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What Corporate Counsel Needs To Know About Private Equity
Editor: How do you define private equity? Hagan: I define private equity very broadly. Private equity can be both venture capital investments or providing financing for the buyout of a company or its recapitalization. Editor: Please tell us about your practice. How has it evolved over the course...
Read MoreDirectors & Officers Liability Insurance: How Well Are You Protected?
Editor: What are the first points about D&O insurance that you try to get across to clients? Metzger: Clients should understand that the coverage terms of D&O insurance policies are negotiable. In that way, these policies are different from some other types of business insurance. You can,...
Read MoreLitigation Technology: An Emerging Discipline And An Invaluable Service To The Firm And Its Clients
Editor: Ms. Nichols, would you give our readers some idea of your background and professional experience? Nichols: I am a trial lawyer by background. I am licensed in Texas. Following the University of Texas Law School and a clerkship with a federal judge in Texas, I joined the U.S. Attorneys'...
Read MoreA New Paradigm For Venture Funds
Editor: Please describe the Life Sciences practice at Goodwin Procter. Bloom: At Goodwin Procter, our life science practice is integrated, combining corporate finance, intellectual property, regulatory and partnering expertise into one practice group. This enables us to handle the very specific...
Read MoreProxy Disclosure And Executive Perks On Display
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background and professional experience. Scerbak: After graduation from law school and a one-year clerkship, I began practicing in 1994. Since I began practicing in the area, I have had the opportunity to experience first hand all the changes in the...
Read MoreNew Rules Require Accounting For Future Environmental Costs
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("FAS 143"), which required that liabilities for existing legal obligations associated with the future retirement of long-lived assets be recognized in financial statements when the asset...
Read MoreThe Case For Factoring Data Privacy And Security Considerations Into A Company's Outsourcing Strategy
Not too long ago, offshore outsourcing was viewed as being very risky from a reputation and image perspective. Today, however, offshore outsourcing has become standard fare for many companies and its prevalence continues to grow, with work being sent not only to traditional destinations like India...
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