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Antitrust Trade and Practice
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein

"Neal R. Stoll and Shepard Goldfein, partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, write: Whatever the merits are of applying Twombly in all federal civil cases, Twombly's plausibility standard is clearly appropriate in the antitrust context. Twombly is first and foremost an important antitrust decision, decided in the context of a Sherman Act, Section 1 claim. In fashioning the plausibility standard, the majority in Twombly relied greatly on circumstances particular to antitrust litigation.

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Financial Regulatory Reform and the Retail Investor
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By J. Scott Colesanti

" J. Scott Colesanti, an assistant professor at Hofstra University School of Law, writes: Concerning securities regulation, the White House's proposed regulatory reform continues two time-honored trends: focusing on the monitors at the top (like the SEC), and specifically addressing those issues most readily blamed by an electorate (like over-extension of capital). While the reform's concentration of power in the Federal Reserve has garnered a fair share of critical press, what has been perhaps overlooked is how little the reform adds to previously proposed protections for ordinary stock market participants; stated more bluntly, the reform - while a broad map embodying careful political compromises - arguably offers retail investors less theoretical protections than did the prior administration. "

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 Back to Basics: A Google Voice Tutorial
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By Kelly D. Talcott

"
 Kelly D. Talcott, a partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, writes: In previous columns, I've written about various miracles of modern technology that can enhance your ability to communicate and receive information. This column goes back to basics with a focus on the fundamental information-delivery system - voice. Specifically, a relatively new service called Google Voice. While this column may read like a puff piece for Google Voice, it is a remarkable service that provides genuine value and is worth considering."