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“A successful litigation practice involves partnering with the client and formulating the best strategy for the prosecution or defense of the case and, most importantly, working with the client to develop a winning theme for the case”
Continue Reading →“In the end, we need to ensure cost efficiency while maintaining a timely delivery of the work product. That keeps incredible pressure on the efforts to expand the resources since there is a duplication of cost in the transition stage. Unless one is willing to sacrifice work product and turnaround time, outside counsel needs to continue to provide services, while the in-house resource is being developed.”
Continue Reading →“We don’t necessarily benchmark our trades against those of other institutions, but I think we do often find ourselves setting the pace. If you look back at the financial crisis, we were the only institution to effect the type of assets sale that was contemplated by the TARP legislation”
Continue Reading →“Long-term M&A is here to stay though. It’s a vibrant industry, it’s a critical component of the way people get liquidity and grow depending on whether you’re a buyer or a seller. That’s not going to change, particularly in the technology industry.”
Continue Reading →“At the end of the day, the intent of technical due diligence is to ensure trust. So when that question comes up, what CIOs are really wondering is if they can trust the provider of a service—if the provider has the right diligence, intent, controls and execution to create a trusted environment so that the CIO can know that their information will be safe”
Continue Reading →“I think the general counsel has got to be at the table and at the most important meetings. He or she has to be side-by-side with the CEO providing legal advice, providing business guidance, providing coaching, and providing strategic direction. Whether it’s privileged, whether it’s not privileged, it’s an absolutely critical role and I hope that corporate America doesn’t move away from that.”
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