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Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel

January 1, 2000, Michael D. Goldman and Richard L. Horwitz

Robert L. Haig  Editor-in-Chief
West Group,  American Corporate Counsel Association
Reprinted with permission.  All rights reserved.

Practical Wisdom on Vital Issues from Prominent
General Counsel andTheir Law Firm Partners!

Eighty Fortune 500 General Counsel and Their Law Firm Partners Tell How It's Done.

Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel is a new guide that compiles the wisdom of 80 Fortune 500 General Counsel and their law firm partners.

Unique.  Never before has a single resource brought together so many outstanding experts to comprehensively advise corporate law departments and their law firms.  This is not just advice on how inside and outside counsel work together.  It shows corporate counsel all of the problems they are likely to encounter, and exactly what they should do to resolve them with practical, step-by-step advice.  These insights enable law firms to assist inside counsel in surmounting these obstacles.

Each on-point chapter is written by a team of in-house and outside counsel.  It provides insights and advice relevant to the special needs of both groups.  The authors detail what work inside counsel should do, and what responsibilities outside counsel should have.

Practical Guidance and Detailed Explanations Go Hand-in-Hand with Step-by-Step Answers.

Eighty chapters of experience, wisdom, tools, successful strategies, and practice-proven tactics, two of which were co-authored by our lawyers:

Four Volumes and 6,032 Pages You Won't Want to Loan Out.

The level of detail and practical application contained in Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel ensures you will refer to it often.  Make sure these volumes stay on your desk or bookshelf where you need them.  They are priced so you and your colleagues can each have your own copies of this invaluable guide.  Ensure those you work and deal with are benefiting from the practice-proven advice that these 80 Fortune 500 General Counsel and their law firm partners have compiled.

Chapter 48 Transactions

Harold S. Barron, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, UNISYS Corporation Michael D. Goldman, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

Chapter 75 Case Study: DuPont's Legal Model for Strategic Partnering

Howard J. Rudge, Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Thomas L. Sager, Associate General Counsel, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Richard L. Horwitz, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP