Opinion

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  Labor: Using EPL insurance effectively in mediation

  By Deborah Haude  |  June 10, 2013

  Many companies purchase employment practices liability (EPL) insurance to cover the costs of defending a variety of claims and losses related to employment litigation.

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  Spotlight on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  By Marie-Charlotte Patterson  |  June 7, 2013

  In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, Congress introduced the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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  Have the European views on legal privilege impacted North-American in-house practices?

  By Anne-Laure Broeks  |  June 6, 2013

  In 2010 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered a major decision that has since been the subject of extensive discussions (Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v. European Commission).

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  IP: Licensor or licensee, who bears the burden of proving infringement?

  By Katherine Neville  |  June 4, 2013

  The Supreme Court recently granted a petition for certiorari to Medtronic, appealing the Federal Circuit’s ruling in Medtronic v. Boston Scientific.

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  New record management requirements impact public and private sector

  By Matt Nelson, Allison Walton  |  May 29, 2013

  Private sector organizations are commonly at odds with regulatory investigators, but in some ways, the objectives of the government and the companies they investigate are strangely aligned.

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  Labor: Lessons from the EEOC’s aggressive pursuit of ADA cases

  By Sonya Rosenberg, Chad Moeller  |  May 27, 2013

  If recent litigation pursued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is any indication, any employer that still might think that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is easy to comply with and poses no significant legal exposure better think again.

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  Labor: Whether and when to mediate employment disputes

  By Maria Walsh  |  May 27, 2013

  Too often the work of in-house counsel resembles the triage department of a hospital emergency room.

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  Technology: Corporate governance meets information governance

  By John D. Martin, Renee S. Dankner  |  May 17, 2013

  The following are some questions and tips to help navigate the intersection of corporate governance and information governance in the electronic age.

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  Legal privilege and the challenge of technology

  By Anne-Laure Broeks  |  May 16, 2013

  There was a time when maintaining legal privilege in attorney-client communications was somewhat easy: communications were either oral or written by exchanging letters directed to a specific recipient at a physical address.

• Women in the C-Suite

  By Mike Evers  |  May 13, 2013

  A general business publication named Crain’s ran an article recently about the very small percentage of women holding CEO, CFO and lead business development titles.