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Columnist Bill Mordan explores how shooting testosterone levels with each success can influence male in-house counsel.

This column discusses the consequences of government charges against in-house counsel and a few ideas on how to stay out of trouble.

Using the book "Why Nations Fail" as a model, this column applies economic theory to the corporate world.

The value of an in-house attorney is not easily measured. We can count a reduction in fees or litigation expenses, but anyone who works in-house knows these figures do not reflect the true contribution of having an attorney in the business. We bring an intangible value that is difficult to calculate.

Find out why overconfidence can be a weakness that prevents you from improving as an attorney.

Through comparison with Stanley Milgram's famous psychological shock experiment at Yale University in the 1960s, Bill Mordan stresses the importance of going against the crowd and sticking to your guns as a means of being objective, as all in-house counsel must be.

Bill Mordan alludes to the "rubber hand" illusion as a means of discussing the importance of representing the interests of your clients while simultaneously remaining impartial and objective.

The author discusses how in-house counsel should deal with a crisis situation.

Bill Mordan sends out an overdue thank you note to Carl D. Liggio, Sr., one of the first modern in-house attorneys and pioneer of the in-house bar.

A discussion on how the iPhone promotes succinct communication lines and cognitive fluency.

Bill Mordan discusses "inattentional blindness" and how it affects all levels of corporate interactions.

As new technology decreases transaction costs, traditional business models are changing drastically. In-house counsel must be ready to face these changes, or risk being replaced by external service providers.

Examine the relationship between power, honesty and in-house counsel.

The "power paradox" and the importance of managing your inner Machiavelli.

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Who invented the airplane? Depending on your location, the answer might not be the one you expected. This column focuses on the evolution of ideas, and what lawyers stand to benefit from this process.

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Bill Mordan discusses how lawyers can benefit from a lesson in anticipatory service.

Many of the shortcomings of hourly billing appear right on the invoices themselves! Rather than despair, however, the author has derived a certain entertainment from the review process, roughly akin to playing the game Whack-a-Mole.

Dr. Ray Kurzweil coined the theory known as the "Law of Accelerating Returns," especially applicable to technology. In this article, find out how this theory applies to the job of in-house counsel.

This is a state by state medical testing background checklist.

In our annual review of the topics shaping governance today, we consider the ideas that will trend in boardrooms across Canada for months and years ahead. The dominant theme in Davies Governance Insights 2012 is the ability of the shareholder to take control of the governance agenda. In the Power and Influence of Canadian Shareholders, we look at three very different situations in which shareholders succeeded in their demands for governance change. <br /><br />In Boards Seek Fairness for All Shareholders, we describe the TELUS response to empty voting and the trend among mining companies to adopt advance notice bylaws. Both reflect the efforts of boards to resist shareholder actions that do not benefit all shareholders. In Shareholder Democracy Movement Continues we consider the status of majority voting and say on pay and Focus on the Integrity of the Shareholder Vote Intensifies brings up to date developments in the very important, if complex, area of the proxy voting system in Canada. Challenges in Overseeing Operations in Emerging Markets sets out the most important challenges demanding the attention of boards and management teams of issuers with operations in emerging markets. We end our review with a catalogue of the most recent developments in governance standards under New Governance Guidelines, Criteria and Rankings.

This Leading Practices Profile (LPP), an update from ACC’s 2009 LPP on the same subject, examines how the roles of the general counsel and in-house counsel in Europe have evolved from legal advisors to trusted business partners.

This article analyzes data from the FTC’s and the DOJ’s review of mergers over thirty years, from 1981 through 2010, for correlations to shifts in political administration.

This article shows how growth in electronic commerce has enabled businesses to reduce costs and expand markets in the United States and Europe.

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

This Guide provides an overview of law important to companies doing business in Florida, USA, including law related to corporate organization, taxation, investment, labor and employment, dispute resolution, etc.

This is a hotel group sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in the agreement on a tentative basis until a specified date.

A checklist of issues to discuss with colleagues on the legal implications of future human resources practices.