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Recent Articles
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Huron Cost Management Law Department Cost Management 5/4/2010
V & E Publication 02-15-2010 Zubulake Revisited 5/4/2010
V & E Publication - 02/11/10 Proposed Repeal of Fossil Fuel Tax Preferences 5/4/2010
V & E Publication 03-17-2010 US Congress Passes Legislation Addressing Qualified Tax Credit Bonds 5/4/2010
V & E OSHA - MSHA Update 3/29/2010 see file for information 5/4/2010
V & E Intellectual Property Litigation see file for information 5/4/2010
V & E Publication Chemical Safety Board Urges Oil & Gas Production Companies to Secure Tank Sites 5/4/2010
V & E Antitrust News & Notes - 3/2010 see file for information 5/4/2010
Strausburger Labor & Employment Newsletter 4/29/10 see file for information 5/4/2010
Strausburger Labor & Employment Newsletter 3/17/10 see file for information 5/4/2010
LTN - Light The Way Avoid Common Mistakes When Creating E Policies 5/4/2010
Fulbright Publications - 02-24-10 IRS About to Start Detailed Employment Tax Examinations 5/4/2010
Fulbright Publications - 4-30-10 Silence is Golden: Second Circuit Affirms No Duty to Disclose Merger Negotiations 5/4/2010
Fulbright Publications - 04-01-10 HIRE Act Imposes New Reporting and Withholding Requirements on Foreign Financial Institutions 5/4/2010
Fulbright Publications - 4-20-2010 Federal Agencies Propose New Merger Guidelines 5/4/2010
Enforcement Deadline for the HITECH Act Approches - Is Your Organization Ready? 3/30/2010
Fulbright Alert - 03-30-10 Clarification of Economic Substance Doctrine may have Beneficial Side Effects for Taxpayers 5/4/2010
Employee Privacy When Are Employee Text Messages On Government-Issued Devices Protected? 1/15/2010
The New York Litigator December 2009 1/15/2010

Corporate Counsel Section Newsletters
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Summer, 2006 see file for information 4/30/2007
Spring 2005 Newsletter see file for information 4/30/2007
Spring 2004 Newsletter see file for information 4/19/2010

Corporate Counsel Review Case Notes
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Prospectus Context Clues: Omitted Facts Not Misleading in Prospectus, Kapps v. Torch Offshore, 379 F. 3d 207
By: T. Aaron Dobbs		 3/27/2007
Corporate Confidentiality Prevails Over Stockholder Interest, Disney v. The Walt Disney Company, 857 A.2d 444 (Del. Ch. 2004)
By:  Tiffany Elkins
 3/27/2007
Age Discrimination Too Young for Age Discrimination?
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. v. Cline, 124 SCt. 1236 (2004)
By: Stacey A. Lafitte
 3/27/2007
ERISA The Fifth Circuit Does Away with “Serious Consideration”
Martinez v. Schlumberger, Ltd., et al., 338 F.3d 407 (5th Cir. 2003)
By: Nikki Miller
 3/27/2007
Corporate Agents Article 2.21 of the Texas Business Corporation Act v. Common Law: Are Corporate Agents Liable for Torts Committed In Their Capacity as Corporate Agent or Not?    
Gore v. Scotland Golf, Inc., No. 04-01-00548-CV, 2003 WL 553271,(Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, pet denied).
Southern Union Company v. City of Edinburg, No. 01-0785, 2003 WL 22495756 (Tex. 2003)
By: Kandy Messenger
 3/27/2007
RESPA To comply or not to comply
Does RESPA apply to secondary market transactions?, Moreno v. Summit Mort. Corp., 364 F. 3d 574 (5th Cir. 2004)
By: W. Derek Darby
 3/27/2007
Dissolution of Limited Partnership “Time’s Up, or Is It?: The 11th Court of Appeals of Texas’ Decision on Whether a Limited Partnership Automatically Dissolves After Suit Has Been Filed Against the Partnership and a 120 Days Pass Without Dismissal of the Suit.”
Kenworthy v. Kenworthy Corp., 2004 Tex. App. LEXIS 9375 (Tex. App. – Eastland, 2004)
By: Cade W.White
 3/27/2007
Derivative versus Direct Claim The True Test to Determine Derivateive vs Direct Claim, Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.; 845 A.2d 1031 (2004)
By: April Greenhouse
 3/27/2007

Past Articles
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Baker Hostetler Class Actions Newsletter November 3, 2009 4/19/2010
V & E Environmental Law Update EPA Makes Minor Adjustments to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Rule

November 19, 2009		 4/19/2010
Anti-Entergy Legislation Loses Energy October 5, 2009 from Strasburger Attorneys at Law - Labor & Employment Newsletter 4/19/2010
OSHA Continues to Focus on Recordkeeping October 21, 2009 4/19/2010
IRS to Audit 6000 Businesses for Compliance November 10, 2009 4/19/2010
Anti-Trust News and Notes November 2, 2009 4/19/2010
OSHA IMPLEMENTS 2009 SITE-SPECIFIC TARGETING PLAN October, 2009 4/19/2010
Mandatory Compliance with TBOC Client Alert from Thompson & Knight
May 4, 2009		 4/19/2010
Dos and Don’ts Dos and Don’ts of Jointly Representing a Corporation and Its Employee
V&E Securities Litigation E-communication, April 17, 2009 		4/19/2010
Drafting Letters of Intent BUSINESS & LAW NEWSLETTER - September, 2008 4/19/2010
Texas AG Enforces Personal ID Info Statutes see file for information 4/19/2010
Expanding FMLA Protections Expanding FMLA Protections: Why Some of Your Employees Could Be Asking for 26 Weeks of Leave 4/19/2010
Changes to the Family & Medical Leave Act March, 2008 4/19/2010
FTC Revises HSR Thresholds January 2008 4/19/2010
EPA ANNOUNCES NEW OZONE STANDARDS V&E Environmental News, March 13, 2008 4/19/2010
Immigration Law Updates Fulbright 4/19/2010
Immigration Law Updates Thompson & Knight 4/19/2010
Corporate Counsel Section Grant to Advocacy Inc see file for information 3/19/2008
Justice For Children see file for information 4/19/2010
Hart-Scott-Rodino Recent Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Requirements, Client Alert, Winstead Sechrest & Minick 3/19/2008
CSB Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Proposes New Rule for Evidence Preservation Requirements, Client Alert, Haynes and Boone 3/19/2008
Health Care New Regulations Affecting Texas Health Care Provider Reimbursement, Client Alert, Haynes and Boone 3/19/2008
Litigation Supreme Court Settles "Location" of national Bank for Diversity Jurisdiction, Client Alert, Haynes and Boone 3/19/2008
SEC SEC Proposes Revisions to Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related Areas, Client Alert, Haynes and Boone 3/19/2008
FTC The Significance of the ChoicePoint Judgment to all businesses, Client Alert, Winstead Sechrest & Minick 3/19/2008
Texas Privacy Policy Law Texas Privacy Policy Law, Client Alert, December 5, 2005, Thompson & Knight 5/11/2009
Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act ("ITEPA"), Client Alert, December 5, 2005, Thompson & Knight 3/19/2008
ESPPs and ISOs Upcoming ESPP and ISO Reporting Deadline, Client Alert, January 2006, Thompson & Knight 3/19/2008
Texas Business Organizations Code The New Texas Business Organizations Code, Client Alert, January 10, 2006, Thompson & Knight 3/19/2008
Texas Business Organizations Code Executive Summary of the Texas Business Organizations Code, February 2006, Sally A. Schreiber, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. 3/19/2008
Arbitration Current Issues by Elizabeth G. (Heidi) Bloch with Hilgers & Watkins, P.C., Austin, Texas
3/27/2007
Record Retention Developing an Effective Document Retention Policy, by Jay G. Martin, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
 3/27/2007
Military Leave When the World Invades the Workplace:
Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities During & After Military Leave, by Roxella T. Cavazos and Rose M. Chiego, Thompson & Knight LLP
 3/27/2007
Sarbanes-Oxley SEC Adopts Final Ethical Rules Applicable to Lawyers and Extends Comment Period and Proposes Alternative Rules Regarding Noisy Withdrawal, by George Young and Debra Hatter, Haynes and Boone, LLP
 3/27/2007
Patriot Act SYNOPSIS OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT OF 2001, by Jason K. Bennett and James A. DeMent, Jr., Baker Botts, L.L.P.
 3/27/2007
Sarbanes-Oxley The Securities and Exchange Commission's Standards of Professional Conduct, by Alethia Theisen and Steven R. Tredennick, THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, by Alethia Theisen, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.--Dallas, and Steven R. Tredennick, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.--Houston

3/27/2007
D & O Indemnification The Director/Officer Indemnification Agreement: A Ticking Bomb, by Steven K. Cochran, Thompson & Knight LLP
 3/27/2007
Letters of Intent Sympathy for the Devil:  Letters of Intent and Memoranda of Understanding--What They Are, What They Do and How to Make Them Do What You Want Them To Do,by Paul Strohl, Shareholder, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., Houston, Texas
 3/27/2007
Sarbanes-Oxley SEC Rules Status Chart, prepared by Alan R. Crain, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Christine B. LaFollette, Partner, King & Spalding (713-751-3239) and Christie L. Cahoon, Associate, King & Spalding (713-276-7361).  The web site address for King & Spalding is www.kslaw.com.


 7/15/2008

31st Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Table of Contents see file for information 10/26/2009
Tab 1 DHS, Treasury, and DOJ Export Enforcement - The Sky's the Limit 10/29/2009
Tab 2 Before and After Bankruptcy: Insolvency Risks with Critical Customers and Vendors 10/29/2009
Tab 3 Improving Lessons from the Best Seller List 10/29/2009
Tab 5 Valuable and Valued 10/29/2009
Tab 6 The Changing Face of IP Law 10/29/2009
Tab 7 E-Discovery 10/29/2009
Tab 8 Attorney Ethics and Technology 10/29/2009
Tab 9 What Every In-House Counsel Should Know about Insurance 10/29/2009
Tab 10 The FCPA: Recent Developments, Material Trends and Uncertainties 10/29/2009
Tab 11 Controlling Outside Counsel Costs 10/29/2009
Tab 12 Ethics for Deal Lawyers 10/29/2009
Tab 13 Americans Abroad 10/29/2009
Tab 14 Legislative Update Part I: The Political Horizon - What to Expect with the New President and Congress 10/29/2009
Tab 15 Legislative Update Part II: Update on Legislation in the 81st Texas Legislature Impacting Corporations 10/29/2009
Tab 16 General Counsel at Risk 10/29/2009
Tab 17 Fitting It All In: Managing Difficult Situations with Ethics and Grace 10/29/2009
Tab 18 Choice of Entity: When To Call Your Tax Attorney 10/29/2009
Tab 19 Hot Employment Issues That Will (or Should Be) on Every Company's Radar Screen in 2009 10/29/2009
Tab 20 Best Practices in Drafting Contractual Indemnity Agreements 10/29/2009
Tab 21 Top 10 Website Issues 10/29/2009
Tab 22 General Counsel Panel 10/29/2009

30th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Table of Contents see file for information 10/26/2009
Tab 1 Credit Facilities and Major Corporate Transactions 10/29/2009
Tab 2 Corporate Minutes, a New Standard 10/29/2009
Tab 3 The Use of Special Committees in Acquisitions and Divestitures 10/29/2009
Tab 4 Reasons to Call Tax Counsel 10/29/2009
Tab 6 Pro Bono Opportunities for In-House Counsel 10/29/2009
Tab 7 SEC Hot Topics 10/29/2009
Tab 8 Top Seven Issues in Employment Law for 2008 10/29/2009
Tab 9 International Compliance (FCPA) 10/29/2009
Tab 10 Environmental Law: Carbon Trading 2008 10/29/2009
Tab 11 Inside Out - Ethical Problems and the Corporate Attorney 10/29/2009
Tab 12 Anatomy of Construction Contract: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 10/29/2009
Tab 13 Intellectual Property Update for the Generalist 10/29/2009
Tab 15 Resource Guide for E-Discovery Issues 10/29/2009
Tab 16 2008 Legal Requirements Under the National Labor Relations Act Impacting on Employer and Employee Rights 10/29/2009
Tab 17 Campaign Finance 10/29/2009
Tab 18 The Duty to Defend: The Ins and Outs of Litigation Insurance 10/29/2009
Tab 19 General Counsel Panel: Best Leadership Practices 10/29/2009
Contacts see file for information 10/23/2009

29th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Table of Contents see file for information 10/24/2007
Tab 1 M&A from A-Z: Letter of Intent Through Integration to Disposition 10/24/2007
Tab 2 Leases-Real Estate 10/24/2007
Tab 3 Compensation Process 10/24/2007
Tab 4 What Every In-House Counsel Should Know About Insurance 10/24/2007
Tab 5 Internal Investigations: Perspectives of a Recent SEC Insider 10/24/2007
Tab 6 Employee Protests, Blogs and the Like: Protected Activity of Grounds for Discharge? 10/24/2007
Tab 7 Bankruptcy Nuts and Bolts 10/24/2007
Tab 8 Top 10 Issues In Employment 10/24/2007
Tab 9 Preparing a Witness 10/24/2007
Tab 10 Whether "Inside" or "Outside," It is Getting Hotter 10/24/2007
Tab 11 Managing International Compliance Risks in the New Millenium 10/24/2007
Tab 12 Import/Export Compliance Issues 10/24/2007
Tab 13 The McNulty Memorandum, or "Part III, the Return of the Lawyers" 10/24/2007
Tab 14 Legislative Update 10/24/2007
Tab 15 Corporate Pro Bono 10/24/2007
Tab 16 Alternative Dispute Resolution 5/11/2009
Tab 17 Antitrust for the General Practitioner 10/24/2007
Tab 18 Air, Waste and Government Enforcement 10/24/2007
Tab 19 Intellectual Property Overview: What the Generalist Needs to Know About IP 10/24/2007
Contacts see file for information 10/24/2007

28th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Table of Contents see file for information 10/24/2007
Tab 1 Dealing with Auditors After Sarbanes-Oxley 10/24/2007
Tab 2 "ESI" is Coming in Less than Nine Months: Do You Know Where Your Data is? 10/25/2007
Tab 3 Public Perceptions of Corporate America 10/25/2007
Tab 4 Securities Law and Corporate Governance Update 10/24/2007
Tab 5 Lunch Presentation: What Keeps the General Counsel Awake at Night? 10/24/2007
Tab 6 Risk Management: Spreading Risk Through Insurance and Indemnity 10/24/2007
Tab 7 Legislative Update: Federal and State Perspectives 10/24/2007
Tab 8 Litigation Management Toolbox-What Every In-House Counsel Needs to Manage Litigation 10/24/2007
Tab 9 To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate...That is the Question 10/24/2007
Tab 10 Top 10 Intellectual Property Tips and Pitfalls 10/24/2007
Tab 11 Confidentiality, Fees, and Conflicts: It's Noth the Same Ol' Rodeo 10/24/2007
Tab 12 Access to the Justice System in Texas-A Lawyer's Obligation 10/24/2007
Tab 13 Cooperating with the Government: Mixed Signals and a Mixed Blessing 10/24/2007
Tab 14 Hints, Highlights, and Headaches of Acquisitions 10/24/2007
Tab 15 Lunch Presentation: Crisis Management(or What to do When It Hits the Fan) 10/24/2007
Tab 16 Managing Your In-House Career: Positioning Yourself to Succeed in a Corporate Organization 10/24/2007
Tab 17 Overview of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 10/24/2007
Tab 18 The Employment Law Revolution Continues: 2006 Update 10/24/2007
Tab 19 Import/Export Compliance-The New Wave of Regulatory Traps 10/24/2007
Tab 20 New Trends in Criminal Law 10/24/2007
Contacts see file for information 10/24/2007

27th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
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NameDescriptionTypeLast Updated
Seminar Brochure see file for information 4/30/2007
1 Extra-Jurisdictional Practice and Incoming Ethical Issues Involving In-House Counsel 3/27/2007
2 Thou Shalt Recover:  The Ten Commandments of Collection from Bankruptcy Debtors 3/27/2007
3 Dealing with Accountants 3/27/2007
4 Corporate Governance 3/27/2007
5 The International Arbitration Agreement: A Roadmap to Getting What Your Client Wants 3/27/2007
6 Protecting IP on a Global Basis 3/27/2007
7 An Insurance Primer for In-House Counsel (Paper) 3/27/2007
7a An Insurance Primer for In-House Counsel (Presentation) 3/27/2007
8 Offshore Outsourcing (Paper) 3/27/2007
8a Offshore Outsourcing (Presentation) 3/27/2007
9 Tips for Putting Together a deal (Paper) 3/27/2007
9a Tips for Putting Together a Deal (Presentation) 3/27/2007
10 Legislative Update 3/27/2007
11 An Effective Compliance and Ethics Program: "ECEP's Fables" (Paper) 3/27/2007
11a An Effective Compliance and Ethics Program: "ECEP's Fables" (Presentation) 3/27/2007
12 E-Commerce Issues Checklist 3/27/2007
12a Compliance Checklist for Company Websites (Paper) 3/27/2007
12b Internet Marketing (Presentation) 3/27/2007
12c Website Best Practices Update (Presentation) 3/27/2007
13 Top Ten Employment Law Issues (Paper) 3/27/2007
13a Top Ten Employment Law Issues (Presentation) 3/27/2007
14 Records Management and Best Practices in E-Discovery (Paper) 3/27/2007
14a Enabling Business Controls through Technology (Presentation) 3/27/2007
15 General Business Considerations for Doing Business with the United States Government 3/27/2007
16 Corporate Fiascos and their Implications for Identifying Red Flags in Financial Statements 3/27/2007
17 The Employment Litigation Update (Paper) 3/27/2007
17a The Employment Litigation Update (Presentation) 3/27/2007
18 Re-examining the Role of In-House Lawyers After the Conviction of Arthur Anderson 3/27/2007
19 Luncheon Discussion: Things That Keep Corporate Lawyers Awake at Night 3/27/2007
20 Speakers' Contact and Biographical Information 3/27/2007

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