David Hechler

November 13, 2009 | Daily Report Online

In attempting to rebound from the biggest antibribery enforcement action in memory, Siemens AG is trying to write a redemption story on the same scale. And in doing so, it's not only trying to show that it's built a world-class compliance program, it's also testing its competitors' appetite for fighting corruption.

By David Hechler

5 minute read

January 07, 2004 | The Recorder

It is not surprising that a study reporting a sharp rise in the cost of the tort system would be embraced by the American Tort Reform Association -- and just as quickly attacked by trial lawyers. But a close look at the study, which purports to be "unbiased," demonstrates how difficult it is both to research this complex and sprawling subject and to pass muster with academics who have long mined the same terrain.

By David Hechler

8 minute read

November 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

More GCs seem to be going to those quadrennial political summer soirees.

By David Hechler

6 minute read

October 23, 2003 | Daily Report Online

David [email protected] YORK-As the law struggles to keep pace with technology, a battle is emerging that eventually could drown out the music copyright wars. The battleground is cars and the issue is privacy. Advances in technology have been dizzying. Some cars call for help when they're in an accident. Some have radar that adjusts cruise control when they approach slow vehicles.

By David Hechler

12 minute read

January 08, 2002 | Law.com

Right after the Sept. 11 attacks, few of the victims' survivors could think about death certificates or probate. But as bills grew, they soon realized the money they needed was under the sole control of a spouse officially listed as missing. Not surprisingly, lawyers -- especially those with trust and estate practices -- perceived such problems before the families did. What was remarkable was what they did about it.

By David Hechler

7 minute read

August 17, 2004 | Daily Report Online

David [email protected] YORK-Just days before the American Bar Association celebrated diversity at its recent annual convention, when its first African-American president passed the scepter to its second, the director of an ABA commission alleged that her superiors forced her to hire non-African-Americans even when they were less qualified than black applicants.

By David Hechler

4 minute read

February 05, 2002 | Law.com

They used to love to go to work. It was challenging, innovative -- and the people they worked with were talented. Today, like virtually everyone at bankrupt Enron, the in-house attorneys are struggling. They are confused about the legal department's management, upset by decisions they attribute to General Counsel James Derrick and devastated by the condition of the company many revered.

By David Hechler

9 minute read

August 29, 2002 | Daily Report Online

David [email protected] YORK-TutorNet.com Inc. has always been a poster child. It's just that the pictures keep changing. First it represented all that was best about the Internet. Investors apparently could make a bundle while the company offered students affordable tutoring online. Then the image morphed into the bursting dot-com bubble-a stock that peaked at nearly $20 a share plunged to pennies.

By David Hechler

6 minute read

April 28, 2004 | Daily Report Online

David [email protected] YORK-In the beginning, they invaded his dreams. "I would wake up in the middle of the night, worrying about termites devouring my house," said Peter M. Cardillo, a Florida lawyer who began suing pest-control companies eight years ago. He got over it. Now Cardillo's whole practice is devoted to this niche.

By David Hechler

9 minute read

December 22, 2003 | National Law Journal

It is not surprising that a study reporting a sharp rise in the cost of the tort system would be embraced by the American Tort Reform Association—and just as quickly attacked by trial lawyers.

By David HechlerStaff reporter

8 minute read