An Employee Leaves, Does Your Data Follow?

Corporate Counsel

An employee leaves for a competitor and copies confidential information for use at the new job. The good news: Accessing information electronically leaves a distinct trail for a former employer to follow. The bad news: If the proper steps are not taken, this trail can quickly be lost.

Businesses Tackle Consumer 'Gripe' Sites

New York Law Journal

Online objections to a corporation's products or services -- posted on "gripe" sites by former employees or consumers -- can threaten the target's operations. Although these postings can subject the posters to liability, companies might want to first consider alternatives to litigation.

Automating BlackBerry Support Across IT

Legal Tech Newsletter

Faced with the prospect of recurring smartphone service issues, Cadwalader's IT department searched for technology to manage, monitor and support its global BlackBerry environment. After a competitive review, the firm selected BoxTone's modular software platform.

Attorney-Client Privilege in Work E-Mails

New York Law Journal

Can employees retain attorney-client privilege for e-mails sent to their lawyers using employer-provided e-mail and computers? Attorney Anthony E. Davis seeks to reconcile apparently inconsistent decisions, and to aid in advising clients on avoiding the risks such communications pose.

Trouble Investigating 'Textual Harassment'

Texas Lawyer

Harassment by text message -- or "textual harassment" -- is becoming more prevalent. Besides the duties involved when investigating a claim of textual harassment, in-house counsel need to be aware of hidden dangers in trying to retrieve text messages as part of an investigation.

Ins and Outs of Global Patent Strategy

New York Law Journal

Because the core technology of a good idea is critical to a company's future, it must be vigorously protected at inception. Entrepreneurs need to grasp the basics of how patent protection works and select which "great" idea to use first in building a company from the ground up.

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Kansas Case Casts Doubt on Rule 502

New York Law Journal

A recent decision in Kansas federal court stands at odds with a major goal of Federal Rule of Evidence 502 -- reducing the cost of electronic discovery through the endorsement of "quick peek" and "clawback" agreements in those cases in which the parties jointly agreed to such procedures.

Sedona Continues Call for Cooperation

New York Law Journal

The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation asks: Can't we all just get along? On the theory overzealous e-discovery costs too much and yields too little, the Proclamation aims to curb the knee-jerk, counterproductive aggression sometimes exhibited by counsel in pretrial litigation.

Pitfalls of Cross-Border Investigations

New York Law Journal

Cross-border investigations tend to multiply the complex investigatory pitfalls a company faces. These include data privacy laws, attorney-client privilege, conflicting information technology platforms, and document retention policies and practices that fall short of U.S. standards.

ACC to GCs: Eliminate Software Costs

Special to Law.com

Fresh from tapping into the technology experience of GCs who attended the annual Association of Corporate Counsel conference this month, attorney Ari L. Kaplan shares tips he received on eliminating software licensing costs through the use of inexpensive or free applications.