Pd Villarreal

May 21, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The Supreme Court has just banged another nail into the coffin of the traditional concept of diversity, a concept with deep American historical roots built around long-established ideas of ethnic, racial and gender identity.

By PD Villarreal

4 minute read

April 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The story of ADR in Brazil is, of course, unique to that country, but from my perspective, I see a growing acceptance of ADR, especially mediation, in many parts of the world.

By PD Villarreal

4 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

There is no question that truly great lawyers must have courage, including this kind of courage, the Courage of Lions. Sadly, most lawyers lack all courage.

By PD Villarreal

4 minute read

February 23, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Fortunately, no such difficult choices confront those of us who litigate on behalf of the world's corporations. But that does not mean that our work is without moral consequences.

By PD Villarreal

7 minute read

January 26, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

I actually think there are some lessons for litigators in this encounter between wild dogs and wildebeests, not so much to be learned but to be reinforced.

By PD Villarreal

6 minute read

December 31, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

You need to care about your team, and you should be able to articulate clearly for the team its fundamental purpose and persuade them to commit to that purpose.

By PD Villarreal

13 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Good lawyers understand that practicing law is not just a job, defined by its attendant paycheck, but a profession with public and moral responsibilities that survive them.

By PD Villarreal

7 minute read

October 31, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

You would think that because picking outside counsel is such an essential aspect of being an in-house litigator, we would have gotten it right by now. You would be wrong.

By PD Villarreal

7 minute read

October 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Elpidio "PD" Villarreal and Brennan Torregrossa of GlaxoSmithKline and Kathy Bryan of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution write that Corporate Law Departments increasingly are embracing the idea that they aim for a real "partnership" with the law firms that work for them, allowing firms to help them go a step further to manage and resolve conflicts, particularly when the company has made a commitment to approach disputes systemically and use early case assessment and ADR techniques.

By Elpidio "PD" Villarreal, Brennan Torregrossa, and Kathy Bryan

12 minute read