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October 08, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Lubrizol General Counsel Joseph Bauer Gets Used to Making It Go

Joseph W. Bauer tries to steer as much work in-house as possible for Lubrizol—the leading manufacturer of chemical additives for lubricants and fuels used in automobiles, trucks and industry.
5 minute read
August 01, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Insider Trading: Why More Attorneys Are Being Charged and What Companies Should Do to Prevent It

The increase in high-profile insider trading cases involving attorneys and senior corporate executives who should have known better underscores the need for companies to strengthen and modernize their compliance programs to avoid the negative publicity, reputational harm and significant costs of an insider trading scandal. Attorneys John J. Carney and Jimmy Fokas assert that there are steps companies can take to increase the effectiveness of their compliance and ethics policies.
12 minute read
October 20, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Associates Need Not Apply: Firm Wants Former In-House Talent Only

Boston-based firm Outside GC was founded in 2002 as an alternative firm model for experienced former in-house lawyers. Since then the firm has grown and launched a sister IP firm.
4 minute read
October 08, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Patent Cases at the ITC Drop by 30 Percent in Fiscal 2012

The number of intellectual property cases filed at the International Trade Commission in fiscal year 2012 fell by 30 percent, leading some to wonder if the agency's allure as the latest IP hotspot is fading.
3 minute read
September 28, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

The 5 Percent Rule: Court Offers Guidance for Securities Disclosures

The law isn't always clear on just what a company needs to disclose in its securities filings. In a case brought by shareholders of The Blackstone Group L.P., a judge suggests one test: whether a misstatement caused a financial error of more or less than 5 percent.
3 minute read
January 24, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Best Practices for Corporate Internal Investigations

By now, the concept of Upjohn warnings should be familiar to any counsel, whether in-house or external, who is representing a corporation's interests in an internal investigation.
6 minute read
February 23, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Wiped Out by a Blackout

The GC of the Center for Democracy and Technology talks about how an Internet protest managed to halt the progress of new online piracy legislation.
5 minute read
September 18, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Occupy Wall Street, One Year Later: Lessons for Corporate America and Its Counsel

As the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrated its one-year anniversary, what can the rise and fall of OWS teach corporate attorneys about message and protest, public perception, and crisis response?
6 minute read
March 14, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Coalition Offers $25K to Corporate Political Donation Whistleblower

A group called Americans United for Change is offering $25,000 to the first employee who blows the whistle on secret corporate Super PAC contributions that aim to influence the 2012 U.S. elections.
3 minute read
January 11, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Alert Aims to Help Investment Advisers Navigate Social Media

When confronted with the risky business of social media, many registered investment advisers are struggling to determine how to use it without violating regulatory requirements.
4 minute read

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