Author: Sterling Miller
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One of the first topics covered by this blog was entitled “Your Company Has Just Been Sued: Now What?” which dealt with the ten things…
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You’re reading through some notes for your meeting with the CEO later today when you get an email from your head of litigation: the company…
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I retired from Sabre Corporation in November 2014 as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer. It was a great ride but it became…
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It’s a nice spring Friday morning. You arrived at the office earlier than usual and are settling into your chair with a big cup of…
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As in-house counsel, you have probably been asked the following question by a panicked (or at least pretty stressed-out) CEO or CFO: “What are we doing…
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One of the most interesting questions you can get as in-house counsel is this: “Hey, I am going to a meeting with some competitors tomorrow,…
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One of the most important internal relationships for an in-house Legal Department is with the Human Resources team. Much of the HR department’s day-to-day work…
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How’s this for a nightmare scenario: You get a call from the company’s Chief Operating Officer informing you that Ms. Smith is leaving the company…
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As in-house counsel you can sum up your priorities in two categories: “Maximize Value Creation” (e.g., M&A) and “Minimize Value Destruction” (e.g., defending “bet the…
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If you are in-house counsel and are not paying attention to government officials and regulators (state, local, federal, international) you are making a big mistake.…