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Articles
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| 12/09/2004 |
"ICSID: Recent Trends in Jurisprudence" |
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The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) was founded pursuant to the "Washington Convention" on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, 1965. |
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| 10/22/2004 |
"Labor Law For Non-Union Hospitals" |
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In the past few months, the National Labor Relations Board has issued several decisions of importance to non-union healthcare employers.
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Brochures
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2003-2004 Firm Highlights Brochure
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2003 Energy Highlights Brochure
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2003 Corporate Finance and Securities Brochure
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Mergers and Acquisitions Highlights Brochure
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Appellate Practice Brochure
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Asia-Pacific Brochure
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London Office Brochure
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Middle East and North Africa Practice Brochure
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Women's Initiative Brochure
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Asia Pacific Transactions
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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Brochure
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V&E; 2002 Year in Review
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Interviews
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| 11/11/2003 |
"What does the SEC look for? Games against time" |
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One of the weaknesses of GAAP is that, by itself, it can't necessarily differentiate between fraud and "aggressive accounting." |
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Presentations and Speeches
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| 08/24/2004 |
"Charity Care/Uninsured Class Action Litigation and Discount Policies: What You Need to Know Now" |
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Click here to view the attached PowerPoint presentation for the "Charity Care/Uninsured Class Action Litigation and Discount Policies: What You Need to Know Now" seminar.
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| 03/04/2004 |
"Understanding Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, Public Improvement Districts and Municipal Management Districts" |
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A municipality may designate a defining area of land within the municipality as a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone ("TIRZ") under Chapter 311, Texas Tax.
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V&E; E-Communications
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| 10/22/2004 |
"Department of Justice Seeks Comments on Proposed Revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines" |
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking preliminary public comments on the revised accessibility guidelines recently promulgated by the U.S. Access Board.
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| 10/14/2004 |
"Research Under HIPAA and The Common Rule: SACHRP Recommendations" |
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In August 2004 (http://www.velaw.com/pdf/mktg/HIPAARegulationsLetter.pdf) the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) received a letter from the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (“SACHRP”), which is charged with advising the Secretary regarding research involving human subjects and the protection of human subjects, in which SACHRP analyzed the difficulties that HIPAA's Privacy Rule imposes on conducting research. |
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V&E Newsletters
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Benefits Bulletin
Periodic bulletins designed to educate clients about matters of interest in the employee benefit plans and executive compensation areas.
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Corporate Governance and Compliance Bulletins
A series of bulletins on issues raised by the Sabarnes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC regulations, stock exchange and other self-regulatory organization requirements and corporate governance initiatives.
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Energy Currents
These bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain developments within the energy industry.
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Health Briefs
V&E; tracks on a weekly basis new Federal and Texas regulations of interest in the health industry.
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Health Headlines
These bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain events in health law.
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Healthcare Legal Update
A newsletter with feature length articles distributed on an "alert" basis.
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HIPAA Headlines
The HIPAA Headlines discuss developments and the effects of the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, and the Standard Transactions Rule.
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Litigation News
Quarterly newsletter designed to highlight the activities of the firm's litigation and appellate sections and educate clients about current litigation trends.
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TCEQ Regulatory Watch
These monthly bulletins are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain events in environmental law.
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Telecommunications E-Lert
These newsletters are intended to afford immediate notice to our clients and friends of certain developments in telecommunications law.
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