Anthony Paonita

April 19, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Hackers, unscrupulous Web sites and peer-to-peer file-sharing networks are constantly thinking of ways to hijack computers for identity theft or other evil reasons. But there's a darker side. Some companies literally hijack Web browsers and redirect the user to other sites.

By Anthony Paonita

7 minute read

December 24, 2003 | Law.com

Business travel is a big part of a typical in-house lawyer's job description. But it's no secret that corporate travel budgets have been put on a diet in the past couple of years -- and aren't set to get fatter anytime soon. Plus, with all the hassles associated with air travel, many execs are less than eager to spend much time zipping around the globe. Still, face time with your colleagues is important.

By Anthony Paonita

6 minute read

April 27, 2000 | Law.com

Italy this summer can be summed up in one word: jubilee. Pope John Paul II proclaimed 2000 a year of special celebration, but relief from jubilee-mania can be found in the Umbrian capital of Perugia -- between Florence and Rome -- where more secular pleasures can be found: Perugina chocolates, the July jazz festival and Mangialunga, in which diners get meal tickets and go restaurant to restaurant for each course.

By Anthony Paonita

4 minute read

June 02, 2000 | Law.com

In the old days, when men had midlife crises, they'd buy sports cars or take younger wives. Now they start dot-coms. At least that's what Tom Ashbrook, cofounder and publisher of homeportfolio.com, did. Ashbrook left a job at The Boston Globe to be a part of the Internet revolution -- and lived to write about it. The result is "The Leap," a great read for anyone who wants to imagine they could be an entrepreneur in the digital age.

By Anthony Paonita

5 minute read

May 15, 2001 | Law.com

Ah, springtime, when a geek's thoughts turn to upgrading. When Anthony Paonita went computer shopping, he found that within months, both Microsoft and Apple will release spanking new operating systems, which will require brawnier systems. For Paonita's roundup of what to look for in the desktop market, he didn't go slumming. These days, you need as much RAM as you can afford.

By Anthony Paonita

6 minute read

May 26, 2006 | Law.com

The Open Legal Standards Initiative, a group of lawyers, techies and consultants, aims to change the way lawyers deal with everyday tasks like writing contracts and filing patents. OLSI hopes to automate processes wherever possible and link those systems to billing, case management and e-mail. The idea is ambitious, but not unprecedented: Smaller-scale automation initiatives saved DuPont $4.5 million and helped General Electric reduce the number of days to process a routine contract from 30 days to three.

By Anthony Paonita

6 minute read

January 28, 2002 | National Law Journal

Among the many lessons of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks comes this one: In-house counsel must make sure that their companies and their outside counsel are prepared for a computer disaster.

By Anthony Paonita

6 minute read

October 18, 2004 | Law.com

Certain Am Law 200 firms dominate the field when it comes to attracting work from leading U.S. companies' law departments. It's a pattern that has held true year after year. Says one consultant by way of explanation: "There's a certain degree of comfort in the big names."

By Anthony Paonita

7 minute read