During the 2013 Global Ethics Summit, a breakout session moderated by Greg Lewis, vice president of the Ethisphere Institute, discussed implementation of compliance and ethics throughout the stages of mergers and acquisitions. The panel, which featured Seth Bruckner, compliance officer with United Parcel Service, and Martin de Grijp, group vice president and group integrity processes …
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Jill Roisum on keys to current awareness in a fast-paced world
Jill Roisum, senior director of New Product Development at Thomson Reuters, is featured in this month’s Metropolitan Corporate Counsel magazine, discussing why current awareness is so important for attorneys in today’s fast-paced world. Her team spoke with customers and found that authoritative information, customization and mobile access ranked high among the things they are looking …
- March 20, 2013
- Susan Martin
Bob Schukai on workflow efficiency apps
Productivity apps are all the rage these days and everyone seems to have a favorite. Personally, I love dropbox for organizing my large amount of photos. Since it is cloud-based, I can download the app on my desktop and mobile devices, then access my photos anywhere. On a more professional level, I love Documents To …
- March 19, 2013
- Susan Martin
Ethics on a global scale
The Global Ethics Summit, an annual conference hosted by Thomson Reuters and the Ethisphere Institute, was held in New York recently. The annual conference aims to raise the bar on the best practices for effective corporate ethics and compliance. Alexander F. Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere Institute, talked about the highlights of the conference, how …
- March 15, 2013
- Jeff McCoy
Legal News Brief – March 15, 2013
Happy Friday! Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Brand drug ‘product hopping’ comes under scrutiny In the latest effort to level the playing field for generics, the FTC has stepped up scrutiny of brand-name drugmakers that tweak medications to stay ahead of …
- March 15, 2013
- Susan Martin
Branding Thomson Reuters tradeshows is no small task
Thomson Reuters employs more than 60,000 people, operates in 100-plus countries, and has divisions that provide services to the media, legal, financial, tax, science, and health-care industries. Since 2008, it has acquired over 40 companies. So as you can imagine, branding all these entities would be a daunting task, especially when it comes to trade …
- March 14, 2013
- Susan Martin
Cary Burch discusses the Elite culture and legal solutions
How does Elite fit into the legal solutions vision? What makes the Elite culture so unique? What key things happened in 2012 that made Elite the success it is today? Listen to Cary Burch, managing director of Elite, discuss these topics, along with the best part of his job, and what he thinks the law …
- March 13, 2013
- Susan Martin
Legal Solutions blog weekly roundup
Here’s a quick check-in with our friends over at the Legal Solutions blog to see what’s been going on in the legal world this past week: Tablets offer many advantages over traditional PCs in building a strong attorney-client relationship during client meetings. Generally, using a tablet – such as an iPad – will foster a …
- March 13, 2013
- Susan Martin
Thomson Reuters honors Everyday Heroes
Heroes come in all forms and the Everyday Heroes being honored by Thomson Reuters are no different. Each year, the Fraud Prevention & Investigations business of Thomson Reuters chooses recipients for the Everyday Heroes award based on compelling success stories through the use of one of its public records search products: CLEAR, Westlaw People Map …
- March 12, 2013
- Susan Martin
Learn more about the Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Provision on March 18
Interested in the issues connected with the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive provisions? Thomson Reuters and West LegalEdcenter will be sponsoring a webinar on March 18 at 12 p.m. EDT titled “Religious Issues in the Supreme Court: The Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Provision.” Listeners will get essential information on: -The nuts and bolts of the Affordable …
- March 11, 2013
- Susan Martin