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Hurt By The Crisis - Consider The Litigation Remedy
Editor : Matthew, please tell us about your role at Eversheds. Allen : I am head of the financial services dispute management team here at Eversheds in London. That involves three key areas: first, wholesale market disputes within the London and European markets - involving securitizations,...
Read MoreForget Hourly Billing - Performance-Based Billing Works
Editor: Jeff, please describe your company. Carr: FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. The Company designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and...
Read MoreWhere An Employee's Right Of Privacy In Electronic Communications Ends And The Employer's Right To Access Begins
Consider this scenario: your company purchases and distributes BlackBerries to its employees. The devices operate on the company's service plan with a third-party provider. A few months later, a female employee complains that a male employee has been sending her and other female employees...
Read MoreBuilding A Better Dispute Resolution Provision
Among the original promises of alternative dispute resolution was the creation of a quicker and more cost-effective system than traditional litigation. However, with more commercial contracts containing mandatory arbitration provisions, parties are sending more complex disputes to arbitration....
Read MoreA Corporate Counsel Imperative - More And Better Paid Judges
Editor's Note: Many general counsel and their CEOs are not aware of the total costs of litigation because typically defense costs are expensed annually by the legal department while liability costs are expensed by the business unit at the time a payment is made to the plaintiff. Based on...
Read MoreUsing A Small Firm Can Produce Big Benefits
Editor: Gordon, what types of litigation challenges has Guardian been dealing with recently and what types of litigation do you see in the future? Wylie: We face and will continue to face what everyone probably does - industry-based litigation. Years ago, in the life insurance industry, we were...
Read MoreFor NYC Litigation, Corporations Around The World Choose A DuPont Primary Law Firm
Editor: Jim, please tell our readers about your firm. Leader: Leader & Berkon represents clients primarily in litigation and business-related counseling to avoid or minimize litigation. We seek to contain and manage the litigation risks and business disruptions that our clients face. We are...
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