Reputation management is critical for companies, especially in today’s socially-connected world. And during a crisis, any and all comments have the potential to sway public opinion. At the second annual Corporate Counsel Leadership Forum in New York this week, the opening session – “Mission Critical: The Role of the General Counsel in Managing Corporate Relations …
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Three Best Ways to Hack a Law Firm – CFO-COO Forum Session
“There are many different ways bad people can get to your data. You should be concerned about it and you should do something about it.” That’s the assessment of Nicholas Barone, Director, Consulting Services Group, Eisner Amper LLP, speaking on a cybersecurity panel at the 15th annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum in …
- October 28, 2016
- Leonard Lee
A Preview of the West Coast Corporate M&A and Integration Forum
On Oct. 19, Legal Executive Institute will host the West Coast Corporate M&A and Integration Forum in at the San Francisco. And like its companion event in New York earlier this year, the event will welcome experts from across the business landscape to discuss best-practices in mergers and acquisitions and managing post-merger integration. We sat …
- October 17, 2016
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Hosts First Public-Private Partnership Summit
Last week, Thomson Reuters hosted the first Public-Private Partnership Summit at the newly-minted US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Hosted by the Legal Executive Institute, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government and Community Affairs with Thomson Reuters, served as emcee at the day-long event which included domain experts from law enforcement, the banking and finance …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Future of Legal Technology Discussed at Toronto Forum
More than 200 law firm leaders, technologists and academics discussed the future of technology and the legal profession at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum in Toronto on Wednesday. Experts from leading law firms and corporations such as Air Canada and Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP discussed topics including the current state of technologies available to legal practitioners, and …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Declining Litigation Demand May Be Due to Client Pressure, Latest Data Shows
Litigation demand – long-seen in steady decline over the past several years – may actually be a more complicated issue, with client push-back on billing playing a larger role in falling demand numbers than any actual decline in the number of litigation actions, according to a new report by the Legal Executive Institute and Thomson …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Mental Illness, Access to Justice & Legal Solutions
The issue of providing adequate access to justice for people with mental illness has grown in importance as these situations continue to strain strapped state and federal budgets and public and governmental agencies try to work together to find solutions. A new white paper, entitled How are Civil Courts Meeting the Challenge of Mental Health?, …
- September 19, 2016
- Alex Cook
Emerging Legal Technology Forum
As technology continues to transform the legal profession, leading technologists, futurists, law firm leaders, legal change consultants and others will meet in Toronto on September 20 to discuss the current state of technologies and the impact they are having in firms. The Emerging Legal Technology Forum will feature panels and discussions from more than two …
- September 15, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Legal Executive Institute Fall Preview
Each year, the Legal Executive Institute (LEI) gathers leaders from across the legal industry to discuss, debate and offer guidance on the latest trends, challenges and opportunities. And with a busy season of LEI events right around the corner, I sat down with Nicholas Giannini, manager of Live Events at Thomson Reuters, to talk about …
- August 12, 2016
- Alex Cook
The Evolving Law Firm Staffing Model – CFO-CIO-COO Forum
The 6th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum conducted by the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute marks a return to the forum’s roots with a comprehensive examination of collaborative strategies across the law firm C-suite on a number of timely topics impacting law firm operations, finance and technology. One of the key topics will be law …
- June 13, 2016
- Leonard Lee