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New Jersey Law Journal

When Should Corporate Folks Involve Litigators?

In my ongoing efforts to convince the world that most litigators like to help people—even other lawyers—I am sharing five examples of where we can help our brothers and sisters on the transactional side of things.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Concludes Gilead's Internal Misconduct Investigation Documents Aren't Privileged, Must Turn Over Material in Wrongful Termination Suit by Mid-June

"We view that there was an effort to broaden that scope in this particular litigation and we challenged that effort and are pleased with Judge Ranjan's opinion," said the plaintiff's attorney, Nicole Daller of Horne Daller in Pittsburgh.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

The Impact of AI: Enhancing and Empowering the Ability of Corporate Lawyers to Serve Clients

AI tools can revolutionize certain aspects of corporate legal work, but AI won't replace laywers' years of experience, judgment and reasoning anytime soon.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Corporate Directors and Designating Stockholders Are Default Joint Clients of the Company When It Comes to Discovery of Privileged Info

Corporate boards and investors alike will benefit from an understanding of the principles articulated in this ruling, as well as from careful consideration of the steps that can be taken to alter the joint client rule or to guard against a privilege waiver resulting from the production and use of privileged information in litigation.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Fla. Lawyers Should be Mindful of Chancery Court's Decision in 'McDonald's'

All lawyers should be mindful of this recent shift, especially those whose practice involves advising on corporate conduct and misconduct, including those admitted to practice in Florida—given the significant number of Florida companies registered in Delaware and Florida's legal history of following Delaware precedent.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Coke's Quest to Disqualify Paul Hastings Faces Big Hurdles

"Give me a break. If Coke can't be held to an advance waiver, why would anyone honor an advance waiver?" said Michael McCabe Jr., managing partner of McCabe & Ali.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Bankruptcy Court Provides Important Guidance on Pleading Standard Applicable to Recent Addition to Section 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code

The Delaware bankruptcy court ruled that a plaintiff need not explicitly plead its "due diligence" in investigating its preference cause of action. Rather, a general allegation under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(c) that "all conditions precedent have occurred" suffices.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Paul Hastings Blasts Coke's Motion to Disqualify It From Lawsuit, Calling Effort 'Harassment'

"Coke cannot reasonably claim that the fully informed consent it gave through one of its own in-house lawyers is invalid," Davis Polk & Wardwell attorneys representing Paul Hastings said in a court filing.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Corporate Lawyer Accused of Extortion Pushes Back Against $3.7M Judgment

The lawyer's counsel said his career had been "built on speaking truth to power" but that "some people despise him for that."
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Clarifies What Is Required to Defeat a Motion to Dismiss a Dissolution Petition

In In re Dissolution of T&S Hardwoods KD, Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn provided helpful guidance on what must be alleged to satisfy that test for purposes of overcoming a motion to dismiss.
7 minute read

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