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Modern Counsel is a network of today’s most influential
in-house attorneys. We offer insight into every facet of
legal leaders’ professional lives by telling their stories—
from department structure and team management to
intellectual property and emerging technology. With
engaging editorial, we bring in-house counsel across
industries together to share their stories, learn from
each other, and connect.
Modern Counsel is an opportunity for you to become
part of the larger in-house community by discussing
your work from your perspective. By sharing your team’s
success, our goal is to create a space for legal leaders
to discuss and learn as we all navigate an increasingly
complex business environment.
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OUR READERSHIP
Your peers
Modern Counsel’s readers are your peers. They come
from a range of industries and businesses of various
sizes. They are subject-matter experts and generalists
who, collectively, offer a holistic perspective on the
demands, daily life, and dexterity of corporate law.
Most of our readers are general counsel, but they
are joined by their deputy, associate, and assistant
general counsel colleagues, as well as corporate counsel,
chief legal officers, and outside counsel among others.
This diversity helps us explore the complexity of the
corporate legal function on the ground and at the
macro level.
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Attorneys from companies big and small have
shared their stories on the pages of Modern Counsel.
Each issue comprises a variety of perspectives from
counsel in an array of industries, from finance and
health care to technology and travel.
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SOME OF OUR FEATURED CLIENTS:
Defense
Raytheon
Northrop Grumman
Oil & Gas
Apache Corporation
PanAtlantic
Finance
Citigroup
American Express
UBS United States
GE Capital
Capital One
Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
AstraZeneca
Teva Pharmaceutical
Foods/Beverages
Anheuser-Busch InBev
MillerCoors
US Foods
Yum! Brands
Health Care
Johnson & Johnson
GE Healthcare
Aetna
Manufacturing
Western Digital
Essilor
Medline Industries
Yazaki North America
Boston Scientific
Agilent Technologies
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Cleveland Cavaliers
Buffalo Bills
Technology
Lenovo
DISH Network
Synnex
First Data
Telecommunications
Comcast
Frontier Communications
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platform that connects those working successfully
within corporate law. Whether your marketing
initiatives are towards business development,
recruiting, or to simply amplify your message, our
print and digital media platforms set to stage for you
to directly reach your audience.
AUDIENCE BREAKDOWN
In each issue, you can expect to connect with legal leaders from the following industries:
Manufacturing
Retail
Technology
SOME OF OUR FEATURED ADVERTISERS:
Greenberg Traurig
Mayer Brown
Covington & Burling
Hogan Lovells
Kirkland & Ellis
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Lowenstein Sandler
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Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin
Pierce Atwood
Sheppard Mullin
Dechert
O’Melveny & Myers
Ropes & Gray
Quarles & Brady
Jones Day
Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Locke Lord
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Winston & Strawn
Davis Polk
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Health Care
Finance
Pharmaceuticals
Other
Sports
Foods/Beverages
Insurance
Oil & Gas
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$4,986
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FRONT COVER
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BACK COVER
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at the discretion of Modern Counsel.
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or other advertisement); (2) the failure of Advertiser and/or
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which shall be the earlier of the date of the applicable advertising contract or the date the applicable insertion order
is received by Modern Counsel. In the event of any order
cancellation, Advertiser and Agency shall remain liable for
the full advertising rate (except as otherwise provided herein)
and shall reimburse Modern Counsel for the cost of any work
performed or materials purchased on behalf of Advertiser,
including the cost of services, paper and/or printing.
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applicable advertising contract. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein or the applicable advertising
contract, in the event full payment is not received by Modern
Counsel on or prior to the due date as provided in this subsection, the advertising rates for the applicable contract and
advertisements shall increase to the standard rates set forth
in the then current media kit and full payment of such amount
shall be immediately due and owing; provided, however, in
the event the advertising rates for the applicable advertising
contract and advertisements are already based on the standard rates set forth in the then current media kit, interest will
be charged on the outstanding balance at 2.0% per month.
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or alteration to these terms and conditions shall be valid or
enforceable unless expressly agreed to in writing by Modern
Counsel. Unless expressly agreed to in writing by Modern
Counsel, no other terms or conditions in contracts, orders,
copy, instruction, or other documents furnished by or on behalf of Advertiser or Agency (regardless of when received by
Modern Counsel) will be binding on Modern Counsel.
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