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March 2012

Boston and New England

Section Feature

Paul McCurdy – Chair Of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP: Excellence, Client Service, Inclusiveness And Engagement
Paul McCurdy
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Law Firms

Serving Private Investment Funds In The Boston Area
Sean Hill
Proskauer
Weil’s Boston Office: A Flagship Of The Firm
Joseph J. Basile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape of Boston
David T. Brewster
Jones Day
Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Eric Neyman
McCarter & English, LLP

Organizations

The Boston Bar Addresses Core Values: Equal Justice, Inclusion And Sustainability
Lisa C. Goodheart
Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.
Boston Bar Association

Diversity

Section Feature

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

Corporations

Tom Sager: Champion Of Diversity In The Legal Profession
Thomas L. Sager
DuPont

Law Firms

Diversity: A Hallmark Of Distinction At Kelley Drye & Warren
Sarah L. Reid
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Where Diversity Is The Backbone Of The Firm: A Diverse Organization Is A More Effective Organization
Stacey J. Mobley
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
A Culture Of Diversity: Excellence, Education And Equity
John F. Murphy, Lea A. Souza-Rasile
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

eDiscovery

Section Feature

House Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution: Hearing On The Costs And Burdens Of Civil Discovery
Thomas H. Hill
General Electric

Law Firms

Sedona Conference Issues International Principles On Discovery And Data Protection
Steven C. Bennett
Jones Day

Service Providers

Keeping Your Outsourced Solution From Becoming A Problem
Joey Seeber, Shaun Yeh
Level 2 Review
Predictive Coding: Serving Corporate Counsel’s E-Discovery, Compliance And Other IM Needs
Craig R. Carpenter
Recommind
The Implications Of Pippins v. KPMG For The Preservation Of Evidence
Jon Resnick
Applied Discovery, Inc.
Modular Technology Enables Integrated, Defensible eDiscovery Solutions
Karl Wetzel
VeDISCOVERY, LLC
Survey Offers Practical Advice From In-House Counsel For Developing And Assessing E-Discovery Programs
Mike Kinnaman
FTI Consulting, Inc.

Healthcare

Daubert Alert: The First Circuit Takes a Step Back in Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products
Eric G. Lasker
Hollingsworth LLP
Expertise Needed In Dealing With A Complex Distressed Healthcare Bankruptcy
Adam C. Rogoff
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
The Current Wave Of Hospital Consolidation: Cause And Effect
Barry Liss
Gibbons P.C.
FDA And The Global Landscape For Food And Drug Regulation
Mark Mansour
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
In The Rush To Emerging Markets, Could Public Health Be The Winner?
Blaine Templeman
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Healthcare: A Special Area For Privacy And Data Protection
Jo-Ellyn Sakowitz Klein
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Technology

Modular Technology Enables Integrated, Defensible eDiscovery Solutions
Karl Wetzel
VeDISCOVERY, LLC
Predictive Coding: Serving Corporate Counsel’s E-Discovery, Compliance And Other IM Needs
Craig R. Carpenter
Recommind
Keeping Your Outsourced Solution From Becoming A Problem
Joey Seeber, Shaun Yeh
Level 2 Review
Survey Offers Practical Advice From In-House Counsel For Developing And Assessing E-Discovery Programs
Mike Kinnaman
FTI Consulting, Inc.

Antitrust

The Current Wave Of Hospital Consolidation: Cause And Effect
Barry Liss
Gibbons P.C.

Bankruptcy

Expertise Needed In Dealing With A Complex Distressed Healthcare Bankruptcy
Adam C. Rogoff
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Mysteries Of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: Security Interests In Commingled Goods
George R. Hirsch
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Biotechnology

In The Rush To Emerging Markets, Could Public Health Be The Winner?
Blaine Templeman
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cloud Computing

Cloud-Computing Risks: Due Diligence And Insurance
Joshua Gold
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Compliance

Can You Survive A Fraud Investigation? Part 1: A Practical Guide To Preparing For Government Investigations
Roderick L. Thomas, Mark B. Sweet
Wiley Rein LLP
FDA And The Global Landscape For Food And Drug Regulation
Mark Mansour
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
An Overview Of U.S. Tax Policies
Hap Shashy
King & Spalding LLP
Final DOL Regulations Require Compensation Disclosure By ERISA Service Providers
Ian L. Levin, Michael A. Katz, Jason R. Ertel, Jennifer E. Long
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Retirement Experts Provide Insights Into Impending Regulatory Changes In Retirement Plan Offerings
David C. Franceski Jr., William P. Simon
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Serving Private Investment Funds In The Boston Area
Sean Hill
Proskauer

Contracts

CYA On That LOI: Avoiding Liability Under Preliminary Agreements
Benton B. Bodamer, Kevin J. Sullivan
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Eric Neyman
McCarter & English, LLP

Corporate Governance

Tom Sager: Champion Of Diversity In The Legal Profession
Thomas L. Sager
DuPont
Planning Ahead Ensures A Successful Deal
Scott Faust, Howard Robbins
Proskauer

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Boston Bar Addresses Core Values: Equal Justice, Inclusion And Sustainability
Lisa C. Goodheart
Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.
Boston Bar Association

Corruption

Can You Survive A Fraud Investigation? Part 1: A Practical Guide To Preparing For Government Investigations
Roderick L. Thomas, Mark B. Sweet
Wiley Rein LLP

Criminal Law

DOJ Reverses Course And Announces Favorable Internet Gambling Policy
Jason K. Gross
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Eric Neyman
McCarter & English, LLP

Data Security

Cloud-Computing Risks: Due Diligence And Insurance
Joshua Gold
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
Healthcare: A Special Area For Privacy And Data Protection
Jo-Ellyn Sakowitz Klein
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Diversity

Strong General Counsel And The New Reality
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Employee Benefits

Final DOL Regulations Require Compensation Disclosure By ERISA Service Providers
Ian L. Levin, Michael A. Katz, Jason R. Ertel, Jennifer E. Long
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Retirement Experts Provide Insights Into Impending Regulatory Changes In Retirement Plan Offerings
David C. Franceski Jr., William P. Simon
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Employment Law

Planning Ahead Ensures A Successful Deal
Scott Faust, Howard Robbins
Proskauer
USCIS Adjudications Being Challenged Again
Michael D. Patrick
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Food & Drug

FDA And The Global Landscape For Food And Drug Regulation
Mark Mansour
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Gaming

DOJ Reverses Course And Announces Favorable Internet Gambling Policy
Jason K. Gross
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Immigration

USCIS Adjudications Being Challenged Again
Michael D. Patrick
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

India

Liberalization Of India’s Foreign Direct Investment Policy On Single-Brand Retail
Rahul Patel, Rajat Sethi, Steven E. Bartz, Rachael Israel
King & Spalding LLP

Insurance

Cloud-Computing Risks: Due Diligence And Insurance
Joshua Gold
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Intellectual Property

In The Rush To Emerging Markets, Could Public Health Be The Winner?
Blaine Templeman
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

International Law-Trade

FDA And The Global Landscape For Food And Drug Regulation
Mark Mansour
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Sedona Conference Issues International Principles On Discovery And Data Protection
Steven C. Bennett
Jones Day
Liberalization Of India’s Foreign Direct Investment Policy On Single-Brand Retail
Rahul Patel, Rajat Sethi, Steven E. Bartz, Rachael Israel
King & Spalding LLP

Internet

DOJ Reverses Course And Announces Favorable Internet Gambling Policy
Jason K. Gross
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Investigations

Can You Survive A Fraud Investigation? Part 1: A Practical Guide To Preparing For Government Investigations
Roderick L. Thomas, Mark B. Sweet
Wiley Rein LLP
Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Eric Neyman
McCarter & English, LLP

Law Department Management

Modular Technology Enables Integrated, Defensible eDiscovery Solutions
Karl Wetzel
VeDISCOVERY, LLC
Survey Offers Practical Advice From In-House Counsel For Developing And Assessing E-Discovery Programs
Mike Kinnaman
FTI Consulting, Inc.
ACC’s Strategic Plan: Expanding The Global Reach Of In-house Counsel
Veta T. Richardson
ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel
Strong General Counsel And The New Reality
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Legal Education

Thomson Reuters Column: 40 Distinguished CLE Lecturers And Acclaimed Thomson Reuters Treatise
A Culture Of Diversity: Excellence, Education And Equity
John F. Murphy, Lea A. Souza-Rasile
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Litigation

Thomson Reuters Column: 40 Distinguished CLE Lecturers And Acclaimed Thomson Reuters Treatise
Daubert Alert: The First Circuit Takes a Step Back in Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products
Eric G. Lasker
Hollingsworth LLP
House Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution: Hearing On The Costs And Burdens Of Civil Discovery
Thomas H. Hill
General Electric
The Implications Of Pippins v. KPMG For The Preservation Of Evidence
Jon Resnick
Applied Discovery, Inc.
Modular Technology Enables Integrated, Defensible eDiscovery Solutions
Karl Wetzel
VeDISCOVERY, LLC
Predictive Coding: Serving Corporate Counsel’s E-Discovery, Compliance And Other IM Needs
Craig R. Carpenter
Recommind
Keeping Your Outsourced Solution From Becoming A Problem
Joey Seeber, Shaun Yeh
Level 2 Review
Sedona Conference Issues International Principles On Discovery And Data Protection
Steven C. Bennett
Jones Day
American Tort Reform Association: Judiciary Moves To Mitigate Philadelphia’s “Judicial Hellhole" Reputation
Tiger Joyce
American Tort Reform Association
Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Eric Neyman
McCarter & English, LLP

M&A

CYA On That LOI: Avoiding Liability Under Preliminary Agreements
Benton B. Bodamer, Kevin J. Sullivan
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil’s Boston Office: A Flagship Of The Firm
Joseph J. Basile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Manufacturing

Mysteries Of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: Security Interests In Commingled Goods
George R. Hirsch
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Nonprofit

“Good Counsel”: Lesley Rosenthal Pens A Users’ Manual To Legal Matters In The Nonprofit Sector
Lesley Rosenthal
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Organizations Serving Corporate Counsel

ACC’s Strategic Plan: Expanding The Global Reach Of In-house Counsel
Veta T. Richardson
ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel

Privacy

Expertise Needed In Dealing With A Complex Distressed Healthcare Bankruptcy
Adam C. Rogoff
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Sedona Conference Issues International Principles On Discovery And Data Protection
Steven C. Bennett
Jones Day
Healthcare: A Special Area For Privacy And Data Protection
Jo-Ellyn Sakowitz Klein
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Private Equity

The Current Wave Of Hospital Consolidation: Cause And Effect
Barry Liss
Gibbons P.C.
CYA On That LOI: Avoiding Liability Under Preliminary Agreements
Benton B. Bodamer, Kevin J. Sullivan
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Serving Private Investment Funds In The Boston Area
Sean Hill
Proskauer

Risk Management

Can You Survive A Fraud Investigation? Part 1: A Practical Guide To Preparing For Government Investigations
Roderick L. Thomas, Mark B. Sweet
Wiley Rein LLP
Cloud-Computing Risks: Due Diligence And Insurance
Joshua Gold
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
CYA On That LOI: Avoiding Liability Under Preliminary Agreements
Benton B. Bodamer, Kevin J. Sullivan
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Security interests

Mysteries Of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: Security Interests In Commingled Goods
George R. Hirsch
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Tax

An Overview Of U.S. Tax Policies
Hap Shashy
King & Spalding LLP

Tort Reform

American Tort Reform Association: Judiciary Moves To Mitigate Philadelphia’s “Judicial Hellhole" Reputation
Tiger Joyce
American Tort Reform Association