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Corporate - March, 2016

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• Calif. Lawmakers Pass First-In-Nation $15 Minimum Wage
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Treasury Report Calls For More Transparency In Noncompetes
• Walt Disney Gets 'Extraordinary' Extension In H-1B Cases
• Eye Rolls Aren't Harassment, 8th Circ. Says In Wal-Mart Win
• Puerto Rico Appeals Decision Striking Alternate Biz Tax
• FTC Chair Wants Risks Of 'Internet Of Things' Addressed
• Pixar Doesn't Have To Show Ex-GC Docs In Poaching Suit
• After Record Year, US Firm Mergers Off To Slow Start In 2016
• NLRB Finds Menards Engaged In Unfair Labor Practices
• You Are Going To Face A Retaliation Claim — Deal With It
• From The Book Of Jargon: WKSI
• Cash-Strapped NLRB Could Be More Flexible On Settlements
• Biz Groups, L&E Firm Sue To Block New 'Persuader' Rule
• Facebook Settles Suit, Will Put Board Pay To Investor Vote
• CVC Says Exec's Performance, Not Gender, Led To Firing
• 3 Ways GCs Can Survive Proxy Season
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Uber Loses Bid To Decertify Driver Class Ahead Of Trial
• Lamps Plus Hit With Employee Class Action After Data Breach
• EEOC Says Tyson Ruling Doesn't Impact Bass Pro Hiring Row
• Tips For Tracking And Capturing Extended Tax Credits
• Vanguard's Ex-Atty Has Whistleblower Protections, SEC Says
• Data Breach Plans Can Limit Exposure: BakerHostetler Report
• Gawker Escapes Unpaid Intern FLSA Suit
• CVS Settles With Visa, MasterCard Over Interchange Fees
• Chamber Backs Class Waivers In Wages Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Obama Keeps Cyber Sanctions Authority In Place
• 5 Backup Plans For Immigrants Who Don't Land An H-1B Visa
• Seattle Calls Chamber Suit Over Driver Union Law Premature
• 6 Magic Words Are All You Need To Terminate An Employee
• High Court Rejection Won't End Debate Over SEC Admin Court
• High Court Won't Hear Teamsters' ERISA Appeal
• SpaceX Hired Ex-Broadcom Workers To Get Trade Secrets: Suit
• Calif. Leaders, Labor Make Landmark $15 Minimum Wage Deal
• Justices Question EEOC Bid To Skirt Fees In CRST Bias Case
• NLRB Regional Director In Philly Suspended For 30 Days
• Wal-Mart Ruling Shows Folly Of Targeted State Taxes
• Forever 21 Arbitration Pact Fair, Calif. High Court Rules
• Chamber Backs Uber's 9th Circ. Driver Arbitration Appeal
• PR Court Nixes Alternative Biz Tax Challenged By Wal-Mart
• Justices Reject Challenge To SEC's In-House Court
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Pixar Must Show Judge Ex-GC Docs In Anti-Poaching Suit
• Procurement Casts A Long Shadow On GCs And BigLaw
• Demand For Cyberinsurance Steadily Growing, Marsh Says
• Massey Ex-CEO Pleads Fifth On Finances Before Sentencing
• SEC Upholds Ex-Stanford Compliance Chief's Fraud Penalties
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Investor Visa Applications Double In 1st Quarter Of 2016
• Watch Out For Spoofed Emails This Tax Season
• Safeguarding Confidential Communication In China
• Assessing Liability In The Context Of Corporate Misconduct
• Staples Questions FTC Merger Row In Light Of Amazon's Rise
• Chrysler Held Liable For Dealership Owner's Firing
• 9th Circ. Revives Chobani 'Cane Juice' Suit Amid FDA Review
• FCA Sampling Gets New Ammo In High Court's Tyson Ruling
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Exxon Shareholders Must Vote On Climate Proposal, SEC Says
• Revised OSHA Standards Slash Silica Exposure Limits
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• 9 Tips For Effective Privacy Policy Reviews And Amendments
• Feds Say Iranian Hackers Targeted Banks, Stock Exchanges
• From The Book Of Jargon: Make Whole
• 'Persuader' Rule May Drive Wedge Between Employers, Attys
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Brill Reflects On FTC Tenure Defined By Privacy Enforcement
• House Republicans Decry Recent DOL, NLRB Labor Decisions
• Amazon Reports Pay Equality After Shareholder Pressure
• USPTO Says It's Not Ignoring Ruling On 'Disparaging' TMs
• FTC Hit For 'Disturbing' Amazon Declaration In Staples Row
• 4th Circ. Weighs Cyber Coverage Under Traditional Insurance
• Novartis Pays $25M To SEC In Chinese FCPA Case
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• 4 Tips On Filing Delinquent Int'l Tax Information Returns
• What The Founders Would Say About IPhone Unlock Case
• Trial Pros: Farella Braun's Bill Keane
• Brill Leaves FTC With Legacy Of Powerful Privacy Advocate
• Newspapers' Union Broke Labor Rules, 2nd Circ. Says
• GM Atty Testifies He Didn't Warn Execs Of Ignition Defects
• FTC Likely To Remain Short-Handed Through Election
• Tyson Ruling Tees Up More Class Action Evidence Fights
• Attorneys React To High Court's Tyson Class Action Ruling
• Wyndham Gets OK For $7M Deal In Phone Recordings Action
• Amazon Says Noncompete Means Exec Can't Join Target
• Why GCs Still Miss The Mark On Alternative Fee Deals
• Q&A With JAMS' Monique Sasson
• Cyberinsurance Can Strengthen Data Security, House Hears
• FTC Commissioner Julie Brill Resigns To Join Hogan Lovells
• Trial Pros: Ford & Harrison's Patricia Griffith
• High Court OKs Averaging Classwide Injury In Tyson Row
• Presidential Candidates Should Rethink US Trade Policy
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down Ex-Verizon Worker's Race Bias Claim
• FTC 'Ginned Up' Case Against Office Depot Deal, Staples Says
• High Court Won't Hear ERISA Deadline Extension Appeal
• USCIS Has Enough H-2B Apps To Hit First-Half 2016 Cap
• GCs' Class Action Expenses Increase After 4-Year Decline
• EU Publishes Newest TTIP Regulatory Proposals
• EEOC Says Bass Pro Trying To Control Strategy In Bias Row
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Transfers To Foreign Corporations
• Tech Co. Must Pay $7.4M To Worker Choked At Office
• Uber Driver Arbitration Agreements Valid, 9th Circ. Told
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Preparing For An Inevitable Ransomware Attack
• Olympus: Another Life Sciences Company Gets Hit Hard
• Counseling Employers About Performance Improvement Plans
• Diminishing Significance Of The Revlon Doctrine
• In Congress: Senate Off, House Tackles FAA Extension
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Sales Reps Not 'Employees,' Ohio's Highest Court Rules
• NLRB Nixes McDonald's Appeal Bid In Joint-Employer Case
• USCIS Issues Final Memo On Green Card-Seeker Job Changes
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Lehman Employees' ERISA Suit
• Firing Over Foul-Language Griping Illegal, NLRB Says
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Republicans Introduce Bill To Kill DOL's Impending OT Rule
• Noose Doesn't Prove Hostile Workplace At UC, 9th Circ. Says
• Broad Pacts Could Allow Class Arbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• 5 International Arbitration Blind Spots GCs Can't Ignore
• Trial Pros: Davis Wright's Lisa Marchese
• Health Cos. Must Focus On Antitrust Compliance Beyond M&A
• Navigating The Minefield Of Indemnification Provisions
• CEO Accused Of Joking About Raping Employees Resigns
• Amazon Shareholders Should Vote On Pay Equality, SEC Says
• 4 Slam-Dunk Ways Employers Can Block March Madness Suits
• Amazon Will Loom Large In FTC's Staples Merger Trial
• OSHA Seeks $120K Fine For Wal-Mart Health, Safety Violations
• The 10 Commandments Of Client Communication
• Macy's Asks 5th Circ. To Ignore New Bargaining Unit Opinion
• How California Streamlined Costly, Time-Consuming Litigation
• Trial Pros: Goodwin Procter's Rich Strassberg
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Marney Cheek
• Beware The Gov't Squeeze On Lead Generation Marketing
• Interesting Times Ahead For CFIUS And Foreign Investors
• From The Book Of Jargon: Effective Subordination
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• GOP Leaders Grill Labor Secretary On Joint-Employer Moves
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• OSHA Sets Rules For Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
• NJ Mayors Call For Statewide $15 Minimum Wage By 2021
• Your NCAA Pool Could Be Illegal, But You Won't Go To Jail
• NLRB Judge Orders Cedars-Sinai To Change Arbitration Pacts
• 3 Tips To Prepare H-1B Employers For Site Visits
• Judge Threatens Fines For Games In FTC Staples Merger Row
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Has Financial Service Cos. In A Flurry
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Apple Calls Gov't Bid For Data In Calif. 'Security Risk'
• FTC's Lord & Taylor Action Shows Perils Of New Ad Strategies
• Court Nominee, Guns, And Constitutional Illiteracy
• EU Tax Crackdown On US Multinationals Stirs Up Rancor
• Data Breach Report Shows Cyberinsurance Not A Cure-All
• Law Firm-Client Relationships Turning More Transactional
• Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Ask Judge To Halt $12M Deal
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 2
• DOL Sends Controversial OT Rule To OMB For Quick Rollout
• Chipotle Wrong To Make Worker Nix Tweets, NLRB Judge Says
• High Court Asserts ERISA Preemption, But To What Extent?
• Business Side Weighing In More On GC Legal Picks
• 12 Firms On GCs' Short Lists
• McDonald's Exec. Touts Franchisees' Choice In NLRB Case
• GCs Turn To These Firms When It's Life Or Death
• NJ Lawmakers Ease Violations In Paid Sick Leave Bill
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• 9th Circ. Revives EEOC Bias Claims Against Prison Contractor
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• NLRB Says 8th Circ. Backs Micro-Units In 5th Circ. Macy's Row
• Trial Pros: Blank Rome's Jim Murray
• Chamber Readying Legal Challenge To Fiduciary Rule
• 4 Laws That Trip Up Employers With Traveling Workers
• 10 Tips For Responding To An Antitrust Grand Jury Subpoena
• Trial Pros: Robins Kaplan's Roman Silberfeld
• In Congress: FAA, Navy, And A New Education Secretary
• Facebook Says Users Don't Show Harm In $15B Tracking MDL
• Ex-Energy Transfer CFO Files Contract Suit Over Firing
• NLRB Memo Touts Quick Settlements As Cost Savers
• Arch Coal Paid $8M To Senior Execs Days Before Ch. 11
• Kaye Scholer Partner Resigns In Wake Of Shkreli Indictment
• Uber Chides Drivers' 'Flawed' Tips Claim In Calif. Class Action
• Twitter Not Responsible For ISIS Tweets, Court Hears
• New Jersey Reprimands 'Contrite' Ex-Gordon & Rees Atty
• SEC Sues Investment Co. Execs Over $350M Ponzi Scheme
• From The Book Of Jargon: Ding The Basket
• 4th Circ. Says AT&T Workers Can't Jointly Sue Co. And Union
• 8th Circ. Backs NLRB Test For Bargaining Unit Size
• Jenner & Block Lures Back GC And Energy Exec As Partner
• Video Killed Claims In Hotel Firing Suit, 6th Circ. Says
• McDonald's Has Super-Sized Control Over Franchisees: NLRB
• 3 Supreme Court Cases That Will Impact Antitrust Law
• Jury Sides With Taco Bell Workers On Skipped-Break Wages
• Visteon Nabs New GC From Rival Auto Parts Co. Federal-Mogul
• A Closer Look At Warren Buffett's Letter To Shareholders
• Trial Pros: Miller & Chevalier's Barry Pollack
• Home Depot Breach Case Shows 'Cash-Plus' Deals Are Key
• Biz Leaders Tell Justices Immigration Actions Aid Economy
• 4th Circ. Says Coal Labor Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Volkswagen America CEO Departs Amid Emissions Scandal
• GM Doesn't Want In-House Atty Testifying Live In 2nd Trial
• CVS Dodges 7th Circ. Rehearing Of EEOC Severance Suit
• Retailers Hit Visa, MasterCard, Banks With Antitrust Suit
• FCC Commish Has 'Deep Concerns' About Privacy Plans
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• What GCs Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks
• Subway Wants Award OK'd In Chinese Unauthorized Store Suit
• 5 Ways To Build Trust When Talking With Clients
• 3rd Circ. Backs SEPTA In Railroad Job Sex-Bias Suit
• EEOC Must Wait Out Arbitration In Transgender Bias Case
• 65 Employers Slam H-2B Guest Workers' Wage Suit
• Home Depot To Pay $13M To End Consumers' Breach Claims
• Medical Device Maker Pays $1M To Settle EEOC Bias Suit
• Best Practices For Resolving FLSA Violations And Disputes
• In 9th Circ. Restaurateurs Must Tiptoe Around Tip Pools
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• Cloud-Based Apps Emerge As Major E-Discovery Challenge
• NJ Senator Defends Paid Sick Leave Bill
• NLRB Appointment Is Invalid So Case Is Too, 9th Circ. Says
• CEO's Fraud Charges Not Covered By Policy, 2nd Circ. Says
• FTC Opens Inquiry Into Payment Card Data Security Audits
• Verizon Pays $1.3M To Close FCC Supercookie Probe
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Supreme Court Won't Hear TCPA Timeliness Appeal
• President Trump's Impact On Employment Law
• Interns Say Their Time At Hearst Was Work, Not Education
• High Court Won't Hear BNY, AIG, BB&T Foreign Tax Appeals
• Director, Executive Compensation Remains Under Microscope
• High Court Won't Hear Apple E-Book Antitrust Case
• In Congress: Budget, Addiction Legislation, CO-OP Programs
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• EEOC Can Keep Aerotek's Client Info In Ageism Probe
• FCA Doesn't Require Explicit Falsity, DOJ Tells High Court
• Dish Must Ditch Illegal Solicitation Policy, NLRB Says
• Inside The New And Improved EU-US Data Transfer Framework
• 3 Things Attorneys Do That Tick Off Clients
• 4 Tips For Waging Scope Fights At Commerce
• NLRB Grilled At DC Circ. For Defending Misbehaved Strikers
• Consol Takes EEOC 'Mark of the Beast' Suit To 4th Circ.
• McDonald's Facing Tax, Competition Probe In Brazil
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Trial Pros: K&L Gates' John Pierce
• How To Get Your Boss's Attention — Without Getting Fired
• CFPB Turns Focus From Consumer Harm In Data Security Debut
• Chamber Sues Over Law Letting Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize
• Tech Industry Groups Back Apple In Calif. Phone Unlock Fight
• 1st Circ. Hands Wal-Mart Win In Pregnancy Bias Row
• Hatch Questions US Efforts To Implement Trade Deals
• DHS To Try Employer Preapprovals To Speed Up Visas
• AT&T Says IPhone Unlock Order Oversteps Law's Limits
• 5th Circ. Won't Force Arbitration For Texas Security Firm
• How To Reboot A Legal Dept. That Just Isn't Working
• OPINION: NLRB's Employee Handbook Attack Is Unjustified
• SEC Clarifies 'Substantial Implementation' In Proxy Access
• From The Book Of Jargon: Emerging Growth Company
• Trial Pros: Fox Rothschild's Stephanie Resnick
• EEOC's Landmark LGBT Suits Turn Up Heat On Employers
• AG Lynch Rejects 'Parade Of Horribles' In Apple Phone Fight
• Germany Can't Take Facebook Market Dominance For Granted
• Ore. Hikes Minimum Wage Using Unique 3-Tier System
• Pfizer Must Face Blind Sales Rep's ADA Suit: 4th Circ.
• CFPB Fines Online Payment System For Lax Data Security
• GC David Kelly Is Golden State's Legal Warrior
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• 4 Tips For Crafting A Foolproof Atty-Client ADR Pact
• House Politics And The Paul Ryan Speakership
• Trial Pros: Cooley's Mike Attanasio
• Posner Shuts Down 'Puzzling' Land O'Lakes TM Fight
• A Teaching Moment Inside VimpelCom's Boardroom
• Germany Says Facebook May Have Abused Dominance
• 3 Takeaways From The High Court's ERISA Ruling
• Sheppard Fee Loss Ups Ante For Consent In BigLaw Waivers
• NLRB Appoints New Regional Director In Denver
• Qualcomm Pays $7.5M To Settle SEC China Bribery Case
• 5 Billing Practices That Clients Hate
• Historic EEOC Suits Apply Gender Bias To Sexual Orientation
• Olympus To Pay $646M To Settle Kickback, FCPA Probes
• Durbin Asks Abbott To Rethink 'Harsh' IT Worker Layoff Plan
• Trial Pros: Richards Kibbe's Steven Paradise
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 1
• The Most Common 401(k) Plan Errors, And How To Avoid Them
• Supreme Court Finds ERISA Preempts State Claims Reporting