Law Department Management

Meet an In-House Cost-Cutter Who Believes in Fixed Fees

By Leslie A. Gordon | August 29, 2007

As general counsel of Cisco Systems Inc., Mark Chandler is required to run the company's legal department precisely how other corporate groups there are run. Despite the unique demands on in-house

Texas Lawyer

In Case of Emergency: Will Your Company Be Prepared?

By Michael P. Maslanka and Burton D. Brillhart | August 7, 2006

Hurricane Katrina hammered New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. The Twin Towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001. Power outages afflict cities across the United States as we write these words. Are general

Corporate Counsel

Texas Case Raises Galvanizing Issue for GCs: Auditor Privilege

By Sue Reisinger | June 6, 2006

One of the most important cases facing general counsel, their accountants and outside lawyers has been percolating through Texas. The suit raises questions about the scope of the so-called auditor

Daily Report Online

Children's Healthcare GC's Life Experience Led Up to 'Dream Job'

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | January 5, 2009

Her education, work experience and life uniquely prepared Leslie R. Jones for the job she took in October as senior vice president and general counsel of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a network

Auditing Auditors No Easy Task

By Donna Block | December 2, 2005

William McDonough, the first chairman of the audit industry's federal watchdog, stepped down from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Wednesday, acknowledging that his agency still h

Daily Business Review

Former SFBC Executive Says He's Owed $500,000 in Severance Pay

By Forrest Norman | September 18, 2006

A former executive of a troubled former Miami pharmaceutical-testing company filed a lawsuit claiming his ex-employer owes him $500,000, even though he resigned amid accusations that he committed f

Meet Joia Johnson, GC and VP of RARE Hospitality

By Lisa Kiersky Schreiber | September 29, 2006

There's much more to the restaurant business than food. Just ask Joia Johnson, the general counsel of RARE Hospitality in Atlanta.Johnson, who's been with the company for seven years, says r

New York Law Journal

Company's Tardy SEC Reports Prompt Debt Default Finding

By Beth Bar | October 2, 2006

The tardiness of a technical services company in submitting financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the trustee responsible for managing its debt payments have prompted a po

The Associated Press

Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Dunn to Step Down in January

By Jordan Robertson | September 13, 2006

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that Patricia Dunn will step down as chairwoman of the San Jose, Calif.-based computer and printer maker in January amid a widening scandal involving a possibly ill

National Law Journal

Going Into The Oil Business

By Emily Heller | November 14, 2007

Name and title: Janet L. Kelly, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary Age: 49 Big oil: Headquartered in Houston, ConocoPhillips was crea