Keith Ecker

October 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

It's an overwhelming task to stay up-to-date on China's constantly changing legal landscape. But the China Law Blog is here to help.

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

October 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Botched internal investigation could expose company to criminal liability.

By Keith Ecker

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October 31, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Software has improved, but machine translation is still far from perfect.

By Keith Ecker

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October 27, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Outside counsel are more concerned with keeping track of company activities that might have legal implications than controlling outside costs, according to the 2006 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey Report. This shift in priorities is in line with in-house counsel's recognition of the importance of monitoring client activities in light...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

October 27, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Outside counsel are more concerned with keeping track of company activities that might have legal implications than controlling outside costs, according to the 2006 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey Report. This shift in priorities is in line with in-house counsel's recognition of the importance of monitoring client activities in light...

By Keith Ecker

2 minute read

October 20, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Everyday, thousands of people flock to video-hosting Web sites such as YouTube.com. The sites' content, which anyone can contribute to freely, ranges from clips of presidential speeches to music videos to cats clinging to ceiling fans. Now Universal Music Group, the world's largest recording company, is taking two such sites...

By Keith Ecker

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October 16, 2006 | Inside Counsel

The ghost of Enron continues to haunt its former employees. On Oct. 13 the SEC charged three ex-officials with fraud and aiding and abetting Enron's violations of the regulatory agency's reporting, record-keeping and internal controls provisions. Former accountant and executive Jerry Kent Castleman and former executives Cheryl Lipshutz and Kathleen...

By Keith Ecker

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October 12, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Job confidence among legal professionals plunged in September, according to the Hudson Employment Index, which measures worker confidence in the employment market. The current statistics are the lowest on record for the legal field, as nearly all indices contributing to the index fell. "The only reason that we've come up...

By Keith Ecker

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October 06, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Congress dealt online gambling a bad hand on Sept. 30. Tucked away in the Safe Port Act, legislation meant to strengthen security at U.S. ports, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act makes it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. The legislation also...

By Keith Ecker

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October 02, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Hewlett-Packard Co. can add another name to the list of employees taking the fall amid one of the biggest corporate scandals since Enron. Ann Baskins, the company's senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, resigned her post on Sept. 28. The announcement follows allegations that Patricia Dunn, the company's former...

By Keith Ecker

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