Ben Franklin knew a thing or two about inventions and money, though not so much about patent litigation. You can use his wisdom, though, to curb many of patent litigation's costs. Read how up-front investments in defining clear goals, selecting top-notch counsel, retaining the right experts, and realistically analyzing the merits and costs will save you money in the long run.
This issue discusses class actions in Belgium and Europe, private enforcement of competition law in the EU, and more.
Read more to see Joe's tips on litigation management for in-house counsel.
Our transactional odyssey this month touches on a travel business case of interest to all who face the term best efforts in their contracting practice. What is best efforts, anyway? Read more to find out!
Discusses three fundamental ethical theories that have been developed over the ages: the golden rule, categorical imperative, and utilitarianism.
Many of the shortcomings of hourly billing appear right on the invoices themselves! Rather than despair, however, the author has derived a certain entertainment from the review process, roughly akin to playing the game Whack-a-Mole.
A shared intranet will provide you with easy access to legal resources, documents, and work product, but what are the risks? What are the risks of a shared intranet to the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine? What steps should you take to reduce those risks?
A big part of your new job as an in-house attorney will be advising the business people of legal risks. Some of these business people will be good teammates, some bad, and some well...let's just say that your job will be much easier if you can identify potentially troublesome personalities and effectively deal with them. Learn some of the common problematic personality profiles to help you identify teammates who might require tailored attention.
Litigation, in particular, is an area in which most of us have to rely on outside counsel to help shoulder the workload. How do you keep costs down without sacrificing quality? How do you and your outside partners plan and budget for situations that are inherently difficult to predict? The answer is that you can’t, completely, but the first step is making sure that your relationship with your outside firms is solid.
The key to success is building real and lasting business relationships the old fashioned way—by earning them. And how do you do this? Janice Handler provides some ways she has learned.