New England Biz Law Update

New Associations Martha Born has joined Biogen Idec, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass. as chief litigation counsel. Mary Clare Decker has been named chief legal officer and director of human resources at Injured Workers Pharmacy in Methuen, Mass. Martin C. Dunn ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the 1st and 2nd Circuits, the Delaware Supreme Court, and the Delaware Chancery Court from mid-May 2007 through early July 2007. U.S. ...

The former Chinese Imperial Palace in Beijing – the Forbidden City – was emblematic of the inward looking, closed Chinese culture of yore. And even in more recent times, the Chinese Communist government for the most part kept the country’s ...

New associations William Eggers, who recently retired as general counsel at Corning Incorporated, has returned to Nixon Peabody as senior counsel in the litigation practice. Eggers previously practiced at Nixon Peabody before going in-house. While at Corning, he was closely ...

The Northeast Chapter held its third annual Law Student Ethics Awards dinner on April 12 in the intimate setting of the Union Club in Boston. The Chapter created the awards program to recognize and encourage the ethical practice of law ...

Let’s face it, outside law firms don’t always deliver the goods. It often boils down this: Too much money for too little service. This isn’t exactly a news flash. But in-house counsel – as purchasers of legal services – should ...

Denise Choquette has joined Gilbane Building Company as senior legal counsel. Prior to joining Gilbane, Choquette was associated with Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP. As counsel at EAPD, she focused on construction cases in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She ...

Ensconced squarely at the intersection of business and law, in-house attorneys do much more than just direct traffic. The job can be exhilarating, but quite demanding. The balls in the air at any given time are many: Business strategist. Legal ...

New England In-House is proud to introduce its new Board of Editors. These individuals have graciously offered to assist In-House in meeting its editorial mission of providing the most current and useful information to in-house lawyers and corporate counsel throughout ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the 1st and 2nd Circuits, the Delaware Supreme Court, and the Delaware Chancery Court from mid-January 2007 through early March 2007. Readers ...