In the July 27, 2017 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Kang Haggerty Managing Member Edward T. Kang writes on Being Careful What You Say in Settlement Discussions. Be Careful What You Say in Settlement Discussions By Edward T. Kang There seems to be a common misunderstanding about the proper way to use…
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Legal Intelligencer: Edward T. Kang on How to Effectively Work With Millennials as Employees and Clients
In the June 22, 2017 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Kang Haggerty Managing Member Edward T. Kang writes on How to Effectively Work With Millennials as Employees and Clients. How to Effectively Work With Millennials as Employees and Clients By Edward T. Kang Millennials—generally defined as the generation born between 1981-1997—have defined…
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016—One-Year Later, Now What?
“Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016—One-Year Later, Now What?” by Edward T. Kang | Legal Intelligencer Following its enactment on May 11, 2016, there have been many cases filed in the US District Courts under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In this publication with The Legal Intelligencer, Edward T.…
“Act 170 Changes the Business Landscape in Pennsylvania” by Edward T. Kang | Legal Intelligencer
Act 170 Changes the Business Landscape in Pennsylvania Act 170 effects significant change to the litigation landscape for both practitioners and LLC members. In this Legal Intelligencer publication, Edward Kang discusses the rights of a limited liability company (LLC) member to sue other members either directly or derivatively on behalf…
I (Think) I’m Ready for My First Trial. Do I want a Jury or Nonjury Trial?
In his April 2016 civil litigation column in The Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Edward T. Kang discusses and compares the relative merits of jury and bench trials based on analysis of data and comparative studies on the outcome of cases categorized by choice of fact-finder. While jury trials…
The Legal Intelligencer’s Women in the Profession Roundtable
Kang Haggerty founding member Jacklyn Fetbroyt was invited to participate in The Legal Intelligencer’s Women in the Profession Roundtable, featured in the publication’s November 2016 “Top Women in Law” special supplement. The roundtable, moderated by Morgan Lewis chair Jami McKeon, addressed issues that included recruitment and retention of female lawyers,…
Be Careful Before Relying on the Common Interest Doctrine
The common interest doctrine (CID), also known as the community-of-interest doctrine, is an exception to the general rule that attorney-client privilege (ACP) is waived when privileged information is shared with a third party. The CID allows attorneys representing different clients with the same or substantially similar legal interests to agree…
Fetbroyt Featured in Women in the Profession Roundtable
Kang Haggerty founding member Jacklyn Fetbroyt was selected to participate in a Women in the Profession Roundtable discussion that took place at the American Lawyer Media offices in Philadelphia. The conversation will be published in an upcoming Woman in the Profession supplement in The Legal Intelligencer. Among the issues discussed…
The Legal Intelligencer: Kang on M&As and Attorney-Client Privilege of Selling Corporations
In Edward Kang’s March 2016 civil litigation column in The Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, he writes on the issue of M&As and Attorney-Client Privilege of Selling Corporations. Courts have long recognized that the attorney-client privilege extends to corporations, as in Upjohn v. United States, 449 U.S. 383 (1981).…
The Legal Intelligencer’s Top Laterals/New Partners Supplement: Kang on Lateral Hiring and the Small, Boutique Law Firm
“Thinking about making a lateral move to a small, boutique law firm? Recruiting successful laterals is critical to any firm’s success, regardless of size, and firms consider many factors in making a lateral hire. But for a small, boutique firm, a lateral hire will have an immediate impact. While big…