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Regulating Hate Speech Qua Speech Is Not The Solution To The Epidemic Of Hate On The Internet - Part II
Part I of this article appeared in the August issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. The following article is adapted from a paper given at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Meeting on the Relationship Between Racist, Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Propaganda on the...
Read MoreThe Role Of Pro Bono In Junior Attorney Training And Development
The importance of pro bono work in our society is indisputable. There is a desperate need for legal services in underserved communities, and continued government cut-backs in financial support for legal services organizations only exacerbate the problem. The private bar has long had an obligation...
Read MoreNLRB Denies Non-Union Employees Representation During Investigatory Interviews
In a decision of major importance affecting all private sector non-union employers, the National Labor Relations Board has reconsidered whether unrepresented employees have the right to a coworker's presence during an investigatory interview and has concluded that they do not. IBM Corporation, 341...
Read MoreRegulating Hate Speech Qua Speech Is Not The Solution To The Epidemic Of Hate On The Internet - Part I
Part II of this article appears in the September 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.The following article is adapted from a paper given at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Meeting on the Relationship Between Racist, Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Propaganda on the...
Read MoreThe Zone Of Insolvency - Uncharted Territory
Whether a company is insolvent or not can have significant implications, and raises a host of issues for a board of directors, management and their advisors to consider. For example, if a company is insolvent, or is in the "zone of insolvency," it is generally accepted that the fiduciary duty a...
Read MoreNew European Law On "Works Councils" Demands Headquarters Strategy
A new European Union law coming on-line next year will force multinationals operating in Europe to set up in-house, shop-level worker groups that, to an American, look a lot like independent unions. The new law threatens to tie a multinational's hands whenever it decides, in the future, to change...
Read MoreMeeting Demands With Technology
Long gone are the days when clients were won over by a dinner and a handshake. Today's legal clients are looking for a law firm that has a solid technology infrastructure and knows how to use technology in order to guarantee excellent customer service. Luckily, advances in technologies are paving...
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