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Consulting Contracts

Sometimes companies are in need of a consultant to provide professional advice on a project. When creating a consulting contract, it should include certain requirements such as: An offer The acceptance Valid consideration Mutual asset A legal purpose Including these … Continue reading


Commercial Lease Consulting

Negotiating a commercial business lease is a complex process requiring knowledge and research of the area, the building, its past occupants, the owner and more. For a new business owner, this can be intimidating. Prior to finalizing a lease, it’s … Continue reading


Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements, By Dana M. Newman Partner, The General Counsel, LLC

For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness 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


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


The Overburdened CFO

A recent white paper from Tatum, LLC describes today’s CFO as being under “intensifying performance pressure”, at “high risk, and with a job “virtually impossible for one person to do”. In the face of these ever growing burdens, Tatum calls … Continue reading


My Path to The General Counsel

As a young lawyer in a small San Francisco law firm, I was always under pressure to bill, bill, bill. At the end of every month after I handed in my time sheets, the firm’s driving force senior partner would … Continue reading