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March 11, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Calif. Insurance Rulings GCs Should Watch Out For

California appellate courts tackled a diverse array of insurance issues in 2007 that included health care post-claim underwriting, directors and officers liability, employee dishonesty and the scope of the attorney-client privilege in the context of insurance. The decisions in these cases will have a direct influence on business processes for companies across many industries, and general counsel should be aware of how these rulings may affect their companies, says attorney Bruce D. Celebrezze.
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March 06, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

New York's 1st Department Weighs In on ESI Preservation

The New York Appellate Division, 1st Department, recently issued two decisions that provide critical guidance as to when electronically stored information must be preserved and the legal ramifications of the failure to do so.
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October 03, 2011 | Law.com

Prosecutors Are Getting In-House Lawyers' Attention

Even without convictions, several high-profile prosecutions of in-house counsel are giving law departments plenty to ponder.
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November 25, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

'Everyone's Talking About This': Cisco Pioneers Route to Alternative Billing

Eat your hearts out, Lewis and Clark: When it comes to exploring alternatives to the billable hour, network equipment builder Cisco Systems mapped out a course to a whopping, big ol' wagon-load of savings.
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August 01, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Fried Frank Names Ten New Partners

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January 23, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Amended Expert Discovery: One Year Later, Has Anything Changed?

One year after the amended Rule 26 of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure took effect, attorney William H. Gussman Jr., explores whether the expert discovery landscape has truly changed.
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May 06, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

'May I Have This Dance?' Sky-High Marriage — Without a Prenup!

Guess there's not a lot of dating on the fly: The courtship was fast — unless you consider that United and Continental almost got married two years ago, before they suffered last-minute cold feet. But will the merger fly?
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June 17, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Women Seeking Work/Life Balance Getting Faces Slapped With Cold Water

They graduated in the year when female enrollment at law schools was at its height. They were supposed to infiltrate the top echelons of the legal profession and leave their mark. Instead, a majority of the women of Harvard Law School '93 have opted out of the fast track.
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August 13, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Commentary: Employers Should Embrace New Laws Protecting Gender Identity

In June, New Jersey legislators amended the state's Law Against Discrimination to prohibit employers from discriminating based on "gender identity or expression." Many will praise the state legislature for embracing an ongoing commitment to workplace diversity, but others will likely be resistant to the new changes. Attorney Alan I. Model argues that employers won't benefit by sitting on the sidelines, and instead should proactively adapt the anti-bias laws into their workplace standards and practices.
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September 09, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

@iThought Not: Proposed Rule Reminds Jurors Not to Blog or Tweet

A new rule proposed by San Francisco Superior Court would remind potential jurors not to blog, Tweet or conduct Internet research about cases. A need for the rule change, which is open for public comment starting today, became clear to the court during a jury selection episode on a weeks-long criminal trial in late June, when an entire panel of 600 jurors had to be excused.
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