Archive for October, 2015
Quarles & Brady Announces Practice Group Leadership Changes, New Section Chair Roles
NEWS
Quarles & Brady LLP has announced two newly created section chair roles, as well as new leaders for several practice groups, as the firm begins its new fiscal year. All of the new appointees practice out of the firm’s Milwaukee office.
Bitcoin in Business: Smart Contracts
Article
Businesses can create and complete contracts that are stored on the public ledger permanently.
eTERA Consulting Launches New Interactive Website
NEWS
The new eTERA website offers information about the company’s unmatched data and technology management services.
Latham & Watkins Advises Gritstone Oncology in Its Formation and Financing
NEWS
Gritstone Oncology, a cancer immunotherapy company developing next-generation, personalized cancer therapeutics, has announced a Series A financing of $102 million.
Antique Insurance Requirements Can Torpedo Your Contract
Article
The tendency to keep once-useful pieces in a contract can result having the equivalent of the human appendix: a piece no longer of any positive use and that harbors the potential for harm.
11 Things You Can Control in the Contract Management Process
White Paper
Serious consequences typically arise from lack of oversight during the negotiation phase or mismanagement of contract commitments after execution.
Control Your Online Medical Practice Reputation Before it Controls You
EVENT, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. EDT
Can you name the one thing in your practice that can dictate everything from new patient referrals to insurance contract negotiations and recruiting of staff and providers?
Farrell Fritz Attorneys to Receive “Leadership in Law” Awards
NEWS
John P. McEntee, Kathryn (Katy) Carney Cole and Jaclene (Jackie) D’Agostino of Farrell Fritz have been selected to receive Long Island Business News’ “Leadership in Law” Awards.
CFPB Proposes Banning Some Arbitration Clauses, Resurrecting Consumer Contract Class Actions
NEWS
The announcement follows the CFPB’s publication of a three-year study on arbitration that concluded that consumers generally are better served through litigation.
Be Careful Who You Contract With And Who You Don’t – Non-Party Not Bound
White Paper
A 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Northbound Group, Inc. v. Norvax, Inc. indicates that courts will not add parties to a contract after the contract has been negotiated, writes Stephen M. Proctor, a principal in Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd.
Planning and Protecting Your Projects Through International Contracts – Beyond the Boilerplate
EVENT, Oct. 29, 7:30 a.m. CDT
BakerHostetler will present the first program in a series of in-depth presentations and discussions that explore key legal and commercial issues unique to international contracts. It will include an in-person event and a webinar.
iCONECT-XERA Adds Integrated Analytics Including Predictive Review
NEWS
iCONECT announced that its XERA e-discovery software licenses now include XERA’s full suite of analytic tools, including predictive coding, workflow, iCONECT’s XMPLAR, near-duplication, conceptual search, email threading and iVIEW cluster visualization.
Current and Emerging Trends in Patent Law: Cases to Know and Cases to Watch
EVENT, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. CDT
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP presents a complimentary webinar, “Current and Emerging Trends in Patent Law: Cases to Know and Cases to Watch,” featuring Fitch Even partners Joseph F. Marinelli and Eric L. Broxterman.
Government Affairs Attorney Marisol Saenz Joins Gardere’s Austin Office
NEWS
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announces that administrative law attorney Marisol Saenz has joined the firm’s Government Affairs Practice in Austin, Texas.
Oracle’s Aggressive Audit Tactics Draw Increasing Media Attention
White Paper
A recent article published by Business Insider is the latest in a run of recent media attention that Oracle has received regarding the software audit practices of its License Management Services (LMS) compliance arm.
Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson Nearly Doubles in Size with Lateral Hires
NEWS
In addition to nearly doubling the firm’s headcount, the additions will expand the Delaware-based law firm into three states: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
West Texas Jury Awards $43 Million in Oil and Gas Lease Breach of Contract
NEWS
Jury found that a group of oil and gas investors’ business partners had breached fiduciary duties by crediting themselves for financial contributions they never made.
Compliance and Cyber Security Competing Priorities for U.S. Insurers
White Paper
Insurers in the United States will face competing priorities for resources and time over the next 12 months, with cyber security preparedness challenging overall regulatory compliance readiness, argues Wolters Kluwer Financial Services and reported by Canadian Underwriter.
Obamacare’s Impact on Employment: An Early Look
NEWS
Early numbers show that locations with a high percentage of uninsured Americans, such as Texas, ended up experiencing a rise in employment, salaries and output in comparison to areas with less exposure to the health care law.
Restoring Banking Integrity – 10 Reform Proposals
White Paper
“The immediate danger is that a continuation of current behavior by many large banks threatens to undermine our global financial system,” Vogl writes in an article for the Huffington Post.
