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February 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

For Colleges Without Lawyers to Call Their Own

Law firms have emerged with expertise in higher education and specialties in niche subjects like Title IX.
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January 11, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

With Twitter News, WikiLeaks Subpoenas Spill Out Into Public Realm

Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe have spilled into the public domain for the first time, pointing to the Obama administration's push to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes. • ALSO SEE: Warding Off Attacks | Full Coverage • How to Avoid Becoming the Next Target • Pfizer CEO Out, Now WikiLeaks Is Chiming In
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March 09, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

(Snort!) ... Wha? Law Firms Slow to Awaken to Cybersecurity Threat

Companies shudder as law firms become more and more attractive targets for cyberattackers delving for client secrets, litigation plans, negotiation strategies and details of pending transactions.
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May 15, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Alston & Bird Sued Over Alleged Drafting Error in Agreement

A consortium of venture capitalists say a misdrafted paragraph regarding the sale of stock shares cost them millions of dollars, and they are suing Alston & Bird over the alleged error. The 11-count suit, which includes charges of legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, also names Alston & Bird partners W.W. Thomas Carter III and Randolph A. Moore, who are alleged to have made a mistake in drawing up the funding agreement. The suit seeks more than $6 million.
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June 11, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

LifeLock General Counsel Confronts Challenges By Going Big

Clarissa Cerda, the general counsel at LifeLock, Inc., doesn't just offer guidance to her in-house clients—she works to build a long-term partnership with the whole company.
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December 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

The ACC/TAL Survey: In-House, Outside Counsel 'on Different Planets' When It Comes to Fees

When it comes to their perceptions of firms' willingness on alternative fees, law firm leaders are from Mars and general counsel are from Venus, brand new results from the ACC/TAL survey show.
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November 29, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

No Baloney: Pick Counsel Like a Deli Service

Geoffrey Parnass, a Vandenberg & Feliu partner and a former GC for a consumer products company, advises in-house attorneys to select their outside counsel like they would a good deli person: Prompt and efficient service -- at a good value -- is key. While in-house counsel may seek lawyers in private practice who are experts in their field, Parnass suggests several other criteria that in-house counsel may apply to ensure that they get the best help, without waiting in line.
6 minute read
July 21, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft's Brad Smith Meets with 50 Law Students as Part of Diversity Initiative

Brad Smith's primary role is as general counsel of Microsoft Corp., but he is also heading up a group of top lawyers tasked with finding ways to improve the legal profession's dismal diversity record: Smith is the chairman of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Pipeline Committee, which is seeking ways to get more minority students to enroll in law school.
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November 30, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Confronting the Fact of Juror Research

The lawyers aren't the only ones doing discovery. Jurors have the online tools to discover all sorts of things about lawyers, their cases, their witnesses. The information age makes finding those 12 ignorant persons and keeping them ignorant -- a daunting and maybe impossible task.
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December 14, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Judge Limits Winston & Strawn's Defense in Malpractice Suit

A New York Supreme Court justice has eliminated all but one avenue of defense for Winston & Strawn in a malpractice suit against the firm. The town of North Hempstead, N.Y., is seeking more than $36 million in damages after being found liable in a suit by the Sumitomo Bank of New York Trust Co. Justice Stephen Bucaria denied Winston & Strawn's summary judgment motion, observing that the firm insulated itself from potential liability by conceding an affirmative defense that would have protected the town.
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