884 ABA Journal In-house Counsel articles.
Winnowing through an avalanche of nominations to determine the 50 minority lawyers who have had the most influence on the profession during the past five years was no easy task,…
Jun 2, 2008 9:20 PM CDT
Corporation counsel must be ready to deal with “free” software and its licensing
Jun 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT
The general counsel of a California-based genetic products manufacturer is leaving, along with three in-house Affymetrix patent lawyers, to join Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Barbara Caulfield, who…
May 28, 2008 5:06 PM CDT
The lead lawyer defending Pfizer Inc. in litigation over two of its painkillers will become the company’s general counsel.
Amy Schulman will take the place of Allen…
May 28, 2008 2:04 PM CDT
Two female firsts have been announced in top judicial and corporate positions:
Judge Sandra Lynch is to become the first female chief judge of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of…
May 21, 2008 9:16 PM CDT
The former general counsel of Florida Gulf Coast University sued her former client in federal court in April, alleging systemic employment discrimination and violation of…
May 20, 2008 7:21 PM CDT
Corporate Counsel has named the legal department at Qwest Communications as the best in 2008.
Richard Baer led the department through a difficult time, transforming it at the same time…
May 20, 2008 10:41 AM CDT
Lawyers seeking documents from corporate records custodians will find that time spent explaining their requests pays dividends.
Although the litigation process may seem clear to the attorneys involved, it can…
May 16, 2008 8:13 PM CDT
Broadcom Corp.’s two founders, its general counsel and a former chief financial officer were all named as defendants today in a civil complaint filed over options backdating by the U.S.…
May 14, 2008 9:08 PM CDT
Despite rich profits recently reported by some of the nation’s biggest and best-known law firms, the legal work landscape is changing for the vast majority of corporate practitioners. Faced with…
May 1, 2008 4:01 PM CDT
When struggling companies go under in a big way, bankruptcy trustees today are increasingly looking to their accountants and lawyers to ante up at least some of the missing money
…Apr 23, 2008 6:46 PM CDT
Despite headaches created by increased corporate compliance requirements and tension with outside auditors, the vast majority of lawyers at the helm of corporate legal departments are happy with their jobs.…
Apr 17, 2008 8:24 PM CDT
The Coca-Cola Co. sent a questionnaire to its 18 outside law firms asking about their diversity practices, then honored Shook, Hardy & Bacon for good results.
The soft drink company…
Apr 17, 2008 6:10 PM CDT
General counsel at 14 Silicon Valley companies have seen their careers slide under the taint of backdating scandals.
The Recorder (sub. req.) investigated the fate of general counsel…
Apr 17, 2008 2:59 PM CDT
A suit by a sales employee claims his boss subjected him to waterboarding as part of a “team-building exercise.”
Chad Hudgens, part of a 10-person telephone sales team, said he…
Apr 14, 2008 3:54 PM CDT
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