'Tell Me More'
What do you do for a living?" If you answer with a conversation-killing noun as opposed to a brief, leading, and engaging phrase, the opportunity for rainmaking is thwarted before it ever has a chance to begin. But it doesn't have to be this way.
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FDA Enforcement Against Pharmaceutical Companies in the Product Promotion Arena
In his "Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason (Vol. 1)", George Santayana wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." We all can benefit from reviewing the lessons learned from past mistakes, whether committed by ourselves or others. The medical device industry would be well-served in heeding Santayana's warning; review of the Food and Drug Administration's enforcement in the pharmaceutical promotion area could offer insight into how it might minimize…
Practice Tip: A Non-Party Spoliates Key Evidence
Many product liability litigators have experience in dealing with first-party spoliation or assertions of spoliation, either when their own clients are alleged to have spoliated evidence, or when the opposing party purportedly has done so.
Still Seeing Green
The long-awaited revisions to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Green Guides were issued on Oct. 6, 2010 and are expected to be approved and finalized soon. Here's what you need to know.
Hybrid Pension Plans: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
It is time again for firms to consider hybrid plans, such as cash balance plans. In October 2010, the Department of the Treasury issued very helpful guidance, but many of the most important issues remain either unanswered or answered only by proposed regulations.
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Social Networking Initiatives
Why women attorneys should participate fully in digital networking.
Make Your First-Years Second-Years
How to build your firm to much higher profit levels and realize more income by making attorneys achieve higher value earlier in their careers.
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Retreating in Order to Advance
Law firms are increasingly turning to retreats to help solve their management problems, improve personal relationships, and increase team spirit. But a retreat will not succeed unless adequate time and effort have gone into the planning process.
Court Upholds Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement
This case highlights an important tool that all Maryland employers should consider using when drafting employment agreements.
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