Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Stockholm, Sweden and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, tax, employment and employee benefit attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle.

Department of Defense Issues Final Whistleblower-Protection Rule Covering Contractor Employees
Jill S. Cox, Richard D. Haygood, Chuck Rice, December 2, 2009
On November 19, 2009, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule regarding whistleblower protections for federal contractors’ employees who disclose to government officials information concerning waste or mismanagement, dangers to public health or safety, or violations of law...

Federal Reserve Board Adopts Final Rule under Regulation E to Address Overdraft Services
December 2, 2009
On November 12, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) adopted a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, to address issues related to the assessment of overdraft fees on automated teller machine...

Challenge to Legality of Gene Patents May Proceed
Charles W. Calkins, Jennifer Giordano-Coltart, Leslie T. Grab, Jamie L. Greene, November 19, 2009
Gene related patents have been a cornerstone of the biotechnology industry for the past thirty years. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted thousands of patents related to human genes and their use in the detection of human diseases. The Association for Molecular...