Keith Ecker

June 30, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Hidden data in e-documents trips up GCs.

By Keith Ecker

6 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Chicago is cracking down on oil. But rather than regulating...

By Keith Ecker

1 minute read

June 30, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Chicago is cracking down on oil. But rather than regulating...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

June 23, 2006 | Inside Counsel

In what is becoming a weekly occurrence, thieves stole two laptops that contained sensitive information on their hard drives. Yet, this incident has an ironic twist. The laptops in question belong to the Federal Trade Commission, the government organization in charge of protecting citizens from fraud and identity theft. The...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

June 12, 2006 | Inside Counsel

If you've ever thought about migrating to the other side of the pond, you might want to brush up on your Russian. According to a recent survey of in-house counsel salaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, general counsel in Russia, China, India, Dubai and Switzerland currently received the...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

June 09, 2006 | Inside Counsel

General Motors Corp. announced June 8 the appointment of a new vice president and general counsel. The automotive giant tapped Robert Osborne, currently a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago and chair of the firm's corporate practice, to fill the position. Osborne replaces Tom Gottschalk, who will continue to...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

June 02, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Backdating of options is the new trend in white-collar scandal. In March, The Wall Street Journal began running a series of articles on stock-option backdating, a practice where executive stock-options are artificially dated at a time shortly before an upsurge in share prices to inflate their value. These articles attracted...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

June 02, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Backdating of options is the new trend in white-collar scandal. In March, The Wall Street Journal began running a series of articles on stock-option backdating, a practice where executive stock-options are artificially dated at a time shortly before an upsurge in share prices to inflate their value. These articles attracted...

By Keith Ecker

3 minute read

May 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The blogosphere is the perfect soapbox for Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner and Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker.

By Keith Ecker

1 minute read

May 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

A jury found in favor of PacBell on the termination claim, however, the jury found PacBell liable for failing to reinstate Joshua Josephs, and awarded him $1 million.

By Keith Ecker

4 minute read