Former U.S. Independent Counsel Shares Views On White-Collar Issues The editor interviews Robert W. Ray, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and former Independent Counsel, Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, White House Travel Office and FBI Files investigations, 1999-2002. [P. 17]
What Every Corporate Counsel Needs To Know About Trade Remedies The Editor interviews Timothy C. Brightbill, Partner, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. Mr. Brightbill recently was a panelist in the American Bar Association's International Law Section's 2006 Spring Meeting in a discussion of What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Trade Remedies. He is an editor and co-author of the book, Trade Remedies for Global Companies, published by the American Bar Association. [P. 18m]
CEELI, The Rule Of Law And The Corporate Role The Editor interviews William "Bill" Ide, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Chair of the Executive Board, Central Europe and Eurasia Law Institute (CEELI), past president of the American Bar Association (ABA) and former General Counsel of Monsanto Company. [P. 25]
Global Law Technology: The Growing Global Demand For Electronic Invoicing And Legal Spend Management In January 2005, DataCert, Inc. expanded its operations to target the global legal business community by establishing its first international office in London. Jeff Hodge, vice president and director of EMEA Business Development, discusses how DataCert's European initiative has evolved in the past year and how DataCert's international strategy is a direct response to international demand. [P. 40]
Partnering: Formulas For Success Welcome to Duff & Phelps' first in a series of roundtables. With these roundtables, we hope to showcase law department best practices so that others can benefit from the experiences of some leading law departments. We select our roundtable topics with an eye toward law department management issues that can resonate irrespective of company size or industry. Jerry Kral and Jim Ewing of Duff & Phelps serve as moderators. Our first topic is Outside Counsel Partnering programs. Made popular years ago by the "DuPont Model," these partnering programs have evolved significantly and continue to be an important topic of interest for law department management. Our participants include William Von Hoene, Jr., General Counsel of Exelon; Carol Ann Petren, formerly Deputy General Counsel of MCI; and Jim Neath, Assistant General Counsel Litigation, of British Petroleum. Thanks to each of them for participating. [P. 43]
Schering-Plough Legal Adopts Model Convergence Program The Editor interviews Tom Sabatino, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Lori J. Braender, Partner, Pitney Hardin LLP. [P. 45]
Excellence In Forensic, Litigation And Valuation Services The Editor interviews Marion Hecht Clay, CPA, CFE and MBA and Principal; Frank Gigliotti, Principal; and Maurice J. Whelan, CPA / ABV, CVA and Managing Director, UHY Advisors. [P. 60]