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In-House Counsel Toolkit

Deborah Heilizer

<br /> This issue of Partnering Perspectives offers our first in-house counsel toolkit, which includes tools for handling issues in a number of areas.<br /> <br /> Each article offers insights on a topic as well as steps to consider taking. For example, B. Scott Burton provides a practical look at some of the more significant areas to address when reviewing and negotiating confidentiality agreements. The In Practice segment presents recent changes in patent reform, more specifically in connection to the America Invents Act. The author, Ann Fort, also shares ideas for in-house counsel to consider as a result of patent reform.<br /> <br /> The article by Jennifer Fletcher on project management contains a checklist, best practices and a kick-off meeting sample agenda for in-house counsel when initiating project discussions. We hope you will find it useful in organizing and addressing projects. Additionally, in this issue, Cynthia Krus and Suzanne Sparrow point out steps that management can take to prepare for or respond to a crisis.<br /> <br /> Finally, in our Vantage Viewpoints column, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at HP, Ashley Watson, discusses with Peter Farley key issues in employment law compliance.<br /> <br /> I hope that you can add these articles to your list of resources to assist you today or at some point in the future. As always, I welcome your feedback and suggestions at partneringperspectives@sutherland.com. Or, you can contact me directly at deb.heilizer@sutherland.com.

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