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Producing Electronically Stored Information
As technology advances, the need for discovery of electronic communications and information increases and raises questions concerning the proper form of production for electronically stored information (ESI). The December 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were designed...
Read MoreKeep Your Costs Down - And, Get Good Answers Quickly
Editor: What is your role at Day Pitney ? Janis: I am a partner in the Corporate and Business Department of the firm, and the leader of its Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Practice Group. I am also actively involved in counseling a variety of clients on...
Read MoreThe Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Everything You Wanted To Know And A Few Things You Didn't
Editor: Ms. Sperling, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Sperling: I have been practicing law for a little over 20 years. I joined Pitney Hardin in 1987, following a clerkship in the New Jersey Chancery Court, and I started in the litigation...
Read MoreThe Changing Landscape Of Proxy Solicitation: What You Need To Do Now
For publicly traded companies, the annual meeting and proxy solicitation process has historically involved tried-and-true solicitation methods, generally without concern with the potential voting outcome. Recent trends and changes to the proxy rules, however, along with proposed rule changes by the...
Read MoreResponding To SRO Market Surveillance Inquiries Into Potential Insider Trading
The recent rise in the stock market, generated in part by the availability of easy credit, has spurred an increase in merger activity, and with it a rash of insider trading cases in numbers not seen since the go-go '80s. According to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), referrals of suspected...
Read MoreCongressional Investigations: An Emerging Battlefield For Corporations
Recently, Congress has initiated numerous high profile investigations involving corporate America. Accounting firms, health care providers, and financial services, tobacco and pharmaceutical companies have been subjects of bruising Congressional probes. While it may be tempting to dismiss these...
Read MoreToday's General Counsel: Providing Accurate And Timely Advice Is Only Part Of The Responsibility
Editor: Would you tell our readers about your professional experience? Casey: I have been practicing corporate law since 1980. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1975, and I was a labor lawyer at Proskauer Rose in New York for two years. I came to Day Pitney in 1977,...
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