InsideCounsel Magazine November 2007
Features
The India Report
Since 1990 India?EUR? has undergone an astonishing transformation from one of the world's poorest and most closed economies to one of its fastest growing. Some experts predict the size of India's economy will surpass that of the U.S. by 2050.
Features
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Litigation & Arbitration
Despite some judicial interference, arbitration helps companies avoid India's black-hole courts.
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Outside Counsel
In a legal system undergoing rapid and massive change, Indian counsel can help clear the hurdles.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Despite bureaucratic and practical challenges, India's growth potential attracts a swarm of M&As.
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Intellectual Property
India's widespread piracy problems put American companies at risk.
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Labor & Employment
Multinational employers fight over top talent in India's mobile work force.
Profile
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Driving Ahead
Callaway Golf's general counsel takes the competition into the courtroom.
Litigation
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Hazardous Snacks
Doctor links microwave popcorn to consumer's lung disease.
IP
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Above the Law
Federal Circuit Court ruling may give patent owners immunity from state laws.
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Sea Change
Seagate creates strict new standard for proving willful patent infringement.
Labor
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No-Match Melee
Business and labor unite to fight new Social Security "no-match" rule.
Technology
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Certifiable Evidence
Registered e-mail authenticates messages produced during discovery.
Regulatory
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Playing Fair
Congress takes steps to restrict mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts.
Global
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Power of Privilege
Europe's in-house lawyers lose battle for attorney-client protection.
From The Editor
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InsideCounsel.com 2.0
A lot of magazine Web sites aren't that good. Here's the problem: Magazines invest a lot of money to create compelling content for their publications.
Inside Perspective
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Equal Pay
H-1B visa holders suffer by not receiving the prevailing wage.
Circuits
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Appeals Court Shows White-Collar Criminals No Mercy
Thomas Coughlin feared a stiff penalty for defrauding Wal-Mart, but he didn't expect a death sentence.
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Attorney's Unscrupulous Actions Lead to Sanctions
When an attorney engages in misconduct, a case can falter. When the misconduct is particularly egregious, a case can collapse, and Wade v. Soo Line Railroad is an extreme instance of this: a weak argument compounded and doomed by the reckless actions of a plaintiff's lawyer.
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Judge Scheindlin Mollifies Distressed Debt Market
The $500 billion distressed debt market in the U.S., which badly needs a break in the wake of the subprime mortgage credit crunch, caught one recently when U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin overturned a bankruptcy court decision in an Enron Chapter 11 case.
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California Tosses Employer Ban on Class Arbitration
When it comes to labor and employment law, California may as well be its own country. The intricacies of the Golden State's worker-protection laws--from strictly enforced lunch and break periods to mandatory harassment training for all managers--are well documented.
Small Talk
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Duty Bound
You don't have to work for a large legal department to further the public good.
Inside Non-Profits
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Community Spirit
SPOs encourage investors to focus on public interest.
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