I’ve seen over the years that holding firepower (that is, doing nothing), is at times, the best course for a lawyer. But it’s hard to do nothing…
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I’ve seen over the years that holding firepower (that is, doing nothing), is at times, the best course for a lawyer. But it’s hard to do nothing…
The first question in-house counsel or company leadership asks: What’s the worst-case scenario here?
Any time a business learns that it or one of its executives or employees is under government investigation, it's a tough time.
This is not a conversation that any general counsel wants to have with leadership. But every general counsel should have the conversation.
For many problems, the solution is not a legal strategy, or at least it’s not only a legal strategy.