In the third part of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette and Nelson discuss how Practical Law Company will integrate with Thomson Reuters and its legal solutions offerings. Guidette talks …
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Legal News Brief – April 26, 2013
Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. Analysis: ‘Landmark’ ruling says commentary not needed for fair use defense The 2nd Circuit’s ruling in a closely watched copyright case involving appropriation of artwork could have wide significance and has helped clarify how a defendant …
FindLaw survey says nearly a quarter of Americans have never checked their credit report
Have you checked your credit report lately? According to a new survey by FindLaw, nearly one in four Americans has never looked at their credit report. People with more income are somewhat more likely to check their reports. However, a significant percentage of people even at the highest income levels say they have never checked …
J. Thomas McCarthy marks 40th anniversary with Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Nationally renowned author, professor, attorney and IP Hall of Famer J. Thomas McCarthy, celebrates 40 years as a Thomson Reuters Westlaw author in 2013. McCarthy has been the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the 2012 Intellectual Asset Management’s Intellectual Property Hall of Fame, and is also founding director of the University of San Francisco’s McCarthy Institute …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on PLC and the legal solutions vision
In the second part of our four-part series with Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law firms for Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, Guidette discusses the legal solutions marketing campaign and how PLC fits into the legal solutions picture. “It’s the first time …
Allison Guidette and Ian Nelson on the PLC acquisition
In this four part video series, Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, and Ian Nelson, senior director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Practical Law Company, discuss the recent acquisition of PLC, how the PLC team is embracing the change, and what’s next. First in the series, Guidette and …
Carswell’s A Tax Guide for American Citizens in Canada
The more than 1 million United States citizens residing in Canada were pulling out legal pads, sharpening pencils and firing up their Wi-Fi to complete their U.S. filing by today’s deadline, in addition to their Canadian tax return. Greater U.S. interest to hold citizens to this tax filing requirement has led to increased compliance tracking. So …
Legal News Brief – April 12, 2013
TGIF! Before you head out for the weekend, check out your legal news headlines from Thomson Reuters News and Insight. In gene case, Supreme Court to again address patent eligibility The underlying issue in an upcoming case is one the justices have confronted relatively often in the last few years: What constitutes an invention that …
David Pogue talks disruptive technologies and favorite apps
While we bid adieu to ABA Techshow for another year, we won’t soon forget the dynamic keynote presentation given by David Pogue, columnist for the New York Times and Scientific American, as well as an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and the current host of NOVA ScienceNow. Pogue sat down with us before …
March remains the peak month for divorce
March is known for St. Patrick’s Day, the Spring Equinox and March Madness, but as recent data suggest, the month also carries a more dubious claim as the most active month for divorce filings in the U.S. Westlaw, the nation’s leading legal research database, found that while divorce filings increased nearly 13 percent between December …
