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August 06, 2009 | Law.com

Have You Really Come a Long Way, Baby?

A few weeks ago, Jack Welch let loose with his view that women, to make it to the top of the corporate food chain, must let work consume their lives and forget work-life balance -- as in: Don't even think about it. Some likely think that's very Gordon Gekko of Welch, says attorney Michael P. Maslanka, but it raises an important question: How far have women come in the workplace, legally and culturally -- not in theory, but in reality?
7 minute read
February 07, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

Mistakes Were Made: The Correct Company Response to a Discrimination Suit

Knowing that neither side has a lock on the truth, and that lawyers are not always on the side of the angels, empowers the general counsel with the flexibility to protect the client -- the company that the GC works for.
9 minute read
September 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online

In The Trenches: Southern Center scores more talent

THE SOUTHERN CENTER for Human Rights has hired two new staff attorneys, Lauren D. Sudeall and Brooke M. Sealy. Both started Sept. 4.With last month's addition of Gerald R. Weber Jr., the former legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, the human rights law office has 13 attorneys."It's a big step to bring Gerry Weber on board and then Lauren and Brooke.
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September 19, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

Daily Decision Alert:Vol. 13, No. 182 - September 19, 2005

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November 01, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

What to Do and Not Do in Voir Dire and Opening Statements

Sooner or later, corporate counsel go to trial. The court denies summary judgment, and the other side's settlement offer is not tethered to reality, or perhaps the company execs (the clients of corporate counsel) want to take a principled stand. Michael P. Maslanka offers a cheat sheet on what to do — and what not do to — to prepare for when that day comes, first in voir dire, and next in opening statements.
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March 12, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Corporate Briefs Help Shape Alien Tort Act Discussion

If general counsel wonder whether their companies' friend-of-the-court briefs ever have any impact, they only need to look at last week's U.S. Supreme Court action involving the Alien Tort Statute. Two amicus briefs clearly helped sway the justices into postponing a decision while exploring a new issue not raised by the parties.
6 minute read
July 31, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Old-style union buster a dying breed

SOME PEOPLE would call Cliff Nelson a union buster, but he thinks of himself as a gladiator-and says he's part of a dying breed.I asked Nelson, a labor lawyer at Constangy Brooks Smith, to lunch to find out what's happened one year after the much-publicized split of unions from the AFL-CIO to form the Change to Win coalition, which has vowed a return to the basics-aggressive union organizing.
9 minute read
February 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Equal to the Task

EEOC's chairwoman, finally confirmed, has wide-ranging goals.
8 minute read
November 04, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Given Duty to Delete Key Info in Criminal Case Files

Dan [email protected] LAUDERDALE, Fla.-To prevent identity theft and other criminal uses of data as more court documents go online, the policy-making arm of the federal courts has approved a plan that requires attorneys to delete selected personal data, including Social Security numbers, from their paper and electronic filings.
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April 15, 2013 | National Law Journal

Employers Rush to Embrace 'Noel Canning'

Parties look to Supreme Court to resolve legitimacy of recess appointments.
9 minute read

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