A new column for ACC Docket, Outsource Resource, covers and discusses the challenges in-house counsel face with limited budget and staff.
Receiving a letter from the US government stating that a qui tam action has been filed against your company can be a nightmare for the in-house attorney ordered to stay quiet about the case. With shareholder litigation on the rise, companies subject to the False Claims Acts need to consider all options. In-house counsel need to prepare themselves for a tug of war between the laws, penalties that exist for violating a seal, and those that require the disclosure of information to publicly traded companies.
In-house counsel have amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to contend with, and the high costs of complying with them tend to come from the legal department's pocketbook. Learn about how to recover from the cost of ediscovery.
Read Part Two of Ron Pol's column on customer service- his ten points on dealing with poor customer service.
A Service Level Management Agreement between two corporations that are under common control, which relates to one entity's provision (for example: human relations, accounting, marketing, business development or similar services) in on an arms-length basis to the "sibling corporation".
Law firm respond to suggestions of poor customer service differently. This article describes one hypothetical possibility.
Outlines examples of the tolerated practices that invite the kind of self-dealing and corrupt practices by corporate directors and officers and provides corporate governance practices that will maximize the risk of costly and crippling corporate scandals.
The 2007 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Ben W. Heineman, Jr. has worked with one of the most famous CEOs during his time at GE. If he's figured out how to say no to Jack Welch, then he may have some ideas on how you can ethically do your job, say no to your boss, and still have a job at the end of the day.
An important way for lawyers to add value is to help develop systems and processes for the smooth running of day-to-day operations. Read Ron Pol's column to find out more.
The role of advocate is one of great responsibility and requires a strong understanding of what needs to be done in order to affect change. New laws and potential changes to existing laws impact in-house counsel's ability to work effectively. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita has been working, along with ACC, on behalf of the in-house community, and its ability to serve the client, for years.