What General Counsel Can Bring to a Company's Board
The Legal Intelligencer
June 5, 2013
One of the notable features of the last two proxy seasons is the increasing number of shareholder complaints of misleading or inadequate disclosure materials, with courts often issuing preliminary injunctions enjoining proxy votes. As a February alert from Day Pitney put it: "At a minimum, management should enter this proxy season with a clear understanding of disclosure obligations and an appreciation of how those obligations are being tested in today's landscape." Given this new climate, we want to explore the role that lawyers, particularly general counsel, can play on boards. Full Text
Q&A With FMC Executive VP and GC Andrea Utecht
The Legal Intelligencer
June 5, 2013
An Intereview with FMC Executive VP and GC Andrea Utecht. Full Text
When a Federal Agency Improperly Targets an Organization
The Legal Intelligencer
May 29, 2013
The focus on the political consequences of the Internal Revenue Service scandal has overshadowed a troubling reality that a federal agency targeted specific groups of people for discriminatory treatment. In singling out conservative groups, the IRS reminded us that the McCarthy-era Red Scare is not the distant memory many would like to believe. Full Text
Leave-of-Absence Issues Managers Need to Know
The Legal Intelligencer
May 22, 2013
In many organizations, the human resources function is handled by specialists who guide managers' decision-making to ensure consistency with myriad employment laws. It is not uncommon, however, for HR professionals to get involved in the decision-making process only after a manager has implemented an employment decision creating potential liability. Full Text
Workplace Bullying: Managing the Organizational Playground
The Legal Intelligencer
May 15, 2013
Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence. Although there is currently no state that prohibits workplace bullying, it can expose employers to significant legal risk and damage both productivity and employee morale. According to a 2012 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 51 percent of organizations reported that there had been incidents of bullying in their workplace. Full Text
Selecting Service Providers and Building a True Partnership
The Legal Intelligencer
May 8, 2013
A recent hot topic, and the subject of many articles, has been law firms and corporations deciding whether to insource, outsource or create a hybrid model for handling discovery services. For those that decide that outsourcing is the appropriate model for them, selecting the right service provider or providers to assist with handling discovery is not as easy as one would think. Full Text
Q&A With UPS Senior VP and GC Teri Plummer McClure
The Legal Intelligencer
May 1, 2013
The second in The Legal's series of Q&As with general counsel features Teri Plummer McClure, senior vice president of legal, compliance, audit and public affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary of UPS. Full Text
Using the Privilege: Fifth Amendment Fundamentals for Corporations
The Legal Intelligencer
April 24, 2013
Most in-house lawyers, if they're fortunate, haven't bumped up against the Fifth Amendment and its related issues since the bar exam. After all, the so-called "nickel" typically arises solely in the criminal context, and corporations don't have the right to plead the Fifth Amendment at an organizational level. Full Text
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