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This year’s annual best practices guide showcases how companies are providing added value to their clients and, in the process, differentiating themselves from the competition. Joseph Boccassini, McCarter & English: We stay current on the technology and process that maximize the efficiency Continue Reading

South Dakota has replaced Delaware as the state with the best overall litigation environment for companies, according to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey. The poll of in-house counsel and business executives ranked Delaware—home to more than half of all U.S. public companies, and over 60 percent Continue Reading

Prosecutors asked a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday to label nine former and current employees at Wilmington Trust Corp. "hostile witnesses" ahead of a securities fraud trial, a designation that would change the ground rules when they testify. That motion cited a Law360 interview with Continue Reading

New legislation working its way through Congress could significantly alter the way commercial companies sell everyday products and services to the U.S. military and federal agencies, opening the door for online retailers to reach a massive new customer. “A lot of companies that are primarily Continue Reading

Christopher Adams has been featured on the cover issue of Lawyer Monthly. Within the pages, he shares his story of taking a risk in law, the keys to starting your own firm, and marking your legal footprint. Continue Reading

An index is only as good as the data that goes into it. By that measure, the North American natural gas market indexes – which are used to price nearly 80% of physical supply contracts – could be on their way to irrelevance. “It’s been kind of dire for a long time,” says John Gregg, a partner at Continue Reading

The Third Circuit chipped away at an argument that policyholders have often wielded to keep coverage disputes out of federal courts, by ruling recently that district judges cannot refuse to hear insurance cases merely because the coverage issues may eventually arise in a tort action against the Continue Reading

What about your office environment keeps you strong? Joseph T. BoccassiniMcCarter & English LLP, firmwide managing partner My colleagues and our firm’s chairman are the two greatest energizing forces in my professional life. Our firm’s hallmark — that we recruit, retain and promote Continue Reading

Wilmington Trust Corp. and four former executives accused of hiding hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of overdue loans from investors and authorities said Tuesday that the indictment may be based on false grand jury testimony and may need to be dismissed. Continue Reading

America Invents Act reviews at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board can be a powerful tool for companies looking to take down a patent. But the board has shown little patience for missteps and blown deadlines. Here, professionals share tips on how to manage cases and avoid blunders that can sink a Continue Reading