David Hechler

December 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Toyota paid more than $1 billion to settle the economic damages MDL on sudden acceleration. So why do some observers say the company won?

By David Hechler

12 minute read

November 22, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Toyota paid more than $1 billion to settle the economic damages MDL on sudden acceleration. So why do some observers say the company won?

By David Hechler

12 minute read

November 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

We conducted our first survey of law departments to find out whether they've made the leap to outsourcing, where they're sending work, what kind of work they outsource, what motivated them, and how they feel about the results.

By David Hechler

11 minute read

June 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Note to Big Law: When you're working with Wall Street, don't Bring Your Own Device. At least not until the devices are configured to secure important data.

By David Hechler

3 minute read

September 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By David Hechler | Corporate Counsel

11 minute read

August 27, 2002 | Law.com

TutorNet.com once represented the best of the Internet. Now the company, its founder and its chief financial officer have been through a trial in which plaintiffs' lawyers painted a portrait of fraud, and federal jurors awarded the plaintiffs $178 million. It's far from clear that they will see any money though -- TutorNet has few assets, and its founder filed for bankruptcy months ago.

By David Hechler

1 minute read

November 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

A tale of two steptoes

By David HechlerStaff reporter

1 minute read

August 05, 2002 | Law.com

When Brad Smith took over as general counsel of Microsoft, his predecessor might have passed him an M16 rather than the traditional baton. After almost 17 years in the trenches as Microsoft's first GC, William Neukom sounds like a battle-scarred general back from the wars. Smith, on the other hand, sounds like the kind of general who wants to lock the gun cabinets and hide the keys.

By David Hechler

1 minute read

November 06, 2006 | National Law Journal

Paralleling the U.S. Department of Justice, New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has also pressured companies to stop paying the legal fees of employees who face criminal charges.

By David Hechler/Corporate Counsel

1 minute read

November 24, 2003 | National Law Journal

The energy bill passed by the House last week would effectively immunize the oil industry from products liability claims against the gasoline additive MTBE.

By David HechlerStaff Reporter

2 minute read