Today's General Counsel

Today's General Counsel

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RFPs Are an Overlooked Opportunity for Law Firm Cost-Savings

June 19, 2012

Law firms typically list their top four expenses (lowest to highest) as wages, rent, insurance and support services. With regard […]

Avoiding Pitfalls in Energy Performance Contracting

June 19, 2012

Performance contracting can be a way for facility owners or operators to “go green” and save money. What that means […]

M&A Trends to Watch for the Rest Of 2012

June 19, 2012

According to Thomson Reuters, the value of announced M&A transactions during the first quarter of 2012 was down 15 per […]

Canadians Bought, U.S. Sold in First Quarter

June 19, 2012

Canadian companies are becoming the dominant bidders in U.S.-Canada cross-border M&A deals. A strong Canadian dollar, weaker valuations in the […]

Shut Up and Stand Still

June 19, 2012

Parties contemplating an M&A transaction typically enter into a confidentiality agreement (CA) to facilitate the exchange of non-public information. The […]

The Evolving Role of the General Counsel

June 19, 2012

A recent Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP poll of 1,300 business professionals found that nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that […]

Reconsider the Way You Protect New Ideas

June 19, 2012

Most corporate legal departments have established processes to translate new ideas into patents. In many companies this approach is automatic, […]

Prioritizing Your Patent Application

June 19, 2012

An expedited procedure for examining U.S. patent applications, called Prioritized Examination, or “PE,” has been implemented by the America Invents […]

Coordinated Witness Preparation for Employment Litigation

June 19, 2012

The defense of a labor and employment case that is headed toward trial is often based on the testimony of […]

Digital and Paper Records in Law Firms, Legally Wed

June 19, 2012

About one third of all law firms have a formal policy for managing paper records, but no policy for managing […]

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