Chicago – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Patrick Richards as a partner and Clare Frederick and Trevor Martin as associates in its IP procurement and portfolio management practice. They will be based in the firm’s Chicago office, and join K&L Gates from Richards Patent Law P.C., an […]

Event Post August 26, 2020 Policy seminar: Unpacking the impacts of COVID-19 on economies, food systems, and poverty in African and Asian countries Evgeniya Anisimova New research on how Myanmar, Nigeria, and Sudan are weathering the crisis.

Climate change, intensive agriculture, needless wastage, industrial-scale pollution. These are some of the main causes that are posing grave threats to freshwater sources across much of the planet. We can also add another: theft. Between a third and a half of the planet’s freshwater used by people gets stolen, which […]

Country: World Source: World Health Organization Since Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 cases in February it has recorded more than 1.1 million cases. Governments have reinforced response measures, building on detection and movement restrictions.

For the first time since 2014, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit has issued an opinion responding to a request for advice on compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. DOJ FCPA advisory opinions appear infrequently—only 62 in total since 1980—and have not been […]