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Arent Fox LLP Complex Litigation partner Debra Albin-Riley has been rated among the “Top Women Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal for a second consecutive year.

On May 5, 2015, the Bureau of Industry and Security and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued proposed rules concerning the transfer of certain items from US Munitions List Category XII to the Commerce Control List as part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative.

In an unpublished opinion filed on May 8, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit sent trade secret owners a strong reminder of the important role written confidentiality agreements play in protecting valuable intellectual property.

Arent Fox Fashion Law leader Anthony V. Lupo was recently featured in Washingtonian magazine, which reported that the leading lawyer knows how to “stand out in Washington legal circles.”

Arent Fox LLP is proud to announce that, for the thirteenth year in a row, Health Care partner Linda A. Baumann served as editor-in-chief of a comprehensive desk reference focused on fraud and abuse for lawyers in the health care industry.

On Sunday, The New York Times published a feature story on White Collar & Investigations partner Peter Zeidenberg’s client who was accused of spying for China and illegally downloading data from a government website. 

Partner Aaron Jacoby was quoted in a recent Automotive News article, “California court case reworks technician pay plans.”

Partner Tim Tosta was quoted in a cover story for the San Francisco Business Times, “Playing hardball over new Mission Bay arena.”

Arent Fox LLP is proud to announce the publication of a comprehensive and definitive book for health care industry leaders focused on risk management and litigation.

Starting May 13, 2015, applicants in the US who file a single industrial design application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in English have the opportunity to obtain protection for up to 100 different industrial designs across 44 countries and intergovernmental organizations.

In April, Senator Byron Dorgan published an article with Automotive Law360 following Toyota’s recent launch of the Mirai, a new hydrogen fuel cell car.

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued a blow to the EEOC by ruling that a court may enforce the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) mandatory duty to conciliate discrimination claims before filing suit.

Automotive suppliers should take note that California’s Proposition 65 now imposes a duty on suppliers to warn consumers about risks associated with exposure to several plasticizers or softeners added to certain soft plastics that are commonly used in automotive products.

Congress has considered a number of bipartisan efforts to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and reform the manner in which the EPA regulates the distribution and use of chemical substances that EPA determines pose an “unreasonable risk to health or to the environment.”

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act was enacted to protect consumers from abusive telemarketing practices by making it unlawful to initiate unsolicited telemarketing messages.

Intellectual Property partner Pamela Deese was featured by Inside Counsel for her work on a team from Arent Fox that recently secured a summary judgment of more than $69 million for SD-3C LLC.

Partner Dan Renberg was a guest on The Hugh Hewitt Show to talk about the growing debate in Congress over whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an 80-year-old federal agency that helps to finance American companies in foreign trade. Congress must reauthorize the bank by June 30 or it will s

Partner Tim Tosta was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, “Tech Expansion Overruns Cities in California’s Silicon Valley.”

On April 14, 2015, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed into law a measure that extends the applicability of the state’s anti-discrimination laws to unpaid interns.

With the release of the Apple Watch, a number of companies are likely to grapple with an increasingly common problem: how to secure sensitive company data and information in the age of wearables.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its nationally recognized Real Estate practice.

California has a strong public policy favoring trial by jury, and since California Supreme Court’s decision in Grafton Partners, L.P. v. Superior Court, 116 P. 3d 479 (2005), contractual pre-dispute jury trial waivers have been held invalid in cases unless otherwise expressly authorized by statute.

Arent Fox political law leader Craig Engle wrote an opinion piece published in the New York Daily News on April 27 arguing that the US Supreme Court should rule same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional because they restrict the political contribution rights of same-sex  couples who are not allowe

An Arent Fox team led by noted commercial litigator Hunter T. Carter prevailed at the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

This is the third installment from Birgit Matthiesen for a planned series of cross-border trade updates.