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Amici Curiae Brief of Indiana Chamber of Commerce, et al.

By Stephen J. Peters, Richard Winegardner and Marjorie H. Lawyer-Smith - Stewart & Irwin, P.C.

A brief arguing that neither principles of agency law nor the rules authorizing attorneys to form professional corporations support a finding that a corporation engages in the unauthorized practice of law when it utilizes in-house counsel.

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UCC Insurance: Cost-Effective Alternative To Borrower's Counsel Legal Opinion

By James D. Prendergast - general counsel, UCC division, The First American Corporation

When you are trying to figure out whether to go to outside counsel for a legal opinion or to recommend that your company obtain UCC insurance, you need to consider several factors: what constitutes UCC insurance, comparison of typical legal opinions and UCC insurance coverage, multijurisdictional issues under the UCC, and cases requiring UCC insurance.

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Canadian Briefings: September 2007

By Brian E. Bomstein, Bayview Financial, LP; Martin Fingerhut, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; RJ Falconi, CSA Group; Patti Phelan; and James Musgrove, Lang Michener LLP

In this issue: Implications of the Impending Elimination of Canadian Withholding Tax on Interest Payments by Brian E. Bomstein and Martin Fingerhut; The Socioeconomic and Safety Impact of Counterfeits in Canada by Robert J. ("RJ") Falconi; Cartels in Canada: Practical Approaches to Manage Risk by Patti Phelan and James Musgrove

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New to In-house: I Sign the Line

By Michael C. Carroll

Read more to ensure you understand the personal liability you take on when signing the dotted line. Do you have employed lawyers insurance?

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I Tell Them, I Tell Them Not: Deciding When and How to Disclose False Claims Act Lawsuits to Shareholders

By Jay A. Brozost and A. Jeff Ifrah

Receiving a letter from the US government stating that a qui tam action has been filed against your company can be a nightmare for the in-house attorney ordered to stay quiet about the case. With shareholder litigation on the rise, companies subject to the False Claims Acts need to consider all options. In-house counsel need to prepare themselves for a tug of war between the laws, penalties that exist for violating a seal, and those that require the disclosure of information to publicly traded companies.