Dan Panitz

Dan Panitz

June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The Glass Is Half-Full: Using a Data First Approach to Create Value and Reduce Risk

A majority of companies today would likely say its people are its most important asset. If we take this to be true, then our corporate data is arguably the next most important asset as it encompasses all the information we store about the company and how it operates.

By Dan Panitz

7 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Showdown at the Not-OK Privacy Corral: Corporate Risk Reduction in the New Wild West

Privacy laws and enforcement are causing big changes to global commerce and have now arrived at our doorstep. The million dollar questions are how this will affect our businesses and what, if anything, do we need to do about it?

By Dan Panitz and Jerry McIver

6 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Moving the Needle on Legal Risk Reduction

If we define legal risk to be the risk of financial or reputational loss, implementing proven methodologies to measurably accelerate our timeline to achieve substantive legal intelligence enables us with invaluable strategic opportunities to settle, prosecute or fight to a calculated win. This result reduces or even eliminates legal risk in some cases. Who wouldn't want this enhanced ability?

By Dan Panitz

8 minute read

July 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The Great Data Reset: How to Manage Risk Around Massive Data Growth

One of the most prominent challenges facing global businesses today surrounds the deluge of massive data growth and the risk it presents to companies as the management issues of this data take shape.

By Dan Panitz and Tito Adeyemi

10 minute read

August 31, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Breaking the Code—Successfully Responding to Today's Second Requests

The rules of the game are changing and we need to be able to break the new code for successful M&A deal completion.

By Dan Panitz

8 minute read

September 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Going From Zero to 60—How to Get Your Legal Team Up to Speed

Dan Panitz and H. Bruce Gordon discuss getting the corporate legal team up to speed and driving through the gears in the most effective order.

By Dan Panitz and H. Bruce Gordon

9 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

A Recipe for Success—How to Achieve Consistent Legal Department Results

Whether you are managing a team, baking a cake or finding productive activities to keep everyone going, the strategy we employ becomes our recipe for success.

By Dan Panitz and H. Bruce (HB) Gordon

8 minute read

April 24, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Getting the Right Cooks in the Kitchen

An exploration of the roles/skill sets needed for a team to succeed in reaching a balance between technology and effective legal project management strategy for different business-use cases.

By Dan Panitz and Bruce (HB) Gordon

9 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Balancing the Equation Between Technology and Effective Legal Project Management

In this new article series, we explore where the balance point between technology selection/use and an effective legal project management approach exists to solve critical business use case challenges.

By Dan Panitz and Bruce (HB) Gordon

8 minute read

January 15, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Grooming the Field for Success: Improving Your Communication With ALSPs

This article explores how we need to partner/work together with our chosen providers to succeed, with emphasis upon the process of establishing the parameters for effective communication.

By Dan Panitz and Bruce (HB) Gordon

8 minute read