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5 tips for using the cloud to conduct e-discovery

Cloud computing provides a challenge and an opportunity for e-discovery teams.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Lessons companies can learn from proxy access proposals

The 2012 proxy season evidences the fact that many retail and institutional shareholders continue to be actively involved in looking out for what they perceive to be the best interests of companies in which they have invested their capital.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Implement a defensible deletion strategy to manage risk and control costs

Keeping corporate data just in case or because it is hard to dispose of is not a sustainable practice.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Bankruptcy trustee rejects Dewey & LeBoeuf’s bonus plan

Add a U.S. bankruptcy trustee to the list of people who aren't pleased with Dewey & LeBoeufs proposed post-bankruptcy plans.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Comparing the cross-border reach of the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act

Foreign-reaching enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts (FCPA) prohibitions on corrupt payments to foreign officials is alive and well.
13 minute read

Inside Counsel

No relief from California foie gras ban for the food industry

California gourmets who miss eating their favorite force-fed bird livers are going to have to wait and see if they can get any relief from the courts.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields, MoFo join Libor line-up with key banking inquiry roles

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) have become the latest law firms to pick up advisory roles related to the Libor scandal, with Freshfields acting for the Bank of England (BoE) and MoFo taking the lead for former Barclays COO Jerry del Missier. Freshfields dispute resolution partner Ian Taylor is leading the team acting for the magic circle firm's institutional client, which this week saw its governor Sir Mervyn King appear before the Treasury Select Committee to face questions over the rate-fixing scandal.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

HSBC chief compliance officer steps down

Its a rough time to be a bank executivebut even worse when the bank you work for is associated with money laundering by Mexican drug cartels and has ties to banks that may help fund terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

A roller coaster ride in securities class actions

Identifying and detailing trends in securities class action filings and settlements is like any roller coaster ride worth its weight in thrillswe anticipate what might be right around the corner.
11 minute read

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