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August 20, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Stop Making Sense: Hire! Fire! Hire Again!

Lots of good news lately about firms increasing hiring. Let's see now — firms need bodies, and laid-off lawyers need jobs. That should be an easy match, right? Which brings up this obvious question: Why won't firms hire back some of their own laid-off talent?
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October 26, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Medco Health to Pay $155 Million to End Fraud, Kickback Claims

Medco Health Solutions Inc., the nation's second-largest pharmacy benefit manager, has agreed to pay $155 million in fines to settle fraud and kickback claims brought by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia that stemmed from a pair of whistleblower cases filed in 1999 and 2000. The settlement, which was struck after extensive mediations conducted by Senior U.S. District Judge J. William Ditter Jr., avoids a trial that would have lasted two months.
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July 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Is It Useful Yet?

The year's most buzzed-about gadget, the iPad, can have a place in lawyers' professional lives.
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March 16, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Mobile Devices Fair Game for Police Searches in California

On Jan. 3 a divided California Supreme Court quietly issued a major decision that constituted a major defeat for notions of personal privacy amidst the proliferation of personal electronic devices, People v. Diaz, 11 C.D.O.S. 107. This marks a new phase in a major debate between law enforcement and civil liberties advocates.
8 minute read
May 07, 2013 | Law.com

Planning Ahead for Smooth CEO Succession

Trends and tips on the chief executive turnover process are the subject of a new report from The Conference Board, "CEO Succession Practices, 2013 Edition."
5 minute read
September 11, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Denies FOIA Request for AIG Records

The Securities and Exchange Commission is storing 46 boxes of information about insurance giant American International Group Inc., plus 39,612 electronic files. But the agency is denying Corporate Counsel's request to see them.
4 minute read
May 19, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Department 2011 Winner: Google

Google attracts lots of attention for its style. But Corporate Counsel named the company's legal department as this year's best not for the sizzle but for the substance of its achievements.
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October 06, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

To Get What They're Owed, Law Firms Are Taking Delinquent Clients to Court

There's no denying that collections have been challenging during the recession as law firms are all the more eager to get the money they are owed. With varying motivations and frequency, some law firms are taking their delinquent clients to court in hopes of forcing payment.
8 minute read
May 23, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Retailers Facing Employment Law Vulnerabilities

Increased government regulation has been on the minds of most employers for the past several years, and certain features peculiar to the retail industry give rise to vulnerabilities on some fronts.
5 minute read
December 13, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler Is Out, and Now WikiLeaks Is Chiming In

Along with the news of the abrupt resignation of Pfizer's former CEO Jeffrey Kindler, the drug giant has now been dragged into the red-hot WikiLeaks controversy. Oh boy, buckle your seatbelts ...
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