Robert Robertson, managing partner of law firm Dechert LLP's office in Irvine, Calif.

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Jingzhou Tao of Dechert, a law firm, says drawing up production agreements that will satisfy regional and central government, owners and operators alike will be tricky.

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Mr. Dechert, Canada's parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, concedes the source may not be Zug Island, given there are a "number of operations" in the vicinity that could be responsible.

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There is a colorable argument that the licensing initiative Dechert is complaining about is actually a way to maintain brand integrity by only giving licenses to companies with a long history of providing top-notch products.

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Streeter, a lead prosecutor in the Rajaratnam trial who is now a partner at Dechert, explained that the same logic applied to insider trading by pointing to compliance efforts instituted by hedge funds to combat insider trading.

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So what exactly is Dechert talking about?

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