In August of 2017, the Trump Administration began the Section 301 investigation into China’s laws, policies, practices and actions that have had harmful effects on U.S. intellectual property. On March 22, the results of that investigation were released, and soon after, the administration indicated that the U.S. will impose tariffs amounting to tens of billions …
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John Loscheider and Chang Wang on Parallel Universes
Chang Wang, chief research and academic officer with Thomson Reuters – and a regular contributor at Legal Current – has just released Parallel Universes: Essays and Conversations. This, his latest book, is a compilation of essays, conversations, speeches and interviews published from 2012 to 2017 in China Insight, the exclusive English-language American newspaper on US-China …
Are You High? Marijuana Laws & the Employer Drug Testing Haze
Marijuana use is now legal in dozens of states. But laws vary considerably. Is it medicinal use? Recreational? Do federal laws still take precedence? What are employers’ rights to screen for marijuana use? What are employees’ rights in jurisdictions where marijuana use is legal? Elizabeth Levine with Goulston & Storrs’ labor & employment practice provides …
Midsize Managing Partner Roundtable: Law Firm of the Future
Last month, I had the privilege to host a roundtable event with Deirdre Stanley, executive vice president and general counsel for Thomson Reuters, and Tommy Williams, vice president of Large & Midsize Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, entitled Law Firm of the Future. We were joined by managing partners from midsize law firms for a …
Steve Rubley Part of Esteemed Panel on “Risk-Proofing the Government Supply Chain”
At any moment, and from around the world, affordable goods are available in our global economy through a few simple clicks. But behind the free movement of these goods lays a complex supply chain, that if mismanaged or misused by any one party, can lead to risk for any number of organizations. From potential slave …
A Step Forward on CPTPP & IPR Border Enforcement
The U.S. withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement shortly after the Trump Administration came to power. As a result, the TPP is now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with the 11 remaining governments having signed the agreement. What does this shift mean for the intellectual property provisions …
A Look Back at the 2018 Public-Private Partnership Forum in New York
On March 7, Thomson Reuters hosted the 2018 Public-Private Partnership Forum at the Westin New York – the first of three events in a series designed to bring together leaders from both the public and private sector for a day of discussion on topics ranging from anti-money laundering, threat prevention, human trafficking and more. With …
Thomson Reuters Collaborates with eBrevia to Deliver AI-Driven Contract Remediation Solution
Complex global compliance events such as GDPR or economic drivers such as Brexit are creating new large-scale contract remediation challenges for many companies outside of the financial industry. Contract remediation has historically been labor-intensive, requiring large teams and manual effort. As an established leader in contract remediation and re-papering efforts for financial institutions, Thomson Reuters Legal Managed …
The Demise of the Gay (and Trans) Panic Defense
On September 27, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown adopted Assembly Bill No. 2501 (“A.B. 2501”), which amended California Penal Code § 192 in a manner that effectively bans the gay (trans) panic defense. Section 192 defines voluntary manslaughter as “the unlawful killing of a human being without malice upon a sudden quarrel or heat of …
ProView Adds iPhone eBook App
iPhone users can now access ProView eBooks and eLibraries as easily as they can with desktops and tablets. The new ProView iPhone app provides the same market-leading functionality that has made ProView the leading eBook platform for professionals, including annotations, content search, and Recent Activity feed for quick access to recent research. ProView syncs across …
