New England Biz Law Update

Fall programming for the ACC Northeast Chapter is offering a new twist! Our annual all-day conference on Nov. 16 is entitled, “Business Skills for In-House Counsel: A Mini-MBA,” and is sponsored by LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP. This program ...

Where can you enjoy an exciting monthly seminar and collegial luncheon with fellow in-house attorneys? Where can you have an instant network of colleagues to share advice and experience with the everyday – and not so everyday – questions that ...

1st Circuit Arbitration CFO’S Rejection of Arbitration Bars Him From Later Requesting it A defendant, formerly the chief financial officer of the plaintiff corporation, is not entitled to stay the plaintiff’s civil actions against him and to compel arbitration because ...

Companies across the country have complained loud and clear that the internal control reporting mandates of Sarbanes-Oxley have spawned rigid, minutiae-driven accounting audits. Federal regulators listened. Aiming to establish a more balanced, less expensive process, they recently issued a "guidance" calling for better communications between companies and external auditors, as well as more of a risk-based focus in assessing internal financial controls.

Patent lawyers may soon find themselves in the same situation as bankruptcy attorneys - coping with an overhaul of their legal system. Many potential changes are afoot.

Employment attorneys and lobbying groups across the country are debating possible changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations - and plaintiffs' and defense groups are deeply divided as to what, if any, changes are needed.

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that peer-to-peer file sharing companies may be liable for the distribution of copyrighted material by their consumers could have broad implications for the entertainment, music and technology industries - with more lawsuits likely to result as opponents try to sort out unanswered questions.

As companies seek to hire the best and safest employees, they are moving beyond traditional references and using third party screening services to perform background checks on job applicants.

Brendan P. Halligan has been appointed vice president and corporate counsel in the legal department of Citizens Bank of Rhode Island. Previously, Halligan was with the Braintree, Mass. firm of Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro. Ticor Title Insurance Co. has named ...

If corporate America hasn't heard the alarm bells ring by now, the recent $1.45 billion fraud verdict against Morgan Stanley should surely do the trick. The Wall Street giant was slammed with the whopping judgment mainly because it repeatedly failed to timely produce e-documents as part of routine discovery requests, primarily e-mails stored on backup tapes.