New England Biz Law Update

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 ...

Careful pre-arbitration planning by in-house counsel can play a pivotal role in reining in litigation costs in complex commercial cases.

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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent ethics rule change makes it easier for in-house counsel to report potential violations of the law without violating the attorney-client privilege - and that could strain relations with upper management and exclude company attorneys from core company decisions, experts tell New England In-House.

Find out what leaders of law departments at major New England companies are doing to keep the best and the brightest.

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 ...