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Message-Managing in a Crisis: Lessons from a PR Disaster

Corporations and other large organizations are smart to establish their own virtual “Situation Room” response teams, who swing into action […]

Conducting Privileged Internal Investigations

In-house attorneys receiving a whistleblower complaint, government inquiry or other alert must decide whether and how to conduct an internal […]

Using Digital Tools in Litigation

The author describes a technologically enabled deposition he took, in which he sat behind a command station of computer displays […]

AI Can Maximize In-house Efficiency

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly bolster the efficiency of in-house legal departments. Key developments are emerging that […]

Using Cloud Technology in M&A Due Diligence

The rapid pace of M&A increases the pressure on due diligence teams to verify information provided by the seller, arrive […]

Cost Comparison for Financing Litigation

Litigation finance is used by corporations and law firms to pursue litigation, to move cost and risk off balance sheets, […]

The Power of Accountability to Achieve Diversity and Inclusion

Large law firms are the least diverse sector of the legal industry. Diverse teams have been shown to outperform those […]

Enforcing Unenforceable Contract Provisions in Bankruptcy

Contracts routinely include anti-assignment and ipso facto provisions, which are typically unenforceable in bankruptcy cases. Such provisions restrict contracting parties […]

Cost Savings Through “Legal Procurement”

For many years, GCs and in-house attorneys resisted the influence of legal procurement. Meantime, legal spending for many companies grew […]

The Limits of “Sole Discretion” in Contracts

Companies often enter into contractual relationships that give them “sole” or “absolute” discretion to make strategic business decisions. But in […]

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