Counsel to Counsel E-Magazine

For more than five years, Counsel to Counsel has been offering best practices, horizon issues and practical approaches to the challenges facing in-house counsel and their trusted legal advisers. We are excited to announce, beginning with the March 2009 issue, Counsel to Counsel will be issued bimonthly and accessible exclusively in a new electronic format on martindale.com® and Martindale-Hubbell® Connected.

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From the Current Issue

12 Ounces of Prevention
When it comes to labor and employment liability, "prevention is the cure" means training managers to know the risks, spot warning signs early and steer potential problems to the right professional.
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Credit Crisis: As Borrowing Troubles Persist, General Counsel Involvement Grows
Global credit markets have been in disarray for more than two years now, and while some stability has been regained, companies are not nearly out of the woods. It will take at least another five years for all the damage to shake out, and until it does, in-house counsel will play a much larger role than usual in companies' credit management.
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View all articles from the September/October 2009 issue.

Reducing Outside Counsel Costs
Situation: Corporate law departments are like any other internal organization. They must submit and stick to budget forecasts. That means exercising greater control over spending on outside legal services, which often consume the lion's share of a legal department budget.
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Brief Advice: Risk Management
A new presidential administration. An economic recession. New regulatory guidelines. Increasing pressure from shareholders regarding executive pay and performance. Rising unemployment rates. The last year has brought significant challenges and risks for businesses, from an operational point of view, as well as from a reputational and compliance perspective. In-house counsel need to be aware of the many different risk factors their clients currently face and proactively work to minimize damage to reputations and ensure compliance with all the relevant laws and regulations.
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell posed the following question to provide a variety of views on this important topic: What are the greatest reputational and compliance risks companies face now, and what can in-house counsel do to minimize those risks?
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Read the complete September/October 2009 issue of Counsel to Counsel e-magazine. September/October 2009 issue highlights 12 Ounces of Prevention When it comes to labor and employment liability, "prevention is the cure" means training managers to know the risks, spot warning signs early and steer potential problems to the right professional. Read more... A Study in Compatibility Cummins Inc. makes things that make things go: diesel engines, power generators and boat motors, to name a few. But the engine behind the company's far-reaching labor and employment practice is a unique compatibility between the law department and its outside counsel at Baker & Daniels LLP. Read more...
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profiles in partnership 12 Ounces of Prevention Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC best practices Use H1N1 to Create a Healthier Workplace Ford & Harrison LLP best practices Reducing Outside Counsel Costs Danaher Corp. best practices Modifying or Extending Commercial Loans Fowler White Boggs P.A. in the spotlight Economical Litigation Agreements: The Best of Both Worlds global perspectives Credit Crisis: As Borrowing Troubles Persist, General Counsel Involvement Grows	profiles in partnership A Study in Compatibility Cummins Inc. and Baker & Daniels LLP in the spotlight Strategy for a Daubert Victory: Take On the "Junk Science" global perspectives Cross-Border Deals Demand a Tailored Approach in the spotlight Environmental Risks: Weighing the Importance of Climate Change Disclosures brief advice Risk Management horizon issues Life Sciences

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Archive of Past Issues

2009
March	May	July/August

2008
January	May	September	November

2007
January	April	July	October

2006
January	March	May	July	September	November

2005
January	March	May	July	September	November

2004

January | March | May | July | September | November

2003

September | November

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