Ryan Mcconnell

Ryan Mcconnell

July 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Supreme Court's WV v. EPA Decision Dooms SEC's Climate Rules

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ability to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the EPA took under the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

11 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Nike Suit Against StockX Pursues Flawed NFT and Counterfeit Theories

Nike claims the lawsuit is to protect its brand and customers, but its approach is misguided. These marketplaces help promote Nike's brand and are a direct result of Nike's effort to limit availability.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

13 minute read

May 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Climate Change Rule May Reframe Risk Management and Governance

In a widely anticipated rule published March 21, the SEC is proposing to require listed companies to disclose climate-related financial risks and metrics to investors.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

9 minute read

April 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Trust and Safety Compliance Program at the Heart of Twitter Rift

Musk says he wants Twitter to foster a "public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive." What Musk is saying is that the trust and safety program shouldn't be used to censor speech.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

7 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Elizabeth Holmes' Odd Verdict and Probable Massive Jail Sentence

The verdict is weird. Only in California can you get yes, no, and we don't know. Prosecutions are typically binary. Defendant is charged, and either pleads guilty or goes to trial. At trial, usually, you see guilty or not guilty, sometimes neither, and the jury can't agree or is hung. It's unusual to get all three in one case.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

8 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Elizabeth Holmes' Defense Team Previews High-Risk Defense Strategy

A Wall Street Journal reporter named John Carreyrou ran a series of articles that exposed that the company was smoke and mirrors. If the trial is anything like Carreyrou's book, "Bad Blood," it should be fascinating.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson and Matthew Boyden

5 minute read

December 15, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

How to Build Company Culture Using Your Virtual Holiday Party

Reimagining the holiday party presents an opportunity to improve upon the usual fare—take what you like and get rid of the rest of it.

By Ryan McConnell and Meagan Baker Thompson

5 minute read

September 28, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Unapologetically Ambitious: Board Member and Tech Leader Shellye Archambeau Shares Her Secrets of Success

Shellye Archambeau is an icon in Silicon Valley who represents tenacity and clear thinking, Ryan McConnell writes.

By Ryan McConnell

5 minute read

August 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

White House Uses IEEPA to Issue Strongest Anti-Dancing Orders Since 'Footloose'

The president's decision to pass these executive orders could have a serious impact economically as well as socially, write Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt of R. McConnell Group.

By Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

6 minute read

August 05, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Compliance Program Appears to Do Little to Avert TikTok Stop

The government's interest in TikTok seems to arise from some national security concern. From a compliance perspective, we could identify three obvious areas that overlap with this concern—privacy, trade controls, and trust and safety.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

8 minute read