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Breaking up is hard to do! Lessons Learned from Separating Contracts in the Largest Tech Split in History
Lessons Learned from Separating Contracts in the Largest Tech Split in History
In recent years, a number of large companies have undertaken corporate separations as a way to unlock shareholder value, increase focus, accelerate growth, and reduce operational complexity. On October 6,...Read more
Peggy Barber
Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, USA
Next-Level Compliance: What Every Board Member Should Know
This article is geared towards members of Boards of Directors, C-level company leadership, and compliance professionals who recognize the need to continually improve compliance. Why is it important to drive...Read more
Fabiana Lacerca-Allen
Chief Compliance Officer, Cipla, USA
Drilling Contracts: Post Macondo Considerations
This paper will discuss new issues in drilling contracts following the litigation regarding the BP Macondo well blowout incident. Considering the tens of billions of dollars in damages that were...Read more
Lisa Bagley Brown
Managing Counsel (Retired), Lisa B. Brown, Esquire, USA
Navigating Intellectual Property in Mergers and Acquisitions
The purpose of this article is to arm in-house counsel with the tools, facts and case studies necessary to guide and assist business leaders, as both a legal and business...Read more
Kelly Li
Deputy General Counsel, Waitex Group of Companies, USA
Ethics Complex
In order to effectively provide goods or services it is obviously beneficial to establish – and then maintain – an impeccable reputation for quality and integrity. Creating a working environment...Read more
Robert Miller
General Counsel/Ethics Officer, Eastern Illinois University, USA
Upjohn Warnings; a Siren's Call? The Upjohn Warning in International Investigations
Imagine yourself in Buenos Aires. You’re there investigating allegations of bribery and presently interviewing Julio Cortazar, a well-regarded but somewhat unknown company employee. Mr. Cortazar doesn’t speak English well, so...Read more
Jose Martin
Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs (Us), USA
Achieving Trust and Compliance in the Cloud
The accelerating shift from traditional on-premises information technology (“IT”) systems to cloud computing presents in-house counsel with a veritable obstacle course of compliance challenges and regulatory pitfalls. Virtually every industry...Read more
Rich Sauer
CVP & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft, USA
The Value Differentiator: Lawyers Who Lead Mindfully
The pressure is mounting on legal organizations to respond to disruptive forces. Law schools are faced with online offerings (MOOCs and degree programs), higher costs, falling enrollments, and a stagnant...Read more
Michèle Huff
Senior Associate University Counsel, University of New Mexico, USA
Catching the White Whale — Proving Insurance Bad Faith and Recovering Punitive Damages at Trial in the United States
On the heels of their $55.3 million insurance litigation victory in Victaulic Co. v. American Home Assurance Co. et al., Victaulic Company’s Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Mark Van De...Read more
Mark VandeVoorde
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Worldwide General Counsel, Victaulic Company of America (inc), USA
Colin Kemp
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, USA
Joseph Jean
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, USA
Allen Brandt
Senior Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, USA
Navigating the Headwaters of Intellectual Property Risk in
the Pharmaceutical Industry
Intellectual property litigation may feel like familiar ground to many competitors in the pharmaceutical drug, medical device, nutraceutical, and other prescription markets. Yet intellectual property laws frequently interact in ways...Read more
Simon Jenner
General Partner, Baker Jenner, USA