Dennis Kennedy, the well-known lawyer, author, blogger, speaker and podcaster, gives his thoughts on whether we really have too many lawyers: “Last summer, I was asked the question “Are there really too many lawyers?” I wrote a…
Head over to the Bloomberg BNA Business of Law blog for an interesting piece on how the law business has changed over the last few decades: “When Jami McKeon started practicing law for Morgan Lewis…
Karen E. Rubin of Thompson Hine LLP reports on a recent case that held that an in-house lawyer found to have engaged in misconduct may be required to disgorge some or all of the lawyer’s compensation –…
$148 million is a lot of pineapples: “A Delaware judge on Thursday found two Dole officials liable for $148 million for driving down the company’s stock price in a 2013 leveraged buyout. Found liable were chief…
Patent trolls, open source, drones and AI – hot areas in intellectual property law – and oh yeah, the chicken sandwich: “A ham sandwich, as popular lore has it, may well be indictable. But a…
As a member of the legal department, you may be tasked with ensuring that your organization maintains appropriate levels of insurance to cover a variety of risks. But what about insurance for in-house counsel themselves?…
And now for something completely different: “….we discussed the Northern District of Georgia’s decision in Lowe v. Atlas Logistics Group Retail Services, LLC, (N.D.Ga. May 5, 2015), holding that an employer violated the Genetic Information…
If you haven’t heard, iconic band Led Zeppelin is being sued over allegedly lifting part of another band’s song for its own famous Stairway to Heaven. In its answer to the complaint, Led Zeppelin keeps…
While all lawyers must address ethical issues as part of their practice, in-house counsel face their own unique challenges: “A new report suggests many corporate counsel struggle to navigate conflicts between their ethical obligations and…
One can only wonder what the results would be if professors in each jurisdiction tallied their own stats: “A law professor who used a bar directory and online resources to track down more than 1,100…