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Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12
(New Title)

What is a compliance and ethics program? What are its costs and benefits? Why do you need one? With so much confusion about corporate compliance, the attorneys at Holland & Knight have assembled a team of experts not just to ask the right questions, but to give you all the answers. PLI’s Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 has the information you need to understand what an effective compliance and ethics program is, how it should operate, and what issues and risks it must address in a variety of heavily regulated industries. Most importantly, it helps make the case to management and the board as to why your company needs such a program.

Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 covers the full range of heavily regulated industries and corporate activities in a clear, easy-to-use Q&A format, loaded with dozens of case studies, invaluable compliance facts and tips, checklists, charts, and tables. Note that the coverage in this latest edition has been expanded to two volumes. This is targeted guidance you need to design, implement, and enforce compliance programs that detect and prevent wrongdoing and minimize the legal and financial damage it can cause.

Featuring dozens of real-world case studies, compliance checklists, and best practice tips, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 pays for itself over and over again by helping you avoid major legal and financial burdens.

Essential reading at a time when your legal and regulatory burdens continue to mount, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 minimizes the risk of litigation, penalties, sanctions, company turmoil, and lost revenue due to noncompliance.

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Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 (New Title)

The regulation of medical devices has grown increasingly complex since the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) were introduced in 1976.  Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 walks you through the current regulatory requirements and describes every aspect from pre-market requirements for specific types of devices to post-market regulation and ongoing government enforcement and investigation.

With over 30 contributors from a variety of major law firms and consulting firms specializing in medical device work, Medical Devices Law and Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 provides practical guidance on how to handle every day questions on a wide variety of topics as well as what issues are likely to arise and how to avoid them. 

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Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 (New Title)

 As the economy improves, the Justice Department is ramping up its antitrust enforcement efforts. Given the potential for severe criminal sanctions and civil liability, expert guidance is indispensable to successfully navigate a legal minefield that often combines government enforcement and potentially devastating private suits.

Jones Day has forged a stellar reputation in some of the most challenging antitrust matters in history, and the Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 reflects their hard-earned knowledge in a highly accessible format you can immediately put to work for you and your clients. Bring their expertise to bear as you tackle such issues as investigations and litigation, agreements between suppliers and customers, monopolization claims, pricing, and unilateral conduct not related to price. What’s more, this handy guide’s detailed coverage of antitrust compliance programs can help you avoid or minimize problems that can derail a deal and lead to costly litigation.

Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011-12 will quickly become your “go to” source when it comes to the practical impact of domestic antitrust and international competition law.

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Labor Management Law Answer Book (New Title)

Increased enforcement of labor and employment laws puts a premium on the reliable guidance required to successfully anticipate and respond to compliance demands in a legally sound and enterprise-friendly manner

This “one-stop resource” allows you to easily access the vital insights you need to deal with a host of increasingly complex real-world labor management issues, including obligations under executive orders affecting labor relations of federal contractors; federal preemption of state regulation; reporting requirements of unions and employers; protected and unprotected activity; duty to bargain; unfair labor practice case procedures; and regulation of union dues and administration. Labor Management Law Answer Book 2011 incorporates planning opportunities and strategies affording you a truly actionable tool you can use to optimize proactive decision-making.

Updated annually, Labor Management Law Answer Book 2011 is a vital compliance tool for in-house and outside corporate attorneys and an important reference for corporate executives and managers.

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Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book
(New Title)

Mortgage finance has always been heavily regulated. In the past year, new requirements mandated by Dodd-Frank and other reform initiatives have made it even more complex.  PLI’s new Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 unravels the complexity and walks you through each element of the current regulatory requirements.

Using an easy Q & A format, Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book 2011-12:

  • Helps you understand the regulations applicable to every step of the mortgage application and issuance process
  • Describes all of the federal requirements, and their implications, under each of the relevant statutes, including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and many others
  • Compares the differences in privacy, disclosure and other requirements between the different federal statutes
  • Contains an introductory chapter on residential mortgage loan basics, written in plain English with the non-expert in mind

Written by seasoned practitioners from Patton Boggs who have successfully represented a wide range of clients in both the residential and commercial mortgage banking industries, Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 is filled with compliance suggestions that can help you avoid or minimize client problems.

Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book 2011-12 will quickly become your “go to” guide when it comes to understanding the current federal requirements and how they inter-relate with each other.

Book Information:

Title: Mortgage Finance Regulation Answer Book 2011-12

ISBN #: 978-1-4024-1594-4

Item #: 33409

Price: $235.00

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Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2011 (New Title)

The “Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010” (CFPA), Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, made major changes in how consumer financial services are regulated, and many of these important changes go into effect on July 21, 2011.  The Consumer Financial Services Answer Book describes in concise detail the regulatory structure and requirements after these revisions take place.  This new publication describes:

  • Updated requirements under such federal statutes as the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and many others
  • The regulatory authority, and the limits on that authority, of the newly created federal Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, as well as the changed authority of existing financial services regulators
  • The current federal requirements for mortgage loan servicing, foreclosure and eviction
  • The changes, effective this summer, to the federal preemption, which require specific findings before preemption may be invoked
  • The Consumer Financial Services Answer Book helps the practitioner, through an easy question and answer format, understand the revised regulations in such areas as:
  • The secondary loan market, including securitization and assignee liability
  • Mortgage loan servicing
  • Automotive financing
  • Privacy and identity theft

In addition, the Consumer Financial Services Answer Book provides practical insight on litigation practices in this area, including special coverage on e-filing and document retention requirements as well as expert, practical insights into consumer financial class actions and other issues of emerging concern.

Book Information:

Title: Consumer Financial Services Answer Book 2011

ISBN #:  978-1-4024-1570-8

Item #: 32643

Price: $235.00

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Insurance Regulation Answer Book 2011 (New title)

The Insurance Regulation Answer Book provides a general overview of the significant legal and regulatory guidelines that govern the insurance business in the United States. While it is deliberately high level, providing an introduction to a complex and constantly changing area of the law, it regularly offers readers practical guidance designed to assist them to effectively uncover the legal implications of proposed actions so they can help maximize opportunities, minimize liabilities and reduce compliance costs.

The Insurance Regulation Answer Book covers such areas as:

  • The complete definitions of–and distinctions between–the different kinds of insurance
  • The federal regulatory requirements, including recent amendments, on insurance company policies, investments and financial condition
  • The role of reinsurance in spreading financial risk

The Insurance Regulation Answer Book is completely current, seamlessly integrating coverage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Dodd-Frank and other recent legislative developments of critical importance. It also provides the context and analysis to help navigate an increasingly complex international regulatory landscape.

Book Information:

Title: Insurance Regulation Answer Book 2011

ISBN #:  978-1-4024-1571-5

Item #: 32644

Price: $195.00

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View a sample chapter here.

Federal Bail & Detention Handbook – New edition, new format

PLI published the Federal Bail and Detention Handbook, 2011 edition.  Previously, this title was published in a binder and supplemented annually.  This year we published in a soft-cover format and the book costs roughly what the supplements cost in the past.  We will publish a new edition each year —which means you no longer have to file the supplements!  In addition, this title is now more portable and can easily be carried to court, to meetings, or anywhere else you want to take it.  And, we updated the typefaces and layout to make everything easier to use.  The only thing we didn’t change is the content.  The content is the same valuable content you’ve come to expect– all the latest significant developments under the Federal Bail Reform Act as reported by the Honorable John Weinberg, including his invaluable table of U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit decisions.

Book information:

Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2011

Author: John L. Weinberg, United States Magistrate Judge

ISBN: 9781402415692

Published: March 2011

Item #: 32561

Price: $155.00

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View a sample chapter here.

Outsourcing: A Practical Guide to Law & Business – New PLI treatise title

Outsourcing: A Practical Guide to Law and Business examines different types of outsourcing, special considerations for outsourcing to India and China, and the life cycle of a typical outsourcing transaction. This timely treatise guides you on how to organize your internal resources to prepare for outsourcing relationships; use outside consultants; maximize the benefits of benchmarking; handle the vendor selection process; develop pricing structures and fee arrangements; negotiate the agreement and schedules that drive the business deal; effect dispute resolution techniques; and manage the outsourcing relationship after signing.

Sample key contract provisions help you to define the scope of services, establish standards of care and governance, set liability caps, deal with intellectual property issues, and resolve disputes.

Outsourcing: A Practical Guide to Law and Business is a vital reference for new vendors and customers as well as for experienced outsourcing players.

 Book Information:

 1st Edition

ISBN Number: 9781402413216

Page Count: 1254 pages

Item #: 10624

Price: $285.00

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View a sample chapter here.

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules

The Bernie Madoff scandal shed light on the shortcomings of the SEC’s whistleblower policies.  Some have suggested that their whistleblower policy should more closely mirror the program of the IRS, which many find to be a successful tool in combating tax fraud.  The Dodd-Frank Act has provisions to enhance the SEC’s whistleblower protections.  It also adds incentive for anyone who has something to report by expanding the bounties whistleblowers can receive.  The SEC outlined their new rules and the public can comment on the proposed rules until December 17th.   If you are interested in commenting on these rules you can do so at the SEC’s Public Comment page. 

The Wall Street Journal reported on this yesterday and pointed out that “companies fear the program, created by the Dodd-Frank financial law, will undermine the anonymous hotlines and other processes they have put in place following the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law to encourage employees to report problems internally.”  To address this, the proposed rules do add provisions for people who initially report wrongdoing internally and contact the SEC within 90 days.

Interested in learning more about Dodd-Frank and what it means to your organization?  You can check out PLI’s one hour briefings on the subject.  Or, check out our latest publication entitled Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act–A Summary.

Book Information: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act–A Summary

ISBN Number: 978-1-4024-1508-1

Number of Volumes: 1

Page Count: 93 pages

Item#: 30981

Price: $29.95