New England Biz Law Update

Agreeing to a boilerplate arbitration clause could lead to unexpected delays and costs.

At a time when in-house lawyers are weathering a downpour of pink slips, it’s imperative to inventory and strengthen your talents and capabilities. Your career umbrella may depend on how far you go beyond knowing the law. Here is a ...

Below is a list of the seminars sponsored by the New England Corporate Counsel Association, Inc. for the 2003-2004 season. Seminars are held the first Wednesday of the month (with the exception of September and January which are the second ...

Promototions Frank D. Burt, senior vice-president and general counsel at Boston Properties, Inc. in Boston. New Positions Mark T. Beaudouin, general counsel, Waters Corp. in Milford, Mass.; M. Elissa Boisvert, associate general counsel, Nypro, Inc. in Clinton, Mass.; Judy Y. ...

In-house counsel can spend a lot of time reviewing, revising and negotiating standard forms such as non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”). Frequently, the NDA serves as the initial obstacle to the commencement of a new business relationship. Not surprisingly, your business team ...

When a company is sued for trademark infringement, in-house counsel must assess whether insurance coverage is available for defending and indemnifying against the suit. Courts generally have ruled in favor of policyholders when carriers have denied coverage. But in October ...

What lessons should in-house counsel learn from the past 18 months of sordid revelations and regulatory enactments? How should we proceed to rededicate ourselves to professionalism and ethical conduct, given our unique role in our organizations? The outcome of the ...

Many U.S. organizations doing business in the European Union (EU) via the Internet are still unaware of the EU’s comprehensive privacy legislation that affects transatlantic online transactions, even though the measure went into effect nearly five years ago. The European ...

Records retention has suddenly emerged as a hot issue for in-house attorneys - who are faced with developing and implementing policies to manage the explosion of electronic records and comply with new regulatory obligations.

Now it’s the lawyer’s turn. Of the many changes brought about by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the new rules governing attorney conduct under Section 307 of the Act — effective Aug. 5 — may have the most dramatic and ...