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Women General Counsel: Universal Issues, Unique Achievements: Part I
Allstate Insurance Co.; SNR Denton
Michele Coleman Mayes; Kara Sophia Baysinger

have been general counsel at Allstate Insurance for just over four years. Our legal department ... The Editor interviews Michele Coleman Mayes , General Counsel, Allstate Insurance Co., and Kara Sophia ... Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500. Part II of this interview will appear ...

Articles - 2012-01-24 12:35

Lessons From General Counsel: What Every In-House Lawyer And Those Who Advise Them Need To Know

Swaine & Moore LLP, in which general counsel of leading corporations discuss the current issues ... Act. Panelists will include the following general counsel: Randal S. Milch, Verizon Communications ... that may be put in place prior to a crisis. Panelists will include the following general counsel: Susan ...

Announcements - 2011-10-27 14:29

Lessons From General Counsel: What Every In-House Lawyer & Those Who Advise Them Need To Know
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; New York City Bar Association

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, in which general counsel of leading corporations discuss the current ... of the Patent Reform Act. Panelists will include the following general counsel: Randal S. Milch, Verizon ... that may be put in place prior to a crisis. Panelists will include the following general counsel: Susan L. ...

Announcements - 2011-10-25 14:14

Matter Management As The Nucleus Of The Legal Department A Conversation With Datacert's Associate General Counsel, David Bain
Datacert, Inc.
David Bain

Bain , Associate General Counsel for Datacert, a global provider of enterprise legal management ...

Articles - 2011-10-04 00:00

NAWL Hosts Annual General Counsel Institute

Association of Women Lawyers for a two-day General Counsel Institute on Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4, ... environment. Plenary and workshop sessions with general counsel of major public corporations and nonprofit ... on general counsel building bridges with colleagues and business partners. There are two keynote speakers: ...

Announcements - 2011-10-04 00:00

Courageous Counsel: Conversations With Women General Counsel In The Fortune 500

with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500, the first full account of the rise and growing clout of women general counsel at Fortune 500 companies. Through in-depth interviews, Courageous Counsel ... Written with Michele Coleman Mayes, general counsel at Allstate Insurance Co., the book, published ...

News - 2011-10-04 00:00

Seventh Annual General Counsel Institute

General Counsel Institute Join the National Association of Women Lawyers for a two-day General Counsel Institute on Thursday and Friday, ... colleagues in an interactive environment. Plenary and workshop sessions with general counsel of major public ...

Events - 2011-09-13 11:02

The Role And Responsibility Of Today's General Counsel
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Robert H. Mundheim

Editor: What characteristics should a general counsel possess in order to be successful? Mundheim: The role of general counsel varies depending on the company that they serve and thus ... if the general counsel has significant business and life experience to bring to bear on the variety of problems ...

Articles - 2007-08-01 00:00

Success As General Counsel Requires Proactive Engagement

Editor: Why do you believe the role of general counsel has changed? McAlevey: The role of the general counsel has changed because the business and regulatory environment has ... to the general counsel to be sure they have adequately taken into account the legal and regulatory ramifications ...

Articles - 2007-08-01 00:00

Tough Challenges Of The General Counsel As Persuasive Counselor In Today's Tumultuous Economy
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
E. Norman Veasey

Editor: Describe the role of general counsel as persuasive counselor. Why is general counsel ideally suited to play this role? Veasey: Those of us who are not general counsel should focus on the precise role of the general counsel, who represents only the corporation. Often the general counsel ...

Articles - 2009-03-31 00:00