McGuireWoods LLP

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Whether assisting a Fortune 50 giant or a small start-up, our focus is on building relationships that drive results. Our clients' businesses and industries are as important to us today as they were when we began in 1834, proven by the fact that many of our client relationships have lasted for decades. With over 900 lawyers working from 18 strategically located offices worldwide, McGuireWoods serves public, private, government and nonprofit clients from such industries as automotive, banking and financial services, chemicals, energy resources, food processing, general manufacturing, government, health care, insurance, real estate, retailing, sports and entertainment, technology and telecom, and transportation.

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Court Clears Way for September 8 Implementation of E-Verify for Federal Contractors
David Z. Izakowitz, Brian D. Barger, J. Robert Brame, Jacquelyn E. Stone, W. Carter Younger, September 4, 2009
On August 25, 2009, a federal district court in Maryland denied a challenge by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other employer groups to the implementation of a rule requiring most federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify. The rule, therefore, will take effect on September 8, 2009.

FTC Defers Enforcement of the Red Flags Rule to November 1, 2009
Kenneth K. Dort, Jonathan A. Vogel, James B. Riley, Matthew Hoefling, September 16, 2009
On July 29, 2009, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) deferred enforcement of the Red Flags Rule from August 1, 2009 to November 1, 2009 in order "to give creditors and financial institutions more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs." As we...

DHS Supports E-Verify for Federal Contractors but Not SSN "No-Match" Rule
David Z. Izakowitz, Brian D. Barger, J. Robert Brame, Jacquelyn E. Stone, W. Carter Younger, August 21, 2009
On July 8, 2009, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano made two major announcements:

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