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April 01, 2004 | Law.com

Staying Power

Emember the Nineties? For general counsel it was the decade that Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals, Total Quality Management, and core competencies infiltrated Fortune 500 law departments, which were then coming under intense pressure to reduce costs after the eighties' rapid growth. A cacophony of consultants, trade publications, and industry insiders trumpeted the impending death of the billable hour and the rise of general counsel as savvy, thrifty consumers of legal services.
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February 06, 2013 | Law.com

Sen. Rockefeller Hears CEO Support for Cybersecurity Legislation

Ask CEOs from the Fortune 500 for their thoughts on cybersecurity legislation and, if you're Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), you shall receive.
4 minute read
January 19, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Making a Business Case for the Anti-SOPA Blackouts

The Internet "blackouts" from major players like Wikipedia and Google brought a lot of public attention to the industry's stance against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. But did the protests make good business sense?
5 minute read
July 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Mayer Didn't Have a Non-Compete, But Your Competitor Might

When Google executive Marissa Mayer gave notice and started working as the CEO, she started many labor and employment law discussions about how employers can protect themselves from hiring among competitors.
5 minute read
September 09, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

BP Spill Report Spreads Blame for Deepwater Horizon Disaster

If the early portion of BP's report on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill wasn't written by a lawyer, it was written by someone who was channeling one.
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May 27, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Federal Circuit Guts Inequitable Conduct Defense, Patent Infringement Plaintiffs Rejoice

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down its en banc ruling on inequitable conduct standards in Therasense Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., making major changes that have patent plaintiffs smiling.
4 minute read
April 28, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Panel: Diversity Begins With Hiring, Hinges on Retention

Hiring women and minority lawyers is the first step toward diversifying a firm or legal department, but it's superficial if those lawyers are then denied the opportunity to advance their careers. At the 20th annual Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Attorney Conference, Carl "Tobey" Oxholm III, executive vice president and chief of staff at Drexel University, urged hiring partners in law firms and corporate legal departments to make a commitment to diversifying their new hires.
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November 29, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Judge Clears Way for Discrimination Suit by White Employees of Ga. County

A federal judge has called evidence that DeKalb County, Ga., officials discriminated against white county employees "unusually compelling" and is allowing the case to proceed to trial. Despite the decision, the DeKalb County attorney said the county had won a "resounding victory" because the judge had dismissed 50 of the 80 claims against the defendants. One official is accused of asking a black co-worker to "dig up dirt" on white employees; the co-worker later lost his job, and is a plaintiff.
5 minute read
November 30, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

A Partnership Born of Necessity

Litigation is an inevitable part of business, but one whose costs are often unpredictable because they frequently depend on the uncontrollable actions of third parties. In-house and outside litigation counsel can work together, however, to handle cases more efficiently, and thereby control costs. Attorneys Richard B. Friedman and Carla M. Miller offer several tried and true methods, based on their experiences as outside counsel in litigation and arbitration matters and as in-house litigation counsel.
11 minute read
October 11, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Article One Arms Companies With Prior Art for Patent Battles

Crowdsourcing company Article One Partners has a community of 24,000 researchers from around the world who look for relevant material that might serve as ammunition to invalidate a patent.
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