Corporate Counsel http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel Corporate Counsel, the monthly magazine for the in-house attorney, covers business issues, legal affairs, and reports on the latest developments in the corporate world. en-us Copyright 2013. ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/terms.jsp Corporate Counsel http://www.law.com/img/cc/redesign/cc_rss.gif http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:23 EDT The GC and the Compensation Committee There is nothing about the board's executive compensation committee that justifies excluding the one person who should absolutely be part of the process: the company's general counsel. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202600889993&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:23 EDT 1202600889993 Telling the FBI Your Company Has Been Hacked cdunn@alm.com (Catherine Dunn) As cyber attacks against U.S. companies continue to rise, the government is asking private industry to share information about incursions. So what can and should companies expect when they ring up the government and report a problem? http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202601094171&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:12 EDT 1202601094171 The Messy Business of Spinning a Scandal As the White House's oft-bungled responses to its current wave of scandals provide some real lessons for CEOs, and the lawyers and public affairs executives who advise them. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202601072590&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 13:29:15 EDT 1202601072590 Senators Grill Apple Executives About Tax Strategy aramonas@alm.com (Andrew Ramonas) A day after a congressional panel claimed that Apple Inc. uses offshore entities to avoid U.S. taxes, senators on Tuesday grilled the company's chief executive officer and two colleagues about their tax strategy. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1368973077076&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:59 EDT 1368973077076 What's Not to 'Like' About Service Via Facebook? mpullano@wglaw.com (Michael B. Pullano and Matthew G. Laver) About 15 years ago, you were greeted with, "You've got mail," when you turned on your computer. Now, in some jurisdictions, it's dangerously approaching a different message: "You've been served." http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1368971081997&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT 1368971081997 10 Devices to Never Take Along on a Business Trip Travel-savvy attorneys hit the road with only the minimum number of devices necessary to complete their work quickly and effectively. There are 10 things that can definitely stay home. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1368970590643&rss=rss_cc Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:22 EDT 1368970590643 Taking the Reins of Legal Department Operations cdunn@alm.com (Catherine Dunn) The recently established Institute for Law Department Excellence is on a mission to enable in-house attorneys to practice law, and to help those in key operations roles to learn from each other. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202600861735&rss=rss_cc Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:56 EDT 1202600861735 Managing Relationships With Legal Project Management sgreen@alm.com (Shannon Green) Effective legal project management is very much on the minds of law departments, outside counsel, and the business units that partner with both sets of lawyers. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202600607890&rss=rss_cc Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:50 EDT 1202600607890 U.S. Legal System Ranked as Most Costly sgreen@alm.com (Shannon Green) The U.S. legal system is the world's most costly, according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, which may put U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage globally. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202600448633&rss=rss_cc Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:12 EDT 1202600448633 Best Legal Departments 2013 The 2013 winners of our annual Best Legal Departments competition all have one trait in common: they are really, really passionate about the work they do. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202599233092&rss=rss_cc Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT 1202599233092 Corporate Counsel 123: October 2012 In the October 2012 episode of Corporate Counsel 123, web editor Brian Glaser highlights three things in-house counsel will want to know about: the growing role of the law firm pricing director, tracing corporate campaign contributions with MapLight.org, and reporting from the ACC's event in Orlando. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202574130272&rss=rss_cc 1202574130272 Corporate Counsel Spotlight: Who Reps 2012 Corporate Counsel editor in chief Anthony Paonita talks with Eugene Assaf, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, about the sometimes bumpy relationship between corporate law departments and their outside counsel. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202572095293&rss=rss_cc Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT 1202572095293 Corporate Counsel 123: September 2012 In the September 2012 episode of Corporate Counsel 123, web editor Brian Glaser highlights three things in-house counsel will want to know about: the big Apple vs. Android IP battle, potential changes to FAA regulations on using electronics on airplanes, and the ACC's upcoming annual event in Orlando, FL. http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202570528825&rss=rss_cc Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT 1202570528825