Who needs an excuse to attend a conference at a Four Seasons?

Now in its seventh year, Legal Week’s Corporate Counsel Forum has established itself as the premier European event for leaders of in-house legal departments. This two-day event will provide delegates with practical insight into the critical issues set to impact in-house counsel over the next 12 months.

A prominent theme of this year’s event will be managing risk in adverse business environments. As the financial services sector has such a direct impact on levels of business risk we have a number of focused sessions led by key figures from banks and other financial service providers.

More information available via Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum 2009 - Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum Europe.

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The San Diego ACC chapter has scheduled a brown bag program titled Trademark and Trade Name Clearance: Cost Saving Measures in Trademark Registration for Thursday, July 9, at Fish & Richardson, 12390 El Camino Real in San Diego.

Speakers Lisa Martens of Fish & Richardson and Michael Cantania of Callaway Golf will address the necessary steps, due diligence, and cost saving tips associated with the clearance process of trademark registration in a panel discussion format. They will explore the respective roles of corporate counsel and marketing to successfully provide “pre-clearance” of trademarks and trade names using free or cost-effective resources, potentially reducing the expense of the trademark registration process.

For more information, visit San Diego ACC Schedules Brown Bag Trademark Discussion.

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Tenets of a Global GC

July 3, 2009

In between the rush and flow of working as general counsel of global computer company Lenovo, Mike O’Neill realized that there are some basic principles that guide his work. He calls these tenets — some of them he’s learned along the way, and some he is still learning every day. He shares those at the [...]

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Investigating Personal Web-Based E-Mail

July 2, 2009

You suspect an employee is leaking inside information. An investigation reveals that the employee accessed a personal Web-based e-mail account from a company computer and that the login information has been recovered. Can you log into that account and read its e-mail content?
Read all about it at Legal Technology - Investigating Personal Web-Based E Mail [...]

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In-House Counsel Not Buying Talk of “New Legal Model”

July 2, 2009

A recent post at the ABA Journal indicates that Chief Legal Officers are not buying into talk of a “new legal model”:
The CLOs were asked to give firms a score ranging from a low of 0 to a high of 10 to indicate how serious they think they are about changing their legal models, according [...]

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Employment Risks to Consider in a Challenging Economy

July 1, 2009

Companies operating in these challenging economic times might have to navigate a number of pressing issues in order to weather the storm. Before making hasty employment-related decisions, companies would be wise to analyze the legal ramifications of such decisions, especially when it comes to reductions in force. Attorneys Carrie B. Rosen and Emily Simpson-Miller address [...]

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Bringing Mediation In-House Is Cost-Effective in More Ways Than One

June 30, 2009

Limited resources can inspire corporate legal departments to think creatively and invest in programs that save money, effectively utilize in-house counsel and improve customer service. Alternative dispute resolution, as opposed to litigation, is one way that a corporation can save money, says Chaton T. Turner, an assistant counsel in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s [...]

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Former Lehman Lawyer Uses Company’s Bankruptcy to Launch Practice

June 29, 2009

Who said bankruptcy is all bad? There can be a silver lining, as one in-house counsel recently found out:
Lehman Brothers Inc.s bankruptcy last fall was a nightmare for Larry Bortstein, the company’s global head of technology law. But it also presented him with the opportunity to realize a dream. First it spurred the 39-year-old attorney [...]

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