This amicus brief argues that there is no legitimate state interest in protecting a requirement of residency for admission to the bar.
Amicus Brief. Key issue: Whether a court may deny a party's counsel access to records found to be necessary to the prosecution of the proceeding soley because counsel is an employee of the party.
A memorandum of law arguing that the Court should hold that the representation of a corporate litigant by an in-house attorney employee authorized to practice law in New Jersey is neither an unauthorized practice of law nor a prohibited pro se appearance.
Proxy Statement disclosures. This brief argues the implied right of action recognized by the Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) nullifies state law and conflicts with fundamental principles of federalism. Additionally, the unrestrained liabilities and vague substantive requirements imposed by the court of appeals threaten to degrade the quality of disclosure in proxy statements.
Motion for leave to file brief and attached brief that analyzes the issue of the disclosure of preliminary merger negotiations in the broader context of contingent and inchoate information general and discusses the difficult practical problems that disclosure of such information poses for corporate counsel and management. In addition, the brief argues against the expansion of class action damages liability.
A brief arguing that the relationship between in-house counsel and their corporate clients/employers should be treated the same as any attorney-client relationship.
A brief arguing that due process requires legal standards to determine when and in what amount punitive damages are to be inflicted
A brief addressing the issue of whether in-house attorney costs are reimbursable as attorney's fees in bid protests.
Access to confidential information
A brief arguing that the decision below has created an unreasonably expansive standard for determining a corporate officer's personal liability for corporate acts.