The most important part of a General Counsel's career is picking the right law firm.  The right law firm will help the company save time and money.  It will also help proactively handle major legal issues and of course it will make the  General Counsel ( GC ) look good in front of the CEO […]

How A Law Firm Can Become The Go To Law Firm  When using outside counsel, most companies, especially those that have affiliates or subsidiaries, need a comprehensive approach. Unfortunately, some companies hire law firms on a case-by-case or ad hoc basis. Sometimes divisions of the same company hire different law firms without thinking about potential […]

TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT  AND DEFEND A COMPANY AS WELL AS  MITIGATE THE RISK OF SELLING PRODUCTS  IN THE US, NUMEROUS PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED. Product Liability Risk Management-    Companies that sell products in the US have to be worried about product liability related litigation as well as class actions and government investigations.  […]

Risk Management for In House Lawyers  Today, many in house lawyers  still think of risk management as the department that manages insurance policies.  Some may in fact think that risk management also encompasses handling bad publicity or maybe even covers a disaster recovery plan.  Many in house lawyers, as well as some corporate managers don’t believe […]

Compliance Training- Get the Board of Directors Involved  Legal risk management ( LRM) not only plays an important part in the success or failure of a corporation, but it is so important that it must be elevated to the Board of Directors for such LRM processes to be effective. As the Board of Directors ( BOD) […]

On Line Training-Risk Management Benefits Many countries now require companies to implement compliance policies for legal and risk management reasons. Some companies have implemented compliance policies for brand image and other reasons as well. A compliance program, properly implemented, not only increases a company’s brand image but reinforces ethical behavior, which in turn minimizes violation […]