Julie Beck

August 30, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The Treasury Department is implementing the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn the part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that disallowed homosexual spouses from filing their tax returns jointly.

By Julie Beck

2 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Light bulbs have gone on over the heads of many in-house counsel this past year, and InsideCounsel has tapped into the insights of 10 innovative legal teams.

By Julie Beck, Alanna Byrne, Cathleen Flahardy, Adele Nicholas, Mary Swanton, Zach Warren

32 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Inside Counsel

It all began in 2005, when broker George McReynolds accused the then-independent brokerage of giving white brokers the most lucrative accounts, and denying black employees of equal pay and career advancement opportunities.

By Julie Beck

2 minute read

August 21, 2013 | Inside Counsel

You can't go anywhere without hearing Robin Thicke's summer jam Blurred Lines, including, now, court.

By Julie Beck

3 minute read

August 20, 2013 | Inside Counsel

A new lawsuit questions the advertised health merits of that can of cream of potato you've had in your cabinet for years and somehow never eaten or thrown out.

By Julie Beck

3 minute read

August 19, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Your classic Econ 101 principles of supply and demand are working together to improve the legal job market, according to a new academic study.

By Julie Beck

3 minute read

August 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Of 83 corporate fraud cases registered with the Department of Justice, three quarters were committed by men only.

By Julie Beck

2 minute read

August 15, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The latest development is that many employers won't have to comply with the health care law's out-of-pocket medical spending limits until 2015, instead of 2014 as planned.

By Julie Beck

2 minute read

August 14, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The two Canadian Citizens who allegedly organized the penny fraud scheme are still at large.

By Julie Beck

2 minute read

August 13, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The DFS is worried that Bitcoin will be an attractive way to engage in criminal activity, like buying and selling narcotics

By Julie Beck

3 minute read