Archive for September, 2017
The Art of Negotiation: Determining What’s Reasonable
On-Demand
Know your rights and responsibilities for responding to demands for electronic evidence. This session focused on the scope of custodians, keywords and retention policies.
Undefinitized Contracts – Turner Construction Co. v. Smithsonian Institution
Insight
The Civilian Board of Contracts Appeals recently issued a decision addressing how a board should respond if the contracting parties cannot agree to a firm price for an undefinitized contract that a contractor fully performs, reports Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
An Interview with Annamaria Porcaro, Associate GC, Contracts at Ascena Retail Group
Insight
Annamaria Porcaro, associate general counsel, contracts at Ascena Retail Group and winner of the General Commercial Individual of the Year award at the 2017 Global Counsel Awards, gives her opinion on what it takes to be a successful in-house counsel
Key Commercial Questions When Contracting for Digital Health Solutions
Insight
Covington’s Digital Health team considers some key questions that companies across the life sciences, technology, and communications industries should be asking as they seek to fit together the regulatory and commercial pieces of the complex digital health puzzle.
Are Noncompetes With Independent Contractors Enforceable?
Insight
An article on the website of Fisher & Phillips discusses the question: Will a noncompetition agreement be enforceable against the independent contractor?
7 Steps to Creating a Law Firm Newsletter Clients Look Forward to Reading
Insight
Amy Boardman Hunt of Muse Communications offers some advice on the best practices for publishing law firm newsletter.
Employment Attorney: NFL Players Can Be Fired For Political Protests
News
Regardless of the cause, Dallas employment lawyer Rogge Dunn says, more employers are regulating employees’ actions inside and outside of work.
Tax Reform Plan Makes C Corporations More Appealing
News
The reduction of the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent could certainly lead to a renewed interest in C corporations, said Dallas tax lawyer Nathan Smithson of Jackson Walker LLP.
Grant Thornton’s Jim Fortosis Receives Rising Star award
News
Grant Thornton LLP’s Jim Fortosis, a member of the firm’s Risk, Regulatory and Legal Affairs team, has received a First Chair Award for excellence in legal counsel.
Dallas Law Firm Sayles Werbner Adds Commercial Litigation Attorney
News
Commercial litigation attorney Hunter Polvi, formerly of Waco, has joined trial law firm Sayles Werbner.
The Three Archetypes of Corporate E-Discovery Survey Report
Insight
The Three Archetypes of Corporate E-Discovery report indicates common attitude patterns held by e-discovery executives — and how those beliefs are influencing behaviors, processes and priorities for businesses.
New Shareholder Joins Buchalter in Los Angeles
News
Buchalter announces that Willmore (Bill) F. Holbrow III has joined the firm as a shareholder and member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups in Los Angeles.
Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Michael Best
News
Michael Best announces that Jonathan L. Gold has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group.
Tree Trimming Firm Pays Biggest Fine in U.S. Immigration Case
News
A tree trimming company has been handed the largest penalty imposed in a United States immigration case, totaling $95 million, after pleading guilty to employing illegal immigrants, Reuters reports.
Alabama Lawyers, Coal Executive Indicted On Bribery Charges
News
Two partners in prominent Alabama law firm Balch & Bingham have been placed on indefinite leave after named on charges including conspiracy and bribery, the AP reports.
WilmerHale Acciddentally Sent Whistleblower Docs to Wall Street Journal
News
Above the Law recounts the story of how the memo, discussing a subpoena whistelblower/GC Maura Smith received, was sent to a group of lawyers — and the Journal.
Unlock the Secrets to Purchasing Contract Management
Insight
Conga has published The Ideal Buyer ‘s Guide to CLM, to help users learn more about the steps to take to identify the ideal contract management platform for an organization.
Just Released: New E-Discovery Meet & Confer Checklist
Insight
Exterro has released a new guide titled “Rule 26(f) Meet & Confer Checklist: How to Be Prepared.”
SEC Probing Pepsi’s Former GC After She Claimed She Was Wrongly Ousted
News
The former GC of PepsiCo Inc. is the focus of an investigation by the SEC after she claimed she was fired in retaliation for the way she handled earlier internal probes concerning allegations of wrongdoing in Russia.
Top-Tier College Coaches, Adidas Rep Charged With Bribing Players
News
The case followed allegations that an executive at an apparel company bribed students to attend universities where the company sponsored athletic programs.
