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Read More »Codes of Conduct: A Legal Imperative And A Business Tool
As in-house counsel, your goal in establishing or brushing-up your company’s “code of conduct” or “code of ethics” should be more than minimum compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley or stock exchange rules. Regardless of whether your company is a publicly traded company, ...
Read More »New Insurance Coverages Allow Greater Control In Managing Risk
Business is all about risk, and the business of in-house counsel involves managing certain risks in ways that make economic and legal sense. Recent developments in the insurance industry may provide businesses with additional tools to meet the various legal ...
Read More »Rhode Island Supreme Court Amends Pro Hac Vice Rules For In-House Counsel
(Editor’s note: Below is an order issued recently by the Rhode Island Supreme Court amending the pro hac vice rules including those for for in-house attorneys.) Supreme Court In re: Amendment to Article II, Rule 9: Pro Hac Vice Admissions ...
Read More »The 2004 Proxy Season Takes Shape
In the October 2003 SEC Watch, I outlined proposed Securities and Exchange Commission amendments requiring proxy disclosure of nominating committee practices, and establishing procedures for shareholder communications with the board of directors. In November 2003, the SEC adopted the proposed ...
Read More »Saving Money In Complex Commercial Arbitration
Careful pre-arbitration planning by in-house counsel can play a pivotal role in reining in litigation costs in complex commercial cases.
Read More »Company Website Might Preclude Patent Rights
As corporate counsel you may be responsible for overseeing issues concerning your company’s website, such as development contracts, potential trademark and copyright infringement, and various cyber-law issues such as linking and meta tags. If your company’s website is interactive, you ...
Read More »Problem Personality Could Derail Promising Career
[EDITOR’S NOTE: New England In-House is pleased to present Ask The Coach, which will be a regular feature in each issue. Two expert executive coaches, Linda Lerner and Lew Stern, will share their thoughts and ideas on addressing complex management ...
Read More »Application Service Provider Can Help Manage E-Discovery
Litigation is not a 9-to-5 process. Collaboration between law firms and in-house counsel, or between partner law firms, takes place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, depending on the specific needs of the case and on the work ...
Read More »Buying Assets Out of Bankruptcy A Sound Strategic Option
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 ...
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