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].
August 13, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Privilege Extends to Subsidiaries, Says CourtEven if the subsidiary isn't wholly owned, the privilege between in-house lawyers is sacrosanct.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Privilege Extends to Subsidiaries, Says CourtEven if the subsidiary isn't wholly owned, the privilege between in-house lawyers is sacrosanct.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
How Much Employee Leave Is Too Much?Be careful when working out the length of time for employee leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Reverse CommuteGeoffrey Cruikshanks, Deutsche Post AG's general counsel and chief compliance officer, has left the world's largest courier company and moved to global investigations firm Nardello & Co. as its chairman.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
1 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Google Reaches Out to Program Partners on EU CookiesThe company recently sent letters to users of its AdSense, DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange programs, reminding them of their duty to comply with the EU's cookie law.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Making Your Mark: Madrid Protocol or PTO?International trademark owners have the option of seeking protection for their marks under the Madrid Protocol in the U.S., but should they?
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
How Much Employee Leave Is Too Much?Be careful when working out the length of time for employee leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Google Reaches Out to Program Partners on EU CookiesThe company recently sent letters to users of its AdSense, DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange programs, reminding them of their duty to comply with the EU's cookie law.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 12, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Making Your Mark: Madrid Protocol or PTO?International trademark owners have the option of seeking protection for their marks under the Madrid Protocol in the U.S., but should they?
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
2 minute read
August 11, 2015 | Corporate Counsel
Errors in Legal Documents: Not CoolQuality issues such as misspelled words, poor punctuation and even incorrect names of corporate entities are creeping into work prepared by both big firm lawyers and solo practitioners.
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney
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