The following guest post was written by attorney and blogger Anna Berend, a panelist at the Social Media Breakfast hosted by Thomson Reuters last week. Read below for her insight into the important legal issues at play in the social media space: It seems like almost everyone is connected to at least one, if not several, social …
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Twitter chat today on social media and the law
Don’t worry if you missed the live streaming video from last week’s social media and the law panel discussion that took part on our Eagan, Minn. campus because there’s still time to join the discussion. Once again we are teaming up with the Minneapolis/St. Paul Social Media Breakfast folks to host our first Twitter chat today, Thursday, …
- March 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
Twitter chat transcript: Social media and the law
Thank you to everyone who participated in our inaugural Twitter chat today on social media and the law. If you missed out, don’t worry, the entire transcript can be found here. Legal Current hosted the event in partnership with the Minneapolis/St. Paul Social Media Breakfast and I think everyone in attendance would agree that it was a …
- March 24, 2011
- Susan Martin
Examining the changing global pharmaceutical landscape from a trademark perspective
The creation and clearance of pharmaceutical trademarks continues to be one of the most challenging areas of trademark law. Thomson CompuMark’s free upcoming webinar offers the opportunity to learn about the continuing evolution of the international regulatory environments and the current issues that affect pharmaceutical brand owners globally. Hear what pharmaceutical companies around the world …
- March 23, 2011
- Susan Martin
Highlights from the Global Ethics Summit
Day one of the Ethisphere Institute’s Global Ethics Summit, co-hosted by Thomson Reuters, wrapped up with a panel discussion on the challenges of compliance in highly regulated industries. I had the privilege of moderating this panel, which included Douglas Lankler, chief compliance and risk officer at Pfizer; Alan Yuspeh, chief ethics and compliance officer at HCA Group; and …
- March 17, 2011
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters coverage of Japan
All eyes have been focused on Japan these past few days as the country deals with the damage and aftermath of one of the most devastating natural disasters that the world has ever seen. Our corporate blog, The Knowledge Effect, has been covering this event all week. Check out the news round-up, featuring some of the most …
- March 16, 2011
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters to co-host 2011 Global Ethics Summit
In today’s global economy, issues of business ethics, corporate responsibility and sustainability take on global dimensions as well. Thomson Reuters is teaming up with the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank, to host the third annual Global Ethics Summit. Leaders from more than 40 global companies will be speaking on this year’s theme of effective …
- March 14, 2011
- Susan Martin
Does race still matter? Examining racism in the criminal justice system
As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Justice Pam Alexander, who served as a Hennepin (Minn.) County District Court Judge for 25 years and is now president of the Council on Crime and Justice, visited our Eagan, Minnesota campus to speak to employees on the impact that race continues to have on the criminal …
- March 8, 2011
- Susan Martin
More news, less clutter for busy professionals
It’s been said there’s a big difference between information and insight. These days, there’s no shortage of online “news”. To help busy professionals in the legal, tax and accounting and science markets cut through all the clutter and find the information they really need, Thomson Reuters is launching a new professional news initiative that combines the world-class …
- March 7, 2011
- Susan Martin
Introducing the Legal News Brief
I don’t know about you, but I know that my Google Reader account gets pretty full by the end of the week, and it can sometimes be overwhelming to stay up-to-date with the plethora of news and information. To make it easier to keep up, we are introducing a new weekly blog series featuring some …
- March 7, 2011
- Susan Martin