Oxycontin Roll-Up: Cases of 3 Debarred Pharma Execs Combined
Closely watched case of Howard Udell, the first GC of a major company known to be debarred from doing business with federal agencies, moved to Washington, D.C. — and combined with the cases of two of Udell's fellow execs caught up in the same scandal.
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STORIES OF THE DAY
This Hired Gun Is Busted! Ex-Glock Lawyer Faces Charges of Theft, Racketeering
Marine Corps vet James Harper III, a steely Austrian who once fought off a hit man with his bare hands, is accused of conspiring to steal $3 million while investigating crooked execs at the gun manufacturer.
Special Reports
Ummm, I Guess That's Bang for Their Buck? What Samsung Gets for $900M
The Recorder
Rambus GC Thomas Lavelle says the Samsung settlement doesn't just kill a longrunning suit — it creates a partnership. Oh, and the firm still has plenty of litigation to keep its lawyers busy ...
All Right, Enough ... It's Time to PAY! Firm Sues Client Over $747G in Fees
The National Law Journal
Lawyers sometimes cut clients a little slack when it comes to paying bills on time, but every law firm has its limits. Chicago-based Freeborn & Peters has hit the end of its rope.
From the Experts
Get Yer Mitts Off My $avings
Six ways corporate counsel can make sure the outsourcing is done correctly while keeping costs under control.
Uuuhhh, Look, We Messed Up Here
In-house counsel often grapple with the tough question of if or when to self-report an issue to the government.
This Top Lawyer Job Is Really Taxing
Brian Woram says he's good with numbers, and H&R Block has figured that he's their GC.
Just Call Him 'Mr. Fantastic': Newell Rubbermaid's New GC Is the Rubber Man
Who Else Have We Got in the Bullpen? Red Sox Bring in New Legal Ace
Consult With Me, Please: Accenture Hires Cravath Lawyer as New GC
Whoa, Good Call! Vodafone Appoints Former Reuters GC as New Legal Chief
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Featured Blogs
ACC Value Index — A Few Good Firms
The ACC announced last week that law firms would be given some access to performance feedback being gathered as part of the 'index phase' of the Value Challenge initiative. Read the press release and enjoy a little humor ...
- Wired GC
How Many In-House Counsel Are in the World's 500 Largest Corporations? 102,324 — Well, Some Other Benchmarks
High tens of thousands, that's all I can really estimate. Let me explain this fragment based on a study by Ernst & Young on headquarters locations of the Global 500. In the ten countries with the most, the U.S. leads with 140, followed by Japan (68), Germany (39) and on down through France, China, the U.K., Netherlands, Italy and Korea. Closing out the ten is Switzerland with 15. The top ten countries account for 80 percent of the 500 largest corporations in the world.
- Law Department Management
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From the Magazine
How Can You Be Unhappy? You Won! Yeah, But It Took Six Years ...
Get it done faster and cheaper. An in-house advocacy group says enough back and forth, pushing for reform as statistics show that international arbitration is on the rise (and so are its flaws).
Square Off in Corporate Counsel's Annual Best Legal Dept. Contest
How badly do you want it? It's that time of year again, when Corporate Counsel invites you to participate in our fifth annual Best Legal Department competition — and we'd like you to put your staff up for consideration.
Corporate Counsel Video:
Best Legal Department Competition
Brian Zabcik, executive editor of Corporate Counsel, talks about this year's search for the most outstanding in-house staff in America.
