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UPCOMING EVENT
General Counsel West Coast Roundtable
May 20-21, 2008
Economist Conferences and Corporate Board Member magazine are pleased to host the Third General Counsel West Coast Roundtable. This annual gathering provides ongoing dialogue among senior in-house counsel from the world's largest companies and the nation's top regulators.
SUPPLEMENT
Fifth General Counsel East Coast Roundtable
April 11, 2008
At the General Counsel East Coast Roundtable, hosted by the Economist Group, FTI, and Corporate Board Member, GCs discussed the law & geopolitics, risk, and their relationships with the board and CEO.
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Boardroom Perspective with Peggy A. Heeg
April 7, 2008
Peggy A. Heeg, member of the Fulbright & Jaworski Executive Committee, co-chair of the Fulbright & Jaworski Corporate Governance Practice Group, and partner in Corporate Section, discusses when getting outside counsel might be the right move and if trouble exists down the road with compliance.
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Securities Class Action Settlement Totals Down 60 Percent in 2007
April 4, 2008
The number of settlements with estimated damages above $1 billion is the lowest since 2003, but median settlement reaches highest level ever at $9 million.
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Five Litigation Trends to be Aware of in 2008
February 1, 2008
As we enter 2008, all the trend lines for securities litigation and SEC enforcement are up, as litigation rates appear to have increased dramatically across a wide swath of corporate America by the end of last year. The headlines have focused on the sub-prime "meltdown," and the attendant class and derivative litigation that quickly has followed. But sub-prime related class action litigation will not be the only big story for 2008. Here is a quick run-down of Jonathan C. Dickey's "top five" litigation trends for the coming year.
