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One of the core advantages that drives parties to arbitrate is the promise of confidentiality. Unlike court proceedings, which are open to the public, arbitrations provide parties with a private forum through which to air and resolve their disputes. This advantage, however, is threatened by...

The new Federal Rule 37(e) governing the imposition of “spoliation sanctions” (i.e., remedial measures that judges may impose against a party for failing to preserve potentially relevant evidence) became effective December 15, 2015.  The rule change was intended to:

Patent portfolios are a fundamental building block, and an important revenue stream, for today’s global companies. The USPTO reported a 10% increase in the number of patents issued from 2012 to 2013, with the total number of assignees increasing by more than 4,000. Among PCT filing countries, China...

Last month, TransPerfect held its annual internal conference which made a pleasant change of pace from my attic confines of the last two years. The event was as intense, thought-provoking and instructive an experience as I’ve had in a professional workplace. The key themes outlined below are of...

You have been in Dubai for a while now; what brought you to the region?  I have been living in Dubai since 2009. The main reason I moved to Dubai from my home country, India, was because I was offered a job from one of the Big Four. I was initially recruited in 2008 for an India-based position. I...