Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Emily R. Zerkel and Adam L. Rosman | December 20, 2018
What about hiring former prosecutors for nonlitigation roles, where sharp legal minds are needed for complex transactions? Can prosecutors adapt their litigation skills to help a company drive revenue? Absolutely.
By Gabriela Isturiz | December 18, 2018
Why is billing compliance with OCG challenging for law firms? For one, OCG are new and, well, law firms are not quick to adapt to change. Legal departments are changing far more rapidly than their law firm peers. But also, legal departments' change in focus has resulted in an explosion in the complexity and type of fee arrangements
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Harry A. Valetk and Brian Hengesbaugh | December 18, 2018
This is the second article in a two-part series discussing readiness steps organizations should consider when implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
By Neal Suggs and Judy Jennison | December 17, 2018
About a year ago, the legal department at Microsoft announced it would be shifting away from the billable hour in the vast majority of its outside counsel arrangements. In describing these intentions, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel David Howard wrote about forging “a new type of relationship” with the firms handling Microsoft's most important legal work.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Brian Evans, Jordan Hirsch and Michael Summersgill | December 14, 2018
Defending against complex patent cases involving multiple asserted patents and accused products can be unpredictable, expensive and difficult to control. Large patent cases can take years to get to trial, can expose billions of dollars in accused revenues, and can cost millions of dollars to litigate.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By E. Leigh Dance | December 13, 2018
News reports from London in recent weeks will leave in-house counsel who planned worst-case scenarios feeling relieved, since it often looks like no deal will be made. Most hope for a better outcome, and no Brexit at all is even possible.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Dana A. Kravetz and Kathryn Lundy | December 11, 2018
No matter how you parse them, the numbers are staggering. On average, females in the U.S. workforce are paid $0.80 for every dollar earned by their male counterparts—this according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR).
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Amy B. Alderfer and Melinda Lackey | December 11, 2018
In 2015 BTI Consulting estimated that 60 percent of legal decision-makers had replaced their primary firms in the prior 18 months and the number-one reason for doing so was that they believed they would get better service elsewhere.
By Vaishali Rao | December 10, 2018
State AGs have their work cut out for them. Besides suing the federal government in record numbers (as they have done in the last two years), and continuing to hold businesses accountable for the opioids epidemic, the following trends are ones to follow.
By Dan Clark | December 10, 2018
A panel at the "Developing a Defensible Cyber Strategy" conference hosted by Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs said that having a company's board of directors recognize the importance of a robust security program is key to stopping cyberattacks.
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