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Attorney-Client Privilege ACC: Identifying The FAS 5 Threat - And Promptly Responding The Editor interviews Carol Ann Petren , Executive Vice President and General Counsel, CIGNA Corporation, and member, Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and, member, ACC's Board Advisory Committee, which directs the development of ACC's public policy positions. October 2008 [P. 01] ABA Urges FASB - U.S. Litigation Differs. Don't Amend SFAS 5 The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Mr. Ide is Chair, ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege (Task Force), a former President of the ABA and the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Monsanto Company. October 2008 [P. 05] SFAS 5 Tilts The Playing Field Against Defendants - LCJ And The Defense Bar Speak Out The Editor interviews Richard B. Phillips, Jr ., Associate, Thompson & Knight LLP in its Dallas office. His practice focuses on appellate matters. He has represented a variety of clients in appeals before the Texas courts of appeal, the Texas Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Phillips was named a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly. Mr. Phillips drafted the Comments of the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ Comments) on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) exposure draft titled "Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies: An Amendment of FASB Statements 5 and 141(R)" (Exposure Draft or Amendment). October 2008 [P. 09] General Counsel Take Note: The E-Discovery Process Continues To Evolve - Part II The Editor interviews Brandon Daniels , Co-Head of Legal Process Consulting, CPA Legal Services, Rob Hellewell , Senior Director, LexisNexis Applied Discovery, and Edward H. Rippey , Partner and Co-Chair of E-Discovery Practice Group, Covington & Burling LLP. Part I of this interview appeared in the August issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. September 2008 [P. 15] Why Take Stock Of Your Own House? How Subprime Mortgages Affect Us All
The following discussion is excerpted from remarks made by Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC attorneys, Richard H. Moche , Bridget M. Rohde and Jack Sylvia at a seminar held on March 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. Richard H. Moche is co-chair of the Firm's Subprime Practice Group and Manager of the Firm's Public Finance Section. His practice involves representing purchasers and end-users of structured finance products. Bridget Rohde is a Member of the Firm in its New York office. She practices in the area of white collar crime and investigations as well as the Subprime Practice Group. Prior to joining Mintz Levin she spent 16 years with the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York where she rose to become head of the division. Jack Sylvia is co-chair of the Firm's Subprime Practice Group and a member of the Firm's Litigation Section in the Boston office. His practice encompasses all areas of commercial litigation with emphasis on securities-related representation of corporations, directors, officers, accountants and individuals. He is one of the few individuals who has tried 10(b)(5) cases through to defense verdict. April 2008 [P. 10] Responding To The Credit Crisis:Practical Considerations For General Counsel
The Editor interviews Bradley Massam and Walter Morris of Ernst & Young's Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice. Mr. Massam is a Partner and serves as Americas Leader for Financial Services. He assists clients with accounting and auditing matters as well as with forensic investigations, regulatory issues and business disputes. Mr. Morris is a Principal and supports clients in areas of loan securitization, residential mortgage origination/servicing, loan portfolio assessment and capital markets execution.
March 2008 [P. 16] Proactive Solutions For FCPA Investigations And Compliance The Editor interviews Jeffrey Harfenist , Managing Director and national practice leader for Fraud and Forensics, Joseph Jaffe , Managing Director, Special Counsel and national practice leader for Global Business Intelligence and Investigations, and Frank Rudewicz , Managing Director, Special Counsel and national practice leader for Crisis and Risk Management, UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc., a forensic, litigation support and valuation services firm. August 2007 [P. 19] Sentencing A Corporation To Death - A Death Sentence For Self-Regulation? The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Mr. Ide is Chair, ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege (ABA Task Force), a former President of the ABA and the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Monsanto Company. March 2007 [P. 29]
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