By Vivek [email protected]   A lawyer I know had been representing a large, very well-known corporation for several years.  He (and his firm) had been managing the client’s trademark portfolio on a worldwide basis.  The client perceived that an error was...

By Vivek Jayaram [email protected] “It’s hard to say” is probably one of the more common answers in-house lawyers loathe to hear from us when they simply want to know how much an engagement is going to cost.  Although there are many factors that drive how much time...

By Vivek Jayaram [email protected] “That’s a business question” is a common response that lawyers provide clients all the time before moving on to the next issue on the agenda.  And it must be extremely frustrating for in-house counsel to hear this from their...