http://www.insidecounsel.com/?f=rss Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. en http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/vine-app-for-twitter-is-new-social-media-risk-for?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/vine-app-for-twitter-is-new-social-media-risk-for Do you know what Vine is? If not, you’d better find out quickly—it could be the latest social media liability for your company. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/senate-approves-us-immigration-bill?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/senate-approves-us-immigration-bill Good news for advocates of immigration reform rang out from Washington, D.C., yesterday when a U.S. Senate panel passed legislation that will put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/davis-wright-tremaine-silences-kitchen-nightmares?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/davis-wright-tremaine-silences-kitchen-nightmares Reality TV fans are buzzing about a recent episode of “Kitchen Nightmares.” And because the show presents a slew of legal issues, InsideCounsel’s editors have been chatting about it too. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/regulatory-the-12-dos-and-donts-of-corporate-inter?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/regulatory-the-12-dos-and-donts-of-corporate-inter Search for information in the right places, and then be sure to preserve that evidence Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/regulatory-cfpb-doj-collaborate-in-actions-against?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/22/regulatory-cfpb-doj-collaborate-in-actions-against In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken coordinated action against a debt settlement company by filing both a criminal indictment and a civil complaint on the same day. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/attorney-suspended-for-harassing-co-worker-who-sta?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/attorney-suspended-for-harassing-co-worker-who-sta A female attorney who appeared in a horror film probably didn’t expect to be tormented offscreen as well. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/settlement-in-years-long-antitrust-milk-suit-appro?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/settlement-in-years-long-antitrust-milk-suit-appro Late last week, a federal judge gave the stamp of approval on a $158.6 million settlement in a long legal battle that had plagued the milk industry. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/tea-party-group-sues-irs?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/tea-party-group-sues-irs It was bound to happen. A little more than a week after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) apologized for scrutinizing conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, a California-based Tea Party group has filed the first lawsuit against the agency. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:36:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/e-discovery-esi-is-your-friend?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/e-discovery-esi-is-your-friend E-discovery has shifted the primary truth-gathering function in the litigation process to the location, search and understanding of electronically stored information. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/ip-are-we-in-the-midst-of-a-patent-bubble-market-c?ref=rss http://www.insidecounsel.com/2013/05/21/ip-are-we-in-the-midst-of-a-patent-bubble-market-c Patent values have increased dramatically over the past two decades. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:00 -0400