Jan Wolfe

May 17, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has staked out a bold position: it's time to require all lawyers to do pro bono work. But a pro bono requirement could be particularly challenging for in-house lawyers.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

May 16, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

To ensure employees don't feel pressured to participate, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has now provided guidance on what sort of incentives companies can legally offer.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The fallout from the VimpelCom bribery scandal continued on Friday. Telenor, which owns a stake in VimpelCom, acknowledged weaknesses and announced that its GC is resigning.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

April 25, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

So the pay is high and air travel is first class. But the notion of the "buck stops here" applies big-time to the company's top lawyer.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 20, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Property and casualty insurers are embracing alternative fee arrangements, according to a LexisNexis CounselLink survey.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

March 30, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

An NLRB administrative law judge ruled that an employee can't be fired over an alleged profanity-laced bathroom conversation about an annoying client.

By Jan Wolfe

5 minute read

March 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Royal Bank of Scotland announced on March 24 that it's appointed Michael Shaw as its new general counsel. Shaw was most recently a deputy GC at Barclays from 2009 to 2015.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

A judge finds that the firm has a conflict, but refuses to disqualify it from opposing 3M.

By Jan Wolfe

5 minute read

March 17, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

One reason we could see defendants settle early is that, as more of these cases get resolved, there's increasing clarity about what constitutes an appropriate settlement amount.

By Jan Wolfe

10 minute read

March 14, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As part of an investigation into whether the staffing company Aerotek Inc. engaged in age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission demanded a list of many of Aerotek's clients.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read