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Microsoft Changing Employee Ranking System

November 12, 2013

Microsoft will change its employee ranking system – regarded by some as poisonous and a contributor to a thorny corporate […]

NSA Co-Workers Gave Passwords To Snowden

November 11, 2013

NSA leaker Edward Snowden used a low-tech method for accessing secure information he shouldn’t have been able to see: He […]

In-House Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Charge After Employee Deposition

November 8, 2013

A court of appeals found that when an in-house counsel took an employee’s deposition without giving him proper warning, and […]

Restructuring Legal Departments To Adapt To A Changing Landscape

November 4, 2013

Corporate legal departments face increasing shareholder activism and a changing landscape of regulations as the Dodd-Frank act continues to roll […]

Outcome Of Coverage Case Pivots On A Comma

October 31, 2013

Abercrombie & Fitch wins in a coverage dispute that turned on the meaning of language in an advertising-risk policy. The […]

Could The Use Of ‘Captive’ Law Firms Make Inroads In The U.S.?

October 31, 2013

The use of ‘captive’ law firms – outside practices that essentially function as an in-house legal team for companies – […]

Non-Practicing Company Lawyers In Growing Ethical Gap

October 29, 2013

Professional regulations should be established for lawyers with non-legal positions, University of North Carolina law professor Dana Remus suggests in […]

More GCs Cutting Costs By Reducing Outside Counsel Work

October 28, 2013

Nearly half of corporate legal departments plan on cutting back on use of outside counsel within the next year, while […]

Who At Your Company Understands Legal Risk?

October 24, 2013

The U.K. law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner surveyed about a hundred general counsel, in-house counsel, risk and compliance officers, CEOs […]

When Companies Need Cyber Insurance

October 24, 2013

Traditional corporate insurance, including standard CGL policies, are increasingly unlikely to cover cyber risks. Securing cyber insurance is key for […]

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