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Why CEOs Need To Speak Out Now - The Role Of Corporate Counsel
The Editor interviews Russell C. Deyo , General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson.
December 2008 [P. 11]
GE's General Counsel: A Class Act With "A Players" - Part II
The Editor interviews Brackett B. Denniston, III, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, GE. Part I of this interview appeared in the July issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and is available on our website at www.metrocorpcounsel.com.
August 2008 [P. 01]
Advise Your CEO ToTake Charge Of Integrity
Al Driver, Editor
August 2008 [P. 03]
Roundtable: How GE Does It - The Outside Counsel Perspective
Roundtable: Brad Brian, Munger Tolles; Tom Cole, Sidley Austin; Dan Cunningham, Allen & Overy; Kurt Hansson, Paul Hastings; Kevin O’Shea, Allen & Overy; Tom Roberts, Weil Gotshal; Mason Stephenson, King & Spalding; Bart Williams, Munger Tolles;
August 2008 [P. 35]
DuPont's Stacey Mobley Retires - Tom Sager Becomes General Counsel
This Special Section is devoted to honoring Stacey J. Mobley, who retires as DuPont's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer on July 1, and Thomas L. Sager, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, who will succeed Stacey as General Counsel on that date. The models they created have become accepted practice among law departments and law firms. We are pleased that we had the opportunity to play a part in communicating the importance of emulating those models to our wide audience of corporate counsel.
July 2008 [P. 43]
What It Takes To Have An Effective Staffing Strategy
The Editor interviews Charles A. Volkert III, Executive Director, Robert Half Legal.
July 2008 [P. 56]
The Advantages Of Hiring Contract Attorneys And The Criteria To Do So
The Editor interviews Dennis J. Foster , President, Major Legal Services, LLC; Michael McDonald, Regional Director, Kelly Law Registry; Michael Potters , Managing Partner, The Glenmont Group; Eric Sivin , Principal, Sivin Tobin Associates, LLC; Charles A. Volkert III , Executive Director, Robert Half Legal.
May 2008 [P. 20]
Predicting The Unpredictable: Improving Outside Counsel Services And Controlling Costs
The Editor Interviews John R. Heaps , Partner and Head of Litigation & Dispute Management, Eversheds, and Peter Halpin , Partner and Head of the Company Commercial Practice, Eversheds.
May 2008 [P. 27]
Transforming A Legal Icon To Meet Tomorrow’s Needs
The Editor interviews Ralph Calistri , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Client Development, CEO of Martindale-Hubbell.
April 2008 [P. 52]
When The Going For GCs Gets Tough, Persuasive Counselors Need To Step Up
The Editor interviews The Hon. E. Norman Veasey , former Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, and Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
March 2008 [P. 01]
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]
Today's Successful General Counsel: Always Looking Around The Corner
These remarks were taken from a panel entitled "The Growing Role of Corporate Counsel," which was held as part of PLI's Corporate Counsel Institute in September 2007. The participants were Louise Parent, General Counsel of American Express Co. and Esta Eiger Stecher, General Counsel of Goldman Sachs. The panel was moderated by Richard Ziegler, formerly General Counsel of 3M Corp and currently a partner at Jenner & Block, who led the discussion through several phases of a hypothetical.
March 2008 [P. 33]
A Corporate Counsel Imperative - More And Better Paid Judges
The Editor interviews James K. Leader, Partner, Leader & Berkon LLP and Taysen Van Itallie, Head of Global Litigation and Associate General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson.
February 2008 [P. 24]
Delivering The Compliance Message - The General Counsel As Persuasive Counselor
The Editor interviews Robert E. Bostrom, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Freddie Mac.
October 2007 [P. 21]
Bringing General Counsel Leadership Into The Nonprofit World
The Editor interviews Frank M. Lesher , former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Sony Electronics and currently President of the Greater North Jersey Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
October 2007 [P. 58]
The Texas General Counsel Forum - Making Texas GCs The Best
The Editor interviews Lee M. Emery , CEO, Texas General Counsel Forum (Forum) and Ron K. Barger , Chairman, Forum, and General Counsel, Archon Group.
September 2007 [P. 65]
General Counsel In Training - Every Legal Department Has Them
Al Driver Editor
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

August 2007 [P. 03]
Measuring Up To The Challenges
The Editor interviews Charles R. Lotter , Former General Counsel, JC Penney Company, Inc.
August 2007 [P. 25]
How A Law Firm Can Assist General Counsel In Their Enhanced Role
The Editor interviews Thomas Wardell , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
August 2007 [P. 26]
The Changing Role Of General Counsel: From Reactive To Proactive; From Passive To Being The Company's Conscience
The Editor interviews Keith C. McDole , former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Occidental Chemical Corporation; Partner, Jones Day.
August 2007 [P. 27]
Reinforcing General Counsel's Enhanced Role
The Editor interviews Peter Alan Lodwick , Partner, Thompson & Knight LLP.
August 2007 [P. 28]
Giving Guidance As To Best Practices
The Editor interviews Bruce L. Silverstein , Chairman - Corporate Litigation and Counseling Section, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP.
August 2007 [P. 29]
Having The Broad Vision To Meet General Counsel's Responsibilities
The Editor interviews Cullen M. "Mike" Godfrey , Chief Legal Officer, Texas A&M Health Science Center and former General Counsel, FINA, Inc.
August 2007 [P. 30]
Persuasive Counseling At PepsiCo
The Editor interviews Larry D. Thompson , Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary, PepsiCo, Inc.
August 2007 [P. 31]
Success As General Counsel Requires Proactive Engagement
The Editor interviews Michael R. McAlevey , Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel, General Electric.
August 2007 [P. 32]
The Role And Responsibility Of Today's General Counsel
The Editor interviews Robert H. Mundheim , former Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.; Of Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP.
August 2007 [P. 33]
Doing The Essentials On A Tight Budget
The Editor interviews Bryan "Buck" F. Smith, Jr. , former executive vice president, secretary and general counsel, 7-Eleven, Inc.
August 2007 [P. 34]
The CEO, Board And General Counsel
The Editor interviews Norman R. Augustine , retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation.
July 2007 [P. 46]
Today's General Counsel: Some Key Factors In Predicting Success
The Editor interviews Lizanne Thomas, Partner, Jones Day.
July 2007 [P. 47]
Assessing The Role Of General Counsel Today: New Responsibilities Or Some Very Old Ones In New Packaging?
The Editor interviews E. William Bates II , Partner, King & Spalding LLP.
July 2007 [P. 48]
Today's General Counsel: Providing Accurate And Timely Advice Is Only Part Of The Responsibility
The Editor interviews Warren J. Casey , Partner, Day Pitney LLP.
July 2007 [P. 49]
Tom Gottschalk: What Makes A Counselor Persuasive
The Editor interviews Thomas A. Gottschalk , Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and former Executive Vice President and General Counsel, General Motors Corporation.
July 2007 [P. 50]
Helping Guide The Corporation To "Do The Right Thing"
The Editor interviews Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr. , Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Schering-Plough Corporation.
July 2007 [P. 51]
A Key Compliance And Governance Role For The General Counsel
The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, and former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Monsanto Corporation and former President, American Bar Association.
July 2007 [P. 52]

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