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White Papers
Summer 2010
“Playing Doubles: Managing the Increased Coordination and Cooperation Between State Attorneys General and the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Trade Commission,”
ALFA International Products Liability Perspectives
Margaret Feinstein
,
Christopher J. Allen
August 2010
“Tips for Preparing to Take Your Next (or First) Deposition,”
ABA The Young Lawyer
Christopher F. Branch
July 2010
“Pay-for-Delay May Require a New Prescription,”
Intellectual Property Strategist
Miriam R. Vishio
,
Alex E. Hassid
,
Erin C. Wilcox
June 2010
“Antitrust Issues in IP Settlements,”
Intellectual Property Strategist
Miriam R. Vishio
February/March 2010
“State AGs Increasingly Active in Data Breach Cases,”
Executive Counsel
Bernard Nash
,
Stacey J. Mobley
,
Divonne Smoyer
Fall 2009
“
Empagran
—Practical Considerations From the Trenches,”
Antitrust
James Robertson Martin
,
Jodi Trulove
December 15, 2009
“Revisiting
Empagran
– a Proposed Soultion to insufficient Compensation for Victims and Deterrence of International Cartels, for the
American Antitrust Institute 3rd Annual Symposium on the Future of Private Enforcement
.
Accompanying Powerpoint presentation
.”
James Robertson Martin
October 29, 2009
“Assistance of Foreign Counsel With International Discovery Issues Arising in US Proceedings,”
2009 Fall Meeting ABA Section of International Law
Elaine Metlin
September 2009
“Afterthoughts: A Compliance Challenge,”
Cards & Payments
Divonne Smoyer
June 2009
“AGs vs. Utilities,”
Public Utilities Fortnightly
Larry F. Eisenstat
,
Bernard Nash
,
Frederick M. Lowther
,
Divonne Smoyer
June 2009
“Legal: Getting the Lead Out,”
Retail Merchandiser
Margaret Feinstein
,
Christopher J. Allen
May 22, 2009
“The End Of ‘De-Trebling?’,”
Law360
Richard J. Leveridge
,
James Robertson Martin
April 15, 2009
“Court orders joinder of nonparty mortgage brokers in discriminatory impact case,”
Consumer Financial Services Law Report
Jay N. Fastow
,
Justin Lamson
February 4, 2009
“Notable mortgage lending cases of 2008,”
Consumer Financial Services Law Report
Jay N. Fastow
Fall 2008
“Evidence for Summary Judgment v. Evidence at Trial,”
Proof: The Journal of the Trial Evidence Committee
June 2008
“Qui Tam Laws, State AGs And The Plaintiffs’ Bar,”
Mealey’s Tort Reform Update
Bernard Nash
,
Divonne Smoyer
October 2007
“Designing a Women’s Initiative That Works,”
New York Law Journal
Elaine Metlin
Summer 2007
“State Attorneys General: Forces to be Reckoned With,”
The Link (Career College Association)
Bernard Nash
,
Leslie T. Thornton
May 21, 2007
“Public Nuisance: Will it Finally Swallow Traditional Notions of Product Liability Law?,”
Bloomberg Law Reports: Corporate Law
Bernard Nash
,
Milton A. Marquis
,
Divonne Smoyer
Spring 2007
“A Common Sense Guide to Effective Lobbying on Capitol Hill,”
Antitrust (American Bar Association publication)
March 2007
“Attending to Company and Shareholder Interests: Class Action Litigation Monitoring,”
Antitrust Compliance Bulletin
2007
“Analyzing the Recent Recall of Chinese-Made Products: Understanding the Problems and Creating Effective Solutions,”
Business Law Brief
November 20, 2006
“Business Needs Lawyers on Board,”
Legal Times
Leslie T. Thornton
May 2006
“Mastering the Game of Associate-Partner Hide-and-Seek,”
ABA Lit. Second Chair column
May 1, 2006
“Insider Trading...Or Not?,”
Business Law Today
April 3, 2006
“Nadler: Know Your Rights,”
Federal Computer Week
David M. Nadler
March 17, 2006
“Erasing the Hurdles: Offshore Outsourcing of Litigation Services,”
Mealey’s Litigation Report: Discovery
February 2006
“Quick & Dirty Research,”
ABA Lit. Second Chair column and podcast
Fall 2005
“Children Lost in the Drug War, A Call for Drug Policy Reform to Address the Comprehensive Needs of Family,”
Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy
Michelle Tupper Butler
Spetember 1, 2005
“The Webb-Pomerene Act: A Relic That Has Outlived Its Usefulness,”
The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2006
James Robertson Martin
,
Elaine Metlin
2005
“Antitrust Litigation After the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005,”
ABA Antitrust Practitioner
Ann-Marie Luciano
November 2004
“Final Report of the Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001,”
prepared for the Attorney General of the United States
Jordana H. Feldman
September 27, 2004
“Going Toe to Toe,”
Legal Times
Leslie T. Thornton
2004
“Legal Considerations in Franchise Renewals,”
ABA Franchise Law Journal
Ann-Marie Luciano
2004
“Supplement to the 2003 Milton Handler Antitrust Rev: A Review of Similarities and Contrasts between American Antitrust and European Union Competition Law,”
Columbia Business Law Review
2003
“The Life of the Party: Analyzing Political Parties’ First Amendment Associational Rights When the Primary Election Process Is Construed Along a Continuum,”
Minnesota Law Review
Lauren Hancock Barski
November 21, 2002
“Federal Court Upholds Auto Lease Early Termination Formula,”
Consumer Financial Services Law Report
Denise Plunkett
2002
“FTC, DOJ and FERC Electric Power Merger Enforcement: Are There Too Many Cooks in the Merger Enforcement Kitchen?,”
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Milton A. Marquis
2002
“Liberty v. Safety: Internet Privacy After September 11,”
Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
Lisa Marie Kaas
February 1999
“Business World’s Preference for ADR is Growing,”
Legal Times
Divonne Smoyer
April 1998
“Settlement of Mass Torts: The Case for Model Settlements,”
presented at the Andrews Diet Drug Litigation Meeting in San Francisco
Divonne Smoyer
1998
“District of Columbia Superior Court, Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division,”
Court-Annexed Mediation: A Critical Perspective of Selected State and Federal Programs (ABA/BNA)
Divonne Smoyer
December 1997
“Mediation Settles Ahead of Arbitration,”
Legal Times
Divonne Smoyer
August 1997
“Resolving Mass Torts: The Fire Retardant Treated Plywood Case in New Jersey,”
presented at the ABA Annual Meeting, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Meeting in San Francisco
Divonne Smoyer
January 1992
“Sex Discrimination in Pensions and Nonretroactivity of Relief,”
Journal of Business Law
1991
“Compliance Guide to the Anti-Trust Laws of the United States,”
Int’l Co. & Comm. L. Rev
Peter J. Kadzik
1991
“Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar: The Need for a Stronger United States Response,”
Harvard Human Rights Journal
1988
“The First Amendment Book: A Guide to Abortion Providers and Their Attorneys,”
NAF Legal Clearinghouse
Elaine Metlin
1987
“Going to Court Against Anti-Abortion Activities: A Model Pleadings Book,”
NAF Legal Clearinghouse
Elaine Metlin
1976
“Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976: How It Got Here and What It Means,”
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976: How to Deal with Expanded Government Power
Bernard Nash