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Five Best Practices for Corporate Counsel

Based on a projection of the kinds of strategic initiatives successful law departments will be undertaking in respect to data […]

Defining the New Law Department Library

In 1983 legal research accounted for ten percent of a lawyer’s time. Thirty years later, with data available instantly through […]

Law and the Fear of Cancer

Increasingly, plaintiffs are seeking damages for emotional distress engendered by a fear of contracting cancer. Only a few jurisdictions have […]

Supreme Court Decisions Make Arbitration Compulsory

In a trio of decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has outlined a mechanism that could eviscerate commercial as well as […]

Cartel Enforcement Ramps up in China

Over the past year, cartel enforcement in China has intensified as enforcement agencies have built up capacity, confidence and experience. […]

New Commercial Arbitration Rules Provide Predictability

In 2013, the American Arbitration Association introduced two new sets of rules that apply to commercial arbitration disputes. The AAA […]

If Your Law Firm Suffers a Data-Breach, Maybe You Do Too

Lawyers often have access to clients’ sensitive commercial, operational and other information. But lawyers can also possess similar information about […]

U.S. Legal Developments To Watch In 2014: The Take From Linklaters

Heading the list is the Supreme Court’s reconsideration of the fraud on the market theory. But the UK-based behemoth also […]

Emotions Run High When In-House Counsel is Deposed

This article examines the psychological effect on in-house counsel who are placed in the witness chair by their outside counsel, […]

A Program For Building the Legal Operations Function

Law departments require a variety of operational services in areas such as outside counsel management, intellectual property operations and electronic […]

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