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New York Law Journal

More Companies Consolidate Outside Legal Work: LexisNexis Report

A trend in which legal departments are cutting the number of law firms that handle outside legal work does not appear to be slowing, according to a new study.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Implicates In-House Lawyers at China's ZTE in Sanctions Case

Inside the billion-dollar plea agreement this week between the U.S. government and the Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. sits a tale of lawyers gone bad. And at least one who didn't. U.S. authorities pointed fingers at in-house lawyers for their alleged roles in a scheme to violate trade sanctions.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arkin Kaplan Rice LLP v. Kaplan

By | March 07, 2017
Privilege Log Admitted To Show Witness Met With Counsel, Not For Their Conversations
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Katten Lawyer, Shkreli Belong Together at Trial, Feds Say

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said the fraud charges faced by ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli and his former outside counsel, Evan Greebel, are "inextricably intertwined" and are urging a judge to keep their trial joined.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Three Law Tasks “Virtual Assistants” Can Handle For You

Attorneys bogged down in administrative tasks like taking calls or scheduling meetings may want to look to technology to ease their load.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Preserve Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Investigations

It has perhaps never been more important for in-house attorneys to understand their role in conducting internal investigations.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC of 7-Eleven, Rankin Gasaway

Covering corporate law departments and in-house attorneys for Texas Lawyer and other ALM publications, reporter Kristen Rasmussen profiles Rankin Gasaway, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at 7-Eleven Inc.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

Premerger Client Communications Can Create Thorny Issues for Corporate Attorneys

For attorneys advising corporations in connection with mergers and acquisitions, there is growing uncertainty regarding how confidential communications between an attorney and the predecessor corporation will be treated after a completed merger.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eight Years On, Firms Still Fighting Ex-Comptroller Over Fees in Mayoral Bid

Bill Thompson, New York City's former comptroller and a two-time mayoral candidate, is embroiled in litigation with New York's Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and New Jersey's Genova Burns over legal fee debts from his 2009 campaign.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Structuring and Managing Practice Groups

Today's clientele places more emphasis on the "full service" concept. Multi-disciplinary practices are a good example of how to serve clients who want all or most of their outside services handled by the same organization.
12 minute read

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