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Managing Confidential Information Disclosures

August 01, 2008 22:16

A question came up recently on an ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) listserv about best practices in managing information received under a confidentiality obligation. “We are trying to develop a ‘best practices’ process for NDAs i.e., how to keep track of info that is...

Contracts Management Presentation for ACC’s Law Department Management Committee

May 14, 2008 19:24

Today Jason Mark Anderman, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, and I presented a “legal quickie” for ACC’s Law Department Management Committee on the topic of “Contract Management Systems.” This is becoming a hot topic for law departments, as more forward-thinking g...

IACCM Americas 2008

April 10, 2008 14:36

Another outstanding IACCM Americas conference concluded yesterday in Fort McDowell, Arizona. A record 400+ attendees heard more than 30 presenters on the theme of “Collaborate to Innovate.” This was my second IACCM Americas, and once again IACCM delivered a number...

Next Generation Contract Management Systems - more than software, more than LPO

March 14, 2008 04:39

I’ve been following developments in legal technology for the past ten years or so.  During that time the slow pace of adoption of game-changing technology by the legal profession has been disappointing. Yes, nearly everyone uses email now, and we all have at least a rudimentary...

IACCM Americas Conference April 7-9

March 11, 2008 02:18

Last year I attended the IACCM Americas conference in New Orleans. I thought it was one of the best conferences I’d ever attended. Excellent speakers, thought-provoking discussions, and opportunities to network with people outside my normal sphere of corporate counsel made it an event...

Sun GC’s updated “Reebok Rules”

March 09, 2008 17:45

Sixteen years ago I had just started a new job as Pella Corporation’s first general counsel. Soon after that the ACCA Docket published an article by Reebok’s then-general counsel, Jack Douglas entitled Reebok Rules, in which he described twenty-three guidelines to help...

Will social networking work for in-house lawyers?

March 07, 2008 13:41

Ok. I’ll admit I’m a bit older than the typical Facebook user, and maybe that has something to do with my attitude, but I have to say I’m skeptical, at least in the short term, about all the social networking sites for lawyers that are springing up. There are getting to...

Contract Management Systems and Providers

March 01, 2008 17:10

In October 2007, Laura Williams of Safeco, Jim Marvin of FMC Technologies, and I gave a presesention on technology for corporate legal departments at the annual meeting of the Association of Corporate Counsel. One of the topics we covered was contract management. The material here (Contract...

New location for Legaltech.com blog!

March 01, 2008 15:34

After putting up with dozens of auto-generated spam messages every day on my previous blog I’m moving to WordPress (here).After putting up with dozens of auto-generated spam messages every day on my previous blog I’m moving to WordPress (here).