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Miami Law's Class Action Forum to Feature Judges, New Rules, and Insights on MDL Practice

"This year is going to be a signature year for the program because we have judges from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in addition to other outstanding judges," said Harley S. Tropin, co-founding partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'You Don't Know Everything': GCs Say Success Leading Nonlegal Functions Starts With Humility

"Part of the way we've done it was to ask a lot—a lot—of questions ... being very, very inquisitive," said attorney Jessie Loong, a group senior vice president of Changi Airport Group who found herself overseeing an insurance team.
5 minute read

International Edition

Buzzwords, Bad Wine & Broken Social Contract: The Rise of Boring Legal Conferences

Important topics are shuffled off the agenda, speakers become noncommittal on stage, some agenda items become 40-minute infomercials.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Spycraft' by Employers Raising Alarm as Technology Advances

"We really need to tread carefully," said Nikki Rivers, an associate at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Staples Chief Legal Officer Named Chair of 48,000-Member ACC

Cristina Gonzalez is succeeding Macy's Chief Legal Officer Tracy Preston, who has held the role the past year.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'The Unheard of Superpower': How Women's Soft Skills Can Drive Success in Negotiations

"Sometimes, I find that men are very focused on, 'What is the win, and how do I win?' And I think women are focused on, 'How do I win, but how do I get there in a different way?'" said Deborah Solmor, general counsel of Gateway Foundation.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The GC as Geopolitical Soothsayer: How to Help Boards and C-Suites Connect the Dots

"They expect you to teach them, and of course to be the best-informed person in the C-suite," said David Bamlango, general counsel of the Eastern and Southern Africa Trade and Development Bank.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tales From the Trenches: What Outside Counsel Do That GCs Find Inexcusable

"I had this one outside counsel where every time I'd ask him to weigh in, he'd be like, 'That's a business issue,'" said Michele Kloeppel, a partner at Thompson Coburn who formerly was corporate counsel at Panera.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bitter Fight Between 2 Tribes Over Sacred Land Where One Built a Casino

The Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the Muscogee Nation's appeal of the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the casino's construction. The lawsuit also names federal officials and the university that performed archeology work at the site.
7 minute read

Law.com

Legal Leaders Outline How to Achieve Success During First 100 Days

In this episode of Legal Speak, senior attorneys preview strategies to help achieve success as general and in-house counsel during the first 100 days in a new legal leadership role. The insight shared in this episode previews an upcoming panel discussion at the upcoming Women, Influence & Power in Law conference, entitled "Making Your Mark: Dos and Don'ts for Success in Your First 100 Days as a Legal Leader."
2 minute read

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