Thursday 19th May 2011
WestlawNext now provides sharing of folders among users across multiple organizations. Last year, WestlawNext add folder sharing between team members within the same organization. Now, both internal and external team members can share documents and selected text. Corporate legal departments and their outside counsel can share their research and expand on it, reducing legal costs ...
Friday 6th May 2011
Corporate counsel look to law firms for greater efficiencies in supporting their corporate requests. And of course general counsel are also looking for ways to cut costs internally. This American Corporate Counsel article Top Ten Tips for Leveraging Cutting-Edge Legal Research Technology to Control Legal Costs and Drive Client Value, reflects the experiences and insights of Lydia Flocchini, ...
Friday 22nd Apr 2011
Our Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business has launched the company’s newest signature brand, Thomson Reuters Accelus. A comprehensive suite of solutions that address the GRC challenges of audit, compliance, legal, and risk management professionals, Thomson Reuters Accelus offers numerous solution areas and a diverse array of products. Watch a video with David Craig, president, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ...
Tuesday 19th Apr 2011
If you’ve been following the Facebook ownership law suits, check out the latest information regarding the case of Paul Ceglia, a New York businessman who claims to have entered into a legal partnership with Mark Zuckerberg in 2003. Check out the full post on the Westlaw Insider blog or join in the conversation on Twitter.
Monday 4th Apr 2011
The court reporting industry has seen major changes and renewed growth in recent years. New technologies – including real-time transcription, streaming video, online transcript repositories and case management software – have opened new opportunities and made the court reporting industry an indispensable component of litigation case management. Read more… One result of these accelerating changes ...
Friday 25th Mar 2011
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 ...
Friday 25th Mar 2011
Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPISM), the world’s most trusted and authoritative patent database from Thomson Reuters, recently reached a historic milestone when it registered its 20 millionth invention, demonstrating that the pace of innovation is accelerating. The 20 millionth invention in DWPI, “MY 140727A,” was filed by a Malaysian oil and marine service company, IEV Group. The ...
Thursday 24th Mar 2011
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, ...
Wednesday 23rd Mar 2011
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 ...
Monday 21st Mar 2011
Social media, the law and bacon all came together last Friday morning as Thomson Reuters played host to more than 120 social media aficionados and members of Social Media Breakfast Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP). This forum of bloggers from private and public sectors gather monthly to dish on topics over breakfast (always including bacon), and then ...
Thursday 17th Mar 2011
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 ...
Wednesday 16th Mar 2011
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 ...
Monday 14th Mar 2011
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 ...
