Q&A

Consider the Past, Present and Future: A Q&A With David Cambria

Dan Clark | May 25, 2018

Cambria spoke with Corporate Counsel about a number of topics, such as starting a legal operations function and why running ops reminds him of the classic book "A Christmas Carol."

News

Noble Energy Hires Rachel Clingman as Legal Chief

Stephanie Forshee | May 25, 2018

Clingman takes over the role after former GC Arnold Johnson abruptly departed last November.

News

Plaintiffs Plot 'Way Around' Supreme Court's Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | May 25, 2018

There may be another way: "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel." The concept is fairly established in the law, but it has not been used much. And judges and arbitrators have broad discretion whether to apply it in any given case.

News

Global Trade Sanctions Picture Growing Tenser and Murkier for General Counsel

Sue Reisinger | May 24, 2018

Recent action by the U.S. on the sanctions front has given American companies reason to be leery. Sometimes, with cross-border transactions, it's tough to even know which country's legal regime to follow.

News

Google Privacy Veteran Takes on Data Protection Officer Job as GDPR Approaches

Caroline Spiezio | May 24, 2018

To find a data protection officer to help ensure Google's compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation, the company did not have to search far.

Video

GC Connie Chen Explains What’s Cooking in OpenTable’s Law Department

Caroline Spiezio | Jason Doiy | May 24, 2018

Corporate Counsel recently sat down with Chen to talk about her role at the San Francisco-based company and her career advice—plus her favorite foods.

News

Financial Services Data Company RNN Group Brings on First GC

Kristen Rasmussen | May 24, 2018

Jay Carter, who joins RNN Group from Resurgent Capital Services, also will serve as the startup company's chief compliance officer.

News

The GDPR and China's Cyber Law: Following One Doesn't Mean Following Both

Ian Lopez | May 24, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation and China's Cybersecurity Law are aligned in many ways, though there are enough divisions that privacy counsel should be wary in creating a plan to comply with both.

News

LinkedIn Finds Its New General Counsel in Blake Lawit

Caroline Spiezio | May 24, 2018

Lawit, who has been working for the professional networking platform for eight years, has an impressive new title to add to his own LinkedIn profile.

Expert Opinion

General Counsel Need to Seek Flat Fees More, Research Finds

Aaron Kotok and Michael Williams| May 24, 2018

In the first key finding of its GC Thought Leaders Experiment, AdvanceLaw assesses whether flat fees generate better or worse law firm performance on legal matters than do hourly fees.

News

Arista's Antitrust Suit Against Cisco OK'd for Trial

Scott Graham | May 23, 2018

U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California ruled that Cisco's copyright suit combined with GC Mark Chandler's blog posts were enough to get by summary judgment.

News

Facebook Names Data Protection Officer as GDPR Deadline Nears

Caroline Spiezio | May 23, 2018

Stephen Deadman will be stepping in as data protection officer for Facebook at a time when the company's data practices are under more scrutiny than ever.

News

New MSU Top Lawyer Robert Young's Priorities: Resolve Nassar Matters; Reform Legal Services

Sue Reisinger | May 23, 2018

Corporate Counsel got Young to open up about why he has taken on the formidable challenge of running MSU's embattled legal department.

News

Money Isn’t Everything for In-House Counsel, Report Says

Dan Clark | May 23, 2018

Only 26 percent of attorneys surveyed by Evers Legal believed that compensation was the most rewarding aspect of their work.

News

Workday GC Jim Shaughnessy Shares Focuses on Data Privacy, GDPR

Caroline Spiezio | May 23, 2018

Shaughnessy, who joined the cloud computing company in 2011, believes that it's possible for in-house counsel baffled by data privacy and GDPR to "get up to speed very quickly."

News

High Court Approval of Class Action Waivers in Landmark Case Seen as Victory for Companies

Dan Clark | May 23, 2018

“It’s a significant victory for employers in that those that have arbitration agreements that contain class and collective action waivers are now able to enforce them without any question,” said one of the attorneys who argued for Epic Systems before the U.S. Supreme Court.

News

Ogletree Launches Tool to Automate Arbitration Agreements Following SCOTUS Decision

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 23, 2018

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins launched an automation tool for revising arbitration agreements to include class-action waivers just one day after a controversial Supreme Court decision confirmed their legal viability.

News

How Mexichem's GC Brought His Team Together by Building a Global Compliance Program

Sue Reisinger | May 22, 2018

Francisco Hernandez of Mexichem took a group of disparate lawyers spread throughout the world and shaped them into a global legal function using a rather surprising tool--ethics and compliance.

From Frying Pan to Fire: MSU Names Robert Young as New General Counsel

Sue Reisinger | May 22, 2018

Still reeling from the Larry Nassar scandal, MSU has hired a former Michigan Supreme Court chief justice to head its legal department. Robert Young, who was once on President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court shortlist, is an experienced attorney, but has also been criticized.

News

JetBlue GC Retires, Flies Off Into the Sunset With $1.2M

Stephanie Forshee | May 22, 2018

James Hnat revealed last week that he will leave JetBlue. But he won't depart the New York-based airline empty-handed.

News

After 16 Months at Square, GC Hillary Smith Resigns

Caroline Spiezio | May 22, 2018

It's unknown where Hillary Smith of Square will land next, but her successor, Sivan Whiteley, has been named.

News

Volkswagen’s Integrity Chief Defends Work to Reform Corporate Culture

C. Ryan Barber | May 22, 2018

Hiltrud Werner, Volkswagen’s head of integrity and legal affairs, says the company is "already making extremely good progress” at developing a speak-up culture. “But we are not yet where we want to be,” she adds.

News

AmEx's GC Laureen Seeger Opens Up About Diversity, Mentoring, and Pay Equity

Stephanie Forshee | May 22, 2018

In an interview with Corporate Counsel, the high-powered GC shared why diversity and inclusion are so important to her and what she and AmEx are doing to level the playing field.

News

DHS Cyber Strategy the Latest Overture to Public-Private Info Sharing. Can It Work?

Ian Lopez | May 22, 2018

The strategy emphasizes the importance of pubic and private sector information sharing in combating breaches and places special focus on national security and critical infrastructure.

News

In Former Engineer's Harassment Suit, Uber's Decision to Scrap Arbitration Gets Its First Test

Ross Todd | May 21, 2018

The lawsuit comes just a week after the company announced that it would forgo arbitration and nondisclosure agreements in harassment cases.

News

Chinese Trademark Applications Filed With PTO Could Create Headaches for US Businesses

Dan Clark | May 21, 2018

Chinese companies are on track to file more foreign trademark applications than U.S. companies in the next couple of years, according to recent data.

News

Most US and EU Companies Not Ready for New Data Privacy Law, Survey Says

Sue Reisinger | May 21, 2018

With the Friday GDPR deadline approaching, the report said 63 percent of U.S. respondents stated they will be largely or completely compliant. The report said there is “a mixed picture across Europe,” however.

News

Monsanto and Husch Blackwell's Case Assessment Mastery Made Them ACC Value Champions

Dan Clark | May 21, 2018

As a result of implementing a new algorithm to assess asbestos cases early, the number of active cases has declined by 53 percent and settlement costs were reduced by 30 percent for Monsanto. Spend on outside counsel on these matters is down by 10 percent.

News

For More Diversity, In-House Legal Leaders Say: Be Intentional, Show Bottom-Line Benefits

Kristen Rasmussen | May 21, 2018

On May 18, a group of attorneys from major companies gathered in the Atlanta offices of Greenberg Traurig to share their experiences with building diversity.

News

Digital Wealth Management Firm Personal Capital Names First GC

Stephanie Forshee | May 21, 2018

"My experience helping technology companies grow and stay ahead of the increasingly complex legal and compliance matters as they scale will allow me to add value right from the start," said new general counsel Allison Amadia.

News

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | May 21, 2018

"The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before us must be enforced as written," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the decision "egregiously wrong."

The Security Challenges with Bringing Blockchain In-House

Rhys Dipshan | May 21, 2018

Properly securing blockchain-enabled technologies such as smart contracts requires not only traditional cybersecurity protections, but also coordination across multiple different teams.

News

After 38 Years at Dow, GC Charles Kalil Announces Retirement

Caroline Spiezio | May 18, 2018

Associate General Counsel Amy Wilson will step in as general counsel-elect after Kalil's exit later this year.

In CBS Board's Showdown With Shari Redstone, Whose Move Is Next?

Tom McParland | May 18, 2018

The next chapter of CBS Corp.'s ongoing feud with Shari Redstone is set to turn on the validity of a board of directors' vote late Thursday to strip its controlling stockholder of her voting power and whether Redstone's National Amusements Inc. has the authority to block the move.

Expert Opinion

ADA Lawsuits and Businesses: Take Steps to Avoid Litigation Now

Patrick P. Dinardo and Erika Todd| May 18, 2018

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990, but it is newly urgent for businesses. Lawsuits filed under Title III, which requires businesses that are open to the public to be accessible to people with disabilities, have increased exponentially in recent years.

News

Kate Logan Takes the Mic as Warner Music's New International General Counsel

Caroline Spiezio | May 18, 2018

Logan will be in charge of WMG's legal affairs around the world, including in North Africa and the Middle East, where the company recently added a new division.

News

Who Has Been Hired to Lead Legal at Fortune 500 Companies in 2018?

Stephanie Forshee | May 18, 2018

New data from consultancy Russell Reynolds Associates shows significant turnover in the first quarter of this year. It also indicates that more women than usual have been hired to lead legal departments in the early months of 2018

News

Corporate Counsel Announces Its 2018 Best Legal Departments

Heather Nevitt | May 18, 2018

Corporate Counsel's editorial department is pleased to announce the honorees of our 2018 Best Legal Departments awards.

News

SunTrust Hit With Class Action After 1.5M Customers' Data Breached

Greg Land | May 18, 2018

Morgan & Morgan filed the putative class action against the bank yesterday on behalf customers whose private information may have been disclosed in a data breach.

News

AB InBev Toasts to Its New Path on Due Diligence and Compliance

Sue Reisinger | May 18, 2018

The brewing giant used truly unconventional and high-tech methods to transform compliance on a global scale.

News

Wanji Walcott’s Mission Goes Beyond Guiding PayPal Through Business Problems

Stephanie Forshee | May 18, 2018

Corporate Counsel’s 2018 General Counsel of the Year is much more than just a top-notch legal and business problem solver. She’s also a staunch advocate for doing good.

News

ADM Pulled Off a Big Turnaround, A Little at a Time

Rebekah Mintzer | May 18, 2018

A few years ago, ADM's in-house lawyers were stuck in silos and outside legal spend was high. But they righted the ship in a really big way.

News

James Chen Has Become a Force in the Electric Vehicle Sector

Stephanie Forshee | May 18, 2018

Chen, Corporate Counsel’s 2018 Startup General Counsel of the Year, is not afraid of taking a risk.

News

DXC Technology’s GC Risked Everything for His Vision

Sue Reisinger | May 18, 2018

DXC Technology teamed up with UnitedLex to carry out what's been called the largest ever managed services transaction in the industry. It was a gutsy call by DXC GC William Deckelman.

Analysis

NetApp Had a Long Road to the Top of In-house Innovation

Caroline Spiezio | May 18, 2018

NetApp's lawyers are not just committed to improving technology within the legal department--they've spread their tech savvy to other parts of the company (and even outside NetApp) as well.

The Law Firm Disrupted: In Heavyweight Bout, It's Clients v. Law Firms

Roy Strom | May 18, 2018

The Legal Marketing Association's P3 Conference in Chicago was the scene of a robust debate about legal service delivery and more than a few body blows.

News

Interim UF GC Amy Hass Tapped to Take Over Permanently

Kristen Rasmussen | May 17, 2018

Hass, who joined the university's legal department in 2006, replaces an embattled Jamie Keith, who resigned nearly a year ago.

News

Hispanic Bar Association Leaders Discuss Initiative to Increase Latino GC Numbers

Caroline Spiezio | May 17, 2018

"It’s time to create our own pipeline, set our own goals, and execute," said Angelita Hernandez, an in-house lawyer at Target who helped start the initiative.

Wabash National Names Melanie Margolin as New General Counsel

Dan Clark | May 17, 2018

"Wabash National’s leadership also includes the legal function as a proactive partner in the business, which is a great fit for my skills and work style," Margolin said.

News

Facebook Wants to Play Dating Game—Its Lawyers Could Face IP, Trade Secret Challenges

Stephanie Forshee | May 17, 2018

If legal fights in the online dating industry are any indication, Facebook's legal department would be smart to strategize about its inroads into this new line of business.

News

Chinese Foreign Trademark Applications Set to Outnumber Those Submitted From US by 2020

Dan Clark | May 17, 2018

A new study from CompuMark indicates the United States should watch its back with global trademark applications.

Update

Acting AG Underwood Announces Intent to Sue Purdue Pharma Over Opioids

MP McQueen | May 17, 2018

The statement of intent to sue the Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of OxyContin comes after a September 2017 announcement by a bipartisan coalition of 41 state attorneys general of an investigation into the role of major pharmaceutical companies in the current opioid epidemic.

Update

CBS Board Votes to Reduce Redstone's Control, Setting Up Court Showdown

Tom McParland | May 17, 2018

CBS Corp.’s board of directors late Thursday voted to strip its controlling stockholder of most of her voting power, setting up the next showdown in the media giant’s ongoing struggle with Shari Redstone and her family's National Amusements Inc. for control of the company.

Keeping the “General” in General Counsel: Why GCs Still Need Broad Skillsets

Craig Mills| May 17, 2018

As part of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills, a shareholder and co-chair of the Litigation section at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, talks to Rob Edmund, the chief legal and talent officer at Kforce.

News

Amazon's the Latest Tech Company to Adopt the Rooney Rule: Here Are Some Others

Caroline Spiezio | May 16, 2018

Amazon is putting the so-called "Rooney Rule" in place to diversify its board of directors. But it's far from the first to try this tactic in the technology business.

News

Part of Growing Trend, Anadarko Shareholders Approve Climate Change Resolution

Sue Reisinger | May 16, 2018

“Shareholders are clearly expressing to companies that they want climate risk in their decision-making,” said one advocate.

News

Is GDPR a 'Spark for New Business Models?' Some Companies Say 'Yes'

Dan Clark | May 16, 2018

A new survey indicates that, believe it or not, GDPR spells opportunity for some companies.

News

Some Lawyers Chafe as Clients Expand Outside Counsel Guidelines

Miriam Rozen | May 16, 2018

As corporate clients demand greater fealty from their external lawyers, some see a threat to their professional independence.

News

New Initiative Aims for 100 Black GCs at Top Companies by 2025

Kristen Rasmussen | May 16, 2018

The long-term goal is to increase the number of black in-house legal leaders in both public and private large companies.

News

Michigan State Settles in Principle With Nassar Victims for $500M

Sue Reisinger | May 16, 2018

Current claimants will split $425 million and another $75 million will be set aside for future claimants.

Q&A

HUB International GC John Albright Says Legal Has 'Only Begun to Scratch the Surface' With AI

Dan Clark | May 16, 2018

Albright gave his take on how legal departments should go about purchasing AI and whether or not it's going to replace human lawyers.

Expert Opinion

Mastering Legal Holds: When Does the Hold Obligation Arise? Part II

John Tredennick| May 16, 2018

In the first of this three-part series on mastering legal holds, I introduced the concept of a legal hold and offered seven steps for implementing a hold.

Q&A

Corporate Law 2.0: What It Means to Be a 'Chief Legal Innovation Counsel'

Rhys Dipshan | May 16, 2018

Former GE executive counsel Farrah Pepper discusses her move to Marsh & McLennan as its new chief legal innovation counsel, where she says her primary job is to make things "click."

News

Novartis GC Out Following Revelation of Company Payments to Trump Lawyer

Stephanie Forshee | May 16, 2018

Felix Ehrat will retire not long after it was revealed that the pharma company had signed a contract with Michael Cohen.

News

Novartis GC to Step Down After Admitting $1.2M Contract With Cohen Was an Error

Anna Ward | May 16, 2018

The pharma company's legal chief took "personal responsibility" to end public debate over the payments made to Michael Cohen.

News

SEC Cutting Back on Corporate Enforcement Actions, Report Says

Sue Reisinger | May 15, 2018

The enforcement decline is part of a downward trend that began in the last half of fiscal year 2017.

News

Association of Corporate Counsel Names 2018 Value Champions

Dan Clark | May 15, 2018

Every year, the ACC rewards innovation and ingenuity from legal departments and their outside partners.

News

AT&T Is 'Punishing Women for Being Pregnant,' Plaintiffs Claim in Class Action

Erin Mulvaney | May 15, 2018

“We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including for an employee’s gender or pregnancy,” AT&T said in a statement in response to the amended complaint in Indiana federal district court.

News

Following Uber's Lead, Lyft Ends Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Assault Claims

Caroline Spiezio | May 15, 2018

Lyft also will end requirements that those who make #MeToo-type claims keep quiet about their stories.

Expert Opinion

Unexpected Successor Liability Arising From an Asset Purchase

Gary S. Matsko| May 15, 2018

It is an article of faith that a company seeking to acquire a business without being saddled with its liabilities does so by acquiring assets: “Most jurisdictions, including Massachusetts, follow the traditional corporate law principle that the liabilities of a selling predecessor corporation are not imposed upon the successor corporation which purchases its assets ...,” as in Milliken & Co. v. Duro Textiles, 451 Mass. 547, 556, 887 N.E.2d 244, 254 (2008).

News

Uber CLO Explains Decision to Scrap Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and NDAs Around Sexual Harassment, Assault

Stephanie Forshee | May 15, 2018

Tony West of Uber explained the rationale behind his company's announcement of new policies on how it deals with claims of sexual harassment and assault.

News

Salesforce Names Data Protection Officer as GDPR Implementation Approaches

Caroline Spiezio | May 14, 2018

Lindsey Finch, whose appointment was announced by the San Francisco-based company on Monday, has worked in-house at Salesforce for 10 and a half years and heads global privacy at the company.

News

Trump's Move to Ease Sanctions on ZTE Called 'Highly Unusual'

Sue Reisinger | May 14, 2018

“This is highly unusual,” said one law professor who has been focusing his lessons around ZTE. “I’ve never heard of a politician trying to change [a plea deal] before.”

News

Legal Artificial Intelligence Vendors On the Rise, Report Says

Dan Clark | May 14, 2018

Options abound for legal departments attempting to integrate more artificial intelligence into their work.

News

CBS Sues Shari Redstone to Block Possible Viacom Merger With CBS

Tom McParland | May 14, 2018

CBS Corp. on Monday sued to stop controlling stockholder Shari Redstone from pursuing a merger with Viacom, amid fears that she could act quickly to oust the CBS board and force a deal that CBS claims would irreparably harm the company and its investors.

Expert Opinion

A Legal Ops Pro With His Eyes on the Future: A Q&A With Gary Tully of Gilead

Dan Clark | May 14, 2018

Tully spoke to Corporate Counsel about the evolution of legal ops, his day-to-day challenges, his project to help with law firm data security and more.

News

Kickstarter Picks Former Tumblr Legal Boss as New GC

Stephanie Forshee | May 14, 2018

Mitchell replaces Michal Rosenn in the post of top lawyer at Kickstarter, the company that runs one of the most popular global crowdfunding platforms.

Expert Opinion

India: An Emerging Economic Powerhouse and the Need for In-House Counsel

Pooja Mahbubani| May 14, 2018

With sustained economic growth above 7 percent and an exploding start-up culture, the Indian economy is booming. And thanks to the ongoing economic liberalization brought about by the Modi government, it’s never been more accessible for foreign companies.

News

US Supreme Court, Divided, Buys Into Wider Legalized Sports Betting

Tony Mauro | May 14, 2018

The justices in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association found the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act infringed on state sovereignty. The decision could transform sports and sports gambling from coast to coast.

News

5 of the Biggest Compliance Questions About Renewed Iran Trade Sanctions, Answered

MP McQueen | May 11, 2018

Greta Lichtenbaum, a partner at O’Melveny & Myers whose practice includes international trade and regulatory compliance, answered Corporate Counsel's questions about the impact on multinational companies of the Trump administration's renewed sanctions against Iran.

Patent Owner Launches Takings Class Action in Wake of SCOTUS Ruling

Scott Graham | May 11, 2018

Heninger Garrison Davis serves up a challenge to AIA proceedings that Justice Clarence Thomas refused to rule out.

News

Champagne Anyone? Celebrating an End to 'Piling On' White Collar Enforcement

Sue Reisinger | May 11, 2018

A recent announcement from the Justice Department may prompt some in-house counsel to raise their glasses.

News

Cheesecake Factory Serves Up Casual Dining Vet as New GC

Stephanie Forshee | May 11, 2018

May will step in for Debby Zurzolo, who announced earlier this year that she is leaving the company to "pursue other interests."

News

AT&T Gov’t Affairs to Work Under GC David McAtee After Cohen Payments Revelation

Rebekah Mintzer | May 11, 2018

AT&T is putting McAtee in charge of lobbying after making what its CEO called a "big mistake" with President Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.

News

AT&T's Top In-House Lobbyist, Entangled in Michael Cohen Payment, Retires

C. Ryan Barber | May 11, 2018

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Friday that hiring Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was a “big mistake.” Bob Quinn, vice president for external and legislative affairs and a former Mayer Brown lawyer, retired amid the scrutiny of the company's $600,000 payment.

News

Not Just GDPR: Questions Abound as EU Cybersecurity Directive Comes Online

Rhys Dipshan | May 11, 2018

Since each EU nation can implement the Network and Information Security (NIS) directive in its own way, there is uncertainty over what local and international companies will be covered.

News

SEC Cyber Unit Chief Warns Steeper Penalties May Be Coming for ICO Issuers That Flout Rules

Ben Hancock | May 10, 2018

The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s cyber unit said participants have been put on notice that more actions and penalties could be in store for violators.

Jockey GC Talks Trump, Tariffs and Trade War Threats

Stephanie Forshee | May 10, 2018

"To put this in perspective, the current climate presents a significant threat and it is one of the bigger threats to the supply chain I’ve seen in my career," said Jockey's Mark Jaeger.

News

Hughes Hubbard Partner Named Top Lawyer at US Chamber of Commerce

Dan Clark | May 10, 2018

John Wood, who will start as the Chamber's legal boss in early June, has also been a U.S. attorney and worked as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

News

Plaintiffs Pitch Dueling Visions, One Big & One Small, to Judge in iPhone MDL

Ross Todd | May 10, 2018

The judge overseeing claims Apple deliberately slowed older iPhones heard leadership pitches in front of a courtroom full of about 40 lawyers Thursday, with another 10 or so on the phone.

News

Acting General Counsel at Michigan State Resigns Amid Criticism From Trustees

Sue Reisinger | May 10, 2018

Kristine Zayko is the second legal department leader that MSU has lost in the last three months.

News

Elanco Animal Health Company Announces New General Counsel

Dan Clark | May 10, 2018

Michael-Bryant Hicks will take the GC seat at Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly and Co.

Expert Opinion

Outside Liability in the #MeToo Era: The Viability of Aiding and Abetting Claims

Lynne Hermle and Annie Prasad| May 10, 2018

Executive heads continue to roll in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which now has boards of directors and shareholders in its crosshairs.

News

Ventura Food's Assistant GC Shares Her 'Small but Mighty' Department's Pro Bono Story

Caroline Spiezio | May 10, 2018

Many large corporate legal departments don't even have a pro bono program. Ventura Foods' three-person legal department has built a robust one.

News

2 New Suits Challenge Gig Worker Classification, And This Is Just the Beginning

Erin Mulvaney | May 10, 2018

The predicted spike in worker classification litigation—following the California Supreme Court's big gig economy ruling—is beginning. Two new suits challenge how Lyft and Postmates classify their workforce.

Slideshow

16 Legal Tech Movers We've Watched in 2018

Ian Lopez | May 10, 2018

A look at some of the biggest legal tech career moves in 2018.

News

The GDPR Deadline is Coming, Get That Cyber Insurance Policy Ready

Dan Clark | May 10, 2018

Attorneys said that companies need to be especially thoughtful about their cyber coverage now that the GDPR is imposing tougher rules on many of them around data.

News

Alternative Legal Service Providers Make the Case for Themselves in GDPR Compliance

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 10, 2018

Alternative legal service providers have long made the case that they can disrupt the way businesses manage legal services. Will GDPR and Brexit let these providers prove their case?

News

After 4 Months at City National Bank, Jared Wolff Becomes General Counsel

Caroline Spiezio | May 09, 2018

It hasn't taken very long for Wolff to take a step up at City National.

Facebook is Banning Foreign Ad Buys Around an Irish Referendum. Could it Do the Same in the US?

Caroline Spiezio | May 09, 2018

Facebook Inc.'s strategy around Ireland's Eighth Amendment referendum could also apply to U.S. elections this November, attorneys said.