Archive for February, 2017
Webinar: Fueling Your Business Strategy with Patents
Event, March 5, 11 a.m. CST
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Fueling Your Business Strategy with Patents,” featuring Fitch Even attorneys Allen E. Hoover and George N. Dandalides.
Is Your Board Prepared to Oversee Cyber Risk?
Insight
The book is constructed around five core principles designed to enhance the cyber literacy and cyber-risk oversight capabilities of directors of organizations of all sizes and in all industries, according to NACD.
Digital Disruption – Impacts for Corporate Legal Departments
Event, March 21, 9 a.m.
Kim Technologies will present a seminar titled “Digital Disruption – Impacts for Corporate Legal Departments” on March 21, 2017 for corporate counsel and executives.
Bio-Rad to Pony Up $3.5m in Legal Fees for Ex-GC/Whistleblower
News
Bio-Rad Laboratories has agreed to pay $3.5 million in legal fees for the team that represented former general counsel Sanford Wadler during a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit Wadler brought against his former employer, reports MassDevice.com. The use of privileged materials played a part in the litigation.
Disaster Response for the Gulf Oil Spill Webinar
Event, March 16, 1 p.m. EST
Textron Systems will present a webinar demonstrating how remote sensing and geospatial mapping products can be employed to quickly respond to an evolving oil spill.
On-Demand: Getting Global in Your View of Contracts
On-Demand
Determine says the on-demand webinar discusses what impacts the coming year will have, including how best-in-class companies use contract management to prepare for the increased volatility of an ever-changing global business environment.
Contract Management at Manufacturing Companies
Insight
Contract Logix says the study involved 550 contract management professionals across multiple segments of the manufacturing industry.
Blockchain Smart Contracts: Law Firms Are Adopting Technology
Insight
Smart Contracts are technical in nature and hence will require lawyers who are professionally qualified and at the same time with the technical expertise to understand the code within the contract and figure out how they can work together, reports Eastern Daily News.
Built-In Contract Remedies: Avoiding the Unenforceable Penalty
Insight
Under California law, a provision of a contract found to impose a penalty is unenforceable as a forfeiture and contrary to public policy, explains Giselle Roohparvar of Miller Starr Regalia.
U.S. Extends Its Search for Dirty Money in Real Estate
News
The U.S. Treasury Department said it will extend its search for criminals who seek to launder money by buying U.S. real estate, according to a Reuters report.
Law Professors File Misconduct Complaint Against Kellyanne Conway
News
The 15 professors wrote that Conway should be sanctioned for violating government ethics rules and “conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.”
Federal Judge to Holland & Knight: Sit Down and Shut Up
News
A judge in the Southern District of New York had some harsh words for Holland & Knight lawyers when they filed a response that the judge felt “abused the Court’s courtesy,” reports Above the Law.
Digitize Your Business: Defining Your E‑Signature Requirements
Event, March 8, 2 p.m. EST
Guest speaker Craig Le Clair from Forrester Research will talk about the driving forces behind e‑signature adoption, both locally and abroad, and how to define e‑signature requirements.
Current Trends in Loan Terms: Large Cap and Middle Market Loans
Event, March 8, 1 p.m. EST
On March 8, Practical Law and experts from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Thompson & Knight LLP will host a free webinar to discuss the effects of market forces on loans and agreement negotiations.
Akerman Launches Labor & Employment Law Podcast ‘WorkedUp’
Insight
Akerman LLP has launched WorkedUp, a new podcast that explores the ever-changing world of employment law and human resource management.
Buchalter Opens Sacramento Office
News
Buchalter announces the opening of its new Sacramento office with the addition of seven lawyers, James (Jim) K. Dyer as managing shareholder of the new office.
Litigator David Sager Joins DLA Piper in New Jersey
News
DLA Piper announced the addition of David Sager to the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in the Short Hills, New Jersey, office.
Two Quarles & Brady Lawyers Named 2017 BTI Client Service All-Stars
News
Quarles & Brady LLP toay announced that BTI Consulting Group has named partners Rowan P. Smith and Anthony A. Tomaselli to the 2017 BTI Client Service All-Stars list.
Norton Rose and Chadbourne to Combine in Latest Merger of Large Law Firms
News
The combination of Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke will create a single entity with more than 4,000 lawyers and expected annual revenue almost $2 billion, The New York Times reports.
How States Are Using the Law to Bring Drug Executives to Heel
News
The generic drug industry has come under fire the last couple of years because of staggering price increases, but now generic drug executives can expect to face tougher legal repercussions, reports MedCity News.
