Crane on Law by James Crane
"Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind." - Sir Francis Bacon
Milberg-Weiss Round Up
Published in Law Firms, General News, Corporate Counsel, Class Action, Best Practices by James Crane | Comment (0)
Most attorneys have at least casually followed the Milberg Weiss scandal that has been playing out for the last couple of years. The felony settlement by one of the class-action leaders included some troubling details that many people suspected, but hoped were not true. The partners at Milberg, Bill Lerach and Melvyn Weiss, admitted to felonies and settled for $75 million.
Five Reasons Companies Should NOT Conduct Their Own Forensic Investigations
Published in Spoliation, Outsourcing, Litigation, Evidence, EDiscovery, Corporate Counsel, Best Practices by James Crane | Comment (0)
Corporate counsel is always dealing with the challenges of controlling costs and providing their corporate client with the most defensible position. One question that always comes up is "why shouldn't we just collect our own data?" It's a good question. Many corporations have an IT department staffed with talented and available personnel.
This Day in Legal History
Published in Legal History, Corporate Counsel by James Crane | Comment (0)Corporate legal departments dedicate anywhere from 5 – 50% of their legal department assets to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Corporate Counsel Magazine Names Qwest the Nation’s Top Legal Department
Published in General News, Corporate Counsel by James Crane | Comment (0)As a Denver-based attorney, I was proud to see that Qwest and their General Counsel Rich Baer were given the honor of Top Corporate Legal Department in Corporate Counsel. In the Denver legal community, Mr. Baer is known as hard working attorney, and an all-around great guy. I’ve always been impressed that Qwest was able not only to withstand all of the lawsuits and inquiries that swirled around telecom earlier in the decade, but that they came out if it that much stronger. Kudos to Baer and the entire Qwest legal team!!
Getting Started on the Big Case With Altep
Published in Corporate Counsel by James Crane | Comment (0)Partnering with Corporate Law Departments on large-scale actions has been Altep's specialty for more than a decade. As a result, we have planned and executed many of the world’s largest e-discovery cases to a successful conclusion. So, when corporate counsel comes to us with a matter and asks “Ok, what do we do?” we have the answer - complete with point-by-point itemized checklists of what to do, timelines, cost and performance considerations, etc.
James Crane is an attorney, consultant and author with extensive experience in e-discovery management. In his practice, James has defended corporate clients in a variety of complex matters including multi-jurisdictional class actions and internal corporate and government regulatory investigations.