February 2009 Issue

Cover Story

Stayin' Alive

How BNY Mellon's legal team helped the bank weather last fall's financial meltdown.

Features

Q& A: Warning Signs

The Association of Corporate Counsel's GC, Susan Hackett, talks about in-house counsels' role in the financial meltdown-and whether reckoning is at hand.

In The News

Heading into Overtime

The NFLPA's top lawyer is now running the union too.

How They're cutting Back

Law departments look for savings wherever they can find them.

Who Can You Trust?

Executives at KB Home lied about stock option backdating to the company's GC.

In the Clear at Last

Prosecutors drop tax shelter fraud charges against a former KPMG in-house lawyer.

An Attorney of One's Own

Advice from the lawyer who won an acquittal for a top general counsel.

On The Job

Profile: A Diverse Portfolio

Constellation Energy's new GC is reorganizing the legal department so it can better serve the company's new structure and business outlook.

On the Job: Moves

New WBTV GC is an experienced television hand, more...

File Not Found

Computer forensics can bring up data the other side tried to hide.

DC Watch

Ya Es El Momento

Latinos say now is the time for a Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

Old Hands on Deck

Veteran lawyers may fill the top two legal spots in the Obama administration.

Diversions

Dream Jobs: Slap Shot

Robin Brudner, General Counsel, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

In The Law

Global In-House

And the fee pressure continues.

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