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August 14, 2012 | Law.com

Using Confidential Documents in Claims Against Your Employer

Self-help discovery of confidential documents and data by employees, in blatant violation of company policy: protected activity or actionable misconduct?
8 minute read
December 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Questions & Answers: Thomas Russo

From the ashes of Lehman Brothers, a general counsel stepped into another monumental challenge.
5 minute read
December 27, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Preparing for the Pan Am Games is Keeping Canadian Lawyers Busy

A Q&A with Eric Tilley, vice president of the Toronto-based Infrastructure Ontario, which uses public-private partnerships to finance infrastructure within the province.
8 minute read
September 08, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Former Justice Officials Critical of Thompson Memo Policy

A bipartisan group of 11 former senior Justice Department officials has written AG Alberto Gonzales to protest the government's tactics in investigating corporate wrongdoing. Singled out for criticism are Justice Department policies outlined in the 2003 Thompson memo -- named for former Deputy AG Larry Thompson -- encouraging prosecutors to demand that companies under scrutiny waive the attorney-client privilege in return for more lenient treatment from government investigators.
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July 27, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

From the Experts: Getting It All Together

Electronic discovery crises are inevitable, which means law departments should start working ASAP with IT to develop a robust information-governance strategy.
7 minute read
August 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

On the Job: Moves

Seeing Opportunities: DuPont's GC is a proven problem solver, more...
15 minute read
June 29, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The 2011 Diversity Scorecard

This year's Diversity Scorecard shows that minorities are slowly winning back previous gains.
41 minute read
May 20, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

'Corporate Counsel' Names Google's Legal Department Best of 2011

Spend time with the energetic crew at Google, and the word "disrupt" comes up a lot. Google's businesses tend to do that to the traditional marketplace, and "Googlers" (as they call themselves) make no apologies. In fact, they use the word with pride -- sounding like 1960s protesters determined to shake the Establishment.
19 minute read
October 10, 2012 | Law.com

As U.S. Waits for FCPA Guidance, UK Bribery Act Gets an Update

The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office came out with some unexpected guidance Tuesday on the UK Bribery Act, clarifying how prosecutors on the other side of the Atlantic will prosecute bribery.
3 minute read
March 03, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Federal Circuit: District Courts May Limit Number of Patent Claims in Infringement Cases

The process can not, however, unfairly hamper the plaintiff's case, the court rules.
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