October 20, 2015 | National Law Journal
GM Ignition-Switch Mess Is Focus at In-House Counsel ConferenceThe takeaway for lawyers from the GM ignition-switch debacle is for legal staff to have an open path for full disclosure—up the chain.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 19, 2015 | National Law Journal
Cyber Attacks Demand Rapid Response, ACC Panel SaysBe ready and act fast. That's the advice a panel on cybersecurity attacks at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting on Monday told in-house lawyers.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 15, 2015 | National Law Journal
Texas Lawyer Who Bribed State Judge Loses AppealA federal appeals court has upheld attorney Marc Garrett Rosenthal's criminal conviction for his role in a fraud and bribery scheme that involved a former Texas state lawmaker and a former state judge.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 14, 2015 | National Law Journal
Texas Law Schools Fire Back at Graduates' SuitTexas Wesleyan University, its president and Texas A&M University School of Law have asked a federal court to dismiss a proposed class action brought by Texas Wesleyan University School of Law graduates.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
Texas A&M Fires Back at Law Graduates' SuitTexas A&M University School of Law concedes that Texas Wesleyan University School of Law graduates might be disappointed that their alma mater no longer exists, but it asserts disappointment does not a class action make.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
Activision Blizzard Inc.With a company full of free-thinking millennials, Activision Blizzard Inc.'s legal team uses a light touch to convey the serious business of employment law compliance.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
Jack In The Box Inc.The legal team at restaurant company Jack in the Box Inc. doesn't want any surprises when it hires outside lawyers for its litigation needs.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
RGPRGP chief legal officer Kate Duchene leads the consulting company's compact yet diverse legal department, and she's also an ambassador for boosting the diversity of RGP's team of legal consultants.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
CBS Corp.The legal team at CBS Corp. helps the company keep a sharp focus on compliance, diversity and the bottom line while engaging in pro bono work to reflect the company's service image.
By Sheri Qualters
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October 12, 2015 | National Law Journal
Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.When oil and gas development and production company Breitburn Energy Partners L.P. set out to buy QR Energy L.P., it couldn't rely on its primary outside counsel, Vinson & Elkins, because Houston-based Vinson represented QR in the deal.
By Sheri Qualters
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