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Corporate - November, 2015

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• Justices Doubt 'Last Act' Time Bar For Certain Bias Claims
• VTech Hack Exposes 5M Parents, Kids' Personal Data
• The Top In-House Hires Of November
• NJ High Court Could Bless Time Restrictions On Worker Suits
• Quinn Emanuel-Aided Audit May Spur Congressional Curbs
• Justices Decline Law Firm's Appeal Over Negative Yelp Review
• Obama, Xi Huddle On Cybersecurity, Trade Issues
• The 3 Step Recipe For Building An Unbeatable Deal Team
• In Congress: Much To Be Done Before Dec. 11
• Business Groups Urge DC Circ. To Nix FCC's TCPA Expansion
• Bio-Rad Will Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Whistleblower GC's Claims
• FCC Seeks Input On TCPA Reach Over Digital Faxes
• Wage Suits Hit Record High Amid Focus On Worker Rights
• Calif. High Court Will Weigh 'Vague' Background Check Law
• 5 Influential Privacy Regulators That You Should Know
• NLRB Orders Calif. Grocer To Nix Class Action Waivers
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• An In-House Cheat Sheet On Tax Inversion Deals
• From The Book Of Jargon: Happy Meal
• Key Takeaways From The SEC's 2015 Whistleblower Report
• Job Portability Memo's Focus On DOL Codes Stirs Worries
• 3rd Circ. Adopts Test To Evaluate Meal Breaks Under FLSA
• Chamber, Others Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink PAGA Ruling
• The 3 Biggest Myths About Tax Inversion Deals
• LabMD Sues 3 FTC Lawyers Over Data Security Case
• 5 Ways Retailers Can Avoid A Breach This Holiday Season
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• US, China Tackle Banking Regs, Trade Secrets Squabbles
• Deciphering Activists' Increasingly Complicated Positions
• Justices Asked To Flip FCA Intent Ruling In State Farm Case
• Health, Life Sciences Cos. Have Most IP Theft Issues: Report
• Report Shows Diversity Decline In Ranks Of Corporate GCs
• Antitrust Concerns Won't Derail $160B Pfizer-Allergan Deal
• Limelight To Take $45M Web IP Fight To High Court
• Record Inversion Deal Shows Pfizer Unfazed By New Rules
• Chinese Official Says Gov't To Boost Market Transparency
• China Pledges Reforms Aimed At Boosting Flagging Economy
• 5 Secrets No One Tells About Going In-House
• Is The Risk Of Director Liability Really A 'Myth'?
• Pfizer, Allergan To Merge In $160B Deal
• The GC's Weekly Cheat Sheet
• Vt. Urges High Court To Overturn ERISA Preemption Finding
• FTC Commissioner Welcomes FCC As Privacy Cop
• New IRS Crackdown Not Enough To Halt Inversion Deals
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Holds Lessons On Protecting Legal Advice
• Starwood Hotels Hit With Payment Card Malware Attack
• Legal Procurement Changes Rules Of Law Firm Engagement
• SEC Could Bring Dodd-Frank Bonus Proposal In December
• Preparing For Proxy Access 2016
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• The Future Of Appraisal Cases After BMC Software
• Del. Vice Chancellor Noble To Retire After 15-Year Tenure
• Gov't Urged To Team With Industry To Tackle Cyber Risk
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• GCs Getting Proactive As Bet-The-Company Cases Increase
• GC Of Real Estate Giant Testifies He Felt Pressure From Skelos
• IRS Announces Fresh Crackdown On Inversion Deals
• EEOC Secured More Than $525M In Bias Disputes In FY2015
• Collaboration, Not Rivalry, Key In New FTC-FCC Pact
• Dover Asks DC Circ. To Nix NLRB Decision Over Warning
• From The Book Of Jargon: Swapping Seconds
• Del. Justices Hear First High-Court Test Of MFW Ruling
• G-20 Leaders Pledge To Combat Hacks Of Corporate IP Assets
• Feds Say SEC Hacking Suit Could Cripple Criminal Case
• 3rd Circ. Says Retailer Liable For Temp Workers' Bias Claims
• Pa. High Court Favors Workers In Noncompete Ruling
• Full 2nd Circ. Urged To Mull NY Credit-Card Surcharge Ban
• Congress Urged To Counter Chinese Hacking, Investing Limits
• No Edge For Unions After NLRB Rule Cuts Election Time
• The Benefits Of Establishing An Offshore Presence
• TPP Leaders Tout Interest From Other Nations
• Ex-Prosecutor Says Yates Memo Knocks Post-Crisis Cases
• Orthofix Wins 6th Circ. Appeal In Trade Secrets Row
• 9th Circ. Blocks Uber's Class Cert. Appeal In Drivers' Tips Row
• FTC's Data Security Authority Limited In LabMD Ruling
• Target's $10M Deal Over Data Breach Gets Final Approval
• Yates Sees Compliance Officers As DOJ's 'Crucial Partner'
• ITC Kicks Off Assessment Of TPP's Impact On US Economy
• Chamber Blasts New Bills Targeting Tax Inversions
• FCC's Fax Opt-Out Rule Hurts Small Business, DC Circ. Told
• EU Commish 'Confident' Data Transfer Pact Will Be Done Soon
• SEC Whistleblower Tips, Bounty Claims Surge Yet Again
• G-20 Throws Weight Behind WTO Negotiating Effort
• Justices Asked To Eye Court Oversight Of Private FLSA Deals
• FTC Loses LabMD Data Security Suit
• Law360's Guide To Surviving An ICE I-9 Audit
• Justices Won't Scrutinize ERISA Suits Against Claims Admins
• FTC Chair Calls For Candor In Cross-Device Data Collection
• High Court Won't Hear Shipping Co.'s Arbitration Appeal
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• In Congress: 2016 Appropriations, Highway Bill
• Papa John's Franchisee Wants Group Arbitration Nixed
• Wal-Mart Urges Justices To Review Renewed Gender Bias Suit
• EEOC Dodges Timeliness Defense In Wellness Program Suit
• E&Y Liable For Investors' Madoff Losses, Jury Says
• Barclays Pays $120M To Exit Part Of Libor MDL
• 10th Circ. Limits Diversity Jurisdiction For MLPs
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• American Apparel Creditors Say Disclosure Ignores CEO Suits
• Hilfiger Workers Seek Final Approval Of $1.8M Payroll Deal
• 3rd Circ. Google Ruling Provides Blueprint For Privacy Suits
• OPINION: A New Scarlet 'A'? Not So Fast!
• EXCLUSIVE: NLRB Members Expect More On Franchise Issue
• T-Mobile Data Breach Response Cost Experian $20M
• FTC Must Weigh Economics In Privacy Rules: Ex-Commish
• Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Battle Won't Hit The High Court
• Fed. Circ. Affirms ITC's $6M Patent Fine Despite Invalidity
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling On Iskanian PAGA Rule
• Anti-Dumping Tariffs Won't Stick After 2016, China Says
• NLRB Tells Amex To Nix Class-Waiver Bans
• FCC's Cox Fine Shows Minor Hacks Can Have Major Fallout
• 10 D&O Insurance Mistakes: A Securities Litigator's View
• From The Book Of Jargon: Testing The Waters
• 3rd Circ. Revives Privacy Claims In Google Cookie Suit
• GCs To Shift More Work In-House As Firms Fail To Change
• ClearCorrect Ruling Keeps ITC From Policing Web Piracy
• Justices Skeptical Over Don, Doff Averaging In Tyson Row
• Lawmaker Targets Inversions As Pfizer Mulls Allergan Deal
• TPP Opponents Urge Lawmakers To Quash Accord
• 3 Charged In Securities Fraud That Stole Info Of 100M People
• FCC Waivers Of Junk Fax Rule Not Valid, DC Circ. Hears
• SEC Chair Defends Slow Progress On Fiduciary Standard
• ITC Can't Block Infringing Digital Files, Fed. Circ. Says
• High Court Grills Health Plan Over Settlement in ERISA Suit
• Tyson Workers To Face High Court That Favors Class Limits
• The Biggest Data Analytics Mistakes GCs Make
• License To Lie: 3 Times Fake Attorneys Climbed The Ranks
• Biz Groups Continue Push To Nix NLRB Election Rule
• TPP Investment Text Raises Questions About Old Accords
• DC Circ. Won't Hear Bid To Revive SEC Conflict Minerals Rule
• How The Customs Bill Will Make Life Easier At The Ports
• Apple Beats Calif. Class Action Over Unpaid Bag Checks
• Accelerated Share Repurchases: A Primer For Counsel
• In Congress: NDAA, Transportation Funding, Veterans Day
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• The GC's Weekly Cheat Sheet
• TPP Could Raise Overseas Labor Costs For US Employers
• OSHA Fines Could Increase By As Much As 82%
• K&L Gates Nabs Corporate Partner From Holland & Knight
• Ex-NBC Reporter Can't Get Firing Docs In Age Bias Row
• OECD Cross-Border Tax Rules Embraced By Over 100 Gov'ts
• From Anti-Corruption Policy To Anti-Corruption Program
• Disney Receives Special Trademark Protection In China
• Privacy Class Action Growth Fuels New California Gold Rush
• All You Need To Know About The Trans-Pacific Partnership
• TPP Aims To Spread US-Style IP Protections Overseas
• Selling TPP To Lawmakers No Easy Task For Obama
• American Labor Market To Get A Boost From TPP
• Expect Expansion Of Foreign Antitrust Enforcement Under TPP
• TPP Aims To Cut Customs Red Tape At Shipping Terminals
• A Measured Approach To Internal Investigations
• Obama Administration Releases Final TPP Text
• SEC Retooling Insider Trading Tactics After Newman
• SEC Official Seeks To Calm Compliance Pros' Nerves
• Senate Dems Look To Nix Budget Deal's TCPA Carveout
• Democratic Lawmakers Gird For Extensive TPP Scrutiny
• Target Breach Claims Review Backs $10M Deal, Customers Say
• SEC Whistleblower Tips Expected To Surge Higher
• FTC Backs Clorox's 7th Circ. Price Discrimination Appeal
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• FTC Names Pay-For-Delay Czar To Interim Antitrust Post
• Customer Seeks Cert. From 9th Circ. In Ikea ZIP Code Suit
• US Needs Tough Privacy Laws For Int'l Data Flow, Reps. Told
• How Calling A GC To The Stand Can Backfire
• HomeAway Slapped With Suit Over Yearlong Data Breach
• Hackers Ramp Up Extortion In Bank Attacks, Regulators Warn
• Cisco Nabs $37M Judgment In Counterfeit Goods Suit
• Tracking Employee With GPS Didn't Violate Law, NLRB Says
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• The Top In-House Hires Of October
• Cos. Urge High Court To Resolve Split Over CWA Jurisdiction
• DC Circ. Probes Appealability Of DOL Warning Letters
• SEC Officer Lays Out Market Structure Enforcement Priorities
• Vodafone Customers' Account Data Exposed In Hack
• DOJ's New Compliance Counsel To Scope Company Efforts
• GM's Ex-GC Called To Testify At Ignition Switch Trial
• In Congress: Default Averted, A Return To The 'Typical'