Catherine Dunn

January 09, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

Reducing law department spending and forecasting yearly legal costs are big jobs for general counsel, who traditionally have been tasked with managing company risk, not modeling department finances. Yet lately the pressure has been on to account for legal's bottom line.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

February 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

When can an employee be fired for comments posted on Facebook that reference his or her employer? When, in turn, are an employer's rules about such postings unlawful? These and other questions about social media in the employment context form the basis of a new report issued by the office of general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

September 27, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Corporate directors are putting in more time on compensation, fraud risk, ethics and compliance, a survey shows.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

November 21, 2011 | Daily Business Review

How big a risk does a business face when the CEO earns princely sums, especially if that pay package far outsizes those of other executives at the company?

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

United Rentals Inc. In-House Counsel Jonathan Gottsegen

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

February 06, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Prudential's law department was held up as one to emulate at the National LGBT Bar Association's Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Awards.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

February 03, 2012 | Legaltech News

Questions about social media in the employment context form the basis of a new report issued by the office of general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

May 20, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In-house counsel tackled an increased number of class-action lawsuits last year, but managed to tamp down legal spend by an average of $100,000 per matter, according to the 2013 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

April 17, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Navigator is a new software package for busy in-house attorneys who need a large volume of information at their fingertips.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

May 28, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate compliance and ethics programs are largely driven by a need to safeguard a company's reputation, but in-house compliance leaders are facing hurdles when it comes to resources and policy management, according to the "2013 Global Compliance and Ethics Benchmarking Survey."

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read