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General Counsel: Challenge to Stay Focused in a World of Organizational Distractions, Limitations and Restrictions
The General Counsel of any organization plays a vital role in the success—or failure—of the organization, and his or her responsibilities legitimately span the full spectrum of that organization’s activities...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
e-Discovery - tips to a successful strategy:
The wealth of electronic information generated today makes pre-litigation planning for corporate lawyers and their legal advisors more important than ever before. The huge volume of data to identify, collect,...Read more
Frances McLeod
Frances McLeod, Managing Director, FRA (Forensic Risk Alliance), USA
Greg Mason
Co-founding Partner, FRA (Forensic Risk Alliance), USA
Role of In-House Counsel in Transnational Operations
A fundamental role of in-house legal counsel is to assist the operations teams in identifying, assessing and tailoring their procedures to ensure compliance with applicable requirements and to address the...Read more
Philip Kessack
Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel, AECOM Technology Corporation, USA
Redrawing the Boundaries: Dodd-Frank's Impact on the Regulatory Framework of the Energy Market
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) into law. Title VII of Dodd-Frank establishes a new regulatory framework for over-the-counter...Read more
Aaron Horn
Vice President, Office of General Counsel, Nasdaq Omx, USA
Utilizing a Legal Technology Platform for Strategic Legal Department Management
The enduring economic strife of the past few years has caused an unprecedented shift in the global legal industry and the technology supporting the industry. Legal service delivery models have...Read more
Mark Poag
General Counsel, DataCert, Inc., USA
FCPA, UKBA and Other Four-Letter Words: Anti-Corruption Laws in a Global Economy
Few subjects receive as much attention in legal, compliance and accounting circles these days as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), the United Kingdom Bribery Act (the...Read more
Susan Friedman
Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
Machua Millett
Managing Director, Marsh USA, Inc., USA
Footnote 61: Abrogating MyMail, Misjoinder in Patent Cases Revived
One provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (the “America Invents Act”) that has been less noticed is a litigation procedure reform: Section 299 Joinder of Parties. This...Read more
Tim Wilson
Senior IP Counsel, SAS Institute Inc., USA
Attorney-Client Privilege: Application of the Community of Interest Doctrine Exception to Third Party Communications for Licensor-Licensee and Similar Relationships
Attorney-client privilege is usually waived if privileged information is disclosed to a third party. Corporations and universities face complicated privilege issues because of a need to sometimes share privileged information...Read more
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Data Protection in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Concerns and Considerations
Data protection is an important aspect of the pharmaceutical industry throughout all stages of a product lifecycle – from innovation to exit. In the early stages of product development, manufacturers...Read more
Leslie Restaino
General Counsel, Validus Pharmaceuticals, USA
Open Innovation Collaborations: Practical Guidance for In-House Patent Attorneys
Professor Henry Chesbrough first coined the term “Open Innovation” in 2003, describing Open Innovation (OI) as “a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well...Read more
Rimma Mitelman
Associate General Counsel, Lead IP Technology Agreements, Unilever, USA