By Daniel K. Wiig | August 4, 2017
When weighing his post-Senate career options, then-U.S. Sen. Howard "Buck" McKeon rejected an offer from a prominent law firm, opting not to "live his life in six-minute increments." Indeed, it is with fair certainty to state a top reason lawyers in private practice transition to in-house is to escape the billable hour. And while the imminent death of the billable hour may have been highly exaggerated (again and again), it remains the predominate metric for private-practice attorneys handling commercial work to track their time and collect fees.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 3, 2017
Robert Charrow, the Greenberg Traurig shareholder picked to serve as general counsel to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, pledged on Thursday to resist any efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act—regulations that Senate Democrats said remain the "law of the land" following the failure of Republican-backed reform legislation.
By Sue Reisinger | August 3, 2017
A new Consero survey highlights the importance of internal investigations to in-house counsel.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | August 3, 2017
What is an in-house counsel to do when they have to meet a patent quota but have a duty to protect patent quality?
By Kristen Rasmussen | August 3, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Wednesday that the DOJ has formed a unit specifically to combat opioid-related health care fraud by physicians, pharmacies and other health care providers.
By Abbott Martin | August 3, 2017
The corporate world has never moved faster. According to a study published in the Harvard Business Review, one-in-three companies will be delisted in…
By PJ Harari | August 3, 2017
This is the second in a two-part series. Attorneys make it to the general counsel role not only because of their legal savvy. Even before they get there,…
By Justine Young Gottshall | August 3, 2017
Not only are companies collecting a massive amount of data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT), they are storing it too. According to a survey of 1,000 enterprises conducted by 451 Research, 71 percent of enterprises are gathering IoT data and nearly half of the data generated are being stored. What the survey doesn't reveal is if companies are considering the legal implications of storing IoT data and preparing to deal with demands for that data from outside entities.
By PJ Harari | August 2, 2017
Here are four important pieces of advice that will not only help prospective GCs prepare for the role before they ever reach the C-suite, but will also help those already in place excel in the dual role of legal adviser and business manager.
By Kristen Rasmussen | August 1, 2017
In addition to managing the American College of Emergency Physicians' legal department, Leslie Moore also oversees the human resources and office services departments and helps handle ethics complaints brought by members against other physician members who may have violated the group's code of ethics.
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