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Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has lawyers in 32 offices and 15 countries around the world. With one of the strongest integrated global platforms and our longstanding one-firm philosophy, Squire Sanders provides sophisticated seamless legal counsel worldwide.

Data Protection and Consumer Information Rights
Andreas Fillmann, August 29, 2008
On 30 July 2008 Germany's federal government published a revised draft (Kabinettsentwurf) of an act changing and amending the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz).

Deadline Approaches for Foreign Air Carriers to Request Conflict of Laws Waiver Under US DOT Final Rule for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel
Alexandra A. Bodnar, Charles F. Donley, Benjamin E. Goldman, Thomas T. Liu, August 29, 2008
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule implementing amendments to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) becomes effective May 13, 2009. The ACAA, which prohibits discrimination in airline service on the basis of disability, has been reorganized and expanded to cover foreign air carriers.

Delaware Court Criticizes Board for Selling Public Company at 45-Percent Premium
Frank M. Placenti, August 27, 2008
A recent case from the Delaware Chancery Court (Ryan v. Lyondell Chemical Company, [unpublished opinion] Del.Ch. C.A. No. 3176-VCN, July 29, 2008) holds that even when a company secures a premium price in a sale, directors can be liable if they were not actively involved in the process.