Corporate Archive » December, 2015

Corporate - December, 2015

186 articles

• Securities Regulations To Watch In 2016
• Privacy Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2016
• How To Woo In-House Counsel In 2016
• Employment Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2016
• Securities Cases To Watch In 2016
• Labor And Employment Cases To Watch In 2016
• Privacy Cases To Watch In 2016
• Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2015
• FTC Fires Opening Salvo In LabMD Data Security Appeal
• The Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2015
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• FTC Urged To Enhance Privacy Controls For Online Tracking
• 5 GCs Who Faced The Heat Of The Spotlight In 2015
• The Biggest Competition Cases Of 2015
• Biggest Federal Tax Cases Of 2015
• Business, Oil, Enviro Groups Challenge EPA's Ozone Rule
• US Finds Russia Straying From WTO Commitments
• A Look Back At The Fed. Circ.'s 1st Year Of AIA Decisions
• Washington's New LLC Act: Out With The Old, In With The New
• Redskins Win Big In Fed. Circ. Free Speech Ruling
• Trends In Privilege And Post-Accident Investigations
• The Top In-House Hires Of 2015
• Biggest State Tax Cases Of 2015
• Tech Workers Fight Student Visa OPT Ruling In DC Circ.
• NYC Spells Out Strong Protections For Transgender People
• In Congress: A Year-End Review
• Chamber Urges 11th Circ. To Reconsider Nixing H-2B Ruling
• The Year's 5 Largest Megadeals And The Firms That Led Them
• Offensive TM Rule Is Unconstitutional, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Biz Groups Aim To Slow Persuader Rule, Tie To Reporting Reg
• The GC's December Cheat Sheet
• State AGs Warn FCC To Not Open Spam Text Floodgates
• Oracle Settles FTC Probe Into Deceptive Security Updates
• IRS Floats Rules On Reporting Taxes, Income By Country
• 5 Biggest Tax Policy Changes Of 2015
• Hillshire To Pay Record $4M To Settle EEOC Race Bias Claims
• Activision Blizzard Beats 'Warcraft' Worker's IP Suit In 9th Circ.
• FTAIA May Bar US Cos. From Relief Under US Antitrust Laws
• 'Tis The Season To Avoid Workplace Legal Troubles
• Caterpillar Hit With $74M Verdict In Trade Secrets Case
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Texas Justices To Weigh Subcontractor Liability In Injury Suits
• FTC Refines Data Security Standard In Record LifeLock Fine
• Time Warner Gets Robocall Suit Paused For FCC Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Feds' Win In AmEx Anti-Steering Suit
• Net Neutrality Politics Likely Behind FCC Data Plan Interest
• Senate Passes $1.8T Spending And Tax Extender Package
• When The Government Comes Knocking In 2016
• Greenspan Urges Expansion Of Visas For 'Specialty' Jobs
• Uber's New Arbitration Agreement Likely To Live, Judge Says
• Senate Bill Calls For Cybersecurity Plans In SEC Filings
• Pier 1 Latest To End On-Call Scheduling As NY Turns Up Heat
• EEOC Can't Skip Steps To Sue CVS, 7th Circ. Says
• NJ Senate Backs Paid Sick Leave Requirements
• Sales Of Counterfeit Goods Up 15% Online, Trade Rep Says
• LifeLock Pays Record $100M Fine To Settle FTC False Ad Suit
• Calls For Bigger Patent Awards 'Disastrous,' Justices Told
• EPA's 2015 Enforcement Actions Netted $404M In Penalties
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Home Improvement Co. Under Fire Over Employee Handbook
• Overstock.com Clears SEC Hurdle To Digital Shares
• 3 Things Younger Attys Can't Stand About Legal Vets
• FCC Draws Ire As It Extends Small Biz Net Neutrality Relief
• How To Avoid Violating FMLA's Technical Rules — Part 3
• Addressing Workplace Discrimination After Terror Attacks
• Lawmakers Reach Deal On Massive Tax Benefits Package
• Comcast To Pay $26M To End Calif. AG Privacy, Waste Probe
• Bio-Rad Denied Quick Appeal In Whistleblower GC's Suit
• EU Officials Close Deal On Stronger Data Protection Rules
• 8th Circ. Says DOL Overreached In H-1B Probe Of Staffing Co.
• 8th Circ. Revives H-2B Carnival Workers' Wage Suit
• 4th Circ. Hands DynCorp Win, Tosses $6M Discrimination Suit
• How To Make The Lawyer-To-Business Leap
• Philly Mayor Signs Expansion Of 'Ban The Box' Ordinance
• TPP Gets First Endorsement From Tech Lobby
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• How To Avoid Violating FMLA's Technical Rules — Part 2
• Attys React To Supreme Court's DirecTV Arbitration Decision
• High Court's DirecTV Ruling Shows No Leeway On Arbitration
• HR Director's Reports Are An FLSA Complaint, 9th Circ. Says
• New I-9 Audit Guidance Warns Against Discrimination
• How To Avoid Violating FMLA's Technical Rules — Part 1
• Supreme Court Refuses CarMax's Iskanian Challenge
• 5 Lessons GCs Can Learn From Outside Counsel
• The Biggest Immigration Cases Of 2015
• High Court Boosts Federal Arbitration Rule In DirecTV Case
• In Congress: One Last Hurdle
• The GC's Weekly Cheat Sheet
• MSG Interns Lose Settlement Approval Bid In OT Suit
• Nixon Peabody Played Role In Client's Fraud, $45M Suit Says
• Ore. Justices Say Not All Atty Mediation Talks Confidential
• The Biggest California Employment Cases Of 2015
• How To Leave The Firm Holiday Party With Your Dignity Intact
• Excellus Faces Fresh Claims Over Breach That Affected 10M
• Whistleblower Wants 2nd Shot At Ungaretti & Harris Case
• Deceptive Pricing Class Actions Pose Risk For Retailers
• FTC Tips Data Security Hand In Wyndham Pact
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Corporate Pro From In-House Post
• Ashley Madison Data Breach MDL Centralized In St. Louis
• Judge Certifies Female Attys In Bias Row With Farmers
• Trade Enforcement Bill Would Permanently Ban Internet Taxes
• Target Consumer Takes $10M Breach Deal Protest To 8th Circ.
• Uber Hails Expanded Driver Class Back To 9th Circ.
• JC Penney Workers Decertified In Vacation Pay Fight
• Pa. AG Joins FTC Bid To Block Penn State Hershey Merger
• The Art Of The Mock
• NLRB Orders Panera To Give Up Docs In Labor Probe
• 1 In 3 GCs Report Past Breaches, But Number May Belie Truth
• Ex-Western Asset Worker Charged With Hacking Email
• Clinton Sets Sights On Halting Corporate Inversions
• Prison Guard Says 3rd Circ. Meal Pay Ruling Broke Precedent
• The Biggest Employment Cases of 2015
• The 6 Lawsuits All GCs Face After A Data Breach
• The Value Of Separate Employee Counsel After Yates Memo
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Wyndham Agrees To Audits To End FTC Data Breach Suit
• EU Cybersecurity Rules Increase Liability For Multinationals
• FTC Reprises Winning Strategy In Staples Merger Challenge
• Markit CEO Sues Nameless Hackers Over Blackmail Plot
• Feds Arrest Software Developer For Allegedly Stealing Code
• Labor Department Sends 'Persuader' Rule To OMB
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google, Viacom Privacy Claims
• Who's On GCs' Lists Of Naughty And Nice
• FTC Moves To Block Penn State Hershey, PinnacleHealth Deal
• Implicit Bias — The Hidden Investigation Killer
• GCs' Most Adored List Sees Spike In Turnover Rate
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Most Law Firms Not Meeting GCs' Expectations
• GCs Name Most Innovative Law Firms
• EU Strikes Deal For First Cybersecurity Rules
• OPINION: EB-5 Reform Still Needs Key 'Technical Changes'
• GE-Electrolux Merger Failure Offers Cautionary Tale
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Fewer Firms Turn GCs Off With Big Egos
• FTC Sues To Block $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Merger
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2015
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• DOJ Antitrust Trial Ends As GE-Electrolux Deal Collapses
• In Congress: The Home Stretch
• Presence Of Kids' Data Boosts Stakes In VTech Breach
• The GC's Weekly Cheat Sheet
• FCA's Bite In Balance As Justices Eye Implied Compliance
• Unions Tell Obama That TPP Will Lower Living Standards
• Banks' Attys Blast Home Depot Over MasterCard Breach Deal
• Autoworkers Tell Congress TPP Will Cost Manufacturing Jobs
• Calif. Hostility To Arbitration Deals Decried In High Court
• Justices Agree To Hear Trucking Co.'s EEOC $5M Fee Fight
• Gender Diversity And The Value In 'Refreshing' Boards
• Spinning Off? Consider These Top 10 HR Issues First
• 3 Takeaways From The DOJ's $3.6B FCA Haul
• SEC Admin Court Faces Huge Test In Steve Cohen Showdown
• Ryan Urges GOP To Reform Tax Code, Nix Obamacare
• NJ Advances Bill To Thwart Tax-Dodging Businesses
• Group Can Seek Voter OK To Repeal Nev. Biz Tax, Judge Says
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• DOD Asked To Clarify Contractor Cyberbreach Reporting Rule
• Annual California Labor Law Roundup
• Economic Heavyweights Rally Against FCC Autodialer Rule
• GOP Lawmaker Casts Doubt On 2016 TPP Vote
• The Rise Of The Chief Privacy Officer
• From The Book Of Jargon: YieldCo
• The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments
• 'Smart' I-9 Form May Still Confuse Employers
• Target's $39M Breach Deal Boosts Banks' Recovery Prospects
• How GlaxoSmithKline Forced Its Firms To Think Differently
• After Breach, Congress Asks VTech What Kid Data It Collects
• NLRB Says Citigroup's Arbitration Agreement Violates Law
• How To Hold A Holiday Party Without Inviting Legal Hassles
• NLRB Judge Knocks Jack In The Box Arbitration Agreement
• EEOC, Lighting Co. Spar Over 'Voluntary' Wellness Program
• Full 2nd Circ. Won't Review EEOC's Sterling Sex Bias Suit
• Target Pays $39M To Settle Card Issuers' Data Breach Claims
• GCs Facing Corporate Scandals Wary Of BigLaw Spotlight
• Redfin Gets Arbitration In Independent Contractor Suit
• NJ Justices Mull Impact Of Contract Limits On Worker Suits
• Justices Urged To End Calif. Rule On Nixing Arbitration Deals
• NLRB Nixes Another Company's Class-Action Waiver
• Fed. Circ. Reins In DOJ's Pursuit Of Duty Evasion Penalties
• NLRB Appoints 3 New Judges To San Francisco, DC Offices
• Rubio, Others Urge GOP Leadership To Reject Online Tax Regs
• Hiring Defense Attys: Why An Interview Process Is Vital
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics