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Long-Running Construction Defect Fight in Texas Ends With Defense Win
News
A decade-long construction defect battle involving a South Padre Island, Texas, luxury condominium complex damaged during Hurricane Dolly has been resolved in a take-nothing defense win secured by attorneys of the West Mermis law firm for the general contractor.
4th Annual Federal Judges Survey – Full Report Released
Insight
The Exterro report is a compilation and analysis of the responses of 30 judges to questions about attorney and judicial e-discovery proficiency, recommendations for improvements, and their thoughts on how legal teams are using new e-discovery rules.
Learn How to Address & Prevent Harassment – Online Master Class
Online event, Feb. 28, 2018, 11:30 a.m. EST
NAVEX Global will conduct its first-ever online master class when it presents “Addressing & Preventing Sexual Harassment.”
Download: Are You Ready For The GDPR?
Insight
Zapproved says that half of all affected businesses won’t be ready for the May launch of the GDPR, putting them at risk of fines that can be as much as 4 percent annual corporate turnover, or €20 million &ndash whichever is greater.
Just Released: ACC Chief Legal Officers 2018 Survey
Insight
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.
Webinar: Open Source Security and Compliance – Lessons Learned
Webinar, Feb. 21, 11 a.m. CST
Flexera will present a complimentary webinar on how open source has grown to be a big part of the cybersecurity and legal portfolio.
On-Demand Webinar: Achieving GDPR Compliance
On-Demand
While the GDPR standardizes data protection law across the EU, it doesn’t spell out how U.S. companies can update data preservation processes to be compliant.
Download: E-Discovery Action Plan for 2018 – 6 Checklists
E-Book
Exterro has published a new E-Discovery Action Plan e-book that provides checklists, guides and tips to help optimize the e-discovery process.
Announcing Case in Point 2018 Webinar Series Schedule – Beginning Feb. 13
Webinar, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. CST
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP will kick off its 2018 Case in Point Webinar Series on Feb. 13 with a webinar providing tips for implementing litigation holds and avoiding sanctions.
Download: The State of E-Signature Implementation
Insight
The Forrester Report examines 25 e-signature implementations across the United States and Europe with use cases for receivables, payables, various contracts, onboarding agreements, and travel bookings
Surviving the NDA Nightmare: New Webinar
Webinar, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. PST
ContractWorks will present a complimentary webinar, “Surviving the NDA Nightmare: Managing Legal & Logistical Problems,” on Thursday, February 22nd at 11 AM PST.
New Research Report: Global Trends in Hiring Outside Counsel
Insight
The Globality report has information on the latest industry viewpoint about hiring outside counsel, That information was gathered from more than 300 GCs from organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue.
AZA Adds Six Litigators to Trial Team
News
Houston-based Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing has added six litigators to its trial, the firm announced.
Download: Federal Judges Discuss E-Discovery Proficiency of Legal Teams
Insight
Exterro has published part 1 of the 2018 Judges Report, which provides an in-depth examination of how the bench views these e-discovery issues: attorney proficiency, judicial competency, how to resolve e-discovery mistakes effectively.
Webinar: Contract Review Automation in Action
Event, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. EST
LawGeex says the webinar will show how modern legal teams are revolutionizing their daily contract review processes. This will be a practical look at using on-the-ground solutions for contract review automation.
Houston Firm is Now Wright Close & Barger With New Name Partner
News
Appellate and civil litigation law firm Wright & Close LLP has changed its name to Wright Close & Barger LLP, adding the name of partner Jessica Zavadil Barger.
Regulatory Whirlwind 2018: What’s Ahead for Third-Party Risk Management?
Webinar, Jan. 25, 1 p.m. EST
NAVEX Global will present a complimentary webinar on recent and anticipated enforcement and regulatory changes as they concern third-party risk.
Download: How to Prepare Your Business for 2018 GDPR Requirements
Insight
In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect, requiring companies that do business in Europe to adjust their strategies for data management.
Download: ‘Comprehensive E-Discovery Workflow Guide’
Insight
The Exterro resource compiles four checklists documenting best practices for each stage of the e-discovery process.
Invitation: The Strategic-Asset GC, February 12, Washington, DC
Event, Feb. 12, 2018, Washington, DC
This exclusive, one-day event hosted by the National Association of Corporate Directors seeks to help GCs to better align themselves with director expectations, as well as elevate their role in the boardroom
