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Inside Counsel

Sound Choices

Steinway's GC fine-tunes his role as both general counsel and CFO.
19 minute read

Inside Counsel

University of California Seeks GC

The University of California is looking to replace its outgoing general counsel. Based in Oakland, the general counsel has a dual reporting relationship to the Regents and to the president of the university, and provides proactive professional advice on critical strategic, legal and public policy issues. The outgoing general counsel...
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

International In-house Pay Remains Stagnant

If you've ever thought about migrating to the other side of the pond, you might want to brush up on your Russian. According to a recent survey of in-house counsel salaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, general counsel in Russia, China, India, Dubai and Switzerland currently received the...
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Career Moves

JDS Uniphase Corp., a global supplier of broadband and optical solutions, named Matthew Fawcett vice president and general counsel. Prior to joining the company, Fawcett served as JDSU's associate general counsel and senior director of global intellectual property, where he oversaw the development and management of JDSU's intellectual property portfolio...
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

The Truth About Benchmarking

When Alcoa Inc.'s senior attorneys sat down in late 2004 for their annual review of outside counsel costs, they wanted to get a feel for how their peer group's expenses compared. The team first scrutinized data from off-the-shelf law department benchmarking surveys, but found that wasn't helpful because the universe...
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Under Pressure

Chevron's GC takes on some of the toughest legal challenges in corporate America.
18 minute read

Inside Counsel

The Truth About Benchmarking

When Alcoa Inc.'s senior attorneys sat down in late 2004 for their annual review of outside counsel costs, they wanted to get a feel for how their peer group's expenses compared. The team first scrutinized data from off-the-shelf law department benchmarking surveys, but found that wasn't helpful because the universe...
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Reviving Privilege

Corporate counsel reignite the debate over privilege as Sentencing Commission revises rules.
14 minute read

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