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  • In-House Leaders From Facebook, Uber and Others Discuss the Complexity of Consent in GDPR

    Caroline Spiezio |April 20, 2018

    Are companies seeking too much consent to process data? Too little? It's a situation that poses challenges for in-house lawyers far and wide.

  • Amid Nassar Sex Scandal, MSU General Counsel Received $436,000 Severance Deal

    Sue Reisinger |April 19, 2018

    Robert Noto left Michigan State University under less than ideal circumstances earlier this year. But he was still paid handsomely on his departure.

  • Documents: Feds Hit Wells Fargo for $1B Penalty for Consumer Abuses

    Mike Scarcella |April 20, 2018

    The $1 billion penalty imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the largest in the agency's history.

  • Expert Opinion

    Anticipating the 2018 CLOC Institute and Grading Legal Ops Progress: 'Nevertheless, We Persist …'

    Susan Hackett| April 20, 2018

    About a year ago, I wrote two articles for Corporate Counsel about the 2017 CLOC conference—one article appeared in advance of the meeting to discuss what registrants might expect; the other was published after the conference ended to offer up some concluding thoughts and explore top takeaways.

  • Q&A

    Q&A: Lance Armstrong's Lawyer Talks Shop About Settling with US Postal Service

    Ross Todd | April 19, 2018

    Elliot Peters of Keker, Van Nest & Peters says "100 percent" of him wished he could take the doping case to trial, but that the $5 million settlement Armstrong reached "puts litigation out of his life."

  • News

    Singapore GCs Eyeing Higher Impact, Chief Executive Roles, Report Finds

    Stephanie Forshee | April 19, 2018

    General counsel in the city-state seem to be an ambitious bunch—and may have their eyes on the CEO or COO's chair.

  • News

    A Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower’s Challenge to Social Media Collection

    Ian Lopez | April 19, 2018

    A veteran of data collection for political campaigns and social media, Brittany Kaiser says technologies like smart contracts can help build a framework for personal data as personal property.

  • News

    New Guide Warns GCs of Anti-Corruption Compliance Challenges in Latin America

    Caroline Spiezio | April 19, 2018

    New anti-corruption laws are taking hold in Latin America, and GCs, even those based in the United States, should take note.

  • Best Practices

    'Prenups' Are Not Just for Individuals: Protecting Your Client in a Business Divorce

    Byeongsook Seo and Stephanie Kanan| April 18, 2018

    Before your corporate client gets hitched, counsel them on why a solid business prenup makes sense. The following are key items to consider.

  • News

    Southwest Airlines Passengers Looking to Lawyer Up After Emergency Landing

    Samantha Joseph | April 18, 2018

    Less than 24 hours after a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia Tuesday, attorney Ladd Sanger had already fielded two calls from passengers.

  • News

    Former ClearSlide GC Olga Mack Joins Quantstamp as VP of Strategy

    Caroline Spiezio | April 18, 2018

    Mack, who was formerly in-house at ClearSlide and Zoosk, was going to take some time off, but then found a job that she couldn't turn down.

  • News

    Breast Implants Maker Names First GC

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 18, 2018

    Jeremy Livianu comes to New York City-based Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. from Redwood City, California's Nevro Corp., where he built the legal department from scratch and helped take the company public.

  • CLOC Has Scored Some Early Wins - Much Work Remains Undone

    Nicholas Bruch, Senior Analyst ALM Legal Intelligence | April 18, 2018

    While the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) has started an important discussion in the legal industry, it is made little ground in the biggest areas.

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  • Expert Opinion

    Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege: Mitigating Risks When Working With Litigation PR Consultants

    Lisa M. Baird and Erica Yen| April 18, 2018

    When it comes to the attorney-client privilege, confidentiality matters. The privilege ordinarily is lost when otherwise confidential attorney-client communications are exposed to third parties, and that makes such communications vulnerable to discovery in litigation.

  • News

    Retail GCs Now Waiting for Supreme Court Decision in Online Sales Tax Case

    Stephanie Forshee | April 18, 2018

    In-house legal leaders had plenty to say about South Dakota v. Wayfair. Oral arguments in the case were heard on Tuesday at the Supreme Court.

  • News

    Microsoft, Cisco and 32 Other Companies Sign 'Cybersecurity Tech Accord' to Build Global Trust

    Caroline Spiezio | April 17, 2018

    "By putting ourselves out there in this way, it will result in civil society and other organizations looking for other ways to hold the industry to account, in an age where talk is cheap," Cisco GC Mark Chandler told Corporate Counsel on Tuesday.

  • News

    Experts: Hackers, Insiders and Regulators Are Among Companies' Biggest Threats

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 17, 2018

    In-house data privacy and other cybersecurity experts spoke during a panel discussion at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta last week.

  • News

    US Slaps China's ZTE Corp. With Export Ban Over False Statements

    Sue Reisinger | April 17, 2018

    The move was spurred by the government's assertion that, contrary to terms of a 2017 settlement, ZTE paid full bonuses to employees that had engaged in illegal conduct and failed to issue letters of reprimand.

  • Global In-House: How to Make Your Case for Legal Operations Support

    E. Leigh Dance| April 17, 2018

    Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s annual gig kicks off in Vegas next week, with more than double last year’s big crowd. This global in-house column explores why the legal ops role makes sense for companies headquartered worldwide, with bonus tips from the pros on how you can make it happen.

  • News

    Tales From the Legal Tech Startup Community: Fundraising While Pregnant

    Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 17, 2018

    Basha Rubin and Mirra Levitt, the co-founders of Priori Legal, managed to land a major tech incubator investment, but dealing with fundraising and pregnancy at the same time wasn't easy.

  • News

    Employees Sue Security Analyst Behind Infamous Spying Claims, Raising New Issues for Uber

    Stephanie Forshee | April 17, 2018

    Though Uber is not a named defendant in the complaint, experts said the company will still have plenty of work on its hands in dealing with a defamation suit recently filed against former Uber security analyst Richard Jacobs.

  • News

    U.S. Steel Finds Its New General Counsel in Duane Holloway

    Stephanie Forshee | April 17, 2018

    Holloway most recently led the legal department at Ascena Retail Group.

  • News

    Supreme Court Ruling Ends Microsoft Email Privacy Case

    Tony Mauro | April 17, 2018

    “No live dispute remains between the parties over the issue with respect to which certiorari was granted,” the court stated in a three-page order.

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  • News

    Microsoft Attorney Julie Brill Announces Parent Consent Plan to Comply With GDPR

    Sue Reisinger | April 16, 2018

    Microsoft is again offering the public some insights into its plan to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect in May.

  • News

    An Exxon Mobil In-House Leader Looks Back: A Q&A With JoAnn Lee

    Rebekah Mintzer | April 16, 2018

    Lee, a veteran of the legal department at Exxon Mobil, has a lot to say about the law and the legal profession's persistent diversity problem.

  • News

    Delta's Top Lawyer 'Begging' for Project-Based Billing

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 16, 2018

    The issue of alternative fee arrangements was among many topics that Delta’s Peter Carter and other top lawyers at Fortune 500 companies, including UPS, AIG and Union Pacific, discussed during a panel at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta last week.

  • Preparing for Unfathomable Social Media Events

    Erin S. Hennessy, Annie Allison and Salsabil Ahmed| April 16, 2018

    How to Successfully Navigate Legal Challenges for Brands Online

  • Slideshow

    What 10 Legal Department Luminaries Have Said About Outside Firms

    Rebekah Mintzer | April 16, 2018

    Here are some of the quotable (and occasionally controversial) statements those in legal departments have made about their outside partners.

  • Analysis

    Does Cyberinsurance Cover Phishing Scams? Ask Your Local Federal Court

    Rhys Dipshan | April 16, 2018

    Federal courts are split on whether computer fraud provisions in cyberinsurance policies cover the actions of employees tricked into sending funds to cybercriminals.

  • Procurement and The New Legal Buy/Sell Dynamic

    Mark A. Cohen| April 16, 2018

    Procurement's expanding role in the legal industry is changing the way legal services are bought and sold.

  • LA Dodgers GC Says Technology Has Created Major League Changes for Baseball's Lawyers

    Caroline Spiezio | April 13, 2018

    The veteran legal leader spoke on Friday at Berkeley Law about "America's Pastime" and how in-house lawyers' roles in the sport have evolved over the decades.

  • News

    Wells Fargo in Talks With Regulators Seeking $1B in Sanctions

    Sue Reisinger | April 13, 2018

    The troubled bank reported in its first quarter financial results that it may be taking another big hit from regulators.

  • News

    With GDPR Fast Approaching, How Should Companies Fill the Data Protection Officer Role?

    Caroline Spiezio | April 13, 2018

    Many companies will need to hire or appoint a data protection officer under GDPR. But who should they go for?

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  • Podcast

    How to Take the Fear and Loathing Out of the RFP Process

    Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | April 13, 2018

    The experience can be cumbersome and anxiety-inducing for both sides of the equation, and it can end badly. And sometimes, it works brilliantly.

  • News

    China Hacks on US Corporations Rising, With Law Firms, GCs Prime Targets

    Ian Lopez | April 13, 2018

    While China has been largely compliant with an agreement with the U.S. to not hack for intellectual property, new data indicates M&A info and contracts are viewed as fair game.

  • News

    VirnetX Scores $502.5M Verdict Against Apple

    Scott Graham | April 12, 2018

    It's the second nine-figure verdict obtained by the company and its Caldwell Cassady & Curry lawyers in the last year. But Apple says the PTAB has already invalidated all of the patents.

  • News

    In Expanded Uber Settlement, FTC Hammers Home Security Message

    Ben Hancock | April 12, 2018

    The regulator warned tech companies to make sure their software development environments are secure. Uber's 2016 breach came after an engineer stored an access key to a cloud database in code hosted on GitHub.

  • News

    Business Groups Sound Alarm as EU Proposes Law to Permit Consumer Class Actions

    Sue Reisinger | April 12, 2018

    Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, worried the proposal "could make the EU a major global hub for abusive litigation."

  • Ruling on Salary History Fuels Renewed Focus on Gender Pay Inequities

    Erin Mulvaney | April 12, 2018

    “Plaintiffs lawyers are taking notice,” a Seyfarth Shaw partner says. “Given the prominence of the #MeToo movement, this will certainly continue and increase risk for employers.”

  • News

    The Reviews Are in for Zuck: His Big Performance Sounded Scripted, But Is That Bad?

    Caroline Spiezio | April 12, 2018

    Attorneys and other experts weighed in on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big week in D.C., explaining how some facets of his testimony proved effective, while others may not have worked as well.

  • News

    5 Takeaways From IPForward's 2018 Conference

    Caroline Spiezio | April 12, 2018

    Here's some of the knowledge that a high-profile group of in-house IP specialists shared at the San Mateo conference on Wednesday.

  • Inspirational Quotes From Four Top Women Lawyers at Walmart

    Sue Reisinger | April 12, 2018

    The women lawyers of Walmart Inc. are as diverse as America’s population, and maybe more so.

  • Analysis

    Facebook Collected Users' Text and Calls Logs. Will the FTC Act?

    Rhys Dipshan | April 12, 2018

    On Android mobile operating systems, Facebook could bundle its permissions requests, leaving users in the dark about exactly what data the mobile app was collecting.

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  • News

    Deadline for The American Lawyer Awards Approaching

    Gina Passarella Cipriani | April 12, 2018

    Check out the categories in our American Lawyer Awards for which submissions are due week. Some exciting new opportunities for those in the industry to show how they are revolutionizing the way legal services are delivered.

  • Expert Opinion

    The Promise and Reality of Legal Tech

    Abbott Martin| April 12, 2018

    The news is filled with stories highlighting the promise of new technologies—machine learning, AI, blockchain—for the practice of law. Unfortunately, legal department experience with technology has not continually matched the headline aspiration.

  • News

    PTO Director: 'Something Must Be Done' to Clarify Section 101

    Scott Graham | April 11, 2018

    In a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Andrei Iancu also promised wide-ranging review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board operations and standards.

  • Expert Opinion

    Here's How Startups Can Build Patent Strength Fast

    Marshall Phelps| April 11, 2018

    Everybody knows that strong patents help decide the winners and losers of business competition. But there’s another, little-known way for companies to acquire the patents they need: they can simply buy them.

  • Mick Mulvaney Defends Enforcement Record, or Lack Thereof, at CFPB

    C. Ryan Barber | April 11, 2018

    “Let me be very clear to everyone: We are still going after bad actors,” Mulvaney told lawmakers Wednesday in Washington, pushing back against criticism the agency has softened its enforcement approach.

  • News

    HHS Lawyer Now Agency's Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 11, 2018

    HHS Principal Deputy General Counsel Heather Flick will fill the role until that position is filled permanently. She previously served as HHS’ acting general counsel.

  • News

    Illinois Biometric Privacy Law—and Effort to Carve Out Exceptions—Gets Moment in Spotlight at Facebook Hearing

    Ross Todd | April 10, 2018

    Business interests are aiming to roll back portions of an Illinois law meant to protect biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and facial structure.

  • Trump's EEOC General Counsel Pick Wants New Focus on Individual Cases, Not Systemic

    Erin Mulvaney | April 10, 2018

    “I believe one of the best ways to get a higher level of compliance or get a better handle is to go after the small, individual claims and never let up,” Gustafson told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday at her confirmation hearing.

  • News

    Mark Zuckerberg Brings In-House Legal, Lobbying Entourage to Capitol Hill

    C. Ryan Barber | April 10, 2018

    As he testifies before nearly half the U.S. Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has his company’s in-house legal and lobbying teams at his back.

  • News

    DXC's Jim Gallagher Named General Counsel of New IT Services Company

    Sue Reisinger | April 10, 2018

    Gallagher will join Perspecta, which will be formed through the merger of DXC and two other businesses.

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  • News

    Harassment Reports Up Amid #MeToo Movement, New Data Shows

    Stephanie Forshee | April 10, 2018

    Have the allegations against Harvey Weinstein encouraged more survivors of workplace harassment to speak out? Looks like it.

  • Georgia Health Care Providers to Pay $3.2M to Settle Kickback Allegations in Whistleblower Case

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 10, 2018

    A group of orthopedic and anesthesia providers in Newnan, Georgia, has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the United States to settle civil allegations that they engaged in an unlawful kickback scheme, federal prosecutors in Atlanta announced.

  • News

    Partnerships With Procurement Will Lead to More Savings for Legal Departments, Survey Says

    Caroline Spiezio | April 10, 2018

    New data shows that making friends with procurement can be a big net positive.

  • Health Care Fraud Recovery Dips to $2.6B, Federal Report Shows

    MP McQueen | April 10, 2018

    Federal agencies recovered more than $2.6 billion in health care fraud and abuse judgments, settlements and impositions in 2017, according to a new annual report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • Commentary

    After the Driverless Fatality, Insurance and Litigation Will Be Forever Changed

    Randy Maniloff| April 10, 2018

    Unlike an inconsequential glitch with your office computer, in the case of driverless cars it's control, alt and someone’s life is deleted.

  • News

    On Equal Pay Day, In-House Counsel Can Start Closing the Gap

    Caroline Spiezio | April 10, 2018

    There's still a big gender pay gap in the U.S. and elsewhere, and in-house counsel can go beyond mere compliance in order to eliminate it.

  • News

    Red-Handed Rip-off? Retailers Hit With RICO Lawsuit Over Shoplifting Program

    Ross Todd | April 09, 2018

    A federal RICO lawsuit filed Monday in the Northern District of California claims a group of seven retailers, including Walmart and Abercrombie & Fitch, participated in a scheme to extort accused shoplifters.

  • BitGo’s New CLO Compares Cryptocurrency to Hedge Funds

    Stephanie Forshee | April 09, 2018

    In a Q&A with Corporate Counsel, Shahla Ali of BitGo said that the regulatory situation for cryptocurrency reminds her of what hedge funds faced a decade or two ago.

  • News

    Facebook's Response in Court Less Conciliatory Than Zuckerberg's Planned Congressional Testimony

    Amanda Bronstad | April 09, 2018

    As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has prepared to apologize this week on Capitol Hill over security issues, the social media giant's lawyers struck a…

  • News

    Former Viacom GC Mike Fricklas Heads to Advance Publications

    Stephanie Forshee | April 09, 2018

    Fricklas, who left Viacom last year, will lead legal and governmental affairs for Advance, a New York-based company that “operates and invests in a broad range of media.”

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  • The Time Is Now for Corporate Legal Department Digital Transformation

    Dan Carmel| April 09, 2018

    By combining the right technology platform with smart change management practices, corporate legal departments, like finance, human resources and many other business departments, can use new digital technologies to dramatically transform how their departments operate. In doing so, such digital transformation strategies enable corporate legal departments to reduce operating costs, increase productivity and deliver enhanced and new services to their company.

  • News

    Prior Salary Can't Justify Gender Wage Gap, En Banc Ninth Circuit Says

    Erin Mulvaney | April 09, 2018

    "To hold otherwise—to allow employers to capitalize on the persistence of the wage gap and perpetuate that gap ad infinitum—would be contrary to the text and history of the Equal Pay Act," Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the majority.

  • Video

    Salesforce GC Amy Weaver Advocates for More Than Just Her Company

    Caroline Spiezio | April 06, 2018

    Weaver is a top company voice on both legal matters and matters of social justice. She recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about her work.

  • News

    SEC Safe Harbor Ruling for Whistleblower Puts GCs in Tough Spot

    Sue Reisinger | April 06, 2018

    The former head of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower told Corporate Counsel that while the ruling is "heartwarming," it sends a mixed message to GCs.

  • News

    New Report Looks at Rise of Class Action Bans in Employment Contracts

    Erin Mulvaney | April 06, 2018

    Nearly 65 percent of workplaces where the average wage is less than $13 an hour also require mandatory arbitration agreements for their employees, according to the Economic Policy Institute report. The U.S. Supreme Court this term is looking at these agreements in action that involves the NLRB and private companies.

  • News

    Anthem, Cigna Pay $3M in Legal Fees to States That Sued to Block Merger

    Cheryl Miller | April 06, 2018

    The plaintiff states will divide the settlement funds. California, Connecticut, New York, Georgia and the District of Columbia were among the states that challenged the proposed $54 billion tie-up.

  • Health Care Tech, Biopharma Companies Get New Legal Execs

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 06, 2018

    Waltham, Massachusetts-based Kala Pharmaceuticals, which currently is focused on technology to treat eye diseases, has named Eric Trachtenberg as general counsel and corporate secretary. SomaLogic Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, has appointed Melody Harris as the health tech company’s chief legal officer.

  • On Board: The General Counsel’s Relationship With 'C-Suite Evangelists'

    Michael W. Peregrine| April 06, 2018

    Greater executive level awareness of the general counsel’s responsibilities may reduce the risk that self-styled executive “evangelists” will “go public” with concerns on corporate conduct or priorities.

  • The GDPR’s 'Legitimate Interest' Is Creating Legitimate Confusion

    Rhys Dipshan | April 06, 2018

    Many companies will seek to process data under the legitimate interest basis of the EU’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation. But that doesn’t mean they necessarily understand it.

  • News

    Investigations Firm Nardello Hires Chief Legal Officer

    Stephanie Forshee | April 05, 2018

    Califano has a background in investigations, including in his most recent job as senior vice president and managing counsel at American Express.

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  • News

    GE Regulatory Lawyer Michael Fitzpatrick Helping to Shape World of Tomorrow

    Sue Reisinger | April 05, 2018

    Fitzpatrick and GE outside counsel Lisa Ellman of Hogan Lovells recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about emerging technologies.

  • News

    Look Out, Big Law: Global Companies May Favor Smaller Firms in the Future

    Rebekah Mintzer | April 05, 2018

    According to new data, the need to save money and get local expertise may soon push legal departments into the arms of small- and medium-sized firms.

  • News

    Eve Saltman Returns to GoPro, This Time As General Counsel

    Caroline Spiezio | April 05, 2018

    After a stint at Asana, Saltman is back in on the action at GoPro, taking over for Sharon Zezima as general counsel.

  • News

    Transportation Blockchain Platform DAV Hires New General Counsel

    Stephanie Forshee | April 05, 2018

    Tung Chan's varied in-house career has taken her from insurance, to an airline, to blockchain firms.

  • News

    This Legal Ops Veteran Wants In-House and Outside Counsel to Be Friends

    Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 05, 2018

    With both law firm and law department experience under his belt, Christopher Sweet wants to see in-house counsel and law firms find new ways to relate.

  • Commentary

    Typos Are Tolerated When the Deadline for Everything Is Now

    Mike Evers| April 05, 2018

    Today, I expect typos. On resumes! From attorneys who graduated from Top 20 law schools. It may surprise you that the worst offenders are not unemployed lawyers with below market pedigree.

  • News

    Microsoft CLO Announces 'Shared Innovation Initiative' to Boost Collaboration, Protect IP

    Caroline Spiezio | April 05, 2018

    "There is growing concern that without an approach that ensures that customers own key patents to their new solutions, tech companies will use the knowledge to enter their customer’s market and compete against them—perhaps even using the IP that customers helped create," CLO Brad Smith wrote in a blog post.

  • News

    Shareholders Win SEC Support for Chevron Climate Risk Disclosure, Seek Review of Exxon Ruling

    Sue Reisinger | April 04, 2018

    Shareholders continue to confront companies with proposals asking them to disclose new information about how their operations affect the climate.

  • News

    Justice Dept. Must Reveal Names of Unselected Corporate Compliance Monitors

    Mike Scarcella | April 04, 2018

    "The public interest in disclosure of the information outweighs the weak privacy interests at issue," U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said in his ruling.

  • Hey, GCs -Still Not Sleeping? Tell Us Why in Our Latest "Up at Night" Survey

    corpcounsel | April 04, 2018

    Wave 3 of the General Counsel Up At Night Index Survey will dive into GC challenges such as privacy, data security, regulation and enforcement, risk and crisis management, and intellectual property.

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  • Analysis

    Why State AGs Are Panning Proposed Federal Breach Notification Law

    Rhys Dipshan | April 04, 2018

    States worry the Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act would restrict their ability to go after enterprises that keep breaches hidden.

  • News

    Companies Should Get Execs, Board Members More Involved in Cybersecurity, Survey Says

    Caroline Spiezio | April 04, 2018

    "Just because you have initials or a title following your name doesn't mean you are less vulnerable," said Elizabeth Litten, a partner at Fox Rothschild, the firm that put the survey together.

  • News

    Got an Ethics Question? At This Company, Employees Just Ask the Chatbot

    Sue Reisinger | April 03, 2018

    Katie Smith is the first chief ethics and compliance officer at Convercent, and has brought with her some new ideas about how to use technology to improve E&C.

  • State and Local Paid Family Leave Laws Create Challenges for Employers, Lawyers Say

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 03, 2018

    Many states and municipalities' efforts to update workplace policies and extend rights beyond the federal Family and Medical Leave Act are presenting difficulties for employers, particularly large ones that operate in numerous states.

  • News

    Oberlin College Makes Interim GC Donica Thomas Varner Permanent Top Lawyer

    Stephanie Forshee | April 03, 2018

    Varner will bring with her extensive in-house experience from her years working at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

  • Analysis

    The Return of WannaCry? Why the Ransomware Threatened Boeing

    Rhys Dipshan | April 03, 2018

    Almost a year old, the WannaCry ransomware still poses a threat to organizations unable to patch or replace their old systems.

  • Expert Opinion

    The Rise of the 'New' General Counsel to the C-Suite

    Hugh Welsh| April 03, 2018

    Across corporate America, we see more and more companies giving their general counsels additional roles and responsibilities that have been traditionally held by others on the executive team.

  • News

    Legal Departments Want to Add More In-House Lawyers, But Will They?

    Stephanie Forshee | April 03, 2018

    According to a new survey from Special Counsel's Parker + Lynch, many companies like to bring on in-house talent rather than use outside lawyers, but they may not be able to in 2018.

  • News

    SEC Takes Action Against Aegis Capital, 2 Compliance Officers

    Sue Reisinger | April 02, 2018

    Compliance officers are in the SEC's crosshairs again — this time from Aegis Capital.

  • News

    Want to Know Which Legal Spend Management Initiative to Try Next? Enter the Matrix.

    Caroline Spiezio | April 02, 2018

    A new primer offers a "matrix" that can be used as a tool for in-house lawyers who want to identify the right tactic to help reduce legal spend.

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  • News

    Sharon Gustafson, EEOC General Counsel Pick, Discloses Law Firm Income, Clients

    Erin Mulvaney | April 02, 2018

    Sharon Fast Gustafson, who runs a solo law office in Virginia, has long represented employees and employers in discrimination and benefits disputes. She reported earning more than $1 million in law firm income, according to a financial disclosure released Monday.

  • News

    AcelRx Hires New GC From McKesson Corp. Before Resubmitting Pain Drug to FDA

    Kristen Rasmussen | April 02, 2018

    AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Saia, most recently associate general counsel at drug distributor McKesson Corp., as its new top lawyer.

  • News

    Corporate Counsel Are Tackling Their Data Risk All at Once: Can They Do It?

    Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 02, 2018

    A new BDO study finds a lack of priorities in data-related spending could, eventually, leave companies overstretched.

  • News

    UK Law Firms Struggle to Understand Financial Value of Legal Technology

    Rhys Dipshan | April 02, 2018

    A survey by LexisNexis found that though many U.K. law firms believe using legal technology improves their bottom line, few are measuring the ROI of their tech investments.

  • Expert Opinion

    Navigating International Investigations

    Meghana Shah, Lewis Wiener, Ronald Zdrojeski and Brittany Cambre| April 02, 2018

    Corporate scandals in recent years and the ensuing passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank and other compliance-based legislation have resulted in an exponential…

  • Q&A

    ZX Ventures' Adrenaline-Driven Lawyer

    Stephanie Forshee | April 02, 2018

    René Paula told Corporate Counsel that working in-house for ZX Ventures is a job for "adrenaline-driven tech lawyers."

  • News

    How Four Women Rose at Walmart

    Sue Reisinger | April 02, 2018

    Here are the diverse success stories of four Walmart women lawyers.

  • News

    Walmart: Where Women Lead

    Sue Reisinger | April 02, 2018

    Walmart's legal department has become a model for other companies looking to fill their ranks with more women and members of other underrepresented groups.

  • Q&A

    Uber's Road to Recovery

    Stephanie Forshee | April 02, 2018

    Tony West, Uber's recently appointed CLO, told Corporate Counsel how he hopes to help get the troubled company back on track.

  • News

    Justice Dept. Hits Microsoft with New Search Warrant in SCOTUS Privacy Case

    Tony Mauro | April 02, 2018

    U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the high court about the new warrant in a brief that also urged the justices to declare as moot the case United States v. Microsoft. The justices heard argument in February.

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