more

In the world of computing and technology much has happened in a short time. This is especially true with respect to the new (sort of) technology known as “cloud computing”....Read more

Given the right hardware and software, digital information is easy to create copy and disseminate; however, it is very hard to preserve. At present, it is impossible to guarantee the...Read more

Pharmaceutical Industry is very risky business, not only that the company needs to grow its profit but it must show to the people that they contribute to the human health...Read more

Under a typical PPP (Public – Private Partnership) structure , the Awarding Authority / Grantor (“the Grantor”) executes the Project Agreement with the Project Company, which is a Special Purpose...Read more

For almost fifteen years I have been working as a lawyer in the telecoms industry, focussing among other things on telecoms regulation, both the sector specific regulation as well as...Read more

The market is constantly changing and presenting its new trends. As a response, a new wave of value chain structure is arising. Reduction of costs, innovation, and specialization in certain...Read more

Looking back, I can see myself standing at the threshold of what turned out to be a path breaking career. I was happily ensconced as GC of Larsen & Toubro...Read more

The structure of the construction industry in India is similar to anywhere else in the globe. Since the role and structure of the In-House Legal Departments in each industrial...Read more

The Uzbek economy is developing. Such positive changes are attributable by several incentives of the government, which are designed to attract foreign investors. In addition to already created conditions such as...Read more

The decade of 1990s proved to be an important decade for companies as the concept of ‘Corporate Governance’ has changed the entire gamut of corporate practices. Today, Corporate Governance is...Read more

Given the state of the economy, businesses seeking to reduce IT costs have shown increasing interest in co-location and hosting arrangements. Many of these engagements, however, have gone horribly wrong...Read more

Precedent in Belgium: For the first time a court sentenced Pay-TV pirates to severe imprisonment and heavy fines – Sky Deutschland will receive over 2 million Euros in damages. A...Read more

Social media conversations about your dealership, your cars, your accessories, and your services are taking place constantly online. By leveraging social media, manufacturers and dealers can gain customer insight and...Read more

On 8 December 2010, the European Commission (EC) published a far-reaching consultation on the revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”), that came into force on 1 November...Read more

Compliance, as an autonomous concept and with its own implementation rules, is relatively new in the Italian legal framework. The objectives that are assigned to a compliance department nowadays were, in...Read more