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August 17, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft GC Brad Smith Talks About Diversity Initiatives

During the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's regional meetings in San Francisco, Brad Smith, general counsel for Microsoft Corp., talked about some of the council's recent efforts and how Microsoft works to improve diversity.
7 minute read
January 31, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Rumors of the Death of Client Alerts Greatly Exaggerated

After hearing complaints about client e-mail alerts, a lawyer forwards his concerns to subscribers — in a client alert. But his alert suggesting the death of client alerts was one of his most successful. Dayton offers advice how you can keep your e-mail alerts alive.
5 minute read
October 28, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Report: Friend Saw Favre's Lewd Photos, QB and New York Jets Emcee Texted Regularly

Jenn Sterger's friend says she was with the former New York Jets emcee on the day Brett Favre allegedly texted her lewd photos. 'I actually saw it when he sent it. We just laughed when he did it,' she reportedly told a magazine.
2 minute read
February 18, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Two IP Partners Leave Howrey for Jones Day's Irvine Office

The recent string of partner defections from Howrey has hit one of the firm's Southern California offices with the announcement on Tuesday that intellectual property partners William Rooklidge and Frank Cot� would be joining Jones Day's Irvine, Calif., office.
4 minute read
July 27, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

In-House and on Patrol

Gregory Wharton is like a lot of cops. He drives around in a patrol car, wears a bulletproof vest and carries a gun. But there's one little difference: Wharton is also the general counsel of online shopping comparison site NexTag Inc. This dual life has made him a novelty in the corporate world, but Wharton has no plans to give up his badge. He enjoys his service as a volunteer reserve officer with the San Jose, Calif., Police Department, and refers to it as "adrenaline-based pro bono work."
6 minute read
August 05, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Every Firm in D.C. Works on Intel Settlement

OK, not every firm. But few rivalries have ever produced as much legal work as the one between chip-making giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
3 minute read
July 22, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In Social Gaming Boom, Lawyers Hold the Cards

The "gamblification" of online gaming is drawing scrutiny from regulators and spurring a lobbying push from Silicon Valley.
7 minute read
September 22, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

N.Y.'s Megu Restaurant Sued for $20M Over Chef's Alleged Sex Harassment

A waitress has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Megu, a high-end Japanese restaurant in New York, and its parent company, claiming a head cook groped her, molested her with kitchen utensils and sexually harassed her. Satomi Southward claimed that management employees from the parent company were always present at Megu but did nothing to stop the harassment. Southward claims the head cook's actions also encouraged others to harass her; one former cook faces criminal charges of sexually abusing Southward.
3 minute read
July 02, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Reducing Corporate FCPA Exposure

Increased Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement creates a need for companies to revisit their corporate governance practices and internal controls.
9 minute read
December 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Legal OnRamp Founder Sells Its Virtues

At just over 6,000 members, Paul Lippe's brainchild, Legal OnRamp, a social networking site geared primarily to in-house lawyers, has yet to take the legal profession by storm. Lippe discusses how Legal OnRamp and its select network of clients might revolutionize the practice of law.
14 minute read

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