Primer: Basic Issues in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases
If you want to get up to speed on corportate bankruptcy-related issues, check out Basic Bankruptcy Issues: A Primer for In-House Counsel, which was written by Carmen Lonstein, Esq. of Baker &
Continue readingCanada: Regulation Of Derivatives – An Update
A continuation ina series of articles on the Regulation of Credit Default Swaps which describe how regulators in the United States and Canada were addressing the issues of systemic risk and the instability
Continue reading“The Smart Lawyer’s Toolkit” by Paula Black – and advice from over 30 experts in the legal marketing arena
We want to make you aware of an excellent book we discovered and a special offer being made to Posse List members. Note: The Posse List receives no compensation or referral fees for these suggestions. We
Continue readingFederal Government Contracting: Some Primers
Quoting Carl Vacketta of DLA Piper (full article below) “from formation through administration, contracting with the federal government is a highly regulated process with many traps for the unsuspecting.
Continue readingBeware of shadow bankruptcy
Financial actors such as hedge funds increasingly influence large Chapter 11 cases, such as Chrysler’s and GM’s. With Chrysler LLC’s sale to Fiat SpA past the U.S. Supreme Court, and
Continue readingJune 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm (ET): free webinar on Federal Rule of Evidence 502
One June 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm (ET) Planet Data is hosting a free webinar on recently enacted Federal Rule of Evidence 502 presented by law.com. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson discusses
Continue readingGeneral Counsel Conference in NYC: coverage of Day 2
We have been covering the 21st Annual Corporate Counsel Conference in New York these last two day’s, this year’s focus being the wide range of legal, economic and business challenges faced
Continue readingGeneral Counsel Conference in NYC: coverage of Day 1
We are covering today and tomorrow the 21st Annual Corporate Counsel Conference in New York, this year’s focus being the wide range of legal, economic and business challenges faced by in-house
Continue readingTrends in the contract attorney market – Part 2: going solo/freelancing, and building a website/blog
In Part 1 of our Trends series (click here) we provided some brief observations on trends we see in the contract attorney market and e-discovery market based on our conversations and meetings over
Continue readingThe Posse List launches the Canada listserv
Due to growing interest and demand from our neighbors North of the border (not least of which due to the scores of Canadian lawyers employed on multiple U.S. corporate bankruptcies ) we have established
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