Christopher Carusone

January 08, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), 73 P.S. Section 201-1 et seq., and the Administrative Code of 1929, specifically 71 P.S. Section 307-3, vest the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) with the power to investigate “unfair methods of competition” and “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” by companies doing business in Pennsylvania.

By Christopher Carusone and Steve Williams

5 minute read

July 24, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” Unfortunately, in a world where opinion often replaces fact, and one negative article or blog post can live on the internet forever, a person's reputation is not always a product of one's true character, particularly online.

By Christopher Carusone

1 minute read

July 19, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mark Twain once famously said: "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." The same can be said for corporate counsel tasked with evaluating an adverse procurement decision from a commonwealth agency.

By Christopher Carusone

13 minute read

April 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

"You Can't Fight City Hall." While this famous phrase is ­believed to have its origins in the political corruption of the ­mid-1800s in New York City's Tammany Hall, it can also be used to describe the steep climb faced by corporate counsel when challenging a government agency in the promulgation of regulations. But don't tell that to the nation's energy industry. Indeed, the energy industry is at the very center of several high-profile cases challenging the statutory authority and processes used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in promulgating sweeping new regulations on energy production. In doing so, the industry is blazing a new trail in the fight against regulatory overreach that corporate counsel in all industries would be wise to monitor.

By Christopher Carusone

12 minute read

February 08, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the corporate world, there is little room for error for in-house counsel conducting or managing an internal investigation.

By Christopher Carusone

7 minute read

January 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Presidential adviser and overall renaissance man John W. Gardner once said, "Life is the art of drawing without an eraser." While this may be an accurate description of the human condition, in the corporate world there is little room for error for in-house counsel conducting or managing an internal investigation.

By Christopher Carusone

7 minute read

December 09, 2015 | Law.com

In this renewed era of individual responsibility for corporate malfeasance, corporate counsel would be well advised to help protect themselves from personal liability by taking six steps of their own when notified of allegations of wrongdoing within the company.

By Christopher Carusone and Paul Thaler

8 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

In this renewed era of individual responsibility for corporate malfeasance, corporate counsel would be well advised to help protect themselves from personal liability by taking six steps of their own when notified of allegations of wrongdoing within the company.

By Christopher Carusone and Paul Thaler

8 minute read

July 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's energy community should take note that the line between criminal and civil enforcement is getting harder and harder to see. State and federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania appear to be signaling that companies operating in Pennsylvania's shale play may be subject to not only civil but criminal fines and penalties.

By Christopher Carusone

6 minute read

July 17, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's energy community should take note that the line between criminal and civil enforcement is getting harder and harder to see. State and federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania appear to be signaling that companies operating in Pennsylvania's shale play may be subject to not only civil but criminal fines and penalties.

By Christopher Carusone

6 minute read