Nichols, et al. v. SmithKline Beechman Corporation, Civil Action No. 00-6222, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania In April 2005, U.S. District Court Judge John R. Padova approved a $65 million settlement in a class action … Read More
Nathan Associates, with assistance from Constella Futures and The Cadmus Group, managed Phase I of the ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility. The Facility helped the ASEAN Secretariat address immediate obstacles to integration. It provided technical assistance, training, time-sensitive policy … Read More
Nathan Associates was one of two firms that implemented the Enterprise Benchmarking Program (EBP) for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank. The program developed a model to benchmark the attractiveness of locations competing for investment in … Read More
Developed by USAID and the World Bank Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), the Investor Roadmap is a diagnostic tool that helps developing countries identify and understand the regulatory and administrative constraints (red tape) that hinder commercial activity. It has been … Read More
In 2002, Nathan conducted a diagnostic study of Mozambique’s trade competitiveness and recommended how Mozambique could integrate trade into its poverty reduction strategy. The study, “Mainstreaming Trade: A Poverty Reduction Strategy for Mozambique,” was presented to representatives of Mozambique’s government … Read More
Internationally recognized as an independent state in mid-2002, East Timor was determined by 2003 to begin creating a legislative, institutional, and administrative environment attractive to foreign investment. Nathan Associates supported the country’s national program for investment by advising on legislation … Read More
In 2002, about 5 million people contracted HIV, almost 95 percent of them in developing countries. More than 2 million Africans died of AIDS in 2002; 9 percent of adults (15-49) in sub-Saharan Africa have HIV, and the infection rate … Read More
Before members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) can achieve regional economic integration, they must achieve macroeconomic convergence and harmonize their tax policies. Nathan Associates shaped debate on these issues by helping SADC’s Directorate of Trade, Industry, Finance and … Read More
Litton Systems Inc. v. Honeywell Inc. CV-90-4823 (U.S.D.C. C.D CA) Litton and Honeywell are the world’s sole suppliers of ring-laser gyroscopes and inertial reference systems (RLG/IRS), the directional navigation technology used in all commercial aircraft. Litton brought a claim of … Read More
Amarillo CellTelCo v. Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc., et al. Case No. 2-97 cv-357 (U.S.D.C., N.D. TX) In 1997, Amarillo CellTelCo filed suit against Southwestern Bell subsidiaries and limited partnerships providing cellular service in Amarillo and other areas of Texas. CellTelCo … Read More