Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP

About this office:

Arnold & Porter LLP is an international law firm with an in-depth understanding of the changing business environment as it intersects with law, regulatory policy, and business. With more than 650 lawyers practicing in the US and abroad in over 25 areas of practice, the firm brings a valuable perspective and proven track record of experience in cross-border regulation, litigation, and transactional law. Arnold & Porter LLP maintains offices in Brussels, Denver, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The firm is committed to the standard of client service established by its founders, who maintained that each client is entitled to receive and, indeed, should expect and demand legal services of the highest possible quality. The firm believes that the cornerstone of every client relationship is the partnership that exists between the client and outside counsel. Accordingly, for every matter it undertakes, Arnold & Porter LLP works closely with the client to fashion well-conceived strategies responsive to the client's objectives.

Accounting, Cost, and Pricing (Government Contracts), Accountants' Liability (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Acquisitions and Dispositions (Real Estate), Advocacy Before the Congress and the Administration (Legislative and Public Policy), Airline Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Anti-Money Laundering and USA Patriot Act Defense (Financial Services), Antitrust (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Antitrust (White Collar Criminal Defense), Antitrust/Competition and Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Competition (Financial Services), Antitrust Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Appellate Practice (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Asia Pacific Practice, Audit/Due Diligence (Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation), Audits and Investigations (FDA and Healthcare), Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization, Bankruptcy and Workouts (Real Estate), Bankruptcy Representation - Other, Bid Protest Litigation, Biosecurity (FDA and Healthcare), Biotechnology Industry, Broadcast/Multichannel Video, Broker-Dealer Matters (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Broker-Dealer / Securities Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Build-to-Suits (Real Estate), Business Litigation, Business Restructuring, Business Transactions and Bankruptcy Counseling (Compensation and Benefits), Capital Markets Transactions (Corporate and Securities), Capital Markets Transactions (Government Contracts), Charter Assessment (Financial Services), Chemicals Industry, Civil Antitrust Investigations, Claims Litigation (Government Contracts), Class Actions (Litigation), Climate Change, Colleges, Universities, and Other Nonprofits (Real Estate), Commodities and Derivatives (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Compensation and Benefits, Compliance and Counseling (Employment), Compliance, Regulatory, Legislative, and Enforcement (Information Security), Consumer Protection/Privacy/Telemarketing (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Congressional Investigations, Congressional Investigations (White Collar Criminal Defense), Congressional Oversight and Investigations (Legislative and Public Policy), Consolidation of Strategic Industries (National and Homeland Security), Consumer Product Safety, Consumer Products Industry, Consumer Protection and Advertising, Contaminated Sites, Contract Compliance (Government Contracts), Copyrights, Corporate and Securities, Corporate and Securities Transactions (Biotechnology Industry), Corporate Control Contests and Corporate Governance (Financial Services), Corporate Governance, SEC Reporting, and Compliance, Corporate, Securities, Banking, and Finance (Tax, Trusts, and Estates), Corporate Transactions (Employment), Corporate Transactions (Government Contracts), Coverage and Reimbursement (FDA and Healthcare), Creditors' and Equity Committees, Criminal Antitrust/Cartel Investigations, Crisis Management (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Cybersecurity, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and E-Commerce (National and Homeland Security), Development (Real Estate), Dispute Resolution (Litigation), District of Columbia Government Relations (Real Estate), E-Commerce and Technology (Privacy), Employee Benefits (Tax, Trusts, and Estates), Employment, Employment (Government Contracts), Employment Litigation, Energy and Utilities Industry, Enforcement Counseling and Defense (Financial Services), Environmental, Environmental (White Collar Criminal Defense), Environmental Enforcement, Environmental - International, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Project Development, Environmental Regulatory Counseling, Environmental Risk Management, Equipment Authorizations/Enforcement (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), ERISA and Employee Benefit Plan Litigation, ERISA and Fiduciary Duty and Plan Investment, Europe Practice, European Practice (FDA and Healthcare), European Antitrust Practice, European Intellectual Property, European Product Liability, Executive Compensation, Export and Trade (White Collar Criminal Defense), Export Control (Government Contracts), Export Control, Economic Sanctions, and Trade Regulations(National and Homeland Security), FDA and Healthcare, FDA Strategy and Compliance, Financial Services Preemption Litigation (Financial Services), Federal Transactions (Real Estate), Financial Institutions (White Collar Criminal Defense), Financial Products and Services, Financial Service Litigation, Financial Services, Financial Services (Privacy), Financial Services Consumer Protection, Financial Services Regulatory and Strategic Counseling, Financing (Real Estate), Financing Transaction (Corporate and Securities), Financing Transactions and Capital Markets (Financial Services), Food and Drug (White Collar Criminal Defense), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption (FCPA)(Government Contracts), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption (FCPA)(National and Homeland Security), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption (FCPA)(Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption (FCPA)(White Collar Criminal Defense), Foreign Policy and National and Homeland Security Counseling, Foreign Policy, National Security, and Other Related Issues (Legislative and Public Policy), Fraud and Abuse / False Claims (FDA and Healthcare), General Services Administration (GSA), Global Antitrust Counsel, Government Contracts, Government Contracts (Information Security), Government Contracts (National and Homeland Security), Government Contracts (Privacy), Government Contracts (White Collar Criminal Defense), Government Contracts and Qui Tam (Litigation), Government Contractors Industry, Grand Jury Investigations (White Collar Criminal Defense), Healthcare Fraud and Abuse (White Collar Criminal Defense), Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals (Privacy), Hedge Funds and Derivatives, Hedge Funds and Private Equity (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Hedge Fund and Private Equity Investment in Financial Institutions, Homeland Defense, Hospitality (Real Estate), Hospitality Industry, Information Security, Insider Trading (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation, Internal Investigations (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Internal Investigations (White Collar Criminal Defense), Internal Investigations and Compliance (Government Contracts), International (Privacy), International and Foreign Banking, International Arbitration, International Procurement (Government Contracts), International Real Estate, International Tax, Trusts and Estates , International Telecommunications, Internet And Media, International Trade, Internet/Broadband (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Investors and Asset Purchasers (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Large Reorganizations (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Latin America Practice, Leasing (Real Estate), Legislation and Public Policy (Financial Services), Licensing and Partnering (Biotechnology Industry), Litigation, Litigation (Information Security), Litigation: Trial/Appellate/Agency Enforcement(Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Market Volatility and the Changing Regulatory Landscape, Media and Entertainment Industry, Mergers and Acquisitions (Antitrust/Competition and Consumer Protection), Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (Corporate and Securities), Mergers, Acquisitions, and Strategic Alliances (Financial Services), Middle East Practice, Nanotechnology Industry, National and Homeland Security, Natural Resources Damages, National Security (White Collar Criminal Defense), North America Practice, Partnerships and Real Estate (Tax, Trusts, and Estates), Patent (Biotechnology Industry), Patents, Pension and Welfare Plan Counseling, Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Industry, Plan Termination Counseling, Policy (FDA and Healthcare), Political Law Compliance (Legislative and Public Policy), Political Law, Government Ethics and Lobbying Compliance, Preemption Litigation, Pricing (FDA and Healthcare), Privacy, Privacy and Data Security (Financial Services), Private Equity, Privatization and Outsourcing (Government Contracts), Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation, Proposition 65, Legislative and Public Policy, Public Policy/National Security/Homeland Security/Trade Sanctions/Export Controls (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Real Estate, Real Estate Bankruptcy Matters, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory Compliance (Biotechnology Industry), Resolving Litigation Portfolios (Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation), Restatements and Complex Accounting Issues (Securities Enforcement and Litigation), Risk Management (FDA and Healthcare), Satellite (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Secured Lenders (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Securities (White Collar Criminal Defense), Securities Industry, Securities Enforcement and Litigation, Senior Living (Real Estate), Small Business (Government Contracts), Sovereign Finance, Subcontractor Disputes (Government Contracts), State and Local Government Action (Legislative and Public Policy), Structured Finance / Structured Transactions (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Suspension and Debarment, White Collar Crime, and Fraud(Government Contracts), Tax Controversy and Litigation, Tax Counseling, Tax, Trusts and Estates, Tax-Exempt Organizations, Technology / IP Transactions and Licensing (Intellectual Property), Telecommunications Industry (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization), Telecommunications, Internet, and Media, The Internet and New Media (Intellectual Property), Toxic Tort, Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, Trademark and Unfair Competition Matters, Transactions (Information Security), Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions/Bankruptcy(Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Transportation Industry, Trials, Trusts and Estates, Unsecured and Trade Creditors (Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganizations), Venture Capital, White Collar Criminal Defense, Winning At Trial (Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation), Winning Before Trial (Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation), Winning On Appeal (Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation), Wireless (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Wireline (Telecommunications, Internet, and Media), Withdrawal Liability (Compensation and Benefits), Zoning and Land Use (Real Estate).

Top Level Domain Names: Round Three--Trademark Supernovas
Simon P. Bennett, Brent Stephen LaBarge, Beth H. Parker, June 26, 2009
As detailed in two earlier advisories, "A New Dawn For Top Level Domain Names" and "Top Level Domain Names: Round Two--Sun Rising", The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has proposed to expand generic Top Level Domain Names (gTLDs) from the 21 that...

UK Proposes Sweeping New Anti-Bribery Legislation
Ian C. Dodds-Smith, Keith M. Korenchuk, Carl Liederman, Claudius O. Sokenu, Whitney A. Moore, April 29, 2009
In what is likely to be a major change in the English anti-bribery laws, Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, has proposed legislation that would significantly alter the approach of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to preventing bribery. www.arnoldporter.com

Top Level Domain Names: Round Two--Sun Rising
Simon P. Bennett, Brent Stephen LaBarge, March 26, 2009
As detailed in our earlier client advisory, "A New Dawn for Top Level Domain Names," the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is undertaking an initiative to expand generic Top Level Domain Names (gTLDs) from the 21 that currently exist (e.g., .com, .biz, .net,...

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