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There is often a discussion about the retention of outside counsel to lead an investigation of alleged violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) so that the company may maintain the attorney-client privilege. But is there some other...

Presenter: Anna Haliotis, Esq., of Lexis Practice Advisor Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Time: 2:30 – 3:30 P.M. ET (11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. PT) As in-house counsel, it can be challenging to determine exactly who your client is. Confusion...

LexisNexis® Presents a Complimentary CLE-Accredited* Webinar: The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act—An ObamaCare Overview & Outlook for In-House Counsel Sweeping, well-intended, controversial and at times polarizing—President...

LexisNexis on Feb. 29 launched its corporate counsel in-house newsletter. This is your one-stop shop for all of the compliance , litigation and transactional topics that matter most to you. We would love to hear from you on the topics you'd like to...

LexisNexis has released the second issue of its corporate counsel in-house newsletter. This is your one-stop shop for all of the compliance , litigation and transactional topics that matter most to you. We would love to hear from you on the topics you'd...

The question of attorney-client privilege (herein "the privilege") for in-house counsel can be a vexing one, yet one that has significant implications for investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA...

As 2011 winds down (this year seems to have particularly flown by), it is time to start setting goals for next year. Since approximately 80% of law firm work comes from existing clients (in the form of new work or referrals) or other referral sources...

by Steuart H. Thomsen, Felicia Harris Kyle, and Wilson G. Barmeyer In a much anticipated decision, issued on September 14, 2010, the European Court of Justice reconfirmed that communications with in-house counsel are not privileged under European...

Michael Holston, formerly an outside counsel to Hewlett-Packard (HP) from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has been credited with “shaking-up” HP’s law department since his appointment as general counsel three years ago. In many ways, he...

Situation We learned that counterfeits of our client's goods were in the marketplace. Until then, our client had the erroneous belief that counterfeiting was primarily a problem in the recording, clothing and accessory fields. We needed to determine...

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell posed the following question to provide a variety of views on this important topic: From an in-house counsel perspective, what will have the greatest impact on the future of the legal industry and why? Inarguably, 2009...

China continues its ascent as a world economic power, rocketing to the position of #2 on the world business stage with an average annual GDP growth rate of 10%. Doing business with Chinese companies-or simply doing business alongside or in competition...

Establishing a protocol of best practices - much like the checklist that an airplane pilot follows before every flight - is essential for general counsel in assessing the financial impact of a potential case, as well as determining whether or not settlement...

Excerpt: Absent good communication, in-house and outside counsel's ability to work together effectively to represent their mutual client will suffer. Establishing good channels between the in-house and outside attorneys is necessary at the start...

By William A. Ruskin Courts impose on corporate entities the burden of demonstrating that communications and documents shared with in-house counsel are protected by the attorney-client privilege. When companies cannot satisfy this burden, courts have...