New England Biz Law Update

With all kinds of personal data increasingly being stored and transmitted electronically, people increasingly fear that more and more information about their personal lives is accessible to more and more people. These breaches of privacy can range from an analysis ...

It didn't take long for dozens of corporate counsel at large companies to sign onto a recent "Call To Action" urging them to pressure outside counsel on diversity hiring and retention campaigns, with many on board before the final version went out in August. But unlike earlier initiatives that simply sought a commitment to diversity from outside counsel, this pledge promises to yank business from outside law firms that do not make diversity progress and give it to those that do.

The Workers’ Compensation system was adopted in Massachusetts in 1912 to address the growing number of industrial accidents occurring in the workplace. The courts in Massachusetts were experiencing a significant increase in the number of lawsuits filed on behalf of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider in the current session what some attorneys have called the biggest criminal cases in a generation – two rulings that question the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines, which could impact white-collar criminal ...

In keeping with their mission of advocacy, pro bono work, and funding for charitable causes, the Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel not only conducted mediation training, but also awarded a charitable grant in the past quarter. Pro ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, 440 Mass. 309 (2003), has not only created a political hornet’s nest, but has produced many groundbreaking legal issues. Prominent among them are questions concerning how the ...

Ask the Coach appears regularly in New England In-House. Two expert executive coaches, Dr. Lew Stern and Linda Lerner, share their thoughts and ideas in answering your questions on complex management and leadership issues and difficult work situations. We are ...

Are you an old-fashioned "paper-full" office, like the imaginary nascent company described below, or has your company reached a "paper-free" haven where every tree is your friend and Blackberry is not a fruit? Most likely, you’re in between. Where you ...

Under certain circumstances, business considerations suggest that a company should pursue a new opportunity with one or more collaborators rather than alone. A businessperson might want to enter a new line of business or to conduct a business in a ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, 1st and 2nd Circuits and Delaware Court of Chancery from late April 2004 through early July 2004. Readers can access the full text of the ...