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Corporate Counsel

Corporate Culture Matters to In-House Counsel

A new report from Navex Global shows that culture is a key part of corporate ethics and compliance programs.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Grit: The Secret Ingredient of Success in Your Career and Beyond

The first time I heard the word “grit” was in the title of a 1969 movie, “True Grit,” the story of 14-year-old Mattie Ross, who hires Rooster Cogburn, a tough, aging, alcoholic U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer and goes with him on the quest.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bumping Into Crimes: A CPA Call to Action

CPAs are exposed to numerous financial records and transactions and can be a significant line of defense against crime. While performing audit engagements, they may be first to discover evidence of illicit acts, activity or fraud.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

For Law Firm GCs, Dealing With Partners' Conduct Can be a 'Tightrope'

“It makes no difference to me whether it's one of my closest friends or a partner I have never met,” said Nicholas Gravante, GC of Boies Schiller. “My obligation is to the firm. The firm is my client.”
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Q&A: Behind the Scenes of a Big Law Rebrand

In crafting a new website, Kramer Levin rethought its whole image.
28 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Enforcement Actions, Penalty Amounts Trending Down for Public Companies

These declines seem to be tied to the new administration under President Donald Trump. But it's too early to know for sure.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Suit Blames Booz Allen Directors for Federal Probe of Accounting Practices

A Booz Allen Hamilton shareholder on Monday filed derivative litigation against members of the government contractor's board, after the company announced in June that the U.S. Department of Justice had begun probing its accounting and cost-charging practices.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Looking to Increase Outside Counsel Spend in 2018

This year a common post-recession trend—a decrease in outside counsel spend—appears to be moving in reverse.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Data as an Asset: Where Progressive Law Firms are Succeeding

Intapp has taken on former PwC consultant Sanjeev Gandhi, who talks with LTN on the Paradise Papers, law firm tech failures and more.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Most In-House Law Departments Spend 'Inefficiently,' Study Says

The study from Acritas Research specified an ideal range for internal legal spend as a proportion of total spend.
5 minute read

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