The General Counsel’s Role Before and After a Data Breach Incident “It is often said that there are two kinds of companies out there — those that have suffered a data breach and those that will have one,” said Latham & Watkins partner Kevin Boyle. “So it makes a lot of sense to be…
Lawyers gradually getting their heads in the cloud The Jazz on the Mountain at Blue festival near Collingwood, Ont. brought together nearly 100 musicians in July. More impressive is that it came together in the spare time of a commercial litigator who regularly handles million dollar cases. “I did that in combination with a full time…
What Do Lawyers and In-House Counsel Really Think About Litigation Finance? Litigation finance—when investors back pending legal cases in exchange for a cut of the proceeds—continues to gain traction here in the U.S. despite lingering concerns that the practice may violate historic prohibitions on third-party funding of lawsuits, as WSJ reported on Monday. How much…
What To Do When The Partner Track Closes For senior associates up for partner, firms have become increasingly focused on business potential and less so on an associate’s ability to out class others in the courtroom or at the negotiating table. In the days of yore, the partner track in Biglaw was oftentimes a reward…
The Top 25 Most Influential 2014 – Corporate-Commercial [Read more…] How General Counsel Can Prepare For Corporate Inversion Corporate inversions have been used for years as a powerful vehicle to optimize a company’s tax strategy. Inversion is the practice of reincorporating a company in a foreign country with lower corporate tax rates for the…
Big Law, Big Problems: The Bright Future For Small Firms The era of the small law firm is dawning. When I graduated from Yale Law in 2010, the majority of my classmates accepted positions as associates at major law firms in major metropolises. They worked themselves silly at the very bottom of the totem pole. Four…
An Exit Interview With DuPont GC Tom Sager Law firm preferred providers. Alternative fees. Diversity. If you want to bone up on most of the innovations in the modern American legal department, just Google the name “Tom Sager” and follow the links. Sager has been the consummate corporate and general counsel. Sager is an institution,…
E-discovery best practices for your practice, Step 1: Litigation readiness By now, most attorneys have accepted that e-discovery is a necessary part of litigation. However, it is difficult for attorneys and paralegals to keep up with the speed of technology and the growing body of case law. Therefore, it’s time to incorporate the Electronic Discovery…