December 28, 2016 | Legaltech News
Working In-House? Guess What--You're an IT Person, Too, NowBy Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel
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November 03, 2016 | Legaltech News
Legal Departments See Small Increase in Technology Spending, Study FindsThe HBR Consulting survey shows a focus on document management, legal spend analytics and contract management.
By Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel
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August 17, 2016 | Legaltech News
Years After Hacking, News of the World Lawyer Cleared of MisconductTom Crone, the head of legal affairs for the now-defunct News of the World tabloid during its phone-hacking scandal, has been cleared of professional misconduct in England and is ready to put the sordid affair behind him.
By Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel
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July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal
Sued by one of its own attorneysIt's bad enough when your company is accused of widespread sex discrimination in a class action. It's even worse when the plaintiff is one of your top in-house lawyers, the suit targets your legal department and your company holds itself up as a model of good management. But that's the situation in which General Electric Co. finds itself.
By Sue Reisinger / Corporate Counsel
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July 31, 2006 | National Law Journal
Deal-making by DOJ is on the riseThe government is on a let's-make-a-deal spree with corporate America. In the first six months of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice completed at least 12 deferred-prosecution or nonprosecution agreements with companies. By contrast, only eight were signed last year, which was already a record high.
By Sue Reisinger/Corporate Counsel
3 minute read
May 26, 2008 | National Law Journal
Nonprosecution pacts are alteredYou can probably thank U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie of New Jersey for the latest addition to the U.S. Department of Justice's policy manual. The change will end certain deals like the one Christie reached with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. in which the drug company among other things agreed to establish a business ethics chair at Christie's old law school.
By Sue Reisinger / Corporate Counsel
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July 26, 2006 | National Law Journal
Trying not to keep up with the AndersensIn the first six months of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice completed at least 12 deferred prosecution or nonprosecution agreements with companies. By contrast, only eight such deals were signed in all of last year, which was already a record high.
By Sue Reisinger/Corporate Counsel
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July 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal
Goldman Trader Fights Suit, Saying He Relied on In-House ExpertsIn a filing Monday in federal court in Manhattan, Fabrice Tourre, the Goldman Sachs & Co. trader, denied allegations by the SEC that he made materially misleading statements or omissions in a 2007 deal involving subprime mortgages. Among several defenses to the charge, the filing said the claims against him are based on information "known to many different Goldman Sachs employees," including in the legal and compliance departments.
By Sue Reisinger | Corporate Counsel
3 minute read
June 03, 2010 | New York Law Journal
Justice Department Issues New Guidance on Corporate MonitorsThe DOJ last week told department heads and U.S. attorneys that they should include new language in any deferred or non-prosecution agreement to help a corporation deal with its monitor. The added wording is to "explain what role the Department could play in resolving any disputes between the monitor and the corporation," according to a memo from acting deputy attorney general Gary Grindler.
By Sue Reisinger | Corporate Counsel
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November 26, 2012 | National Law Journal
OlympianProfile of Terry Miller, general counsel for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Ltd.
By Sue Reisinger / Corporate Counsel
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