March 2009 »
Features
How the economic crisis could change your law firm relationships....
Law departments tighten up....
Profile
Karen Klein guides startup Kayak.com through a merger and wide-ranging legal issues.
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Departments
Litigation
Jury clears Chevron of responsibility in Nigerian security operation....
IP
Auctions compete with private sales as the patent market expands....
Labor
With planning, companies can avoid cost-cutting pitfalls....
Technology
IM, Facebook and Twitter open new areas of discoverable ESI....
Regulatory
Court reinstates a Bush-era air quality rule that it previously found to be fatally flawed....
Global
New protocol eliminates cumbersome withholding tax provisions in U.S.-Canada transactions....
Corporate Crime
Madoff scandal reveals the continuing risk of falling victim to an age-old swindle....
In Review
Politics aside, this Obama-inspired coffee could bring welcome change to your coffee cup.
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Also Inside
Inside Perspective
In-house counsel can overcome the challenges of working for a U.S. subsidiary....
Circuits
The 3rd Circuit follows the lead of the Supreme Court, establishing a 1-to-1 ratio between compensatory and punitive damages....
Justices tackle the contentious issue of what constitutes a "storm warning."...
In Hasan v. Foley & Lardner, a three-judge panel found the facts of the case required closer examination....
A case that will signal how easy it will be for plaintiffs to hold companies civilly responsible in the United States for alleged complicity in human rights and environmental abuses that foreign governments have committed abroad....
Career Talk
Michael Miller, the new executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Monster Worldwide, relishes the chance to facilitate a company turnaround....
Recent in-house career changes....
Inside Non-Profits
New IRS governance questions threaten non-profits’ tax exempt status....
Ethical Insights
Referring corporate misconduct to top management is part of the in-house attorney’s job....
Tech Talk
Insourcing e-discovery is no one-size-fits-all solution. It requires careful planning and consideration....
From the Publisher
At InsideCounsel, we decided it was time to make a few positive changes, too....
Online Exclusive
Kayak.com GC discusses the early days of her legal career....
Craig Carpenter, the vice president and general counsel at Recommind, talks more about privacy issues relating to social media....
An extended Q&A with Andrew Frey....
If you are asked to leave, consider trading your severance package for a client service commitment. Our career advice columnist explains....