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Corporate - March, 2017

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• 3 Things To Watch After FCC's Privacy Rules Get The Ax
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Trump Takes Aim At Trade 'Cheaters' In 2 Exec Orders
• Acting DOJ Enviro Head Says Enforcement Is Still A Priority
• Del. Bill Floated To Block TransPerfect-Type Court Snarls
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Morgan Lewis Axed By Client Over Ties To Trump
• Lawmakers, AGs Urge DC Circ. To Keep 'Independent' CFPB
• Trump's EO: What's Next For Energy, Enviro And Climate?
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Marriott GC Mobilized Dozens Of Attys To Sign Starwood Deal
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-CPSC GC Cheryl Falvey
• Why Shippers See Value In Cayman Special Purpose Vehicles
• US Must Step Up Efforts To Tackle Tax Evasion, Experts Say
• NJOY Unsecured Creditors Get Green Light To Go After Brass
• California AG Promises To Battle Trump On Enviro Issues
• 7 Obama-Era NLRB Rulings Trump's Board May Strike Down
• How To Make In-House Pro Bono Work
• From Exit Threats To Tiny Tweaks: What's Next For NAFTA?
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Expanding Atty Liability In Mayer Brown Suit
• NY Enforcer Urges States To 'Rearm' For Merger Scrutiny
• FCC's Pai Favors 'Targeted Action' To Open Internet Order
• Yahoo's Warning To GCs: Your Job Description Just Expanded
• Trump's NAFTA Plan Hews Closely To TPP Model
• Senate Votes To Ax DOL Municipal Retirement Savings Rule
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-DOT GC Kathryn Thompson
• Jeweler's Handling Of Employee Complaints Far From Sterling
• 3 Decisions You Need To Read About Bills And Privilege
• Chipotle Wins Decertification In OT Collective Action
• Justices Set Tough Standard For State Credit Card Fee Laws
• Gay Exec's 2nd Circ. Win Shows Title VII Clarity Needed
• Ex-American Apparel CEO Can't Revive Firing Defamation Suit
• FCC's Pai Seeks Internet Without 'Heavy-Handed' Regs
• Copyright Chief Appointee Bill Clears House Hurdle
• Ways & Means Head Considers Changes To Border Tax Plan
• ACC Offers Benchmarks For Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Changes Proposed For Work Visas
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• A Startup Attorney's Tips To Advance Company Diversity
• What GCs Can Learn From Legal Operations Pros
• Dem Lawmakers Urge FCC Action On Cellphone Cybersecurity
• NY's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Bill Needs Narrower Focus
• Deutsche Bank Unit Gets $150M Libor-Rigging Deal Approved
• GCs Ask Congress To Fund Legal Services Despite Trump Cut
• US Cos. Avoiding More Than $700B In Taxes, Report Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Nix 10K Opt-Ins To Chipotle FLSA Suit
• Speaker Ryan Hints At Continued Action On Health Reform
• Zohar Fund Seeks Del. Sanctions Over Tilton Proxy Claims
• 9th Circ. Tosses Steve Wynn's FCPA Defamation Suit
• SEC Scrutiny Of Non-GAAP Disclosures Likely To Continue
• Rushed Tax Bill May Mean Déjà Vu Of Health Care Debacle
• Silence May Not Be Golden For Cos. After High Court Review
• ERISA Exception Applies To Church Affiliates, Justices Told
• 13 States Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Trump Immigration Ban
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• Stryker Loses Bid To Keep Poaching Suit Against DJO In NJ
• 2nd Circ. Revives Gay Ad Exec's Bias Suit Against Omnicom
• Maturing Workforce Puts Age Discrimination In The Spotlight
• High Court Won't Hear 5th Circ. Verizon ERISA Appeal
• The Bumpy Road To Protection For Internal Whistleblowers
• Justices Won't Hear $7.25B Visa, MasterCard Fee Deal Appeal
• In Congress: Light Floor Schedule, Heavy On Committees
• IRS Must Rethink Transfer Pricing Cases After Amazon Loss
• Oil Cos.' Trade Secrets Row 'Waste Of Time,' Judge Says
• Stryker Unit Fights To Keep DJO Poaching Suit In NJ
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-Monsanto Lawyer Must Hand Over Docs In Syngenta MDL
• House Bill Would Make Copyright Chief President Appointee
• Nephew's Google Job Prompts Recusal In Confidentiality Row
• DC Circ. Nixes Confidentiality Agreement As Too Broad
• Limiting Presidential Powers At The High Court
• Trump's Election Ushers In Stronger Optimism, More M&A
• A Straightforward Insider Trading Statute Is Overdue
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• 4 Tax Changes Delaying GOP Health Plan Vote
• 5 Takeaways From Clayton's SEC Confirmation Hearing
• Justices Avoid Upending Ch. 11 Creditor Payment Practices
• Senate Votes To Undo FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules
• As Gorsuch Panel Ends, Senate Filibuster Looms
• Pro Bono Institute CEO Talks In-House Work For Public Good
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery Toss Of $3B C&J Merger Suit
• Ex-UBS Exec Says FINRA Testimony Got Him Fired
• What Cos. Must Know About Social Media And Insurance
• Tax Court Backs Amazon In $1.5B Transfer Pricing Dispute
• Senate Sends Repeal Of OSHA Record-Keeping Rule To Trump
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• Gorsuch Defends Record, Chevron Critiques At Senate Panel
• NY Data Breaches Soared To Record Levels In 2016, AG Says
• Bipartisan Bill Would Make PCAOB Proceedings Public
• Alleging Expense Excess, Dow Chem Investors Sue for Books
• Don't Stall CEO-Worker Pay Ratio Rule, Investors Tell SEC
• DC Circ. Panel Sends Dues-Checkoff Case Back To NLRB
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• New NY Cybersecurity Regs Will Have National Reach
• 4th Circ. Joint Employer Test Is Incredibly Broad
• 6 Traits That Will Get You Hired In-House
• High Court Narrows Use Of Structured Dismissals In Ch. 11
• NY AG Slams Exxon Again Over Order For Climate Emails
• Gorsuch Rebukes Trump, Defends Record To Senate Panel
• High Court Sets Limits On Presidential Appointment Power
• Don't Halt CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule, Dem Sens. Tell SEC
• TransPerfect Co-CEO Says Forced Sale Is Unconstitutional
• NC Court Nixes Attorney-Witness Dual Role In Fee Dispute
• Trump Starts Putting Imprint On Judiciary With 6th Circ. Nom
• 9th Circ. Stands By Reviving FCRA Suit Over Liability Waiver
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• Key Lessons From Recent Employee Allegations Against Uber
• D&O Insurance And The Conduct Exclusion
• High Court Throws Out Laches Defense For Patent Cases
• Del. High Court Remands $1B Enbridge Deal Fairness Ruling
• Partisan Sparks Fly At Gorsuch Hearing's First Day
• High Court Won't Review Would-Be Whistleblower's Petition
• Feds Indict Fugitive CEO, CFO For $426M Securities Scheme
• Alsup Suggests Uber, Waymo Let Young Attys Give Tutorials
• Biz Groups Can't Block DOL Fiduciary Rule, Judge Says
• Why More Law Firms Are Moving To The Cloud
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Motley Rice's Linda Singer
• H-1B Random Lottery System Is Justified, Ore. Court Says
• Despite Rollbacks, Anti-Inversion Regs Likely Here To Stay
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• DOJ Brief Opposing CFPB Brings More Uncertainty
• In Congress: Gorsuch, ACA, Homeland Security
• What To Expect When You're Expecting A Supreme Court Seat
• Industry Mounts Final Assault On FCC's ISP Privacy Rules
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 'Google' TM So Common It's Become Generic, 9th Circ. Told
• Trump, Merkel Remain At Odds Over New Trade Talks
• ACA Watch: Trump Goes All In On Repeal Bill, Key Votes Loom
• Chamber Says Texas Judge Should Still Block Fiduciary Rule
• Trump Asks DC Circ. For Power To Fire CFPB Chief
• 3 Key Takeaways From The New Travel Ban Rulings
• Avoiding Pitfalls Of Corp. Social Responsibility Statements
• Calif. Judge Seals $27M Lyft Deal, But No Fees For Objectors
• Privilege May Extend To A New Member Of The Litigation Team
• ACA Watch: Repeal Inches Ahead, Price To Take Mic
• Calif. Judge Rejects Google Email-Scanning Settlement
• The Firms That Handle The Most Securities Litigation
• Etsy Gets Toss Of IPO Securities Fraud Claims
• Five Judges Say 9th Circuit Should Have Upheld Travel Ban
• Avid's Bylaw Change Violates Delaware Law, Investor Says
• Congress Braces For Fight Over Trump's First Budget
• Cephalon Settles FCA Suit Over Provigil Marketing
• SEC Enforcer Sees No Problem With Staff Subpoena Power
• Trump Budget Request To Seek State Dept. Cuts, Wall Funds
• For Caterpillar, Federal Raid May Mean More Than Tax Trouble
• 9th Circ. Sends Pre-1972 Song Fight To Calif. High Court
• Verizon Clinches $48M Coverage For Spinoff Fraud Suit
• Hawaii Federal Judge Blocks Trump's New Travel Ban
• MasterCard Drops $5M Nike Cyber Talent-Poaching Suit
• CFTC Chair Nominee Urges Scaling Back 'Flawed' Regs
• Schumer, Blumenthal Criticize Gorsuch For Labor Rulings
• 4 Ways GCs Can Cope With Immigration Uncertainty
• Facebook Is King Of Legal Social Media World, Study Says
• Calif. Court Says PR Co. Talks Not Privileged In Schwab Case
• Challenges Continue For Organized Labor In 2017
• Home Depot Deal May Spur Banks To Sue Data Breach Targets
• 4 Reasons Cos. Are Staying Private Longer
• Fed. Circ. Says $50M Hedge Fund Loss Not Exempt From IRS
• States, Corporate America Will Fill Clean Energy Policy Gap
• Motorola Hits China's Hytera With Patent, Trade Secrets Suit
• DC Circ. Bats Down Challenge To Local Bar Admission Rule
• EPA Gets 3 Years To Update Hazardous Pollutant Rules
• 6 Dems Want EPA OIG To Probe Potential Pruitt Conflicts
• SEC Urges 10th Circ. To Reconsider ALJ Decision
• Klobuchar Calls For More Aggressive Merger Enforcement
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• Cozen Nears Escape Of $900M Poker Fraud Class Action
• $8.5M Google Privacy Deal Improper, 9th Circ. Told
• Midstream Cos. Lose Appeal Over Nixed Sabine Contracts
• EEOC Debuts Online Inquiry System In 5 Cities
• Investors Hit Western Union Again Over Fraud Compliance
• McDonald's Beats Suit Over Franchises' Alleged Pay Breaches
• 24M Fewer Insured Under ACA Repeal, CBO Says
• Legal Tech Download: Dentons' RegTech, LawGeex Funders
• 9th Circ. Ends Suit Over $8.5M Google Buzz Deal
• Nixed $7.3B Antitrust Deal Unimpeachable, High Court Hears
• Orion Objects To Order In Terror Attack Insurance Suit
• Anti-Gay Bias Not Prohibited Under Title VII: 11th Circ.
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• Trump's Prosecutor Purge Stokes DOJ Strife
• In Congress: ACA, Veterans Affairs, Seema Verma
• Judge Refuses To Move Ahead In Wash. Travel Ban Case
• Reconciliation Offers Path To Tax Reform, Trump Adviser Says
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• How To Get The Most Out Of Outside Counsel
• Sessions Asks Obama's 46 Remaining US Attys To Resign
• Mexico Likely Eyeing NAFTA Update Instead Of Full Restart
• 4 Tips To Make March Madness A Win For Employers
• Uptick In Coordinated US-Brazil Anti-Corruption Enforcement
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Legal Sector Jobs Drop In Trump Administration's First Month
• Whistleblower Protections Vs. Confidentiality Obligations
• VW Pleads Guilty In Emissions Cheating Suit
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Will Spur Action But Not Uniformity
• House Passes Class Action, Joinder Restriction Bills
• Gov't Wants Attys' Fees Limited In Tax Penalty Fight
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• NLRB's Joint Employer Test Comes Under Fire At DC Circ.
• 8th Circ. Says Court Mistook Its 401(k) Damages Suggestion
• SEC Should Bar No-Vote Share Structures, Committee Told
• FCC Chief Launches Probe Into AT&T's 911 Service Outage
• Home Depot To Pay $25M To Settle Banks' Data Breach Claims
• Who Can Courts Hold Responsible For Discrimination Claims?
• 3 Mistakes To Avoid When Handling Intermittent FMLA Leave
• Odds Stacked Against House Bills To Kill Bank Class Actions
• 4 Things To Know About Trump's Pick For Solicitor General
• US Emerging As Major Tax Haven, EU Report Says
• Dov Charney Urges Revival Of Hedge Fund Defamation Suit
• SEC Nominee Clayton's Ethics Filings Show Possible Conflicts
• Ropes & Gray To Spin Off Patent Prosecution Into New Firm
• Dems Move To Defund, Block New Immigration Ban
• CPA Group Backs New Push To Harmonize State Income Tax
• Watchdog Says Icahn Disclosures Fall Short Given Trump Role
• A Brief History Of Water Splash V. Menon
• Assessing Likelihood Of Survival For SEC Pay Ratio Rule
• Hawaii Becomes 1st State To Challenge New Immigration Ban
• New Model Regs For Taxing Services May Lead To Lawsuits
• FCC's Robocall Plan To Benefit From Rare Bipartisanship
• Amazon Turns Over Recordings With Murder Suspect's OK
• GOP Leaders Defend ACA Repeal Bill Amid Backlash
• Largest Firms' Rates Pull Further Ahead Of The Pack
• DC Circ. Rejects Motions To Intervene In CFPB Litigation
• What MLP General Partners Can Learn From Energy Transfer
• High Court Urged To Limit SEC Disgorgement
• Kirkland Attorneys Land White House Legal Posts
• Tiffany & Co. Can't Force Ex-Employee To Arbitrate Dispute
• Where's The Fire? Viewing 363 Sales Through A Market Lens
• Rent-A-Center Investor Challenges Board Election By-Laws
• USCIS Suspends Expedited Processing For H-1B Visas
• Embattled Wells Fargo Taps Cravath Partner For Top Atty Spot
• Chipotle Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Over Pay Protest Firing
• Judge Alsup Orders Young Attys To Argue In Oculus Suit
• Split DC Circ. Denies Injunction In CFPB Challenge
• Insights From Oral Arguments In McLane V. EEOC
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Trump Issues New Immigration Ban Executive Order
• Supreme Court Won't Resolve Trans Bathroom Access Case
• How M&A Buyers Can Guard Against Extracontractual Fraud
• In Congress: Obamacare, Defense Funding, Litigation Reform
• Business And Human Rights Movement‎ Spurs New Initiatives
• Del. High Court Orders Trust To Release Member Names
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery Ax Of Qualcomm Antitrust Suit
• Sen. Wyden Blasts GOP, Trump Tax Plans As Gifts To Wealthy
• Caterpillar Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Day After Federal Raids
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Judge Muzzles MF Global On PwC 'Public Watchdog' Role
• Atty Can't Recoup Client 'Courtesy Credits,' Mass. Panel Says
• DC Circ. Nixes NLRB Classification Of FedEx Drivers
• House Democrats Introduce 3 Cybersecurity Bills
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• FCC's Halt Of Privacy Rule Signals Net Neutrality Reversal
• 4 Takeaways From Snap's Blockbuster IPO
• Gibson Dunn Adds Partners From Latham, Apache Corp.
• Federal Agents Search Caterpillar's Ill. Headquarters
• Columbia Sportswear Accuses Former Employee Of Hacking
• SEC Limits Whistleblower's Award Over Culpability, Delay
• Fired Exec Says Startup's CEO Sent Nude Pics, Lied To SEC
• Judge Invites Young Attys To Argue In Comcast Patent Suit
• Consider Political Risk Insurance Coverage In 2017
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Delaware's New Focus On Deal Process And Disclosure: Part 2
• The Trouble With Young Associates
• Trust Seeks Records Controls In Del. Supreme Court Appeal
• Trump's Tax Plan Falls Short On Cuts For Middle Class
• Rakoff Urges Securities Bar To Write Insider Trading Law
• Covington Pays Out To End 3M 'Side-Switching' Ethics Suit
• CORRECTED: House Votes To Disallow OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
• Class Action Reform May Curb, But Not Kill, Antitrust Actions
• Trump Will Not Comply With Adverse WTO Rulings
• House Votes To Set Up Rule Review Panel
• Justices Want USPTO To Weigh In On PTAB Constitutionality
• DOJ 'Deconfliction' Requests: Considerations And Concerns
• 35-Year Chadbourne Veteran Joins Pay Discrimination Suit
• 2016 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review
• Patent Litigation 2016: A Law360 Special Report
• These Law Firms Dominated At The Federal Circuit In 2016
• Patent Litigation In US District Courts: A 2016 Review
• 4 Frequent Filers Of IP Suits To Watch This Year
• The Federal Circuit Judges You Want On Your PTAB Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Taking Harder Look At PTAB Appeals
• Inter Partes Reviews Becoming Friendlier To Patent Owners
• AIA Proceedings At The Patent Board: A Closer Look
• Law360's Federal Circuit Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Fed. Circ. Issuing More 'Hidden Decisions' Amid Case Influx
• ITC Patent Cases Rebound To Reach 5-Year High
• Delaware's New Focus On Deal Process And Disclosure: Part 1