InnovaCounsel Blog

Good Governance in Troubled Times

Every industry has its own unique array of risks and no advice can cover all situations; however, given general economic conditions, and particularly the problems in the financial and credit markets, directors and senior officers should begin by regularly and … Continue reading


Pay Reduction Programs May Pose Problems for Employers, by Jerry Bloch

Many employers are looking for ways to cut expenses. Some employers are considering reducing pay with a corresponding reduction in the work schedule.   This can be problematical, as an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on April 10, … Continue reading


WHAT A GENERAL COUNSEL CAN DO FOR A CEO

In today’s economic times, CEO’s of emerging and mid-sized companies can ill-afford to incur unanticipated risks or see a badly structured transaction or contract erode hard-earned company profits.  That is one of the many reasons that a CEO’s team should … Continue reading


Renegotiating Contracts When Markets Turn Sour

Recently our partners at Thomson Reuters arranged for me to publish an article in the ACC Arizona Chapter Newsletter on renegotiating and managing contracts when markets turn sour.  Well, things haven’t gotten much better since then and I thought it … Continue reading


How to Cost Effectively Manage Legal Issues

Last month, there was an excellent article in the New York Times about the imminent death of the billable hour at law firms.  It identified the common complaint of law firm clients that the practice of billable hours can encourage … Continue reading


TGC Lawyers Hit the Ground Running

One of the unique features of our services at The General Counsel is our ability to step in quickly, understand the business of the client and make an immediate contribution that goes beyond simply being the person from “legal.”  We can … Continue reading


Experienced. Affordable

InnovaCounsel’s in-house general counsel services offer industry proven, executive level general counsel on a full or part-time basis on a fixed monthly retainer with none of the overhead of adding a new legal service department.


Business Risk Assessment

The InnovaCounsel Business Risk Assessment is a structured process that gives management an unbiased view of their company’s business and legal risks and of what the company is doing to manage those risks. We offer insights that can only be … Continue reading


Emerging Growth. Middle Market

InnovaCounsel provides cost-effective, full and part-time in-house general counsel services to emerging-growth to mid-size companies. We help these businesses chart their growth and mitigate the risks associated with success.


Cost-effective In-house Legal Solutions

Jason Mendelson at Mendelson’s Musings discusses his frustration about start-up lawyers and raises many significant issues that start-up companies and in-house counsel have been trying to address for many years – the high cost and opportunity lost of traditional law … Continue reading