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Corporate - April, 2016

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• Dov Charney Can't Ditch Hedge Fund's Leadership Pact Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives USA Today App User's Privacy Class Action
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• Drug Firms Battle In Del., Calif. Over Shared LLC, $60M IP
• Pfizer Still Can't Compare Children's Advil To Tylenol In Ads
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• No Need To Rethink Tipping-Pool Rule, DOL Tells 9th Circ.
• 3 Employer Takeaways From The Defend Trade Secrets Act
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Groups Slam SEC's In-House Court As Unconstitutional
• Leveraging In-House Attys' Reporting Obligations
• NLRB's Hirozawa Tapped For Another Term
• Amazon's Liability For In-App Buys Weighs In FTC's Favor
• Payment Card Security Standards Body Updates Rules
• Objecting Uber Drivers Call $100M Settlement A 'Joke'
• Ex-Toyota In-House Atty Can't Revive Malpractice Suit
• Ex-HP Workers Want Atty DQ'd For Puffed Up Work History
• 3 Cost-Effective Cybersecurity Tips For Firms Big And Small
• GAO Says SEC Still Lagging On Cybersecurity
• House Votes To Block DOL 'Fiduciary Rule'
• GM Names Deputy GC As New Chief Compliance Officer
• Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
• Monitoring Employee Communications: A Brave New World
• Brokaw Act Could Broaden Change-Of-Control Triggers
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• From The Book Of Jargon: Tree
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Amazon On Hook For Unauthorized In-App Buys, Judge Says
• NLRB Hits Volkwagen With Suit Over Union At Tenn. Plant
• Persuader Rule Will Subvert Confidentiality, House Hears
• Female Merck Workers Get Cert. In Sex Bias Suit
• 5 Things To Know About The Defend Trade Secrets Act
• AFA-Only Firms Master The Art Of Nonhourly Billing
• Menards Drops Class Waivers To Settle NLRB Charges
• PwC's Hiring Policies Favor Millennials, Class Action Says
• House Overwhelmingly Passes Federal Trade Secrets Bill
• EEOC Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Wellness Program ADA Suit
• Olympus Expands Global Team With GC, Compliance Officer
• A New Perspective On Seated Work For Calif. Employers
• A Victory For SOX Whistleblowers In Recent DOL Decision
• Data Breach Report Calls For Race To Catch Up With Hackers
• Smoother Sailing For Charter-TWC Than Failed Comcast Buy
• Justices Put Target On Employer Motives In Free Speech Suits
• Restaurant Settles EEOC Suit Over Secret Bathroom Videos
• Wendy's Sued Over Data Breach Aftermath For Banks
• 4th Circ. Revives FLSA Class Action Over Md. Casino Training
• GCs Wearing More Hats In Rise To C-Suite, Survey Finds
• Verizon Pushes NY Court To Rein In Union Strike Tactics
• 4th Circ. Backs NLRB's Specialty Healthcare Test In Nestle Row
• Biz Group Warns Reps. To Toe The Line On Tariff Reform Bill
• A Summer Storm Brews In Anticipation Of DOL Overtime Rule
• High Court Allows Free Speech Suit Over Perceived Politics
• Insiders Break Down The Compliance Program Done Right
• GNC Slammed For 'Sham' Online Pricing Scheme
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Wal-Mart Migraine Drug Price Suit
• DOL To Update FMLA Posters, Revises Employer Guide
• FCC Set-Top Box Plan Will Rewind Progress, Chamber Says
• NLRB Targets Hobby Lobby Handbook Rules
• Antitrust Group Says Giant Beer Merger Needs Tough Remedy
• Provisions To Cut EEOC Bias Case Backlog Advance In Senate
• DOJ Approves Charter-TWC Merger With Conditions
• Okla. Senate Passes Internet Retail Sales Tax Bill
• Iskanian's Little-Known Limitation On PAGA Suits
• Justices Reject Another Challenge To SEC In-House Court
• In Congress: Trade, Privacy, Fiscal Year 2017
• Timbervest Urges DC Circ. To Ax SEC In-House Verdict
• Uber's $100M Driver Deal Won't Curb Future Labor Suits
• Teamsters Announces Association For Calif. Uber Drivers
• Are CGL Data Breach Cases Already Meaningless?
• Home Depot Says Banks Face No Future Harm In Breach Suit
• Biz Groups Seek Preliminary Halt To DOL Persuader Rule
• Microsoft Drops Antitrust Regulatory Fights With Google
• B&N Says 7th Circ. Ruling Shouldn't Save Data Breach Suit
• NJ Bill Would Provide Tax Credit For Telecommuting
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Misclassification Flouts Drivers' Union Rights, NLRB Claims
• 4 Fronts In The Fight To Tax Interstate Sales
• House Committee OKs Resolution To Bar DOL Fiduciary Rule
• No Bump In Union Election Wins In 1st Year Of NLRB Rule
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• What's All This I Hear About Captives?
• Concrete Co. Can Void CBA With No Workers, 6th Circ. Says
• BofA Ponies Up $1M To End TCPA Robocalls Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Canning Decision Didn't Invalidate Union Vote
• Sprouts' W2 Leak In Data-Phishing Scam Prompts Suit
• AFAs Now Dominate A Third Of Firm Spending
• Sen. Floats Bill To Create New Guest Worker Program
• A Review Of Gov't Cases Against Execs In Q1
• FTC Commish Calls On Agency To Examine Data Privacy Regs
• New Inversion Regs Won't Hinder $16.6B Johnson-Tyco Tie-Up
• When Must A Successor Employer Bargain With Unions?
• Why Earth Day Is Everyone's Business
• Church-Affiliated Orgs May Have To Comply With ERISA
• Tech Groups Rally Against Draft Senate Encryption Bill
• High Court Grapples With Auto Service Advisers' OT Eligibility
• DOJ Scrutiny Weighs Heavily On In-House Compliance Pros
• Calif. FedEx Drivers Wage Settlement Gets Tentative OK
• Hollywood Talent Agencies UTA, ICM Beat Antitrust Claims
• Scope Of EU Privacy Law Has Companies Scrambling
• Disney Consultant Disclaims Wrongdoing With H-1B Hires
• Berkshire, Others Accused Of Hacking Workers' Comp Firm
• Do's And Don'ts For Negotiating Patent Licenses
• Recent Developments In Dodd-Frank Reporting — Part 2
• An Uncertain Fate For DOL Persuader Rule: What's At Stake
• EU Says Google Broke Antitrust Rules In Android Case
• LA City Council Backs Doubling Calif. Sick Day Policy
• SEC's Theranos Probe Shows Unicorn Hunt Not A Myth
• 3 Ways GCs Can Stave Off Future Breach Litigation
• ACLU Throws Weight Behind Gov't In Transgender Firing Suit
• The State Of Cyber Coverage Law: 4 Key Decisions
• Congressional Republicans Unite To Block DOL Fiduciary Rule
• China Wanted Apple's Code, GC Says In Encryption Hearing
• NLRB Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Class Waiver Ruling
• How Newegg's Lee Cheng Declared War On Patent Trolling
• Justices Wary Of Curbing FCA For Implicit Misstatements
• Recent Developments In Dodd-Frank Reporting — Part 1
• A New Inclination Toward Arbitration Agreements In Calif.?
• Obama's Competition Order Could Be Mainly For Show
• Why GCs Want To Test Your Tech Skills
• The 7 Uber Cases To Watch
• Dish Files IP Suit Over Streaming Device's 'Massive Piracy'
• NLRB's Miscimarra Lays Path For Handbook Rule Challenges
• Calif. Car Dealer Tells Supreme Court To Curb OT Ruling
• Drops In Gov't Contract Spending Slowed In '15, Report Says
• Global Trade Of Knock-Off Goods A Nearly $500B Business
• ITC Says Open Trade With Cuba Will Be Boon For US Biz
• 18 Ex-Treasury Officials Say Inversion Regs Aren't A Real Fix
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Workplace Free Speech: When Politics And Religion Collide
• In Congress: IRS, FAA, Puerto Rico
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Verizon Atty Hit Striking Worker With Porsche: Union
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Wis. Jury Hits Tata Units With $940M Trade Secrets Verdict
• NLRB Divided On Viability Of Test For Employer Rules
• Nev. Casino Asks DC Circ. To Nix NLRB's Union Spying Ruling
• 5 Ways To Botch The Beauty Contest
• House GOP Moves To Block DOL's Persuader Rule
• OSHA Puts Final Stamp On Food Safety Whistleblower Rule
• Online Customers Not Buying Burlington's 'Terms of Use'
• How To Avoid Post-Employment Retaliation Claims — Part 2
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Overseas Email Fraud Drained $100M From US Co., Feds Say
• Female Attys Reach $4M Class Deal With Farmers In Bias Row
• Industry Outpaces Gov't Agencies On Cybersecurity: Report
• Sens. Reject Attempts To Advance Dueling Equal Pay Bills
• 7th Circ. Revives Data Breach Suit Against PF Chang's
• Lyft Can't Dodge TCPA Suit In Text-Message Spamming Row
• Enforcing Arbitral Awards: Success Lies In The Strategy
• EEOC Says Halliburton Breached Deal In Worker Bias Case
• Del. High Court Nixes Yahoo Email Release Pending Appeal
• How To Avoid Post-Employment Retaliation Claims — Part 1
• Obama Picks Uber, MasterCard Execs For Cybersecurity Panel
• Mayer Brown Nabs Former Verizon VP, In-House Counsel
• Microsoft Fights Gag Orders On Warrants For Customers' Data
• From Judgment Day To Payday In International Disputes
• Chancery Throws Out Claims Over TripAdvisor Director Pay
• Best Buy's Halliburton Win Seen As Hard Act To Repeat
• EU 'Privacy Shield' Pushback Paves Way For Court Challenge
• 5 Things That Bother Economists About Antitrust Law
• K&L Gates Adds Deals Pro In Dallas
• NLRB Takes GC Nomination Fight To High Court
• Revived Edison ERISA Claims Shot Down Again By 9th Circ.
• Campaign Bombast Roiling Trade Landscape: Ex-USTR Official
• Ex-DOJ Atty Urges Coordination In Defending Global Mergers
• Schneiderman, 8 Other AGs Probe Retailers' On-Call Shifts
• 4 Ways Patent Owners Mess Up At The PTAB
• Grocery Chain Schnucks Dodges Rest Of Data Breach Suit
• H-1B Petitions Hit Record High For 2nd Year In A Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Let Allstate End TCPA Row With $20K Deposit
• Kohl's Wins Early Approval Of $6.15M Deceptive Sales Deal
• DC Circ. Judge Slams Too Much Power At Top In CFPB Case
• 5 Steps GCs Should Take To Increase Cybersecurity Defenses
• Banks Look To Wrap Up $39M Target Breach Settlement
• How To Align APEC And EU Cross-Border Transfer Rules
• Best Buy Beats Class Cert. On 8th Circ.'s Halliburton Ruling
• Drafting Separation Agreements For Employers: A Quick Guide
• Views From The Bench On Sentencing Representation: Part 3
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Undo CNN's Firing Of Union Workers
• Daimler IP Suit Nails Amazon For Mercedes Wheel Replicas
• Insurers Face Cyber Coverage Setback In 4th Circ. Ruling
• GCs, Compliance Heads Increasingly On Hook For Co. Wrongs
• Calif. Gov. Signs Law Increasing Pay During Family Leave
• GNC Agrees To Pay $9M To End Calif. Labor, Wage Class Suit
• Interns Slam Hearst's Bid To Use Gawker Ruling In FLSA Row
• Microsoft Gives Boost To US-EU Data Accord
• Data Breach Covered Under Traditional Policy, 4th Circ. Says
• 3 Tactics For GCs When Banking Watchdogs Come Calling
• Watch Out: SEC Is Watching Your Dealings With Regulators
• In Congress: Kicking Off 3 Busy Weeks
• NLRB Judge Finds Quicken Loans 'Big Book' Broke Labor Law
• Adidas, Reebok Sue 200 Retailers For Alleged Knockoffs
• 3 Red Flags Attys Should Look For While Vetting Clients
• Yahoo Seeks To Quash Order For CEO Mayer's Emails
• 2nd Circ. Irked By Judge's Sarcasm In Data Privacy Trial
• Sanctions Enforcers Licking Chops In Wake Of Panama Papers
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• FTC Competition Chief Stands By Declaration Practices
• The Unintended Consequences Of 'PAGA-Only' Lawsuits
• Paper Is Key To Your Co. Winning Future Cybersecurity Suit
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Fact-Based Seating Test Leaves Class Cert. Prospects Murky
• Wynn Resorts CEO, GC Set Toxic 'Tone At The Top,' Suit Says
• Transgender Firing Case Now In Judge's Hands, EEOC Says
• What GCs Can Learn From How Their Peers Handled Scandals
• Abbott Prevails In $219M Whistleblower FCA Trial
• 9th Circ. Again Urged To Nix Labor Dept.'s Tipping-Pool Rule
• Consumer Groups Blast US-EU 'Privacy Shield'
• Financial Institutions Brace For Impact Of Panama Papers
• H-1B Visa Cap Reached For 2017 Fiscal Year
• Chamber Eyeing Challenge To DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• Ex-Hunter Douglas GC Admits To Taking Millions In Patent Plot
• Judge Rejects $12M Lyft Class Deal That Shortchanges Drivers
• Ex-Intern Takes Damages Deal In Case Against 'Stalker CEO'
• From The Book Of Jargon: Gun-Jumping
• 3 Ways For Employers To Keep Pace With DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Class Action Fallout From Pa. Wal-Mart Ruling May Be Limited
• Sanofi Can't Escape Junk Fax Suit After Campbell-Ewald
• Increased Scrutiny From DOJ Spells Trouble For Megamergers
• DOJ No Pushover On Merger Divestitures, Lynch Says
• Dow To Pay $400M To End Opt-Out Urethane Price-Fix Claims
• 4 Takeaways From The DOJ's Halliburton-Baker Hughes Fight
• GCs Struggle With Cloud Tech, Budget In Info Control: Survey
• More Biz Groups Tee Up Challenge To DOL Persuader Rule
• A Post-Vaalco Look At State Director Removal Statutes
• How Nonprofits Can Protect Against Embezzlement And Fraud
• DOJ Sues To Block Halliburton's $34B Baker Hughes Deal
• 2 Firms Rise Above Rest In March As M&A Activity Slips
• 3 Things Clients Look For When Choosing A New Firm
• EU Regulators Tout Looming 'Privacy Shield' Opinion
• San Francisco Becomes 1st City With Fully Paid Parental Leave
• FTC Section 5 Guidance A Positive Step, Experts Tell Congress
• Inversion Regs Cast Net Wider Than Pfizer-Allergan Deal
• NY Judge Orders WeWork Termination Suit Into Arbitration
• The 4 Traits GCs Should Seek In Their Next Hire
• KBR Arbitration Pacts Unlawful, NLRB Judge Says
• Wendy's Seeks Dismissal Of Proposed Data Theft Class Action
• CalPERS Changes Governance Principles: What Cos. Can Do
• Lay And Expert Testimony: Using Employee Witnesses
• NY Family Leave Policy Could Gain Momentum In Other States
• EU 'Privacy Shield' Will Endure After Obama, Official Says
• Uber Asks 9th Circ. To Allow It To Use Arbitration Deals
• Worker Seating Rule Depends On Task, Calif. High Court Says
• Calif., NY Govs. Sign Laws Upping Minimum Wage To $15
• IRS Proposes Rules To Target Inversion Earnings Stripping
• Whole Foods Staff Called Transgender Man 'It,' Suit Says
• Mind The Non-GAAP: Adjusting Figures In Face Of Scrutiny
• The High Court's Preemption Tango And The Future Of ERISA
• High Court Won't Review Wal-Mart's $188M Break Suit Loss
• In Congress: Iran, ISIS, Trade Secrets Protection
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Upholding Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Law
• EU 'Privacy Shield' Would Survive Scrutiny, Report Says
• Law Firm Group Files Challenge To DOL's 'Persuader' Rule
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Questions Linger About The Future Of Cyber Sanctions
• Fox Subsidiary Pays $5.9M To Ditch No-Poach Class Action
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• When Employee Ranking Systems Become A Legal Liability
• Risky Business: Is It Time For A Separate Risk Committee?