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Corporate Counsel

Bitcoin and Blockchain: What Will Survive If the Bubble Bursts?

This past year has seen Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to dizzying valuations—Bitcoin, for example, rose 1500% in a year. In the last few weeks, the market for cryptocurrencies has become extremely volatile. Bitcoin has gained or lost more than 20% of its value over the course a few trading days multiple times. It is currently trading at about 70% below its peak value of only a few weeks ago
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Spot a Whistleblower and Prevent Retaliation: 10 Tips

Each year, employers face increased risk of retaliation claims from self-styled “whistleblowers.” These individuals may file lawsuits using a variety of federal laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as similar state laws.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

On Board: Positioning the Board Ahead of a #MeToo Spotlight

With the #MeToo movement spreading across the nation, boards of directors should anticipate, and take proactive steps to respond to, the possible expansion of this social responsibility movement to their own company's industry sector.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From Compliance to Commitment: The Way We Work at Walmart

I go to work every day thinking about not just how to make the program better—I challenge myself with how to make the company better. I have found that if you start with that question, the program works better and is effective, efficient, and sustainable.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tips on Transforming a Legal Career From Inside-Out

While the legal industry has undergone dramatic shifts and changes in recent times, it is still not a very common occurrence to find a long-time inside counsel making the leap into the world of outside law firms.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Compliance Hurts—ERISA and IRS Penalties Will Hurt Worse

Just after the New Year, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule increasing ERISA's noncompliance penalties.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Not-So-Gentle Art of Fostering Self-Selection

We often forget that hiring is a two-way street—but we forget this at our own peril. The best, most enduring hires work out that way not only because the candidate is right for the company but also because the company is right for that candidate.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Digital Transformation of Enterprise Legal Services Delivery

The “digital transformation” of legal services involves the application of technology-enabled efficiencies, process optimization and appropriate resource mix to the delivery of legal services to maximize client value, both in terms of costs and business impact.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Risks Impacting Legal in 2018

Changes in corporate technology, regulation and consumer preferences are interacting to reshape markets at increasing speed. For legal and compliance executives, this means managing new-to-world risks at an accelerated pace and with heightened business client expectations.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Makes an In-House Career Satisfying? It's Not About the Money

Compensation matters. But while everyone knows that a select group of general counsel are paid handsomely, the fact remains that “BigLaw” law firm attorneys make more versus most of their experience-level counterparts in-house.
3 minute read

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