Not-for-profit work has its own risks; practitioners who also serve on nonprofit boards should be aware of the consequences
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Concerns outside counsel who also serve on nonprofit boards should have that both the nonlegal services and the pro bono legal services may be subject to the local rules of professional conduct are discussed. Counsel should be sure of requirements in the local jurisdiction's statutes for minimizing exposure of nonprofit directors to liability for negligent acts or omissions.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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The liquidator
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Bennett Gross, the senior vice president and general counsel of The Caldor Corp, is profiled. Caldor, the largest US discount department store at its peak, was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1995 and started winding down its business in 1999.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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A lawyer unafraid to call the shots
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CCharles R. Morgan, the executive vice pres and general counsel of BellSouth Corp, heads a department of 152 attorneys. Bell South was last in the news when it lost out to MCI WorldCom in its bid to buy Sprint.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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