New England Biz Law Update

A company needing specific intellectual property to round out its product or define its market has two options – build it or buy it. The first option can prove costly and slow. The second option can be much faster and ...

On May 4, investment banker Frank Quattrone was convicted of obstructing a grand jury investigation, obstructing SEC investigators and witness tampering. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and $500,000 in fines. Quattrone’s crime? Forwarding an e-mail ...

For those who cannot sleep at night as they wrestle with securities disclosure issues (and I know from experience that this is not a farfetched scenario), the Security and Exchange Commission’s new 8-K rules offer no cure for insomniacs. The ...

Attorney-client privilege is one of those issues we all think we know about, but we really don’t. That may be a little harsh. Maybe the more accurate description is that we often know just enough to be dangerous. Let me ...

The New England Corporate Counsel Association, Inc. (NECCA) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala reception and dinner on June 2, following its final seminar of the year and annual membership meeting. New Board Of Directors And Officers The newly ...

In-house lawyers must make sure their companies conduct a comprehensive audit of their job descriptions, classifications and pay policies in anticipation of the Aug. 23 effective date of sweeping new overtime regulations, experts tell New England In-House. Equally important as ...

The following summarizes the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations that will go into effect Aug. 23. The Act establishes the federal minimum wage (currently $5.15 per hour) and requires the payment of overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate of ...

Sven Riethmueller has a unique advantage over some of his American counterparts when it comes to representing international clients. As a native of Germany with an American education and address, and with experience as in-house counsel and as outside counsel ...

In a post-Sarbanes-Oxley world it might seem that a company can never disclose too much to its auditors. Unfortunately, caution must be exercised when sharing information with auditors to avoid waiving legal privileges. Courts have long recognized that when accountants ...

When a corporation brings in new talent, there are two risks: Fear that the company failed to hire the best attorney and fear that the company hired someone who will fail. These are distinctly different risks. Mis-hires are expensive. Hay ...