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Business continuity: Lessons from swine flu, Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami
When it comes to planning for business continuity, far too many businesses think the worst will never happen to them, says CPA Global’s Neil Berrecloth...  »
Can David Kappos save the USPTO?
David Kappos was appointed as the under secretary of commerce for IP and director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by US President Obama last year, writes Craig P Opperman. But will he be....  »
State of the UK legal industry: the in-house view
Legal Strategy Review has conducted research among UK-based corporate legal departments to find the real issues facing the legal sector this year. Hit hard by the recession, under pressure to cap fees....  »
Jargon Buster: What is convergence?
The Jargon Buster tackles the issue of ‘convergence’. What does it mean and why are law firms doing it?...  »
UK legal sector struggles for regulatory independence
The government commissioned a review of regulation of legal services in England and Wales in July 2003, but many of the recommendations in the resulting report have yet to see the light of day...  »
How strategic acquisitions will transform the legal sector
As the number of US-based law firm mergers continues to increase year on year, Ward Bower foresees yet further ‘merger mania’...  »
Maintaining attorney-client privilege
A recent US decision helps clarify the scope of the attorney-client privilege as it applies to emails and drafts of SEC filings, writes Andrew Merken...  »
New FSA rules for internal investigations
The Financial Services Authority says it may make use of internal investigations commissioned by firms. Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP’s Steven Francis explains how to manage the process...  »
Move over mergers, hello downsizing
Not all small law firms are looking to merge with larger players; in fact, many experienced lawyers are finding that now is the right time to go it alone, as UK law firm Kempner Robinson LLP’s Richa....  »
WIPO’s new director general, Dr Francis Gurry, on the “technical mission of WIPO”
WIPO’s new director general, Dr Francis Gurry, has the unenviable task of leading the organisation into a new era of IP policy says Edward Fennell. Here, Gurry outlines his priorities and the challe....  »