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CT TyMetrix and Legal OnRamp Partner to Accelerate Legal Transformation Through Networking and Spend Data

Legal OnRamp | Mar 3, 2010

Collaboration Equips Corporate Law Departments with Enhanced Modeling and Spend Management Capabilities around Legal Costs

HARTFORD, Conn., March 3 /PRNewswire/ - CT TyMetrix Read More...

The Age of Data Privacy

Caren Gordon | Mar 2, 2010

Over the past few years, data privacy and security breaches are often more frequently in the headlines of major newspapers. High profile cases invite more regulatory activity, as well as scrutiny from customers and employees. In addition, companies face the challenge of managing a greater volume of sensitive information—created by increasing digitization of employee, health, financial, ...

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InsideCounsel Law.com

Law Department Hiring 2020
A once per decade peek into the crystal ball.
Cray Inc. Names Michael Piraino GC
"Part of the fun for me is to figure out those ways where legal can really contribute to the success of the various functional groups."
A Good Year
I would like to extend my gratitude for all the hard work the entire InsideCounsel family has put forth.
Court Recognizes Medical Monitoring Claims
Decision bucks anti-monitoring trend
Weak Privilege Doctrine for Consultants
Corporations and courts continue to struggle with the issue of when the presence of third-party consultants waives privilege.
Alternative Arrangement
With the demise of the billable hour, legal departments focus on efficiency.

After Delays, KLA Backdating Suit Settles
Former KLA-Tencor Corp. executives have agreed to settle a lawsuit over stock option backdating after four years of torturous litigation, according to a court filing Monday. About $33 million in cash will be paid by the executives and the California company's insurer to KLA, according to lawyers briefed on the settlement, who requested anonymity because details of the deal haven't been made public. The deal has been a long time coming.
N.Y. Appellate Panel Affirms Suit Over Alleged Promise to Pay Client's Fee
An attorney who conveys an alleged agreement to cover the legal costs of another lawyer's client can be held liable for unpaid fees, a unanimous New York appellate court panel ruled Tuesday. The decision allows the firm of DePetris & Bachrach to pursue claims against the Shiboleth law firm and one of its lawyers, Charles B. Manuel, that they had promised that their clients would make good on DePetris & Bachrach's fees.
Panel: Senate Filibuster of Judicial Nominees Not Going Away Soon
Lawmakers have decried the use of the filibuster to block judicial nominations, but anyone frustrated with the process shouldn't expect a quick change, a panel of Senate experts said Tuesday. Makan Delrahim, now a Brownstein Hyatt partner, saw how "brutal" the process can be for nominees while he was a Republican lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee during George W. Bush's administration. Said Delrahim, "I have a real problem with the filibuster. I think it eats away at the Senate and the decorum the Senate is known for."
20 Ways to Link Dispersed Legal Departments
With technology, a legal department can speak with a single voice, think with a single mind, and act like a partnership even with lawyers dispersed around the world. Consultant Rees W. Morrison discusses 20 techniques that increase coherence and effectiveness in a spread-out department.
Lehman to Judge: Make the Examiner's Report Public
Lehman Brothers and its lawyers at Weil, Gotshal & Manges sent a clear message this week to the judge hearing Lehman's bankruptcy case: Make public the full report about Lehman's demise. In a motion filed Monday by Weil's Harvey Miller, Lehman says it has cooperated fully with the special examiner investigating the bank's failure and has turned over more than 20 million pages of e-mail.
6th Circuit Finds Limits on Religious School's Freedom to Fire
Religious schools don't have a free pass to ignore a key federal employment law based on a "ministerial exception." At least not in the 6th Circuit, according to a ruling Tuesday in a case of first impression. Kindergarten teacher Cheryl Perich says she was unlawfully fired by Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran School in Redford, Mich., after she suddenly became ill -- she was later diagnosed with narcolepsy -- and went on disability leave. She sued her former employer for disability discrimination.

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