Publications Archive

Doreen Klein, senior counsel, offers her viewpoint on important aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act in an article published in the ...

The ABA Criminal Litigation Newsletter published an article co-authored by Doreen Klein on United States v. Textron in its summer  2009 issue. As described in the ...

In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a seven page opinion that reshaped the world of securities litigation.  In Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo, the Supreme Court ...

This article explains why patent owners should conduct thorough pre-filing investigation and describes how such investigation should be undertaken. 

The full article can ...

Companies use arbitration clauses hoping for a faster, cost-effective and more predictable resolution of disputes than traditional litigation. However, if not well ...

Numerous events have turned the spotlight on the issue of corporate waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, asserts Doreen Klein, senior ...

An individual designated in an indictment as an “unindicted co-conspirator” has not been charged by a grand jury with a crime.  Rather, the label reflects only the view ...

Doreen Klein, senior counsel at McKool Smith, and her co-author, discuss the guidelines for ‘abuse of trust.’ The Federal Sentencing Guidelines establish factors ...

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McKool Smith senior counsel Doreen Klein co-authored an article on misprisioning as a bargaining tool for defense counsel. The authors conclude that the misprision ...

For corporate America, the collapse of Enron in 2001 ‘seemed to tilt the scales of justice in the Government’s favor,’ according to Doreen Klein, McKool Smith senior ...

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