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Corporate Counsel

Delaware Dethroned by South Dakota as Top Corporate Lawsuit Venue, Report Says

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform released the data Tuesday.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TriMas GC Josh Sherbin Wants Lawyers Who Think Like Business Partners

Sherbin believes his outside counsel should see issues not just as legal problems, but as business problems that need legal solutions.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Backus v. U3 Advisors, Inc.

Share Repurchase Claim Denied; Stockholder Agreement Only Had Company Option
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Picks Up Clifford Chance Insurance Pro

After more than two decades at Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance in London, insurance partner Claire Swirski is heading to Debevoise & Plimpton's office in the city.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Chiefs at GE, Procter & Gamble Elected as Fellows to Governance College

Alex Dimitrief and Deborah Majoras have been named to the American College of Governance Counsel, a group that seeks a better understanding and broader adoption of best governance practices in business.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

A New Crown Rises as Manatt's Consulting Group Breaks Away

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips' consulting arm is no more. Monarch Global Strategies LLC opened on Aug. 1 with offices in four cities after Manatt Global Strategies closed its doors. The new venture is comprised of several Manatt Global executives, including the latter's former president Michael Camuñez and ex-chairman James Jones.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Major Companies Offer Cash to Fight Hate Groups After Charlottesville Tragedy

Donations by companies including Apple and JPMorgan Chase underscore the significance of corporate social responsibility in the Trump era.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Recruiter Seeks $1.3M From Baker Donelson Over Unpaid Merger Fee

Philadelphia-based Abelson Legal Search claims that Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz owes it $350,000 as a result of its combination last year with Baltimore's Ober Kaler. The suit filed in a federal court in Memphis also seeks $1 million in punitive damages.
50 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

BouSamra v. Excela Health et al, PICS Case No. 17-1243 (Pa. Super. July 19, 2017) Bowes, J. (33 pages).

The trial court properly held that the defendant corporation waived attorney-client privilege by forwarding attorney correspondence to an outside public relations consultant since the record did not support a finding that the consultant firm fell within the parameters of corporate employees or agents entitled to attorney-client protection. The appellate court affirmed a trial court discovery order.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reed v. Brown, PICS Case No. 17-1236 (Pa. Commw. July 13, 2017) Hearthway, J. (12 pages).

Trial court erred in holding that venue was proper only in county where allegedly defamatory statement was made because complaint sufficiently alleged that republication occurred in Philadelphia where the city of Philadelphia was the recipient of the republication, understood the defamatory meaning and applied it to appellant in appellant's defamation action based on borough manager's telling background check company that appellant was terminated for misconduct when he had actually resigned. Reversed.
5 minute read

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