Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

James D. Smeallie | Boston Bar Association

Editor: Please share with us your professional background. Smeallie: After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law, I began my career in San Francisco at Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon. After a few years, I moved back east to Boston and joined Sherburne, Powers & Needham,...

Technology

James Jarvis | Thomson Reuters

In our ongoing design collaboration with corporate law departments, the dialogue continues to shift from a focus on information to a wider investigation of how we might develop solutions to help them streamline and simplify their processes. Key trends driving this shift are the desire to increase...

Technology

Jonah Paransky | LexisNexis CounselLink

If your company promotes innovation as a core value – as Kennametal, Inc. does – then you would expect that focus to serve as a catalyst for new product development. Your expectations will be met if the company backs up that intent with tangible metrics and then tracks results to lead...