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July 19, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Know when a candidate will, or won’t, relocate for your department

Many of our firm’s search assignments involve geographic relocation.  I learned the hard way about relocation cold feet when we lost a placement…

By Mike Evers

3 minute read

July 17, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Supreme Court Frees Patented Articles from Post-Sale Restrictions

Should a patentee be able to control the future use or resale of a patented article that has entered the stream of commerce following a sale by the patentee?…

By Erin Ator Thomson, Scott Yoo

6 minute read

July 17, 2017 | Inside Counsel

How to Navigate a Franchise Bankruptcy

Today, the reality is there are a lot of financially troubled franchisees for lawyers to deal with. However, the world of bankruptcy law can be foreign…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

5 minute read

July 14, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Antitrust Corporate Dispositions

This article provides critical background on DOJ policy and practice, and highlights some of the steps corporate counsel can take during leniency or plea…

By MARC SIEGEL

9 minute read

July 14, 2017 | Inside Counsel

The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal…

By RONALD H. LEVINE, CAROLYN H. KENDALL

9 minute read

July 13, 2017 | Inside Counsel

How Can Law Firms Strengthen Their Cybersecurity Weak Spots?

More and more law firms in the United States and around the world are being hacked by cybercriminals, who seek to secure sensitive emails, documents and…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

July 13, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Supreme Court to Slants: “Rock On!” Trademark Ban on Offensive Trademarks Held Unconstitutional

On June 19, 2017, the Supreme Court unanimously held that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. §1052(a)), the provision of federal trademark…

By Erin S. Hennessy, Annie Allison, Salsabil Ahmed

4 minute read

July 12, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Will IP Departments Get Security Budgets?

Cybersecurity is too important and significant to organizations not to have its own budget.With the recent hack of an intellectual property law firm for…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

July 11, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Why Information Governance Professionals Still Struggle to Secure Buy-in

IG professionals must speak the C-Suite's language by presenting a value proposition that highlights how their program impacts the bottom line. The…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

July 11, 2017 | Inside Counsel

As Priorities Shift at DOJ, Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force Gutted

Last fall the U.S. Department of Justice proudly claimed a major victory for its Health Care Corporate Fraud Strike Force when it nailed Tenet…

By Sue Reisinger, Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read