New England Biz Law Update

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision not to hear the Nike Corporation case involving the scope of commercial speech rights of companies in the face of false advertising claims disappointed many in the business community who were looking for some ...

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 ...

There are many diverse, talented and dedicated people in our chapter, and this issue we feature Catherine V. Mannick. Don’t let her humble demeanor, and ever-ready, friendly smile fool you. This attorney is a powerhouse of education, experience and achievement. ...

In-house counsel can play a critical role in making sure their companies get paid by financially distressed customers before a bankruptcy filing. The key? Act quickly and decisively at the first whiff of trouble.

Despite the recent announcement that the Massachusetts Superior Court business litigation session would expand to accept cases arising in Essex, Middlesex and Norfolk counties, the court has no plans to physically hold sessions in those counties. Court officials recently announced ...