New England Biz Law Update

Nothing is worse than putting a bad standard form contract on the table after the business people have been working together for weeks or months, building a relationship based on common goals and trust. Each day, they have strengthened this ...

Buyers of assets in bankruptcy have the opportunity to get them at potentially attractive prices if they are willing to tackle the added complexity of these types of acquisitions. But many financial and strategic buyers unfamiliar with the bankruptcy process ...

A recent federal appellate ruling against the manufacturer of a well-known brand of golf balls in favor of a company that reconditioned and sold the golf balls clearly demonstrates the limits to the exclusivity a trademark owner may command against ...

A recent ethics rule change makes it easier for in-house counsel to report potential violations of the law without violating the attorney-client privilege - and that could strain relations with upper management and exclude company attorneys from core company decisions, experts tell New England In-House.

Find out what leaders of law departments at major New England companies are doing to keep the best and the brightest.

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court and the 1st and 2nd Circuits from late April through early July 2003. U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action College Affirmative Action Program Upheld The state ...

It is not unlikely that one of your periodic roles as inside counsel for a publicly traded company will be to handle inquiries from a federal agency as to potential insider trading. Such an inquiry can become difficult as it ...

Eleven years after it's debut, the results of the once-revolutionary litigation model pioneered by DuPont have been nothing short of spectacular, and has particular relevance today for companies of all sizes looking to control costs in unsteady economic times.

Even though the "written consent" regulations designed to crack down on junk faxes are temporarily on hold, experts tell Atlantic Coast In-House that companies would nonetheless benefit by taking precautionary steps now.

General Counsel Conan Deady of IDEXX Laboratories in Maine talks about how a law department can become indispensable to senior management.