General Counsel
A Better D&O Questionnaire – Learn How
White Paper
The Center for Board Excellence is offering a free whitepaper that describes moving the directors and officers questionnaire process to a dynamic online system.
Corporate Counsel Training Academy ‘Bootcamp’ Set for June 16-17
Event, June 16-17
The IADC will present its Corporate Counsel Training Academy June 16-17 at Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. The program will provide practical training for junior in-house counsel and those who are planning a transition to a corporate legal department.
Top Hourly Rates for Some BigLaw Partners Have Reached $2K, Survey Finds
News
Some U.S. companies are now paying a top hourly rate of $2,000 to partners at the country’s biggest law firms, according to a report on a survey released by BTI Consulting Group.
Are Changes Afoot in the Cablevision Legal Department?
News
Altice founder Patrick Drahi told Cablevision staff when the deal was first announced last year that he would seek to cut executives earning more than $300,000.
Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion: In-House Counsel Call to Action (Live NY Conference)
Event, May 3, 2:30 p.m. EDT
Bloomberg BNA will present a live conference titled Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion Conference: A Call to Action, focusing on chief legal counsel and their corporate senior diversity officers as well as law firm managing partners.
Are Today’s Corporate Directors More Personally Liable?
On-Demand
Now more than ever, corporate directors are finding themselves named in lawsuits, says Katherine Henderson, veteran insurance board advisor and partner with Wilson Sonsini, in a video posted by Boardroom Resources LLC.
Former Reading Int’l GC Joins Akerman Los Angeles Office
News
Veteran real estate lawyer William “Bill” Ellis has joined Akerman LLP’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.
Director Compensation Report: 2015-16 Executive Highlights
Annual Report
the report provides a comprehensive overview of non-employee-director pay practices across a wide range of industries and company sizes. The report also includes six leading practices for director compensation from the Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Compensation.
Download: Strengthening Compliance and Ethics Oversight
White Paper
New U.S. Department of Justice emphasis on the effectiveness of compliance and ethics programs in preventing, detecting, and mitigating the risk of individual wrongdoing is raising the bar for companies’ compliance efforts.
Survey: Mitigating Reputation Damage in High-Profile Lawsuits
White Paper
A new survey shows senior legal officers recognize importance of communications — but most lack strategy, accountability for what is said outside the courtroom. Greentarget conducted the survey.
Former GC Gets 18 Months for Stealing $2.6m From Company Account
NEWS
The former in-house counsel of an Ocean County, New Jersey-based home health care company was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for using his attorney trust account to steal more than $2.6 million from his employer.
What Lawyers Can Bring to the Governance Structure
Article
Boards of directors have traditionally been the bastions of CEOs, where business experience was paramount. But modern challenges to corporations suggest business-oriented attorneys – particularly those with GC experience – provide essential value and perspective
Former GC Will Receive $850K for Alleged Defamation by Ex-Employer
Former general counsel Chet Taylor $600,000 in a jury verdict and accepted an additional $250,000 to avoid trying a subsequent punitive damages claim.
Compliance Risks: What You Don’t Contain Can Hurt You
Article
As global regulations proliferate and stakeholder expectations increase, organizations are exposed to a greater degree of compliance risk than ever.
Global M&A Roundup Shows ‘Perfect Storm for Acquisition Finance’
White Paper
Law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher holds on to the number one spot for deal value for another year while Latham & Watkins jumps from fourth to second last year.
2016 Corporate Legal Ops – Recommind Survey Results
White Paper
Ari Kaplan Advisors presents the benchmark 2015 Corporate Legal Operations Survey (sponsored by Recommind), what key corporate legal operations leaders are doing (and not yet doing) to optimize visibility, security, and efficiency.
A Cheerful Guide to Legal Risk
White PaperThe effort to measure and manage legal risk pays dividends in the reduction of real losses from legal issues and also pays dividends through improved collaboration between the legal team, operations, and senior management.
Forming a Texas Series LLC
White Paper
A Series LLC is helpful for investors who would like to pool their assets into several classes of investment interests with an added extra layer of protection from liability.
10 Ways to Transform Your Legal Department – Mitratech White Paper
White Paper
Mitratech is offering a free white paper that it calls a blueprint for becoming the best-run business unit in the organization.
Cyber Threats Necessitate A New Governance Model – NACD Report
White Paper
Cybersecurity and technology risks require a higher degree of specialized focus — the same level of focus and commitment allotted to financial controls.
