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This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, outside auditors and counsel, and firm demographics. Additionally, the survey focused on the relationship of the CLOs and GCs with outside counsel through questions that explored alternative fee arrangements and challenges brought with the economic downturn.<br/><a href=surveys/upload/2008-clo-survey-executive-summary.pdf>2008 CLO Survey - Executive Summary</a>

Illinois Proposal 15-04 - Rules 705 and 716

This is a sample master license agreement for production use.

Being an in-house attorney is a lot like being a parent. Parenting skills are of greatest use to in-house counsel
when it comes to saying “no.” Or more accurately, the trick is getting your client to say “no.”

Read the musings of John Ross on his career stops and adventures.

Under stress it is imperative for attorneys to exercise control of the situation, otherwise, as Bill Mordan explains in this article, our biases can lead to a misinterpretation of the facts.

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

This article examines the key disclosure issues and challenges facing companies during the 2013 proxy season and provides examples of company responses to these issues taken from proxy statements filed during the first half of 2013.

A general overview of the legal implications associated with telecommuting and practical considerations for corporate counsel whose companies contemplate implementing a telecommuting program.

EU data privacy laws make the collection of Electronically stored information (ESI) and its transfer out of Europe challenging. The session will begin with a brief update of U.S. case law focusing on cross-border discovery generally, and then turn to a discussion of Privacy by Design ("PbD"), which has become the gold standard for privacy protection in the 21st Century. This discussion will cover examples of how PbD has been operationalized and used to address the challenges presented by EU data privacy laws. The session will then cover Europe's acknowledgement of Canada's stringent privacy laws which make it a unique base for e-discovery collection, analysis and review. By collecting ESI from European employees into Canada, and then culling down/reviewing ESI in Canada to identify responsive email and documents, organization can minimize the amount of ESI for which they must obtain consent from employees for transfer to the U.S.

This is a sample Family and Medical Leave of Absence policy.

Mark Roellig, executive vice president and general counsel, MassMutual Financial Group shares his daily routine, including what kind of audio book he likes to read.

Read the interview with Stasia Kelly about the importance of managing a corporate crisis.

The challenge: do more, do it well, do it quickly, and keep costs down. This is a reality facing law departments today. This practice profile explores how nine companies are stepping up to this challenge. Learn about practices utilizing non-lawyer personnel at companies such as 3M Company, ConocoPhillips, DuPont, FMC Technologies, Inc., McDonald's Corporation, Monsanto Company, Southwest Airlines, and Starbucks Coffee Company.

This guide presents an overview of key legal and regulatory issues in the medical device business across a range of jurisdictions.

Best Practices in Risk Assessment - presentation held in Sydney 17 May 2018.