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July 18, 2005 | Law.com

A Quick Primer for GCs on Obtaining Injunctive Relief

A top executive bolts, leaving to start a competing company. Employees are jumping ship to join her venture, while current clients are flocking to give her their business. The CEO is apoplectic. All eyes look to the general counsel to stop the bleeding, police the renegade executive and restore order. What is to be done? It's injunctive relief that's called for, and columnist Michael P. Maslanka offers a quick primer on obtaining it.
9 minute read
September 06, 2005 | Law.com

The Litigation Lottery

Employment litigation can be a high-stakes lottery. And usually it's one in which the odds are stacked against employers. But the good news for employers is that the number of measures available to help prevent litigation has recently increased, thanks to several court decisions. Employers can now use such preventative measures in employment contracts, thus increasing their odds in the litigation lottery. Those include, in part, jury-trial waivers and shortened statutes of limitation.
7 minute read
January 18, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Commentary: Vice, Virtue and "The Merchant of Venice"

William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" teaches us some good lessons, says Michael P. Maslanka. But the most important is this: We are just not because we must be, but because it is in our nature to be so. "The quality of mercy is not strained/it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven/upon the place beneath . . . though justice be thy plea, consider this/that in the course of justice, none of us should see salvation/we do pray for mercy/and that same prayer doth teach us all to render/the deeds of mercy. . . ."
5 minute read
February 20, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Candidates Who Passed The February 2009 NYS Bar Exam

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April 03, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Demographic Shifts Will Impact GCs' Companies

Here are three inexorable trends guaranteed to impact a GC's life: an aging work force, a multicultural work force and a geographic migration.
7 minute read
September 07, 2005 | Law.com

Attorney-Client Privilege Doesn't Shield Company in Suit

For years, it has been nearly impossible for in-house counsel at Texas companies to bring whistleblower suits against their employers, because companies could use the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of important evidence in such litigation. But a recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, in a case more than 20 years old, changes all that. Some believe the ruling is empowering for corporate counsel, while others believe it will have a chilling effect on communication.
6 minute read
July 03, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

New Deals

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. to acquire Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. and State National Bancshares Inc. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to acquire Kerr-McGee Corp. and Western Gas Resources. NICE Systems to Purchase IEX Corp. Petrohawk Energy Corp. to acquire KCS Energy Inc.
8 minute read
June 24, 2003 | Law.com

Judge Dismisses Officers' Claims of Political Retribution

A federal judge in Miami has short-circuited claims by two Hialeah, Fla., police officers that Mayor Raul Martinez refused to promote them last year because they supported his opponent in the 1997 mayoral election. Citing a lack of probative evidence and specific facts, U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham granted the city of Hialeah's motion for summary judgment.
5 minute read
June 18, 2007 | Law.com

Ogletree Merges With Lewis Fisher, Opens Two New Offices

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has merged with Lewis Fisher Henderson & Claxton to open two new offices, in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson, Miss. A national labor and employment boutique firm with 365 attorneys, Ogletree gains 19 lawyers with the merger, which is effective July 1. The firm has been on a growth spree, opening six offices since early 2005. The new merger gives Ogletree 30 offices total.
2 minute read
March 28, 2007 | Law.com

It's All in Your Head: Cognitive Theory Can Help GCs Lead Organizations to Better Decisions

A general counsel's influence doesn't come from knowing the answers to legal questions, asserts attorney Michael Maslanka. He says real influence -- the kind that guides decisions, leads to sound judgments and creates better results -- comes from knowing why people think and act as they do. By understanding the lessons of cognitive theory, GCs can get the inside track to an insightful answer. Haven't you always wanted to be a mind reader?
6 minute read

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