New England Biz Law Update

The next wave in employment law ... or a misguided effort to legislate niceness?

Employer has burden of showing lack of

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 ...

Achieving success at mediation often requires an understanding of how the process really works.

Feuds have been, and probably always will be, a fact of human existence. They always involve competing interests and a clash of cultures and personalities. England vs. France. Or the Red Sox vs. the Yankees. Feuds go on in business ...

Patent injunctions are still alive and well in the wake of the Supreme Court's decison.

Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! I get words all day through; first from him, now from you! Is that all you blighters can do? Show me! (My Fair Lady). The problem with understanding how to comply with §404 ...

Federal prosecutors have recently conducted a number of high-profile investigations and prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq.), which prohibits U.S. companies from bribing foreign officials to obtain or retain business. Some examples ...

Recent decisions have weakened the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context, and serve as a caution that the privilege is not sacrosanct.