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These leading experts provide a mosaic of perspectives on legal, political, economic, and regulatory issues that drive company valuations and country investment prospects.

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

Professor of Law
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Doug Lichtman is a 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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Miguel Mesquita da Cunha

Consultant
Miguel Mesquita da Cunha
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Miguel Mesquita da Cunha is a Consultant in Belgium who specializes in EU policy and regulatory trends that affect business. Previously, Dr. Mesquita da Cunha worked in the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) under Lord Carrington, before becoming a member of the 'Group...

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Paul Equale, President, EQUALE AND ASSOCIATESPaul Equale

President
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES
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Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection...

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Larry Fradkin

President
Future Enviroassets, LLC
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Larry Fradkin is the President of Future Enviroassets, an international energy and environmental consulting firm. His expertise and extensive experience in energy includes policy/regulatory and technology in climate change/greenhouse gases, solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, biomass, nuclear, coal,...

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

Study Group Name No. Members
Political Experts (outside Washington DC) 711
Securities, Corporate Governance, and M&A Experts: Lawyers (EU, Africa) 448
Securities, Corporate Governance, and M&A Experts: Lawyers (Asia) 304
Energy / Utilities Experts: Lawyers (US) 264
Lawyers (China) 240

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

Analyses are solely the work of the authors and have not been edited or endorsed by GLG.

Qui Tam: A New Wave of Lawsuits

November 20, 2009

Martin Alpert, Vice President, Environmental Claims, HINZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT INC

9th Circuit Allows Settling Whistleblower Defendant to Sue Third Party | www.law.com

Should a settling Whistleblower Defendant be allowed to sue a third party?

Populist Politics Threaten Card Industry Recovery & Survival

November 19, 2009

Duncan MacDonald, Consultant, Duncan McDonald

US Credit Card Sector Faces Punitive Hostility | www.ft.com

The letter in today's FT (I am one of the authors) questions whether new and proposed legislation by Congress can kill the credit card industry.

Class Actions: Standing Requirements Lowered-Katie Bar the Door!

November 18, 2009

Martin Alpert, Vice President, Environmental Claims, HINZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT INC

Calif. Contact-Lens Solution Class is Certified | www.law.com

Will the number of Class Actions increase in 2010?

The EC brings WTO case against China’s export restrictions on raw materials

November 16, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

EU requests WTO panel on Chinese export restrictions on raw materials | trade.ec.europa.eu

The article looks at some of the legal and commercial issues involved in the latest case brought by the EC against China at the WTO. The dispute, which sees Mexico and the US also involved, focuses on the commercially critical policy of export restriction, which is increasingly being used by Chinaand...

More Form Than Substance

November 15, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

EU launches excessive debt action against nine nations | www.livemint.com

The nine new Member States cited for excessive deficits bring the total to 20, three quarters of the entire EU membership.  The EU Treaty requires the Commission to make these pronouncements, but this is only the start of a long process.  Also, with the final decision on action, if any, up to the Member...

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GLG Live Meetings in Legal, Economic & Regulatory Affairs(?)

Upcoming Seminars

December 7, 2009 | Hong Kong

Seminar Panel: Is Hong Kong still the Gateway to China? Or do all Roads Lead Inland? (Hong Kong)

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GLG Webcasts

Webcast: On to the Senate - The Future of Healthcare Reform (11:00 AM EST/8:00 AM PST)

November 20, 2009

Teleconference: Healthcare Reform - CBO Final Score Analysis (1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST)

November 19, 2009

Teleconference: Congressional Update on Healthcare Reform - Into the Senate (12:30 PM EST)

November 9, 2009

Teleconference: Senate Hearings on Global Climate Change - The Future of Cap and Trade (1:00 PM EDT)

October 29, 2009

Teleconference: Does Apple’s iPhone Infringe Nokia’s Patents? (10:00 AM EDT/7:00 AM PDT)

October 27, 2009

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