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In-House Counsel Committee - Newsletter Archive

Vol. 10, No. 1 - January 2007

Message from the Chair
Matthew Tanzer…1

Lying to the Company’s Counsel: Internal Investigations and Obstruction of Justice
Timothy P. Harkness…3

The Information Quality Act—Is It the New Frontier for Public Participation in Federal Agency Activity?
Mark E. Solomons…4

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - March 2006

Comments from the Chair
Jim Moore…1

ABA Leads Effort to Restore Attorney-Client Privilege
James W. Conrad, Jr.…2

The Twilight Zone of Insolvency: How a Director’s Fiduciary Duties Can Change When Times Are Tough
Jennifer Ancona Semko…6

Member News…9

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - September 2005

Comments from the Chair
Jim Moore…1

Public Service Update
Raissa Kirk…3

Why Contest OSHA Citations? Avoiding Later “Repeat” Citations is One Good Reason
Shell J. Bleiweiss…5

The Role of Company Lawyers
Jim Moore…6

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - January 2005

Welcome from the Chair
Jim Moore...1

In-House Counsel Committee Membership Benefits
Tamar Jergensen Cerafici...4

Join the In-House Counsel Committee's Public Service Project
Jim Moore and Raissa Kirk...5

Effective Compliance Programs under the New Sentencing Guidelines Criteria
Christopher Bell...7

Keystone 2005 Will Focus on Issues for In-House Counsel
Alexandra Dunn...17

Member and Other News...18

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Vol. 7, No. 2 - May 2004

Welcome from the Co-Chairs of the In-House Counsel Committee
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Peter Wright...1

Editor's Note
Jim Moore...2

Featured Article:

The Law of Environmental Management Systems: A Brief Introduction for Corporate Counsel
Timothy A. Wilkins...3

News:

EarthForce Project Underway in Indianapolis
Vicki J. Wright, Esq....10

Keystone Report...11

Member News...11

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - December 2003

Welcome from the Co-Chairs of the In-House Counsel Committee
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Peter Wright…1

Editor's Note
Jim Moore…2

Sarbanes Oxley and the Environmental Lawyer
Peter Wright…3

Contribute to the In-House Counsel Committee Newsletter...10

Managing Your Intellectual Property Payoff
Robert J. Lambrechts…10

Committee Web Page and List Serve...15

Protecting Your Vulnerability Assessment
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Tamar Jergensen Cerafici…16

Member News...19

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - June 2003

From the Chair
Alexandra Dunn

Public Service Projects
Raissa Kirk

Programs
Peter Wright

Editor's Note
Jim Moore

Featured Article:

Part 2: Mold: Are You Covered?
Rachel Jakubovitz, Esq.

Newsworthy Notes:

EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
Joan Heinz

New MJP Rules for In-House Counsel in California
Jim Arnold

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Impact on Environmental Issues
Jim Moore

Member News

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - February 2003

From the Outgoing Chair
Peter Wright

From the New Chair
Alexandra Dunn

New Public Service Project
Raissa Kirk

Membership Outreach
Karin Stamy

Editor’s Note
Jim Moore

Mold: Are You Covered?
Rachel Jakubovitz, Esq.

Newsworthy Notes:

Virginia May Impose New Requirements On In-House Counsel
Jim Arnold

Legal News– Daubert Raises Its Ugly Head Again
John A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

The New Role For Environmental Information
Gary Guzy

Member News

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - April 2002

Inhouse Counsel Update: CERCLA Liability of Parent Corporation for Contamination at Facility of Subsidiary
Andrew D. Otis

Regulatory Changes During the Bush Administration: The Ergonomics Case Study
Shell J. Bleiweiss and Jaime Hochhausen

Superfund Reform Shields Small Contributors and Encourages Brownfields Buyers
Carl H. Helmstetter and Baerbel E. Schiller

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Vol. 4, No. 1 - June 2001

Dealing with OHSA - the Most Common Mistakes Companies Make
Shell J. Bleiweiss

Recent Decisions of Interest to Corporate Counsel

Analysis of Consultant "Conflicts"

A Retrospective: Three Decades of Top Environmental Stories

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Vol. 3, No. 2 - August 2000

Company's Contractors Violate Hazardous Waste Disposal Laws
Peter C. Wright

EPA Issues Revised Environmental Justice Guidance
Kim Lesniak

Make Your Law Department into a "Profit Center" - "Chapter II"
Karin Stamy

Environmental Disclosure Under SEC and Accounting Requirements
Jonathan S. Klavens

A Reminder for Corporate Counsel Practicing Under Natural Resources Law: Superfund Reporting Requirements Apply on Native American Lands
Reported by James R. Arnold, editor

Superfund Court Modifies Allocation of Cleanup Costs Based on Buyer's Intent to Assume Liability
Kim Lesniak

Case Review: Supreme Court Refuses to Review Criminal Negligence Standard
Stephen Richmond

New EPA Guidance Shifts More Superfund Program Costs to PRPS
Reported by James R. Arnold, editor

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Vol. 3, No. 1 - January 2000

Corporate Counsel Committee Newsletter
Includes Law Firms May Be Liable for Deficient Due Diligence; Recent Developments Concerning Protection of Historic Properties, Endangered Species and Wetlands; Make Your Law Department into a Profit Center?

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