August 2010 »
Features
Our survey helps you decipher how your legal department stacks up in everything from workload to relationships with outside counsel. ...
How risk and reputation play into the unsettled and unsettling corporate governance landscape....
Profile
At Chico’s, A. Alexander “Sandy” Rhodes deals with everything from IP to marabou feathers....
Departments
Litigation
The 5th Circuit dismisses appeal because of a late recusal....
IP
Decision could make designing around patents harder and penalties more severe....
Labor
Trio of court decisions raises the litigation stakes for employers....
Technology
Report, to be released in September, analyzes outside counsel spending....
Regulatory
Transparency Task Force issues draft proposals aimed at better explaining FDA decisions, providing more data, illuminating enforcement efforts and supporting innovation....
Global
Yugraneft v. Rexx Management Corporation ruling could alter Canada’s arbitration-friendly reputation.
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Corporate Crime
Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into the gulf oil disaster....
Also Inside
From The Editor
When creating our editorial calendar, we try to anticipate which topics will be timely and valuable to our readers....
Inside Perspective
Why your entire legal team can benefit from following the Supreme Court's docket....
Circuits
Courts treats social networking sites the same way it treats e-mail services....
Whistleblower advocates view ruling as an attack on OSHA’s power....
Core principles aim to create fair and efficient path for e-discovery....
Harassment Case Against the Army Sent Back for Trial; Failure to Probe Bias Complaint is Not Retaliation; Non-Compete May be Void After Employee is Fired; Parents Failed to Prove Vaccine Link to Autism...
Career Moves
GC career moves....
Inside Non-Profits
When donors want their money back, the ensuing
battle may be long and arduous. ...
Driving Diversity
Diverse legal departments and law firms must start with diverse law schools....
Paying It Forward
Williams Cos. and Hall Estill team up to form a strong pro bono initiative...
Online Exclusive
Employment law experts say training and communication are key factors....
Transparency initiative would also open up FDA's procedures for scrutiny....
Upfront investment of time and money can make it easier to deal with questions from C-Suite about legal department spending. ...
New law will have a significant impact on governance issues, but the final draft contained nothing unexpected. ...
How to use a thank you note to stand out versus when to just make it a KISS (keep it simple stupid)....
A marriage of technology and smart lawyering....