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Melissa Maleske

Melissa Maleske

February 28, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

A Matter of Time: Law Firms Move Away From the Billable Hour

Part II: Law firms discuss how they're using alternative fee arrangements.

By Melissa Maleske

45 minute read

January 31, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

A Matter of Time: Part One in a Two-Part Series on Alternative Fee Arrangements

Part I: As alternative fees proliferate, the in-house bar confronts the death of the billable hour.

By Melissa Maleske

14 minute read

January 31, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Controlling Legal Spend With AFAs: A Beginner's Guide

AOL's Jeff Novak simplifies alternative fee arrangements.

By Melissa Maleske

10 minute read

January 20, 2010 | Inside Counsel

SCOTUS Rolls Back Corporate Spending Limits in Election Campaigns

Citizens United v. FEC may significantly change how corporations get involved with electioneering.

By Melissa Maleske

1 minute read

January 20, 2010 | Inside Counsel

SCOTUS Rolls Back Corporate Spending Limits in Election Campaigns

Citzens United v. FEC may significantly change how corporations get involved with electioneering.

By Melissa Maleske

5 minute read

January 14, 2010 | Inside Counsel

Microsoft Settles with the EU

The probe concludes after more than 15 years of fines and investigations.

By Melissa Maleske

2 minute read

December 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Weak Privilege Doctrine for Consultants

Corporations and courts continue to struggle with the issue of when the presence of third-party consultants waives privilege.

By Melissa Maleske

8 minute read

December 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Court Recognizes Medical Monitoring Claims

Decision bucks anti-monitoring trend

By Melissa Maleske

14 minute read

December 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Waive the Flag: Bank of America case has companies reconsidering what is privileged

Ongoing investigations into Bank of America's takeover of Merrill Lynch raise issues of attorney-client privilege.

By Melissa Maleske

18 minute read

November 30, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Champerty Meets Wall Street

New York case raises issues of champerty in the context of the assignment of claims in connection with the distressed debt and secondary loan market.

By Melissa Maleske

6 minute read