Hughes

March 30, 2001 | Law.com

Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America agreed to settle with minority workers who sued the automaker for racial discrimination. The agreement includes payments totaling $1.4 million to 10 workers who alleged that supervisors at Mitsubishi's plant in Illinois denied blacks promotions and ignored racial incidents in the workplace, including the hanging of a noose in a break area.

By Jay Hughes

2 minute read

June 28, 2000 | Law.com

A British trainee solicitor (associate-in-training) told an employment tribunal in London how she lost faith in the profession after months of sexual harassment. The legal executive she accused denies all charges, and the firm has further muddied the waters by dismissing the trainee, believing that she was responsible for a spate of vandalism at the firm.

By Ronan Hughes

2 minute read

May 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

James E. Hughes, a partner at Hancock Estabrook, provides a brief framework for understanding procurement of construction services through fixed price competitive bids and discusses some significant issues related to Guaranteed Maximum Price contracts.

By James E. Hughes

21 minute read

November 22, 2005 | Legaltech News

Court decisions highlighting the potentially expensive pitfalls of electronic discovery for companies in litigation have come along all too often. Jonathan W. Hughes and Simon J. Frankel, partners in the litigation department at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco, discuss some key considerations for in-house counsel even before litigation lands at their door and they're suddenly in the thick of discovery.

By Jonathan W. Hughes and Simon J. Frankel

9 minute read

June 04, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

The CEO and general counsel of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation tell how they manage the foundation.

By Kristine Hughes

13 minute read

July 30, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Having turned 25 this year, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation is embarking on a new phase of its mission with a new logo, new CEO, new general counsel, and plans to invest $1 billion in breast cancer research and community health and education programs over the next decade.

By Kristine Hughes

12 minute read

March 25, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Officials of 1-year-old, Texas-based BSG Alliance Corp. say the private company helps customers become "Next Generation Enterprises -- On Demand." To the uninitiated, that means the management consulting and software company provides research, executive development and consulting services to help businesses become more competitive -- on a subscription basis, rather than at hourly rates. Texas Lawyer discussed BSG's business strategy and legal needs with CEO Steve Papermaster and GC Ryan Gravelle.

By Kristine Hughes

10 minute read

September 03, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Mia M. Martin's job as first general counsel for the Richardson Independent School District is the perfect union of her educational and legal experience. As the district's first GC, Martin wrote her own job description and set up her office the way she thought it would work best.

By Kristine Hughes

12 minute read

May 07, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

Doug O'Connell isn't anyone's image of a typical lawyer. How many of those can be described by their boss as "a finely tuned killing machine" or be said to "rather eat snakes than draft wills"? O'Connell is a member of the Army National Guard, a Ranger-qualified major in the elite Special Forces.

By Kristine Hughes

15 minute read

September 06, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Mia M. Martin's father was a teacher, and her mother worked as a legal secretary. So it makes sense that she first became a special education speech pathologist, then an attorney in private practice and now general counsel for a North Texas school district. Many who know Martin best say her current job -- as the first general counsel for the Richardson Independent School District -- is the perfect union of her educational and legal experience.

By Kristine Hughes

12 minute read