Corporate Counsel

CLE: Vendor, Customer and Competitor Bankruptcies, What GCs Need to Know

Webinar, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 9 a.m. PT / 12 ET
A Select Counsel webinar will discuss a range of issues commonly presented to healthy companies when vendors, customers or competitors file bankruptcy cases.

New Research: 22 Techniques to Reduce Legal Costs Analyzed

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The Exterro report discusses how legal departments are allocating spend over the past year and what techniques are most effective in reducing legal spend.

Download: 2018 E&C Hotline & Incident Management Benchmark Report

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The new NAVEX report shows the number of employee complaints and misconduct reports are rising — and a surprising 44 percent of all reports are substantiated.

Merck’s Patent Loss a Cautionary Tale for In-House Attorneys

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Merck & Co.’s loss of a $200 million jury verdict for patent infringement shows that companies with internal prosecution staff need to observe strict rules for external communications, according to Bloomberg Law.

Survey Shows In-House Counsel Concerned About Litigation, Brand Equity, Data Security

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Morrison & Foerster–commissioned survey reveals drivers affecting consumer products businesses, an evolving risk environment, and litigation trends in 2018

Sexual Misconduct and D&O Claims

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Companies that have the suggested processes and procedures in place are less likely to find themselves getting hit with these kinds of claims, writes Kevin LaCroix in The D&O Diary.

Webinar: Automating with a Legal Ops Platform vs Siloed Product Solutions

Webinar, May 3, 2018, 1 p.m. EDT
Kim Technologies will present a complimentary webinar, “Automating with a Legal Ops Platform vs Siloed Product Solutions,” on May 3, 2018.

Making the Business Case for Upgrading Your Legal Hold System

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Research results demonstrate a real rate of return on investment generated by automated cloud-based legal hold software, Zapproved says on its website.

Linking Nonfinancial Metrics to Strategy and Culture

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NACD recently convened a meeting of Fortune 500 audit and compensation committee chairs to discuss the key issues and challenges the board faces in the selection and use of nonfinancial metrics.

Survey Finds 65% of Legal Departments Prefer to Bring More Talent In-House

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More than 500 in-house counsel, including general counsels and chief legal officers, completed the Special Counsel survey on topics related to talent acquisition resources, legal budgets and national and local salary data, including an examination of diversity and gender gaps.

ACC Conducting 2018 Global Compensation Survey

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The Association of Corporate Counsel is conducting the new 2018 Global Compensation Survey — the largest self-reported compensation survey within the in-house counsel profession in the world.

Facebook’s Problems Spotlight Elevated Role of In-House Lawyers

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Anyone ruminating over the elevated role of in-house lawyers might consider the case of Facebook, points out Elizabeth Olson in a Bloomberg Big Law Business report.

Judge Stunned by Ex-Rolls-Royce Counsel Switching Sides in Litigation

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Rolls-Royce’s former in-house counsel switched sides to sue Rolls-Royce for allegedly reusing defective airplane parts, according to a Bloomberg report.

Uber’s Former Top Lawyer Sought a $100 Million Exit Package, Report Says

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Salle Yoo thought the exit package request only fair because she had seen male executives ask for and get huge exit packages, reports Business Insider.

5 Steps to Creating the Most Defensible Legal Hold Audit Process

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Sometimes companies may not have a clear record of when a legal hold was issued or who received it &emdash; meaning they have to scramble to put notices together when litigation arises.

Ten-Week Telecommute Reasonable for In-House Counsel, Sixth Circuit Holds

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found that ten weeks of telecommuting was a reasonable accommodation for a pregnant in-house lawyer put on bed rest, reports Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP.

Five Steps for Directors, Execs to Stay Abreast of Technological Innovation

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The article, from NACD Directorship magazine, suggests five steps for boards and executives to become better versed in cutting-edge technologies.

ACC Sets 2018 mid-Year Meeting in Denver April 22-24

Event, Denver, April 22-24, 2018
The Association of Corporate Counsel has set the agenda for the 2018 ACC Mid-Year Meeting, which will be in Denver April 22-24.

Just Released: ACC Chief Legal Officers 2018 Survey

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Notable findings include what keeps CLOs up at night, reporting structures, how CLOs view the future of departmental budgets and staffing, litigation and contract workload, and where data breaches and regulatory issues have the greatest impact.