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Startups - deferred payment models for legal fees

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 7 2013

In our "Startup Blog" series, How to Select New Counsel and Manage Legal Fees, we have been discussing the early stages of how to hire a lawyer for

Attorneys' fees now available for UCC implied warranty claims "based in contract"

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 28 2013

The general rule in Texas is that a plaintiff may recover attorneys' fees only if authorized by statute or by a contract between the plaintiff and

Strategies for fostering productive corporate counsel relationships in a cross-cultural context

  • Snell & Wilmer
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

Productive relationships between corporate and outside counsel are essential to efficient management of corporate legal matters. Effective

Intra-firm legal advice concerning potential liability to client is privileged

  • LeClairRyan
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

In RFF Family Partnership, LP v. Burns & Levinson, LLP, et al., SUCV2012-2234-BLS1 (Nov. 20, 2012) (Billings, J.), on crossing motions, one to compel

Learn from Halifax how to better protect the attorney-client privilege

  • Squire Sanders
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 31 2013

The recent Halifax decision demonstrates that organizations need new resolve in order to protect emails with in-house counsel and the compliance

When does a corporate officer or employee need separate counsel?

  • LeClairRyan
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2013

It is a profound grasp of the obvious to state that internal investigations are risky. There are so many things that can go wrong when conducting an

Looking ahead: five developments we’ll be watching in 2013

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • January 21 2013

As memories of New Year's Eve fade, and another Inauguration Day winds down in Washington, D.C., it's time to look ahead and identify key events and

Proposed “Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights and Fairness Act” will have huge impact on government and business

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 17 2013

California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, Civil Code Section 51, generally provides that all persons within California are free and equal, regardless of

Justice Department settles ADA claims against debt collector

  • Ballard Spahr LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 8 2013

A recent Department of Justice settlement with a debt collection law firm that was accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act exemplifies

Are your corporate communications protected by the attorney-client privilege? Cases in 2012 remind us that the privilege for in-house counsel is narrowly applied by courts

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2013

Several cases decided within the last year serve as a stark reminder that the attorney-client privilege for in-house counsel is closely scrutinized and