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August 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

A Crafty App for Tracking Trademark Infringement

General counsel can quickly review cases of possible trademark infringement via smartphone or tablet, thanks to an application developed by outside counsel at Seyfarth Shaw.
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May 21, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

World Bank's Former Top Lawyer Says Wolfowitz Spurned His Legal Advice

Did Paul Wolfowitz lose his job as World Bank Group president because he didn't heed its top lawyer? Roberto Da�ino, the bank's former GC, thinks so. In his first interview since leaving the World Bank in 2006, Da�ino says Wolfowitz prevented him from reviewing an employment contract for girlfriend Shaha Riza that was more lavish than what the bank's ethics committee had actually OK'd. Had he seen the contract, Da�ino says, he would have sent it back for revision, and Wolfowitz might still have his job.
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January 06, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The Mass Tort Bonanza That Wasn't

PPA, an ingredient in cold medicine alleged to cause strokes, looked like a mass tort bonanza for plaintiffs lawyers. But it wasn't. Though there are still a few plaintiffs firms with significant PPA caseloads, many others are closing down their PPA dockets, settling the cases for what they can and dismissing the rest. Why the PPA mass tort bust? Defendant drug companies dug in, defying conventional wisdom about the dangerous corporate implications of litigation uncertainty.
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October 27, 2005 | Law.com

This Might Hurt a Bit

From the December issue:To pick its product liability defense team, Pfizer asked 103 firms to endure a grueling nine-month examination.
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September 13, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

Lessons in Leadership for General Counsel

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September 25, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Bizarre 'Strip-Search Hoax' Case Before 11th Circuit

In a bizarre "strip-search hoax" case in which a then-employee was invasively searched under false pretenses, McDonald's Corp. and its Hinesville, Ga.-based franchisee, GWD Management Corp., are fighting off the suit by trying to make the other responsible. So far, a federal judge has ruled that McDonald's cannot be held liable but has kept alive some claims against GWD. Said an 11th Circuit judge hearing oral arguments in the case this month, "The whole thing is really stupid."
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March 31, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Want to Catch a GC's Eye? Play Nice

With the onslaught of corporate multijurisdictional, multiparty litigation, in-house attorneys say they are placing a premium on team players who can band together with other defense attorneys to help curb legal bills and put big cases behind them. "General counsel want someone who is not a jerk, somebody who plays well in the sandbox," said Candace Beinecke, managing partner of New York's Hughes Hubbard & Reed, national counsel for Merck & Co. in the Vioxx litigation.
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April 11, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

The 3 Biggest E.U. Challenges for General Counsel

In-house lawyers in Europe and the United States face many similar challenges. However, there are issues unique to the European Union that demand particular attention from GCs of multinational businesses.
4 minute read
March 04, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Growing Concern: Farm Case May Clarify Definition of the Word Employer

In a pay dispute that could affect millions of low-paid employees in unrelated professions across the business spectrum, the California Supreme Court is being asked to define what constitutes an employer within the meaning of state wage orders.
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September 16, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Acquisition News

William Kelly of Davis Polk & Wardell aided Oracle in its $5.85 billion acquisition of Siebel Systems Inc., which makes software used to manage contracts. While the acquisition had been in the works for months, Oracle GC Daniel Cooperman says it came together very fast in the final days. Also, Fenwick & West partner Robert Dellenbach represented IGN Entertainment during its acquisition by News Corp.
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