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Corporate - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Gorsuch Would Lay McDonnell Douglas Test To Rest
• Trump Taps Three, Including Dechert Atty, For Top DOJ Spots
• Jury Largely Clears Ex-JP Morgan Analyst In Tipping Trial
• Bio-Rad GC Fired For Screw-Up And Temper, CFO Testifies
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• New Privacy Regs Face Steeper Climb With Trump Order
• Security Experts See Client Disconnect On Hacker Defense
• Nearly Half Of GCs May Fire A Firm In 2017
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-Stanford Workers Can't Arbitrate
• Ex-Cypress CEO Calls Out Exec's Role In $1.3B Lattice Deal
• GOP Set To Halt SEC's Extraction Payment Disclosure Rule
• 2nd Circ. Looks Tempted To Revive Michaels Card-Hack Action
• LGBT Rules For Fed. Contractors To Stay, White House Says
• 3rd Circ. Denies Robert Half Workers' Class Arbitration
• O'Melveny Adds Ex-Herrick Lawyer Who Served As WWE's GC
• How GCs Can Build A Cohesive Outside Team
• Prosecution Of Corporate Execs: The Latest Developments
• Crate & Barrel, CEO Stole Trade Secrets, Restoration Says
• Trump's War On Regs May Complicate Business Tax Planning
• Trump Reg Order Hammers Home Employment Policy Shift
• Uber Wins Bid To Send Driver Suit To Arbitration
• Biz Groups Ask Senate To Back Labor Secretary Nominee
• Major NLRB Shift Is Ways Off Despite Republican Chair Nod
• Private Equity Firm Says Former In-House Atty Stole Secrets
• 9th Circ. OKs Gym Member Standing, But Nixes TCPA Suit
• Amazon Can't Escape Applicants' Background Check Suit
• Business Groups Mischaracterizing Fiduciary Rule, DOL Says
• NLRB Judge Orders Rental Car Cos. To Fix Illegal Work Rules
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• What Every Co. Should Learn From Yahoo's Mega-Breach
• In Congress: More Cabinet, High Court
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Jack In The Box Can Arbitrate Manager's Wage Suit: Judge
• 4th Circ. Makes Joint Employer Test In Contractor Wage Row
• GOP Tax Plan May Increase Transfer Pricing Scrutiny Abroad
• Goldman Coder Ruling Stands In Lieu Of Clear Data Theft Law
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ohlhausen's Notable Antitrust Dissents As FTC Commish
• Trans Funeral Worker Seeks To Join EEOC In Sex Bias Suit
• Brand Battles: Gruyere, Dr Pepper, The Gap
• Puzder Book Offers Clues For DOL Role, Confirmation Hearing
• Ex-Chrysler GC Offers 4 Tips For Weathering A Crisis
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Wachtell
• Apple Wants 9th Circ. Reboot Of IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• Major DOJ Antitrust Policy Shift On Immunity For Employees
• What To Look For In Trump And May's 1st Meeting
• Lipnic May Nudge EEOC Toward Less Burdensome Policies
• Tesla Hits Ex-Autopilot Director With Trade Secret Suit
• 2nd Circ. Drills DOJ On Use Of Compelled Libor Testimony
• GOP To Push ACA Repeal, Tax Reform This Year
• Trump Promises Border Tax, NAFTA Rewrite, More Trade Deals
• DOL Nom Puzder's Franchisees Slammed With Worker Suits
• Acer Settles With NY AG For $115K After Data Breach
• Group Of Major Business Players Backs GOP Tax Blueprint
• PTAB Expertise Key Factor To Landing AIA Work, GCs Say
• VW Compliance Head To Depart Due To 'Differences'
• When SEC Knocks: 8 Immediate Actions For Every Company
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Trump Taps Miscimarra As Acting NLRB Chair
• Time To Update Risk Factors In Your Annual Report
• Bio-Rad GC's Corruption Report Baseless, Atty Testifies
• Spokeo Dooms Michaels Background Check Row, Judge Says
• EEOC Seeks Costco Injunction After Harassment Verdict
• Long-Awaited Partnership Audit Regs No Longer So Welcome
• Trump's TPP Exit Doesn't Implicate Investor-State Arbitration
• Mach Mining Signs Consent Decree In EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• 4th Circ. Says DirecTV Must Face Technicians' OT Suit
• New DOL Exemption Can't Save Fiduciary Rule: Biz Groups
• 7th Circ. Nixes EEOC Suit Over Flambeau Wellness Policy
• Trump Taps EEOC Commish Lipnic As Acting Chair
• States, Biz Groups Slam OT Rule In 5th Circ. Amicus Briefs
• 5 Things To Know About New DOJ-FTC Int'l Antitrust Guide
• Bio-Rad Ex-GC Asks For $8M On Contentious Trial Day
• Calif. Court Requires Class Actions To Name Outside Funders
• Wal-Mart Truckers' Bid For $86M Wage Haul Comes Up Short
• 2nd Circ. Won't Review Microsoft Overseas Data Warrant Win
• 1st Circ. Nixes NLRB Invalidation Of Nonunion Hiring Rule
• 3 Employment Cases That Could See High Court Action Soon
• NLRB Judge Finds Dish Wage Cut Of Texas Employees Illegal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Year Of Vanishing MDLs
• GOP Attys Push Pro-Biz Antitrust Reforms Under Trump
• Samsung, LG Say Anti-Poach Suit Uses Korean 'Stereotypes'
• FCPA Expectations Under President Trump
• SEC HomeStreet Action Broadly Interprets Dodd-Frank
• Ex-JPMorgan Analyst Testifies Colleague Admitted Tipping
• Bio-Rad CEO Tells Jury Ex-GC 'Came Unglued' After DOJ Fee
• Google Seeks Review Of IP Ruling, Says Fed. Circ. Defied AIA
• Delayed Fiduciary Rule Faces Host Of Obstacles To Repeal
• Legal Dept. Operations Pros Prioritize Financial Metrics
• Aetna's ACA Vendetta Gets Called Out In Merger Ruling
• Attys React To $37B Aetna-Humana Merger Ruling
• Appeal Of Aetna-Humana Merger Loss Would Face Long Odds
• 10 Antitrust Trends And Developments To Watch This Year
• Trump, GOP Differences Could Impede Tax Reform Timeline
• 6 Reasons Why A Wholesale Dodd-Frank Repeal Is Unlikely
• SEC Pays $7M To Whistleblowers For Investment Scheme Tips
• Employer Violated FCRA With Liability Waiver, 9th Circ. Says
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $37B Aetna-Humana Merger
• More And More States Are Targeting Payroll Debit Cards
• In Congress: Organizing
• SEC Unlikely To Escape Partisan Chokehold Under Trump
• Jimmy Choo To Pay $2.5M To Settle Receipt Data Privacy Row
• 7th Circ. Nixes Time Warner Class' Appeal, Citing Spokeo
• Trump DOJ Expected To Cut Down On Deferred Prosecution
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• DOL Wants Judge To Toss Case Against Retaliation Rule
• What We Know About Trump's Antitrust Take So Far
• These 3 Antitrust Issues Could Sink Your Client's M&A Deal
• Trump Aims To Guard US Interests In Trade, Jobs
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Bio-Rad CEO Tells Jury He Backdated Fired Exec's Review
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Monsanto Can't Keep Ex-Atty Out Of Syngenta MDL
• DOJ Narrows Paths To Immunity For Antitrust Crimes
• Del. Libel Claims Go Forward In Board 'Fight Letter' Suit
• Fox Can't Dodge Netflix Counterfire In Exec Poaching Suit
• Cybersecurity, Cross-Border Data Weigh Heavily On GCs
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• When A Startup Needs A Lawyer The Most
• OSHA Dings Amtrak Nearly $1M For Firing Whistleblower
• 4th Circ. Backs Ex-Massey CEO's Conspiracy Conviction
• Obama's Pro-Union Impact On NLRB Won't Retire Quickly
• Trump's EPA: Be Careful What You Wish For
• Ikea Ruling Puts Stamp On Novel Post-Spokeo Strategy
• Bio-Rad's Ex-GC Testifies CEO Resisted FCPA Investigation
• 5 Key Takeaways From The FTC's Qualcomm Patent Suit
• Biz Groups That Defeated DOL Rule Win Fees
• DOL Accuses Oracle Of Bias Against Women, Minorities
• LGBT Bias Charges Continuing To Climb, EEOC Says
• Investor Gets 20 Months For Trades On GC Wife's Inside Info
• Qualcomm Slapped With Antitrust Class Action After FTC Suit
• JPMorgan Underpaid Female Employees, DOL Claims
• DOL Says Fiduciary Rule Can Discourage Class Waivers
• Pay-To-Play Lessons From This Week's SEC Settlements
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Affirm OT Rule Block
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 3
• Obama's NLRB Legacy To Face Some Trump Reversals
• Bio-Rad Fired GC For FCPA Leak, Jury Told At Trial's Start
• Offensive TMs At High Court: Everything You Need To Know
• Cisco Can't Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Discrimination Case
• Major Merger Probes Hit Record Delays In 2016, Report Finds
• SEC Fines Pershing Square, Others For Pay-To-Play Violations
• The International Scope Of SEC's Whistleblower Program
• FTC Sues Qualcomm Over Standard-Essential Patent Licenses
• IRS Finalizes Anti-Inversion Rule, With Some Tweaks
• Puzder Denies Report He May 'Bail' On Labor Nomination
• Ex-House Attys Urge High Court To Review Menendez Ruling
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2016: Part 2
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 2
• In Congress: More Confirmation Hearings
• DOJ, FTC Update Int'l Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines
• DOJ, FTC Refresh IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines
• Manufacturer Group OK'd To Fight IRS Anti-Inversion Rule
• Obama's Biggest Employment Policy Hits And Misses
• Outgoing FTC Chief Leaves Tough Merger Review Legacy
• OSHA Releases Guidance For Anti-Retaliation Programs
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• DOL Taking Block Of Persuader Rule To 5th Circ.
• LexisNexis To Pay $1.2M Over Federal Gender Bias Claims
• High Court Will Resolve Class Action Waiver Battle
• The Outlook For Hart-Scott-Rodino Under President Trump
• Employment-Based Immigration And Trump: What To Expect
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 1
• FTC Chairwoman Ramirez To Step Down
• Ex-HBO Employee Gets 30 Months For Embezzling $1M
• How Employers Can Accommodate LGBTQ Workers
• Occasional Slur Not Enough To Show Bias, Va. Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Revives Apple App Store Monopoly Suit
• Amazon To Begin Remitting Sales Tax To South Dakota
• SEC's Universal Proxy Proposal Draws Wide-Ranging Critique
• Expect More Companies To Disclose Trump In Risk Factors
• Munsch Hardt Adds Corporate Partners In Dallas
• SEC OKs Fund Commissions To Help Brokers With DOL Rule
• Dems, GOP May Be On Collision Course Over Tax Reform
• Considerations For The 2017 Proxy Season: Part 2
• 5 California Insurance Battlegrounds In 2017
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Biggest Workplace Class Settlements Trend Down In 2016
• Amazon.ca To Pay CA$1M To Resolve Watchdog's Price Probe
• Del. Justice Probes GP Fairness Duty In $1B Pipeline Spat
• NIST's Popular Cybersecurity Framework Gets Facelift
• Visium GC Rips Lax Compliance At Outset Of Fund Fraud Trial
• NLRB Judge Slams Pfizer Rule As 'Old Serpent In A New Skin'
• EEOC Appoints New Litigation Chief In Chicago
• BigLaw Attys, GCs Oppose Sessions As Attorney General
• Right-To-Work Battle Heating Up Early In 2017
• Considerations For The 2017 Proxy Season: Part 1
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Avoiding A New Wave Of Deceptive Price Advertising Claims
• EU's New E-Privacy Rules Expand Its Authority Over Tech Cos.
• The Privacy Shield 5 Months Later
• Justices Struggle With NY Credit Card Surcharge Ban
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Home Depot Over Employee's Murder
• Don't Stiff Industry On EPA Chemical Panel, Chamber Says
• Hinshaw Culbertson, Atty Face $4M Biz Sale Conflict Suit
• State Attorneys General Play Growing Data Privacy Role
• Labor Group, House Dems Attack DOL Pick's Biz Practices
• EEOC Seeks Input On Anti-Harassment Enforcement Guide
• After Comcast Letter, Philly Mayor To Delay On Wage Bill
• The Incoming SEC Chairman As I Know Him
• Ex-NJ Pharma Execs Admit To Generic Drug Price-Fixing Plot
• EU Financial Sector Resists UK Plan For GC Accountability
• 'Fair Value' Takeaways From Merion V. Lender Processing
• How To Jump-Start Your Info Governance Initiative
• Calif. Biz Group Backs Docs In Workers' Comp, Med Mal Row
• OSHA Injury Reporting Rule, Database Ripped By Chamber
• Justices Want SG's Take On ERISA Fiduciary Breaches
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Reps. Reintroduce Widely Supported Email Privacy Act
• Future Of Wellness Program Regs Murky After Block Denied
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Global Competition Law Developments To Watch In 2017
• Mondelez Pays SEC $13M To End Indian Unit Bribery Probe
• 9th Circ. Again Reverses FLSA Mercedes Dealer Suit
• FTC Tests Limits Of Data Security Power In D-Link Action
• New NLRB Union Rules Target Health Care Employers
• In Congress: Obamacare, The Cabinet
• NY Gov. Calls For Tougher Cybercrime Laws, Response Team
• 4 Changes EEOC May Face Under Trump
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Lawmakers, Experts Lay Out Cybersecurity Plan For Trump
• Relaxed NY Cybersecurity Rules Offer Limited Relief
• Brand Battles: Wal-Mart, Kellogg's, Sony
• 5 FCA Issues To Watch As Trump Takes Power
• A Look Back At The Top AIA-Related Decisions Of 2016
• Simplexity Ch. 7 Suit Against Versa, Officers Goes Ahead
• Generic Drug Price-Fixing Suits Just Tip Of The Iceberg
• Whistleblower Who Tipped SEC To Scheme Gets $5.5M Bounty
• Criminal Trade Secret Prosecutions Under President Trump
• Why NY Employers Should Carefully Consider Freelancers
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• AmEx Retains 2nd Circ. Win In DOJ Anti-Steering Suit
• AICPA Calls On IRS To Simplify Interest Capitalization Rules
• GOP Push To 'Repeal' Chevron Deference May Come Up Short
• White Urges SEC Head To Work On Accounting Standards
• States' Minimum Wage Hikes Roll On Without Federal Increase
• Perez Send-Off Warns Against Slippage Of Worker Protections
• En Banc Fed. Circ. Time-Bar Case May Increase AIA Appeals
• United Case Highlights Achilles' Heel Of Fraud Prevention
• Looking Ahead: Employer-Provided Health Care Under Trump
• Combating Implicit Bias In The Workplace
• Trump's Wall Street Ally Pick Signals Enforcement-Light SEC
• GOP Import Tax May Be Doomed To Fail
• Deutsche Bank To Pay $95M In US Tax Avoidance Settlement
• LabMD Gains Industry Support In FTC Data Security Row
• Aerotek Denied Arbitration In Labor Row After E&Y Decision
• DOL Sues Google Over Withheld Compensation Data
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of TWC Data Class Action After Spokeo
• 'Star Trek' Fan Film Is Not Fair Use, Judge Says
• Full Fed. Circ. To Weigh Appeals Of PTAB Time-Bar Orders
• Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner To Head SEC
• 7th Circ. Says Indiana Robocall Ban Doesn't Violate Speech
• NY Revises Cybersecurity Rule, Extends Compliance Deadline
• Texas Judge Won't Stay DOL Overtime Case Pending Appeal
• EEOC Finalizes Affirmative Action Rule For Disabled
• The Top In-House Hires Of December
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Trump's Trade Team Just Got Its Muscle
• AARP Denied Early Block Of Wellness Program Regs
• CFPB Dings Equifax, TransUnion $23M Over Marketing
• General Cable Pays $82M To Resolve DOJ, SEC Probes
• Korea Fines Qualcomm $854M For Strings-Attached Licensing
• Get Ready For The Long Arm Of EU Privacy Regulation
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2017
• In Congress: Israel, Russia, Midnight Rules
• How To Woo In-House Counsel In 2017
• Environmental Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2017
• Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2017
• White Collar Cases To Watch in 2017
• International Trade Issues To Watch In 2017
• Competition Cases To Watch In 2017
• Trademark Cases To Watch in 2017
• M&A Cases To Watch In 2017
• Retail Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Patent Cases To Watch In 2017
• Privacy Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Top 5 Tax Cases To Watch In 2017
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2017
• Securities Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Retail Cases To Watch In 2017
• Privacy Cases To Watch In 2017
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2017
• Tech Will Still Drive M&A In 2017 Despite Political Questions
• Securities Cases To Watch In 2017
• 2017 M&A Outlook Clouded By Shifting Political Environment