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By Ashley Post |
May 23, 2012
Crowell & Moring can finally catch a breath now that the litigation surrounding one of its rogue lawyers has come to an end.
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By Alex Vorro |
May 21, 2012
It appears as though Dewey & LeBoeuf’s hiring of bankruptcy counsel Albert Togut in April really was foreshadowing for a final filing. Despite many assertions to the contrary by firm leadership, of which all save for one already has jumped ship, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the New...
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By Paul Carr |
May 18, 2012
Most general counsel don’t know it, but the guy who’s killing them is Robert Metcalfe, the founder of 3Com.
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By Alex Vorro |
May 17, 2012
The way companies handle digital communications will soon change north of the border. Canada’s anti-spam legislation, Bill C-28, which was passed Dec. 15, 2010, is expected to be proclaimed in force in late fall 2012 or early 2013. However, while most Canadian companies are aware of the impending changes, a...
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By Alanna Byrne |
May 16, 2012
A Pennsylvania appeals court reinstated a $500 million lawsuit that charges law firm K&L Gates with mishandling an internal investigation into now-bankrupt drink maker Le-Nature Inc.
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By Alex Vorro |
May 16, 2012
So far this week, there’s been good news and bad news for failing New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. First the bad news: The Public Benefit Guaranty Corp., which oversees U.S. private-sector pension plans and interjects to cover plans when employers cannot pay promised benefits, sued Dewey on Monday.
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By Alex Vorro |
May 14, 2012
The well-publicized collapse of New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf likely is coming to its closing chapters. The firm has now lost about 160 of its nearly 320 partners since January 2012 to other firms, with 81 of those partners having announced their departures in May. And for many...
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By Alanna Byrne |
May 11, 2012
An inside look at the numbers that count
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By Sponsor: Copyright Clearance Center |
May 10, 2012
Employees today are active online in a dizzying number of ways. They often send hundreds of e-mails a day and may also post to industry blogs, communicate via social media, conduct webinars or participate in other online forums. In each instance, a copyright violation can be just a mouse click...
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By Valecia McDowell, John Fagg |
May 10, 2012
What to consider when deciding between in-house, outside and independent counsel
