Law Department Management

The American Lawyer

Coming Soon: Wireless on a Plane

By Alan Cohen | September 18, 2006

When people talk about airplane technology, they usually mean the know-how that keeps the plane in the air. Other sorts of technology -- say, checking e-mail and making mobile phone calls -- ma

National Law Journal

The Seven-Hour Deposition Myth

By Jerold S. Solovy and Robert L. Byman | November 3, 2006

Having invoked the Pirate Code's Right of Parlay -- guarantying safe passage -- our heroine is greatly surprised when Captain Barbossa says she cannot leave the ship: "The code is more what you'd c

National Law Journal

At the Center of Everything

By Peter Page | June 18, 2007

Name and title: Mark V. Holden, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Age: 44 Private conglomerate: A spate of acquisitions in the past two years

The Recorder

Sun Lawyer Takes the Helm at KLA

By Jessie Seyfer | April 4, 2007

It's possible Brian Martin is the only general counsel of a major U.S. company who can be seen on a bucking bronco in a a class="linelink" target="new" href="http://blogs.sun.com/dillon/entry/ridi

Corporate Counsel

DOJ Kicks Back at Kickbacks Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

By Joshua Lipton | November 21, 2006

Don't try to tell Mark Mendelsohn that bribery is just another cost of doing business overseas, because he won't buy it. Mendelsohn is the point man at the U.S. Department of Justice for enforc

Coping With the New Rules for Discovery of Electronic Data

By Jennifer Smith Finnegan and Aviva Wein | November 16, 2006

On Dec. 1, new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure addressing discovery of electronically stored information will take effect unless Congress enacts legislation to reject, modify or

The Recorder

Google Hires New GC, Splits Off Chief Legal Officer Role

By Jessie Seyfer | November 30, 2006

Google has taken a new approach to managing its legal affairs with the hiring of its latest general counsel, John Kent Walker Jr., formerly deputy GC of eBay.David Drummond, Google's sen

New York Law Journal

Sharing Business Information in a High-Risk World

By William A. Tanenbaum | March 16, 2007

This is the inaugural column on privacy and data protection. The column is designed to assist general counsel in addressing the privacy and data issues that arise in a "stand-alone" context, such a

National Law Journal

Turner GC's Many Roles Keeps Her on Her Toes

By Roger Adler | July 18, 2008

Name and title: Louise S. Sams, executive vice president and general counsel; president of Turner Broadcasting System International. Age: 50 br

Hogan & Hartson Opens Hong Kong Practice

By Shu-Ching Jean Chen | September 26, 2005

Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson on Thursday became the first major law firm from the U.S. capital to open a Hong Kong office, marking a steady return of American law firms to Asia's fina