The Corporate Counsellor's Deskbook

This backbone resource for in-house counsel and corporate law departments covers employment agreements and executive compensation, managing complex litigation and litigation budgeting, implementing internal insider trading controls, alternative dispute resolution formats, intellectual property, noncompetition agreements, compliance and reporting obligations. By Michael A. Epstein and Dennis J. Block.

The Fifth Edition of The Corporate Counsellor's Deskbook offers insightful analysis of the key areas of the law of critical interest to in-house counsel and corporate law departments, as well as outside firms and attorneys who represent corporate clients on a regular basis.

The authors provide step-by-step guidance on issues such as: Employment agreements and executive compensation Managing complex litigation and litigation budgeting Implementing internal procedures to protect against insider trading and internal file controls Taking advantage of alternative dispute resolution formats Counseling on employment law and intellectual property Noncompetition agreements Import regulation and customs compliance Environmental law concerns. Additional topics in the Fifth Edition include: Internal corporate investigation and the need to preserve confidentiality Indemnification and insurance of corporate officials The process of going public and the reporting obligations of publicly-held corporations.