Law Department Management

National Law Journal

Building Big

By Roger Adler | July 2, 2008

Name and title: Mark Sustana, secretary and general counsel. Age: 46. Big builder: Lennar Corp. is the nation's leading homebuilde

Corporate Counsel

Bank of New York Agrees to Reform Its GC Office

By Sue Reisinger | January 4, 2006

Post-9/11 changes in federal banking laws have just claimed their latest victim. Federal prosecutors recently announced that The Bank of New York Co. admitted responsibility for faili

Legal Times

Investigation Into Amtrak Law Department and Outside Counsel Builds Steam

By Anna Palmer | December 12, 2006

A House committee broadened its investigation into government-subsidized train operator Amtrak's legal department and its outside legal counsel last week, calling for the Justice Department to

The Recorder

Ice Cream GC's Legal Team Small by Design

By Steven Pressman | March 30, 2007

Mark LeHocky has served as general counsel at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, headquartered in Oakland, Calif., since 2000. The company, which dates back to the 1920s, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of

E-commerce Law & Strategy

Build a Peaceful Coexistence Between Techies and Lawyers

By Stanley P. Jaskiewicz | March 9, 2006

To practice successfully, lawyers must rely on others all the time. Whether in litigation or corporate practice, few lawyers today can succeed without trusting associates, paralegals and experts to

National Law Journal

Avoiding Risks of Cartel Prosecutions

By Janet L. McDavid and Megan Dixon | May 28, 2009

With myriad critical issues vying for the attention and resources of legal departments during the current economic crisis, antitrust compliance may not be at the top of the in-house counsel priorit

Texas Lawyer

How to Keep Your Company From Being a Target of Employment Class Actions

By Nancy Ebe | April 4, 2007

General counsel of Texas-based companies who have had a rotten day or a rotten couple of months can take heart. Their situations cannot under any circumstances be as dire as that experienced in Jan

Corporate Counsel

Few Large Firms Answer FMC's Calls for Help

By Amy Miller | June 16, 2009

FMC Technologies Inc., the Houston-based oil and gas equipment company, used Legal OnRamp, the social networking site for lawyers, to spread the word last month that a target="new" href="http://ww

GC Makes Time for Pro Bono Work

By Daniel Casciato | May 15, 2008

A day in the life of a general counsel can often be filled with daunting tasks -- providing advice and counsel on legal and policy issues, anticipating and guarding against legal risks and acting a

Daily Report Online

Group Provides Path for GCs to Do Pro Bono Work

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 27, 2007

For plenty of good reasons, in-house lawyers generally do not do nearly as much pro bono work as those in law firms, according to Rachel Epps Spears, executive director of the Pro Bono Partnership