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Navigating California's Proposition 65: A Primer for In-house Counsel
In 1986, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as "Proposition 65." The Act was the result of voter distrust of state agencies responsible for regulating the...Read more
Carol Monahan-Cummings
Chief Counsel, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, USA
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: Eyeing The Future: Proactive Total Information Governance®
The current paradigm in eDiscovery revolves around the benefits of “predictive coding”, “automated document classification”, or any number of synonyms for this type of technology assisted review (TAR). This technology...Read more
Linda Sharp
Associate General Counsel, ZL Technologies Inc, USA
Canadian Risky Business: Why Fair and Predictable Patentable Utility is Critical to Investments and Innovation
Investment in innovation and procurement of patent protection within any jurisdiction is justified by reliance upon fair and predictable patent protection. For new investment within any particular jurisdiction, innovators expect...Read more
Arvie Anderson
Assistant General Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company, USA
Managing the Decline - The Role of the General Counsel in a Faltering Company
In the current complex business environment, the vast majority of companies who must sell themselves to preserve some remaining value, or those who fail to sell and experience either a...Read more
Mitch Baruchowitz
General Counsel, Abadi & Co. Group, USA
'Money or Monies worth? Beware the Transaction 'Cost' of Payment Systems'
The efficiency of business transactions has become increasingly important in the digital age, and an issue that has arguably evolved as a result of free-markets. Already, advances in technology has...Read more
Sarah Hinchliffe
Barrister and Solicitor (HCA, Vic), The College of William and Mary, USA
Shhh - the Internet is listening: Has technology eroded Attorney-Client Privilege and what can You do about it?
The year 1912 marked the first time that mail was delivered by airplane. Now, 100 years later, mail is sent with the click of a button, instantly delivered to a...Read more
Vincent Catanzaro
Senior Counsel, Global Discovery Manager, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, USA
Why the 2011 America Invents Act is Bad for Entrepreneurs, Bad for Startups, and Bad for America-and How to Fix It
Now that the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) is law and is beginning to phase into effect, the patent community has begun to focus and understand what has...Read more
David Boundy
CEO, Cambridge Technology Law LLC, USA
Watching the Dominoes Fall - A Case Study in Preparedness for Increased Regulation in the Cosmetics Industry
Recent developments in the EU regulatory environment for consumer products illustrate the need for in-house regulatory and legal professionals to embed themselves in the product development and regulatory processes of...Read more
Brian Foley
Vice President, General Counsel & Director, NeoStrata Company, Inc., USA
The Convergence and Divergence of Legal and Business Ethics and its Resulting Friction for Aligned In-house Counsel
Decision theory has been applied in an empirical and statistical manner when analyzing decisions made in the business sphere. Political, social and philosophical elements render the legal sphere less...Read more
Sama Carstens
General Counsel, Sayar Enterprises, Inc, USA
R&D Based Pharmaceutical Companies Vs. Generic Companies: A False Dichotomy?
As recently as a decade ago, there was a clear line separating R&D-based pharmaceutical companies and generic companies; on one side were innovator pharmaceutical companies focused on developing innovative new...Read more
Sharon Reiche
Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Policy, Pfizer Inc, USA