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Topics Law Department Management An Inside Look From Inside Counsel At Thomson Reuters, Legal
January 2010 [P. 04] ACC/Serengeti Survey Finds Controlling Outside Legal Spend Top Concern For In-House Counsel
January 2010 [P. 06] What Will It Take To Make Non-Hourly Pricing A Real Fee Alternative?
Glen Silverstein and Joshua K. Leader Leader & Berkon LLP January 2010 [P. 18] Separating The Wheat From The Chaff December 2009 [P. 04] Kelly Law Registry - One Of The Stars Of The DuPont Legal Model The Editor interviews Meron I. Hewis , Account Manager, Kelly Law Registry, a division of Kelly Services, Inc. December 2009 [P. 08] CHW: Software Offers Cost, Consistency And Compliance Help For Major Hospital System
The Editor interviews Ian Boase, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Catholic Healthcare West. December 2009 [P. 38] Roundtable: What Are The Key Technologies That General Counsel Should Be Considering To Improve Law Department Performance? The Editor interviews Dennis Kiker, Esq., Director, Professional Services, Fios, Inc. and David P. Gaines, Vice President of Security & Compliance, Microstrategies. December 2009 [P. 55] Alternative Fee Arrangements With Law Firms: How Corporate Law Departments Can Help Make Them Work
Craig Bennett LexisNexis November 2009 [P. 19] Martindale-Hubbell Connected:The Legal Profession's Own Social Network The Editor interviews John Lipsey, Vice President, Corporate Counsel Services at LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. October 2009 [P. 30] Breaking New Ground
Rio Tinto's managing attorney, Leah Cooper, believes the time is right for a new approach to the delivery of legal services. September 2009 [P. 32] CPR: A Holistic, User-Friendly Approach To Dispute Resolution The Editor interviews Kathy Bryan , President and CEO, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). August 2009 [P. 01] Managing The Law Department With A Tighter Budget: How Integrating Legal Research And Litigation Tools Improves Risk Management Craig Bennett LexisNexis July 2009 [P. 40] A Law Firm Clearly Tuned To Its Clients' Radar The Editor interviews R. Max Crane , Managing Partner, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Mr. Crane regularly counsels private and public companies and their executives on most aspects of law and business including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities and crisis management. July 2009 [P. 43] New Jersey Judicial System: Offering A Superior Legal Environment The Editor interviews Dennis R. LaFiura , Partner and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of Day Pitney LLP. July 2009 [P. 46] Labor And Employment Practice: Proskauer Rose LLP At Home In New Jersey And Throughout The World The Editor interviews Lawrence R. Sandak , Partner and Head of Newark, NJ office, Proskauer Rose LLP. July 2009 [P. 47] New Jersey Law Firm Practice - Adapting To Change And Finding Opportunity The Editor interviews Joseph A. Boyle , Partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Managing Partner of its Parsippany, New Jersey office. July 2009 [P. 48] Effects Of The Current Economic Downturn On U.S. Law Departments Marcus Linden LexisNexis June 2009 [P. 11] Reducing The Cost And Duration Of Litigation
Comments On The Final Report Of The American College Of Trial Lawyers Task Force On Discovery And Of The Institute For The Advancement Of The American Legal System
By Thomas A. Gottschalk June 2009 [P. 17] The Art Of Repurposing Technology To Satisfy Risk Management And Compliance Objectives
Jason Robman Recommind Inc. June 2009 [P. 24] WinScribe: A Revolution In Dictation Products The Editor interviews Amy Clevidence , Global Marketing Operations Manager of WinScribe, Inc., an award-winning provider of digital dictation workflow management solutions. June 2009 [P. 36] "We Are All About Client Service" The Editor interviews Elizabeth P. Kessler , Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Columbus office. June 2009 [P. 41] Letter From The President Of The Houston Chapter Of The Association Of Corporate Counsel June 2009 [P. 48SS] Letter From The President Of The Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Of The Association Of Corporate Counsel
June 2009 [P. 48SS] Compliance Best Practices Improve The Bottom Line The Editor interviews Jack Holleran , Principal, Ernst & Young. May 2009 [P. 08] Managing Corporate Budgets In The Downturn: Making The Most Of Data Management The Editor interviews Mary Clark , Vice President of Law and Deputy General Counsel, LexisNexis. May 2009 [P. 18] Converting To A Unified Matter Management And E-Billing System For Greater Efficiency And Improved Financial Reporting Scott Gawlicki May 2009 [P. 32] Managing Litigation Costs In Difficult Times The Editor interviews Christopher S. Marks , Partner in the Litigation Department of Williams Kastner PLLC. April 2009 [P. 36] The Case For Dictation: Improved ROI, Security, Client Service, Workflow Management And Legal Staff Efficiency Amy Clevidence WinScribe, Inc. April 2009 [P. 41] The False Economy Of In-House ESI Processing Gary Wiener Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. April 2009 [P. 42] How Do You Rate? Using Ratings Based On Client Surveys and Peer-To-Peer Assessments Can Help You Find The Right Lawyer Alfredo Sciascia LexisNexis April 2009 [P. 48] The Case For Outsourcing Document Review
The Editor interviews Jean Weir, Director in the Forensic & Dispute Practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. She specializes in the management of electronic and hard copy discovery projects involving document collection, review and production for law firms and law departments. March 2009 [P. 30] Electronic Document Storage And E-Discovery: A Way Forward
The Editor interviews Mike Lehoux, Vice President, Product and Program Management, Daticon EED. March 2009 [P. 32] The Power Of Automated Early Case Assessment In Response To Litigation And Regulatory Inquiries
Jason Robman Recommind March 2009 [P. 33] Forget Waiting For Legal; Why Big Bets Won The Race The Editor interviews Steve Harmon , Director of Legal Technology Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc. March 2009 [P. 34] Roundtable: Considering Key Technologies And Priorities In Setting Up A Legal Department And Building Collaboration Between The Legal and IT Departments The Editor interviews Brad Harris , Director, Discovery Center of Excellence, Fios Consulting, Fios, Inc., Afshin Behnia , President & CEO, Mitratech and David Bailey, President of DocuLex and Robert Kirtley, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps. March 2009 [P. 35] Help Law Schools Turn Out A Better Product Reduce Corporate Legal Costs Al Driver Editor, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Member, ALF Advisory Counsel February 2009 [P. 20] Key Factors In-House Counsel Need To Know When Selecting A Forensic Expert - Part II
John J. Scott and Hutch Hubbard RSM McGladrey February 2009 [P. 42] Letter From The President Of The Association Of Corporate Counsel, New York Chapter February 2009 [P. 52] Minimizing Risk Through Streamlined Contract Management Processes - Part II The Editor interviews contract management expert Sandra Levy , Legal Process Consultant, CPA Global Services. January 2009 [P. 18] 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] ACC Survey: Managing Outside Counsel December 2008 [P. 25] Get By With A Little Help From Your Friends
Laxmi Wordham LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell December 2008 [P. 44] Forget Hourly Billing - Performance-Based Billing Works The Editor interviews Jeffrey W. Carr , Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FMC Technologies, Inc., and Glen Silverstein , Partner, Leader & Berkon LLP. December 2008 [P. 45] Letter From The President Of ACCA San Francisco-Bay Area December 2008 [P. 64S] Corporation Service Company: A Key Resource For General Counsel The Editor interviews Jennifer Mailander , Associate General Counsel and Product Manager, Corporation Service Company. November 2008 [P. 43] The Legal Developments Impacting Legal Staffing Strategies And Hiring Contract Attorneys The Editor interviews Charles A. Volkert III , Executive Director, Robert Half Legal. November 2008 [P. 66] Letter From The President Of The WMACCA Chapter Of The Association Of Corporate Counsel November 2008 [P. 69A] Diversity Takes A Bold Step At Microsoft The Editor interviews Brad Smith , Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Microsoft Corporation relating to Microsoft's Law Firm Diversity Program . September 2008 [P. 01] Roundtable: How To Decide On Getting A New Technology System And How To Evaluate Its Benefits The Editor interviews Bettina Tweardy-Riveros , Associate General Counsel & Director of Product Management, Corporation Service Company (CSC); Brad Harris , Director, Center of Excellence, Fios, Inc.; James A . Veraldi , Executive Vice President, Micro Strategies, Inc.; Afshin Behnia , President and CEO, Mitratech. September 2008 [P. 13] 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] 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] A Legal Department That Goes The Extra Mile - Boehringer Ingelheim August 2008 [P. 45] 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] Connecting The Corporate Counsel World: Global Online Networking John Lipsey LexisNexis June 2008 [P. 32] True Matter-Centricity For A Corporate Law Department Annette Scholl Saint-Gobain Corporation June 2008 [P. 51] Technology: The Foundation For Successful Legal Operations Management The Editor interviews Don Schad , general manager of corporate legal solutions at DataCert, about how technology helps law departments effectively manage their legal operations. A technology integrations expert and a certified public accountant, Schad has led more than 100 complex software implementations for Fortune ® 500 law departments. June 2008 [P. 52] 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] Globalization and Collaboration: The Driving Forces Of Innovative Legal Technology The Editor interviews Don Schad , general manager of corporate legal solutions of DataCert, about how globalization and collaboration have influenced the evolution of legal operations management solutions. During his time with DataCert, he has directed more than 100 software implementations in complex and multi-faceted environments for corporate law departments. April 2008 [P. 54] Roundtable: Recent Improvement Of Technological Products; Strategies For Integrating Systems Across Global Operations The Editor interviews: Afshin Behnia , President & CEO, Mitratech; Brad Harris , Director, Discovery Center of Excellence, Fios Inc.; Elizabeth Nolan , Vice President, Global Marketing, SPi Legal; Debra E. Weaver , Vice President, Marketing & Sales, TrialNet, Inc. March 2008 [P. 08] Using A Small Firm Can Produce Big Benefits The Editor interviews Jim McLaughlin , Managing Director, Lincolnshire Management, Inc.; Gordon Wylie , Vice President and Litigation Counsel, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Glen Silverstein , Partner, Leader & Berkon LLP. January 2008 [P. 35] Keep Your Costs Down - And, Get Good Answers Quickly The Editor interviews Ronald H. Janis, Partner, Day Pitney LLP. December 2007 [P. 34] New Jersey Contemplates Mandatory Continuing Legal Education The Editor interviews Philip P. Crowley , Assistant General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson and Vice President, New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, and David L. Harris , Lowenstein Sandler PC. December 2007 [P. 47] Litigation Technology: An Emerging Discipline And An Invaluable Service To The Firm And Its Clients The Editor interviews Mollie C. Nichols , Director of Litigation Technology at Goodwin Procter LLP. December 2007 [P. 49] Advice On Meeting Legal Staffing Challenges The Editor interviews Charles A. Volkert , Executive Director of Robert Half Legal, and Dennis J. Foster , President of Major Legal Services. November 2007 [P. 44] Legal Process Outsourcing: A Service In Full Maturity The Editor interviews Chris Veator , Executive Vice President and Bhaskar Bagchi, Country Head - India, Computer Patent Annuities Limited (CPA). November 2007 [P. 63] A Global Company With An Indian Outpost And World-Class Quality Management The Editor interviews Raymond E. Bayley , CEO and Founding Partner of Novus Law, LLC. Novus Law, LLC was designed by and for lawyers to meet the ever increasing need of corporate legal departments and their law firms to significantly reduce costs while improving the quality of routine legal work. November 2007 [P. 65] 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] Providing Outstanding Client Value Will Drive Future Success For Large Law Firms James D. Holzhauer , Chairman Mayer Brown LLP September 2007 [P. 27] Today's Complex Legal Environment Demands Proactive Staffing Solutions The Editor interviews Charles A. Volkert, Executive Director, Robert Half Legal. September 2007 [P. 36] Applied Discovery's Evidence Management Repository Revolutionizes The Management Of Electronic Information The Editor interviews Courtney Ingraffia Barton, Esq., Vice President of Industry Relations, LexisNexis, Discovery Services. September 2007 [P. 42] Are Secondments The Wave Of The Future? The Editor interviews Lawrence Bowman and Josh Kantrow , Members, Cozen O'Connor. September 2007 [P. 51] The Virtual Firm Model: Acceding To The Overriding Interests Of The Client The Editor interviews Kevin J. Bruno , Founding Partner, Robertson, Freilich, Bruno & Cohen, LLC. September 2007 [P. 52] Nixon Peabody LLP's Manchester, NH Office: A National Reach The Editor interviews Kevin M. Fitzgerald , Managing Partner of Nixon Peabody's Manchester, New Hampshire office and member of the firm's national governing committee, and Philip B. Taub , Leader of Nixon Peabody's National Private Company Transactions Practice Group. September 2007 [P. 53] How Matter Management And E-Billing Systems Facilitate Cost-Effective Legal Strategies The Editor interviews Ron R. Denton , Business Services Manager - Legal Department, ConocoPhillips Company. September 2007 [P. 56] DTI Skyline: Commitment To Superior Client Service Results In Merger Of Equals The Editor interviews John Davenport , CEO, Document Technologies, Inc., (DTI) and Michael McGowan , Managing Partner, DTI/Skyline - New York and former President, Skyline Legal Technologies. September 2007 [P. 57] DealBuilder: A More Efficient And Secure System For Contract Automation The Editor interviews Karen Gray , Senior Vice President and Principal Legal Counsel - Business Support, Reuters. September 2007 [P. 58] Technology Changes Legal Research: Comprehensiveness, Time, Cost-Effectiveness The Editor interviews Eric Korb , Managing Partner, Lawyer Links, LLC. September 2007 [P. 59] Tips For Selecting And Grading Technology Solutions The Editor interviews Afshin Behnia , President & CEO, Mitratech; Stephen Butler , Director of Marketing, Corporation Service Company (CSC); Robert Kirtley , Managing Director, Duff & Phelps, LLC; Thomas J. Skelley , Vice President - Litigation Technology, Capital Legal Solutions; James A. Veraldi , Executive Vice President, Micro Strategies, Inc.; and Debra E. Weaver , Vice President, Marketing and Sales, TrialNet Incorporated. September 2007 [P. 63] 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] Use Our Website To Save Budget Dollars. Find The Right Lawyer. August 2007 [P. 46] A Practice Whose Time Has Come: King & Spalding's Professional Responsibility Group The Editor interviews L. Joseph Loveland , Partner, King & Spalding LLP. July 2007 [P. 32] What Should In-House Counsel Look For In National Coordinating Counsel? Joe Colao and Caroline Marino Leader & Berkon LLP July 2007 [P. 36] Use Our Website To Save Budget Dollars. Find The Right Lawyer. July 2007 [P. 44] MCC Interactive - Digging Deeper With Westlaw June 2007 [P. 04] In-House Perspectives On Managing Your Legal Operations In India The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion between Aradhana Das , Corporate Counsel, Guardian Industries Corp., and Mark L. Shwartz , Senior Vice President & Senior Counsel, Capmark Finance, Inc., from the Practicing Law Institute web program entitled Doing Business In India 2007: Critical Legal Issues For U.S. Companies . To hear full remarks and other leading experts' commentary, visit www.pli.edu. June 2007 [P. 33] Maximizing The Utility Of Law Department
Metrics The Editor interviews Jeffrey W. Carr , General Counsel of FMC Technologies, Inc.; Steven A. Lauer , Corporate Counsel of Global Compliance Services and Co-Chair of the Open Legal Standards Initiative; Albert C. Peters II , Assistant Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Meredith B. Stone , Vice President and General Counsel Americas of NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. June 2007 [P. 51] ONSITE3's eView: Improving Document Review Management Through Workflow Automation And Streamlining Of Processes The Editor interviews Debra Rozier , Vice President of ASP Services, ONSITE3. June 2007 [P. 54] Use Our Website To Save Budget Dollars. Find The Right Lawyer. June 2007 [P. 64] MCC Interactive - Digging Deeper With Westlaw May 2007 [P. 04] Marsh And McLennan's Global Legal Department Connects The E-Billing Dots To Ensure Effective Spend Management The Editor interviews Brian Kenny , Manager of Planning and Analysis, Marsh and McLennan. May 2007 [P. 39] In-House Counsel Discuss Ethical Issues The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion with Lisa J. Marroni , General Counsel, Pokémon USA, Inc., and Donna R. Besteiro , Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, The Dannon Company, Inc., from the Practising Law Institute web program entitled Ethics For In-House Counsel 2006 . To hear their remarks and other leading experts' commentary, visit www.pli.edu. April 2007 [P. 57] The General Counsel In Residence: A Law Firm Addresses Change In The Corporate Counsel Arena The Editor interviews Michael Garrett , Of Counsel and General Counsel in Residence, Nixon Peabody LLP . April 2007 [P. 58] Have You Considered How Automation Can Impact Your Workflow? The Editor interviews Elizabeth Smith , Vice President of Automation Services at Data Communiqué , to explain the process. March 2007 [P. 06] Making The Most Of Your Law Department's Technology Solutions The Editor interviews Thomas J. Skelley , Vice-President-Litigation Technology, Capital Legal Solutions; Renee Weiler , Marketing Project Manager, Corporation Service Company (CSC); Gerald Kral , Director, Duff & Phelps; James A. Veraldi , Executive Vice President, Micro Strategies, Inc.; Afshin Behnia , President and CEO, Mitratech; Rob Robinson , Vice President, Marketing, OnSite3 ; and Debra E. Weaver , Vice President, Marketing and Sales, TrialNet, Incorporated. March 2007 [P. 07] Drawbacks To Outsourcing Subjective Document Review Projects To India Timothy P. Mahoney, Esq. March 2007 [P. 62] The Ultimate In Convergence: Tyco Selects Eversheds LLP As Sole Counsel Across Europe, The Middle East And Africa The Editor interviews William B. Lytton , Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Tyco International Ltd. and Paul Smith , Partner and Board Member of Eversheds LLP. February 2007 [P. 05] Best Practices Uncovered: Incorporating Data Analysis Into Department Management Mark Holton , RJ Reynolds' General Counsel, is interviewed by Tricia Harrison , from Duff & Phelps. February 2007 [P. 28] E-Billing: A Critical Component For Effectively Managing Global Legal Operations The Editor Interviews David Cambria , Director of Operations, Law Department, Aon Corporation. February 2007 [P. 31] Use Our Website To Save Budget Dollars. Find The Right Lawyer. February 2007 [P. 80] MCC Interactive - Digging DeeperWith Westlaw January 2007 [P. 04] Implementing An IP E-Billing Solution Achieves Real Business Benefits The Editor interviews David Hoiriis , Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Honeywell International Inc. January 2007 [P. 37] How Legal Professionals Can Get Their Lives Back Elizabeth Smith Data Communique January 2007 [P. 39] Paralegals As Profit Centers: Are You Utilizing Your Paralegals Effectively? Jodi L. Nadler Special Counsel December 2006 [P. 55] 2007 Salary Trends In Corporate Legal Departments: Attracting And Retaining Top Talent
Charles A. Volkert III Robert Half Legal December 2006 [P. 56] Technology's Impact On Practicing Law - Today And In The Future The Editor interviews Afshin Behnia, President and CEO of Mitratech; Pat O'Donnell, President - Bridgeway Software, Inc., and Debra E. Weaver, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, TrialNet, Incorporated. December 2006 [P. 81] Helping To Ensure The Success Of A Legal Department's Technology Solutions The Editor interviews Afshin Behnia , President & CEO, Mitratech; Cathi Collins , Vice President - Sales Operations, Bridgeway Software, Inc.; Joe Fantuzzi , CEO and President, Workshare, Inc.; Eric Korb , Managing Partner, LawyerLinks; Jeff Lipsman , founder of Dataflight Software ; Cole Morgan , Director of Sales Engineering, DataCert, Inc.; James A. Veraldi , Executive Vice President, Micro Strategies, Inc.; and Debra E. Weaver , Vice President, Marketing and Sales, TrialNet, Incorporated. September 2006 [P. 47] Helping Intellectual Property Professionals Manage Their Spend The Editor interviews Domenic A. Leo , Vice President, Intellectual Property Business Development, DataCert, Inc. Headquartered in Houston, DataCert serves more than 6,300 customers, many of them Fortune 500 companies. September 2006 [P. 59] The Changing Face Of The Legal Industry
Charles A. Volkert, Esq. Robert Half Legal September 2006 [P. 66] Coordinating With Outside Counsel: When In-House Counsel Should Use Outside Counsel, And What Makes For A Smooth Collaboration Between The Two Timothy S. Susanin Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione August 2006 [P. 20] A Merger Corporate Counsel Will Applaud The Editor interviews James J. Kirk , Managing Partner, and Paul C. Rosenthal , Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. July 2006 [P. 05] Training Can Assure That Even Junior Law Firm Lawyers Earn Those Fees - Part II The Editor interviews John P. Mastando III , Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. July 2006 [P. 06] Applying Ricardo's Theory Of Comparative Advantage: A Roundtable Discussion On Business Professionals In The Law Department July 2006 [P. 30] Partnering: One Size Does Not Fit All The Editor interviews Glenn B. Manishin , Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Michael P. Flaherty , Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Telos Corporation. June 2006 [P. 19m] With Trial Skills Training, Younger Law Firm Lawyers Provide Clients With Greater Value The Editor interviews Peter Gruenberger , Partner, Chair Emeritus of Litigation Training Committee, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP; and Henry L. Hecht , Consultant, The Hecht Training Group. June 2006 [P. 24] Enterprise Risk Management - The New Frontier The Editor interviews Lori Nugent , Member, Cozen O'Connor LLP. June 2006 [P. 29] Partnering Adds Value To Compliance Training The Editor interviews John M. Spinnato , Vice President and General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Operations, sanofi-aventis USA LLC, and Steven A. Lauer , Director, Integrity Research, Integrity Interactive Corporation. June 2006 [P. 37] Building On Collaborative Relationships To Negotiate The Best Deals The Editor interviews Teresa M. Beasley , Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. June 2006 [P. 50] Leveraging Your ITInvestments: Thinking Like An Executive Robert N. Kirtley Duff & Phelps LLC May 2006 [P. 22] 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. May 2006 [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. May 2006 [P. 43] Partnering In A Flat World The Editor Interviews Paul Smith, Partner, Eversheds LLP May 2006 [P. 44] 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 . May 2006 [P. 45] Building Successful Relationships Between In-House And Outside Counsel The Editor interviews Stephen Falanga , Partner, Connell Foley LLP and Thomas Sparno , Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Evenflo Company, Inc. May 2006 [P. 46] This Could Be The Beginning Of A Beautiful Partnership Stephen W. Groo FTI Consulting Trial Services May 2006 [P. 47] Finding The Right Temporary Staffing Partner Jonathan H. Lewis Special Counsel, Inc. May 2006 [P. 66] Contributing To Corporate Counsel's Increasingly Critical Role Bettina Tweardy Riveros Corporation Service Company (CSC) May 2006 [P. 68] CounselLink: Slaying The Outside Counsel Cost Dragon And Much More The Editor interviews Mary Clark, Vice President, LexisNexis Examen Inc. and Associate General Counsel, LexisNexis. April 2006 [P. 40] Building A Business Case For Your Law Department's IT Initiative The Editor interviews Hans Bengard , National Director of Client Solutions and Strategies, CT TyMetrix, a Wolters Kluwer Company. Please call him on (860) 240-9619 with questions about this interview. April 2006 [P. 52] Bank Of America: A Contributing Member Of The Community With A Special Emphasis On Diversity The Editor interviews Timothy J. Mayopoulos , Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Bank of America. April 2006 [P. 58] Wachovia's Mark Treanor On Corporate Citizenship The Editor interviews Mark C. Treanor , General Counsel and Head of the Legal Division, Wachovia Corporation. April 2006 [P. 59]
End-To-End Technology Solutions Improve Law Department
Performance The Editor interviews Gene Landoe , President and CEO, CT and Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services. March 2006 [P. 28]
The DuPont Model - How Three Primary Law Firms Work Together As A Diverse And
(Nearly) Virtual Law Firm The Editor interviews Sandra F. Clark , Shareholder, MehaffyWeber, P.C.; Larry E. Cotten , Partner, Cotten Schmidt L.L.P. and Andrew C. Schirrmeister III , Managing Partner, Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem LLP. March 2006 [P. 33]
A Just-In-Time Knowledge Base For Corporate Counsel For Innovative Companies Dennis Kennedy March 2006 [P. 59] DuPont Sets The Pace For Law Department Management The Editor interviews Ramona E. Romero , Corporate Counsel and Manager of Law Firm Partnering, DuPont. February 2006 [P. 01,48,49,50] As Law Department Managers Emphasize Convergence, A Law Firm With A Proven Track Record Can Respond The Editor interviews Robert D. Hays, Jr. , Chairman, King & Spalding LLP. Mr. Hays was elected Chairman effective January 1, 2006. February 2006 [P. 05] Diversity - Part I Energizing A Litigation Group - Overview And Results - Part I The Editor interviews PD Villarreal , Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Conflict Management, Schering-Plough. February 2006 [P. 47,51] A Life In The Fast Lane: The New York Jets' General Counsel The Editor interviews Andrew Lee , General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs, New York Jets. February 2006 [P. 61] A Worthy Partnering Mission Providing The Resources You Need The Editor Interviews Craig Miller , Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Division, Thomson West. January 2006 [P. 01,60] E-billing And Actionable Management Reporting: The Foundation Of The New Law Department Matt Den Ouden TyMetrix, Inc. January 2006 [P. 46] Taking In-House Counsel To The Next Level Of Leadership The Editor interviews Barry Nagler , Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hasbro, Inc. December 2005 [P. 01,15,16] Consultants Corner Introducing An Entirely New Way To Research Legal Matters The Editor interviews Eric R. Korb , Managing Partner, and Neil McCarthy , Editor in Chief, Lawyer Links LLC. Questions about this interview can be directed to them at (877) 651-5331. December 2005 [P. 42] Consultants Corner Advancing Technology To Increase Efficiency Of Corporate Counsel's Practice The Editor interviews Afshin Behnia , President & CEO, Mitratech; Matthew Blake , Partner and Electronic Evidence Expert, Franklin Data /On-Site E-Discovery; Mark Hawn , President and CEO, On-Site E-Discovery; Gerard Kral and Matt Petrich , Directors, Duff & Phelps, LLC; Michele Lange , staff attorney, Legal Technologies Kroll Ontrack; and James A. Veraldi , Executive Vice-President, Micro Strategies, Inc. December 2005 [P. 56] Consultants Corner Managing Law Firm Relationships Using Electronic Invoicing The Editor interviews Geoff Elfman , Vice President, Firm Customer Support, DataCert, Inc. Questions about this interview can be directed to him at geoff.elfman@datacert.com . December 2005 [P. 57] Consultants Corner Technology For Litigation Management John Kelly CT Corporation December 2005 [P. 58] Partnering With Corporate Counsel - Legal Protection And Cost Control The Editor interviews Clemens Ceipek , Senior Vice President of Legal and Tax Solutions, LexisNexis. October 2005 [P. 01,50] Challenges Of The Future Law Office - Bringing Client Service Closer To Client Needs Better addressing the broader needs of internal clients will continue to be a priority for in-house counsel. Charles A. Volkert Robert Half Legal October 2005 [P. 52] Technology - Law Firms Technology: Transforming A Firm's Practice The Editor interviews Joanne Schehl , Chair of the Strategic Technology Committee of Arent Fox PLLC. September 2005 [P. 14] Technology - Law Firms Leading Edge Technology Enhances Relationships Between A Law Firm And Its Clients The Editor interviews Frank Spadafino , the Director of Information Technology for Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. September 2005 [P. 27] Technology - Legal Service Providers Moving From Point Solutions To The Unified Platform For Managing The Business Of Law Matt Den Ouden TyMetrix, Inc. September 2005 [P. 32] Technology - Legal Service Providers Meeting In-House Counsel's Need For Electronic Invoicing And Legal Spend Management Solutions The Editor interviews Eric M. Elfman , Founder and CEO, DataCert, Inc. Additional information about DataCert can be found at www.datacert.com. Questions about this article can be sent to eric.elfman@datacert.com. September 2005 [P. 33] Technology - Legal Service Providers Keeping Up With The Ever Growing Demands Of In-House Practice The Editor interviews Afshin Behnia , President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitratech, Inc.; Blane Erwin , Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Bridgeway Software, Inc.; Jeffery C. Fehrman , Director, Electronic Evidence Labs; Sean M. Foley , Director, E-Discovery Consulting, On Site E-Discovery; Rob Kleeger , Senior Partner, P.G. Lewis & Associates LLC, and Barry Seidner , VP of Product Management and Marketing, Syngence LLC. September 2005 [P. 36] What Is The Role of Chief Compliance/Chief Ethics
Officer? The Editor interviews Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr . , Chair, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Cozen O'Connor . He may be reached at twilkenson@cozen.com. July 2005 [P. 39] Compliance: A Framework For
Success The Editor interviews James Ewing and Gerald Kral , Directors in the Chicago office of Duff & Phelps LLP. July 2005 [P. 40] Professional Development and Training: The World's a Different Place Steven P. Daitch West Education Group July 2005 [P. 54,55] Partnering In The New Legal Environment - Barton, Barton & Plotkin LLP The Editor interviews Roger E. Barton and Johnnie M. Jackson, Jr. , Partners, Barton, Barton & Plotkin LLP. June 2005 [P. 25] Technology Converting Data To Images With Unparalleled Speed and Acuracy Kim Dusseault June 2005 [P. 36] Technology Saving Money And Minimizing Risk In E-Discovery The Editor interviews Mark E. Hawn , President, On-Site E-Discovery. Questions can be directed to him at mhawn@onss.com . June 2005 [P. 58] Law Department Management Helping Companies To Get Their Arms Around The Costs Of Mass Tort Litigation The Editor interviews Donna Miller, RN, BSN, Chief Operations Officer, Medical Research Consultants (MRC). May 2005 [P. 61] Value Added Collaboration - Benefiting In-House Counsel And Their Corporations The Editor interviews James R. Jenkins, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Deere & Company (John Deere). Mr. Jenkins currently chairs the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel. April 2005 [P. 01,73] Benefit From Using Outside Counsel With In-House Experience The Editor interviews Christopher G. FitzPatrick, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. April 2005 [P. 11] Effectively Managing And Coordinating The Court Reporting Relationship Laurie Chamberlin and Rose Ann Alderson Sharp Special Counsel April 2005 [P. 66] Managing The Business Of Law: Moving Your Team Forward o Third Generation Budgeting Matthew W. Den Ouden TyMetrix, Inc. April 2005 [P. 67] Law Department Management - Technology Using Six Sigma To Reduce Law Department Costs The Editor interviews Jim Michalowicz, Litigation Program Manager, Tyco International (US) Inc., and Woods Abbott, Senior Manager of Legal Operations, Raytheon Company. Jim also serves as a Six Sigma Black Belt for the Tyco Law Department, and Woods serves as the Six Sigma Champion and Expert for Raytheon's Office of the General Counsel. Questions about this article can be addressed to them at jmichalowicz@tyco.com and woods_k_abbott@ raytheon.com respectively. March 2005 [P. 52,53] Law Department Management - Technology Using Billing Technologies To Achieve Tighter, More Consistent Partnerships Between In-House Counsel And Their Law Firms The Editor interviews Michael T. Haysley, Director, Legal Projects, Waste Management, Inc. Questions can be addressed to him at MHaysley @wm.com. March 2005 [P. 54,55] Eight Trends Affecting Staffing in Corporate Legal
Departments Max Messmer Robert Half Legal February 2005 [P. 38,53,67] Corprasoft's Streamlined Matter Management Solution The Editor interviews Carl Lee Sutherland , President and CEO of Corprasoft, Inc. He discusses Corprasoft Legal Desktop 8.0 - a high-performance scalable Web-based matter management system. January 2005 [P. 38] How To Strategically Staff Your Corporate Legal
Department Max Messmer Robert Half Legal January 2005 [P. 41] Partnering With Law Departments To Meet Their Compliance Needs The Editor interviews Jennifer A. Kenton , Vice President, Sales & Marketing, CSC. Ms. Kenton has more than 18 years of corporate services industry experience and direct contact with top corporate and law firm customers. December 2004 [P. 31] Law Department Management TyMetrix 360º - A Better Way For Law Departments To Reduce Costs And Improve Outcomes The Editor interviews John Weber , General Manager of TyMetrix, a CT Corporation Company. More information about TyMetrix 360º can be found at www.tymetrix.com. Mr. Weber can be reached at jweber@tymetrix.com . November 2004 [P. 40] Treatise Excerpt Law Department Productivity: Re-Engineering, Benchmarking And Client Surveys Carole Basri and Irving Kagan Practicing Law Institute November 2004 [P. 54,69] Records Management And The Role Of The Law Department: Some
Musings Steven A. Lauer Integrity Interactive Corporation November 2004 [P. 55,59] Law Department Management Aligning Law Department Compensation With Performance David G. Briscoe Altman Weil, Inc. November 2004 [P. 57]
Help Your Law Department Meet Today's
Challenges Al Driver, Editor The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel October 2004 [P. 03] How To Find Efficiencies In Deposition Services Costs: It's Not Magic - Just Smart Litigation Management Marty Steinberg Sherion Deposition Services October 2004 [P. 32]
Law Department Managers Hold The Line On
Spending October 2004 [P. 35] Enterprise-wide Systems Unify A World-Class Legal Department The Editor interviews Anne Kennedy , Chief Administrative Officer, and Jim Michalowicz , Litigation Program Manager, for Tyco International (US) Inc. October 2004 [P. 72] Kelly Law Registry: Staffing Solutions And
Sarbanes-Oxley The Editor interviews Mike Ende , Managing Director, Kelly Law Registry. September 2004 [P. 47,51]
Using Technology To Increase Efficiency And Decrease
Costs The Editor interviews Phil Crowley , Assistant General Counsel - Knowledge Sharing Systems, Johnson & Johnson, and Steve Levy , Director of Information Systems, Microsoft Corporation. September 2004 [P. 55,73] eLawForum: Transforming Legal Services - Part III Clayton M. Christensen and Scott D. Anthony eLawForum August 2004 [P. 25] eLawForum: Transforming Legal Services - Part II Clayton M. Christensen and Scott D. Anthony eLawForum July 2004 [P. 34] Law Department Management Kirkpatrick Survey: Corporate Counsel Concerns Shifting To Bread-And-Butter Issues July 2004 [P. 46] eLawForum: Transforming Legal Services - Part I Clayton M. Christensen and Scott D. Anthony eLawForum June 2004 [P. 32] A Firm With Partnering As Its Signature: Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young The Editor interviews Kevin R. Boyle , Partner and Chair of the Business Department. May 2004 [P. 11m] Law Department Management Successfully Managing Relationships Between In-House And Outside Counsel The Editor interviews Lawrence F. Shay, General Counsel, InterDigital Communications Corporation; Theodore M. Weitz, Vice President and General Counsel, ITXC Corp.; and Daniel A. Winkler, Director Claims Legal Support Services, Westfield Insurance. May 2004 [P. 34] Law Department Management The Chief Legal Officers Speak And The Answers Are:Costs And Compliance By Daniel J. DiLucchio May 2004 [P. 54,56] Technology Innovative Case Management Techniques Give Real-Time Access To The Appellate Record In the July 1998 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, David G. Keyko of Winthrop, Simpson, Putnam & Roberts and the Editor interviewed George Lange, Circuit Executive of the Second Circuit Court Of Appeals, about the pioneering use of CD-ROM briefs, electronic filings and the web technology for managing an appellate docket. Reflecting on recent technology advances, the Editor interviews Mark J. Langer, Clerk of the Court, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, about the Court's noteworthy handling of the Microsoft appeals. March 2004 [P. 52] E-Billing Initiatives Improve In-House Relationships With Outside Counsel The Editor interviews Barbara F. White , Director, Legal Administration, Merck & Co., Inc. March 2004 [P. 53] Monsanto's Values-Based Business Conduct: Advanced Technology Helps Make It Happen The Editor interviews Robert M. Echols , Director of Business Conduct, Monsanto Company. March 2004 [P. 55] Embracing Technology Can Help A Law Department Do More With Less The Editor interviews Jill A. Goldy , Vice President and Director Labor & Employment Law, Motorola, Inc.; and Gerry Kenney , Vice President and General Counsel, NEC America, Inc. February 2004 [P. 41,42,60] Legal Bill Review In An Era Of Subtle Overbilling Daniel L. Abrams Lawyer Quality Consulting, LLC January 2004 [P. 27] Roundtable - Litigation Management: Doing More With Less The Editor interviews Jim Barry , Chief Counsel, Business and Employment Litigation, International Paper Company; Brackett B. Denniston, III , Vice President - Senior Counsel for Litigation and Legal Affairs, General Electric Company; and John Sabine DeGroote , Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, BearingPoint, Inc. January 2004 [P. 34,55] Simplifying Review Of Outside Counsel's Bills The Editor interviews Chris Potter , Specialist of Law Firm and Vendor Relations, Johnson & Johnson. January 2004 [P. 57] Craig's Corner For Counsel: Maximizing Value
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