Many businesses are struggling with the new rules for e-discovery, but the time to act is before a lawsuit, says Michael Best & Friedrich attorney Tim Hansen. In this first of a four-part series, Hansen outlines some of the basic changes in federal rules, and...
A new benchmarking technique has the potential to save a substantial amount of money in any Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program, but the first step is to have effective IT change management in place. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, project management professional Jerry Norton explains why...
The state's dismal record on information technology implementations has spilled over into budget deliberations. Two IT projects, a data center and a business systems integration, failed to receive the necessary votes for additional funding. The votes were split along partisan lines - Democrats for and...
Management teams charged with building succession plans would be well advised to consider the company's chief information officer as someone that can be groomed for upper management, according to Steve Matheys, former CIO for Schneider National. Matheys, now the transportation firm's top marketing executive, said...
Beyond equity financing, early-stage technology and biotechnology businesses may still have a need for other forms of financing. In this 11th edition of Early Stage, Madison attorney Joe Boucher begins to run through the various business borrowing options....
The Enron scandal was symbolic of a wave of corporate malfeasance that shook the American business community and led to legislative fixes like Sarbanes-Oxley. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, Edgewood College business professor Denis Collins, who has written a book about the Enron debacle,...
The United States Department of Energy has announced $200 million in new financing for cellulosic biomass projects, and Wisconsin applicants must submit a letter of intent by May 29. According to attorney Greg Lynch, the funding opportunity is open to applicants with projects that may...
It's generally a good idea to use a Private Placement Memorandum, or PPM, when offering securities to investors. In this edition of Private Placements, Michael Best & Friedrich attorneys Matt Storms and Dan Ghoca explain the content and the benefits of PPMs, including protection against...
In the case of Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T, the Supreme Court delivered patents another blow, according to guest columnist Shane Brunner, an attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich. By limiting the reach of patents, the nation's high court made it clear that United States patent...
On the subject of electronic health records, Janet Dillione, president of the health services division of Siemens Medical Solutions, provides the perspective of a nationally recognized technologist. Dillione, who was named one of the Top 25 women in healthcare by Modern Health magazine, recently took...