LexisNexis® Emerging Issues Center Podcast

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn's Chicago office, discusses the importance of knowing the kind of tracking your company is doing and a possible light at the end of the text-to-stop tunnel. 2013. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn's Chicago office, discusses a new data privacy law in Columbia that could slow the flow of information to the United States beginning in 2013. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn discusses the importance of having a social media policy. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn discusses getting written signed consent before sending pre-recorded telemarketing calls. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn discusses how the Federal Trade Commission is looking to the public for ideas for anti-robo call technology. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In her privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn discusses knowing what business partners will do with information and lists they're provided. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

In this privacy tip of the week, Liisa Thomas of Winston & Strawn looks at whether employers should really spy on employees and discusses notification obligations for data breaches involving individuals in Europe. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, Gregg Skall of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, discusses the Federal Communications Commission's rules regarding broadcasting and political candidates. Mr. Skall is a co-author of the chapter "A Practical Guide and Summary of Political Broadcast Regulation" in the LexisNexis Matthew Bender treatise Telecommunications Regulation: Cable, Broadcasting, Satellite and the Internet. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, James M. Kunick of Much Shelist in Chicago discusses the differences between cloud delivery models, benefits and risks to companies of cloud computing, due diligence companies can conduct to protect themselves and their clients, and legal and insurance issues to consider. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/immigration-law/.

On this edition, Marc Karell, founder and principal of Climate Change & Environmental Services, discusses the new ISO energy standards, their possibility of success in reducing energy usage and costs, and what makes ISO 50001 different from other energy standards and approaches. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/immigration-law/.

On this edition, Michael F. Fitzpatrick of Dewey & LeBoeuf discusses the recently enacted Louisiana utility securitization law, the types of utility costs that are financed using utility legislative securitization, and the structural elements and benefits of legislatively authorized utility securitization transactions. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/immigration-law/.

On this edition, Dan Kowalski, editor of Bender's Immigration Bulletin and online editor of the LexisNexis Immigration Law Community and Michael A. Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Houston Law Center and Director of the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance at UH, discuss Alabama's new immigration law and the 11th Circuit's recent ruling blocking parts of it. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/immigration-law/.

On this edition, David Bender, solo practitioner and Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, discusses why privacy is so important, practical tips for dealing with a data security breach, federal statutes and state laws that come into play and emerging issues in data privacy. Mr. Bender is the author of Bender on Privacy and Data Protection, available from LexisNexis. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, immigration lawyer and Bender's Immigration Bulletin editor Dan Kowalski of the Fowler Law Firm talks with Wendy Young, Executive Director of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Ms. Young discusses the number of unaccompanied minors in immigration custody and how KIND works with law firms and corporate legal departments to identify and train volunteer attorneys to assist them. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, immigration lawyer and Bender's Immigration Bulletin Editor Dan Kowalski of the Fowler Law Firm talks with Dean Kevin Johnson of the UC Davis School of Law and Margaret Stock, of Counsel at Lane Powell's Anchorage, Alaska office about the U.S. Supreme Court's May 26, 2011 decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, Jonathan Wilson, Michael Barnas, Noelle Coates, Joey Lee Miranda and Charles Read discuss renewable portfolio standards. Discussed are the benefits and main elements of an RPS, how the standard works in Virginia and trends and common themes in different regions of the country. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, Professor Ernest E. Smith, Steve K. DeWolf and Roderick E. Wetsel discuss their new book, Texas Wind Law, the first comprehensive treatise on the laws of wind energy. The book covers topics ranging from litigation over the location of wind farms, to drafting proper documents, to federal, state and local government incentives. The authors discuss the chapters they've written, significant recent litigation and trends that they believe will impact the future of wind law. Texas Wind Law can be ordered from the LexisNexis Store or by calling 800.223.1940. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, Steven Reed of Steptoe & Johnson LLP discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Flint Hills Resources Alaska LLC v. FERC. He reviews the background and issues raised in the case, specifically examining the "refund floor" and retroactivity issues that were addressed and how they might impact the industry and practitioners. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, David Repka of Winston & Strawn discusses the possible impact of the events at Fukushima nuclear power plant on U.S. regulations. He analyzes specific areas of regulation that may be of particular concern and potential actions the Nuclear Regulatory Commission might consider for both existing nuclear plants and proposed future reactors in this country. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.

On this edition, Eric Paltell of Kollman & Saucier, P.A., discusses the issues surrounding the showdown in Wisconsin between the governor and unions representing state workers, how state and local governments have gotten in the red on pension and retiree medical obligations, why these issues have arisen now and whether governments can get out of such retirement obligations. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/emergingissues/.