January 2011 | In-house Access

Client-Firm Value Series – Kayak Software Corporation and Valorem Law Group LLC Discuss Their Unique Approach to Litigation Work: Part I

By Susan Hackett on January 27th, 2011 Posted in ACC Value Challenge, Client-Firm Value

Welcome back to our “value practice” blog series featuring real-time and real-life value conversations between an in-house counsel and their trusted law firm. For those of you new to this series, ACC hosted our first client-firm blog pair last year with Ken Grady from Wolverine Worldwide and Lisa Damon from Seyfarth Shaw, which focused on… Continue Reading

Why Can’t We Just Own Up?

By Kim Howard on January 13th, 2011 Posted in ACC Docket

(ACC Docket — January/February) Recent news headlines indicate that our society seems to be at its worst when accepting responsibility for our actions. Politicians like Sen. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Walters (D-IL) and former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex) cry “politics” when they are charged with ethics violations or criminal behavior. Sports figures like Washington… Continue Reading

Learning From the Past to Prepare For Tomorrow

By Fred Krebs on January 3rd, 2011 Posted in In-House Practice

Throughout 2010, ACC continued to take the pulse of the legal industry through its annual surveys. From the changing role of the CLO, to the evolving relationship with outside counsel, including the increased use of alternative billing arrangements, our surveys provided data to our members so they could have reliable benchmarks for their own law… Continue Reading