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Finding The Right Fit: The Latest Tool For Employers

Remember that letter you wrote to your college newspaper ten years ago? What about that online dating service you joined three years ago? Are you prepared to share with other people the website you created for your friends to see pictures from your latest vacation? You may not even remember what...

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Fighting On Two Fronts: Parallel Proceedings And Challenges At The Intersection Of Criminal And Civil Law

Perhaps there was a time when the term "parallel proceedings" was not part of the vocabulary of in-house counsel and private practitioners. If that were ever true, it is certainly not the case today. Parallel proceedings, and the challenges they give rise to, in terms of legal issues and strategic...

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Raising The Rule Of Law Banner, For America And The World

Editor: Reflecting on your term of office as President of the ABA, would you share with our readers the high points of this past year? Greco: There were many high points to my year as ABA president, more than I can do justice to in a brief interview, but I will discuss several. The over-...

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Planning & Compliance

Reacting to the corporate scandals which had seized public attention, Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ adopted new rules addressing corporate governance. These changes were undertaken in order to prevent similar scandals from occurring in the future....

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Compliance Readiness - General Counsel's Expanded Role

Editor: As examiners in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceedings, you and Michael Missal of K&LNG had an opportunity to observe how the breakdown of the legal function of that company contributed to its demise. What lessons did WorldCom teach with respect to the organization and reporting...

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Investigation - An Essential Step In Responding To Threats Of Criminal Prosecution

Editor: Your biography reads as a truly classic Who's Who in Law Enforcement, having been a federal prosecutor, Attorney General of the State of New Jersey as well as Senior Counsel and Team Leader of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (the "9/11 Commission"). Please tell our readers...

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Bringing Summer Associates Into The Pro Bono Fold

Editor: Ms. Ciko, please tell our readers something about your professional experience. Ciko: I have been with K&LNG for my entire career. I started as a summer associate in the late 1980s and have been practicing with the firm as an associate, then as a partner, for the past 15 years. I am...

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