Hatch bill to create USTR position focused on protecting IP *

USA - April 2 2013
On March 22, 2013, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation which aims to ensure that…

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What’s in store in Congress on campaign finance reform? *

USA - January 25 2013
As mentioned in the previous article, having just gone through the most expensive election in U.S. history, $6 billion spent, what action can we…

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Aspen Institute event focuses on the impact of the energy renaissance on U.S. manufacturing *

USA - December 3 2012
On Wednesday, November 28th, The Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, held an event titled “Impact of the Energy Renaissance on U.S. Manufacturing.”

Co-authors: Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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Getting to know the CFPB *

USA - October 5 2012
A little over one year ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) became the nation’s first federal agency focused solely on protecting consumers in the financial marketplace.

Co-authors: J. Caleb Boggs III (“J.C.”) .

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Cybersecurity legislation unlikely to pass during lame duck *

USA - October 5 2012
With an already full schedule and no clear path forward for compromise, there is not much optimism that Congress will pass a cybersecurity bill this year, regardless of the outcome of the election.

Co-authors: J. Caleb Boggs III (“J.C.”) .

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