New England Biz Law Update

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court and the 1st and 2nd Circuits from late April through early July 2003. U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action College Affirmative Action Program Upheld The state ...

It is not unlikely that one of your periodic roles as inside counsel for a publicly traded company will be to handle inquiries from a federal agency as to potential insider trading. Such an inquiry can become difficult as it ...

Eleven years after it's debut, the results of the once-revolutionary litigation model pioneered by DuPont have been nothing short of spectacular, and has particular relevance today for companies of all sizes looking to control costs in unsteady economic times.

Even though the "written consent" regulations designed to crack down on junk faxes are temporarily on hold, experts tell Atlantic Coast In-House that companies would nonetheless benefit by taking precautionary steps now.

General Counsel Conan Deady of IDEXX Laboratories in Maine talks about how a law department can become indispensable to senior management.

Your company has developed new software and is eager to place it in the market. Management asks you as in-house counsel to create a license agreement that protects the company’s interests fully. Where to start? Paul Cohen, general counsel of ...

Some have suggested that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic has abated. Others still express concern. Whether SARS is on the wane or not, it is important for employers to address international health issues as they affect their employees. ...

Consider this possible litigation scenario: You are general counsel to a New England company, assisting it in dealing with a poorly-performing employee who responds to warnings about his work by claiming that the “sick” building in which he works affects ...

The opportunity to step out of the legal arena and into the deal-making side is very attractive to many in-house lawyers, but some experts warn strongly against an active role in business development.

If you thought you were safe from the craziness of California employment law just because you don’t have any employees there — think again. Welcome to the second edition of this column. For those of you who missed the introduction ...