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I work in an emerging industry, within an organization that could be seen as disruptive to the traditional financial services sector. This means that I, like many of you, operate in an environment where regulations and legislation are still being written.

A day in the life of Deirdre O’Callaghan, Chief Counsel for Center for Internet Security, Inc. in East Greenish, NY.

Seasons change, and everyone in Finland is eagerly awaiting the return a positive, growing economy along with the return of the light to the daytime sky.

Change is scary, not because things will be different, but because we must be different.

What do law and bread baking have in common? Absolutely nothing. Isn’t it wonderful?

Our job in advocating ethical business practices may not be as difficult as we might fear.

However many you need, you will certainly save enormous expense and generate far better outcomes by in-sourcing specialists. The trend is clear, and given the benefits, the number of in-house specialists is likely to keep rising over the next few years.

Not having a government investigation end in a tragedy is largely contingent on planning, preparing, and executing a plan of action. In-house and outside counsel must have a cohesive objective and should work together to set the stage well before the investigators appear on the scene.

In-house counsel can greatly improve the arbitration process by providing a broader scope of review than allowed domestically by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) (and many similar state statutes), or internationally by the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

The solutions to cross-border legal problems do not always lie with seeking legal relief. Rather, one needs to think multidimensionally about the legal challenges that global organizations face, and also holistically about potential solutions — which may not be legally driven at all.