Marlisse Silver Sweeney
Marlisse Silver Sweeney is the Canada-based correspondent for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues across Canada. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].
October 29, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Interblock Places Its Bets on New General Counsel Tom RaffertyInterblock, a developer and supplier of electronic table gaming products, is betting on Tom Rafferty. The Las Vegas-headquartered company has named him its new global general counsel.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Court: Students Aren't Employees, Even If They're Providing a ServiceStudents do not employees make. That's the essence of a recent decision from a federal judge in California.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Interblock Places Its Bets on New General Counsel Tom RaffertyInterblock, a developer and supplier of electronic table gaming products, is betting on Tom Rafferty. The Las Vegas-headquartered company has named him its new global general counsel.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel to Outside Firms: Get With the Tech or ElseIt's time for law firms to get innovative, at least when it comes to online interactions with corporate counsel. That's the advice from a recent panel discussion during the Legal Marketing Association's Technology Conference.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Time Off to Vote? It's a Confusing, State-by-State QuiltVoting rights may not be on the top of the list for employers right now, after all, the presidential election is a year away. But Christina Kennedy of Foley & Lardner warns employers to think again.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel to Outside Firms: Get With the Tech or ElseIt's time for law firms to get innovative, at least when it comes to online interactions with corporate counsel. That's the advice from a recent panel discussion during the Legal Marketing Association's Technology Conference.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
October 28, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Time Off to Vote? It's a Confusing, State-by-State QuiltVoting rights may not be on the top of the list for employers right now, after all, the presidential election is a year away. But Christina Kennedy of Foley & Lardner warns employers to think again.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
October 27, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Using Nazis in Training Videos=Hostile Work EnvironmentThe incident involved a Jewish employee who complained, and the court agreed that this single incident met the standard.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
October 27, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Using Nazis in Training Videos=Hostile Work EnvironmentThe incident involved a Jewish employee who complained, and the court agreed that this single incident met the standard.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
October 27, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
EPA to Try New Ways to Analzye Data and Devise RulesThe agency adopts new technologies for the "next generation" of environmental rules.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
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