RESOURCE CENTER
Litigation Finance: Driving Law Firm Profitability
Event, Sept. 21, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomberg BNA and Bentham IMF will hold an executive briefing and reception that explores how firms are integrating financing into their litigation practices.
Download: Legal Hold and Data Preservation Benchmark Survey Report
Insight
Zapproved has made available for free download its Legal Hold and Data Preservation Benchmark Survey Report, the industry’s most extensive survey series focused on legal data preservation and collections practices.
Download: What It Takes to Be an Effective General Counsel
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The National Association of Corporate Directors is offering free downloads of an article featured in the association’s July/August issue of NACD Directorship magazine, Tom Sager’s “How to Win at War.”
Data Privacy and Security Issues in Cloud Contracts: Free Dallas CLE Luncheon
Event, Sept. 26, 12 p.m. CDT
The transformation from on-premises software deployments to cloud based models has widespread implication for data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance, says Robert J. Scott, managing partner of Scott & Scott..
Comprehensive Study: How Third-Party Risks are Managed Within Organizations
Survey
Participants in the study beingn conducted by Phase 5, an independent market research firm, will receive complimentary copies of the final report.
Chambers USA Ranks AZA Again Among Top Texas Commercial Litigation Firms
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Houston trial law boutique Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, once again is being recognized as one of Texas’ top commercial litigation firms after earning a spot in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Compliance Training Best Practices: New Research
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NAVEX Global’s 2016 Ethics & Compliance Training Benchmark Report shows compliance professionals struggling with small budgets, growing numbers of learners and limited time to train.
Download: Comprehensive Guide to E-Discovery Project Management
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Exterro has published an e-book on e-discovery project management, which shows how to incorporate project management principles and tools into your legal process.
Dallas-Based Trial Law Firm Deans & Lyons Expands to Houston
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Dallas-based trial law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP, is expanding its Texas footprint with the addition of five prominent trial attorneys in the firm’s newly opened Houston office.
Ninth Annual Law Department Operations Survey
Survey
The Ninth Annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey, in cooperation with Consilio, is being conducted online now.
Taking Control of Corporate Discovery: What It Means for Outside Counsel
Event, July 21, 3-7 p.m. EDT
Bloomberg BNA’s Big Law Business, in partnership with Catalyst, will present a complimentary live event, “Taking Control of Corporate Discovery: What It Means for Outside Counsel,” Thursday, July 21, in New York.
Webinar: New Contract-Tools Microsoft Add-In
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Paper Software has announced the release of Contract Tools, a powerful new Microsoft Word add-in designed to aid in working with contracts.
Rose • Walker Victory Makes Top-Verdicts List
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Texas Lawyer’s annual listing of the top verdicts in Texas includes last year’s trial win by Dallas-based Rose•Walker for firm client ThermoTek Inc. as one of the state’s top contract verdicts.
NACD Executive Summary: Preparing the Board for Shareholder Activism
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As year-round shareholder activism becomes the new norm in the American boardroom, directors are called upon to prepare for and respond to any possible activist challenges, the NACD reports.
Power Regulatory Series: Complimentary Webinar
Event, July 20, 12 p.m. CDT
Bracewell will present a webinar titled “Qualifying Facilities, Exempt Wholesale Generators and Market-Based Rates: The Basics and Beyond” on Wednesday, July 20, beginning at noon CDT.
Big Law Trial Lawyer Goes Solo
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Veteran trial lawyer James Edward “Jim” Maloney, formerly of Baker Botts and Andrews Kurth, has opened a solo practice in Houston.
Webcast: Authenticating E-Signature Transactions
Event, June 23, 2 p.m. EDT
Remote e-signature transactions are becoming the norm as mobile customers continue to demand service on their terms – anytime, anywhere. But how do you know exactly who you are transacting with?
Governance Challenges 2016: M&A Oversight
White Paper
The NACD report addresses the importance of early board engagement in strategy, the need for proactive dialogue with all key stakeholders, and the imperative to balance short-term and long-term goals throughout the M&A process.
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.
Get the Complete Guide to Preservation Case Law 2008-2016
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Zapproved has published its updated Preservation Case Law Summaries 2008-2016, the definitive guide to preservation case law with summaries tagged by venue, sanction and topic.
