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Richard Tarplin

Principal
Tarplin Strategies, LLC
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Richard Tarplin is the founder of Tarplin Strategies in Washington, DC, where he provides strategic advice and lobbying services to clients in the financial services and health care sectors. He served for almost 20 years in the US House of Representatives and US Senate and as a senior PresidentialExecutive...

Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATESPaul Equale

President
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
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Paul Equale is the President of Equale & Associates, where he consults on financial services issues, including credit cards, subprime mortgages, GSEs Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, online gaming, state, federal legislative and regulatory insurance issues, as well as domestic and international political and...

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Douglas Lichtman, Professor of Law, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESDouglas Lichtman

Professor of Law
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
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Doug Lichtman is Professor of Law at UCLA. His areas of specialty include patent, copyright, and trademark law; telecommunications regulation; and general legal issues pertaining to technology firms and the Internet. Previously, Mr. Lichtman was a tenured professor at the University of Chicago. His...

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Loring Justice, Partner, Loring E. Justice, PLLCLoring Justice

Partner
Loring E. Justice, PLLC
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Loring Justice is Partner in the Law office of Loring Justice in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he practices tort law. He specializes in products and pharmaceutical liability, nursing home negligence and abuse, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and mass torts including, tobacco and asbestos litigation. Mr.Justice...

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Raymond Natter, Partner, Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C.Raymond Natter

Partner
Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C.
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Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),where...

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GLG Study Groups in Legal, Economic & Regulatory Affairs(?)

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Labor Relations and Union-Management Negotiation Experts (US) 1712
Political Experts (outside Washington DC) 727
Securities, Corporate Governance, and M&A Experts: Lawyers (EU, Africa) 453
Securities, Corporate Governance, and M&A Experts: Lawyers (Asia) 301
Energy / Utilities Experts: Lawyers (US) 262

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GLG NewsSM Analyses in Legal, Economic & Regulatory Affairs(?)

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Key Issues As House Considers 19% Increase in FDA Budget

July 1, 2009

Jeff Stier, Associate Director, American Council on Science and Health

Obama healthcare budget includes FDA reform | www.reuters.com

The FDA budget has important implications for the food, drug, and drug device industries.

Natural Gas Reserves Surge

June 22, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Estimate Places Natural Gas Reserves 35% Higher | www.nytimes.com

New drilling technologies have made it possible to unlock substantial amounts of natural gas from shale rocks.  This has prompted the Potential Gas Committee to raise its estimate of gas reserves by 35%.  This includes proven reserves, as well as probable, possible and speculative reserve...

Atlanta Candidates Offer No Plans for Using Budget to Generate Growth

June 22, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Reed Urges End to Furloughs | www.ajc.com

 This article is important because it gives the investment community some insight into how Atlanta’s political environment may impact the city’s growth.  The article also provides some insight into how each mayoral candidate plans to address increasing unemployment in the city.

Russia Changes its WTO Strategy

June 22, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Russia Changes Its WTO Strategy | online.wsj.com

Moscow's unexpected change of heart over WTO accession has done nothing to help Russia join this organization. Russian decision to abandon its separate WTO bid and start new accession talks to join WTO together with other members of its Customs Union - Belarus and Kazakhstan - means a complete change...

Investors Financing Lawsuits Presents Ethical Quagmire for Lawyers

June 17, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

investors finance lawsuits and reap any benefits - nytimes.com | www.nytimes.com

Under ethics rules governing lawyer conduct, a lawyer must exercise loyalty and independent judgment as essential elements in the lawyer-client relationship. In most jurisdictions, the legal ethics rules generally require a lawyer may not proceed if there are significant risks that the representation...

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GLG Webcasts

GLG Webcast : Europe's Turn to the Right - Impact of the Elections on 19 June 2009 at 14:30 CET

June 19, 2009

GLG Webcast: FDA Drug Reviews - Policies and Procedures - November 6, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT

November 6, 2008

GLG Webcast: Tessera's Patent Problems - August 7, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM PDT

August 7, 2008

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