Still, even the biggest cloud cheerleaders counsel companies to compile a thorough checklist.
Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contact with Russians, in the biggest sign that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is moving into a critical phase.
Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contact with Russia, in the biggest sign that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is moving into a critical phase.
Adam G. Ciongoli, the general counsel of a big insurance company, argued a case before the Supreme Court last week.
One day, though, the in-house counsel for his biggest client insisted on paying a visit.
"This is a fundamental turf war between bankruptcy lawyers and bankruptcy petition preparers," said Jason Searns, the general counsel of the biggest form-preparation company, We the People.
MetroPCS shareholders are scheduled to vote on the deal on April 12. I.S.S. and Glass Lewis are considered the major players in the field of proxy advisory firms, which counsel clients like big institutional investors on how to vote in corporate matters.
But it is his discussions with Mr. Grasso, together with his role as counsel to the Big Board's governance committee, that raise the possibility he may have conflicting loyalties, directors said.
He was a member of the Committee to Rebuild Atlantic City, which was created to revive the crumbling old resort town, and he went on to be local counsel for the big casinos that moved east from Nevada once the gambling referendum passed.
As a result, the single most important tool for a successful startup general counsel is a big rolodex.
