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Corporate - March, 2018

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• Women Win Partial Cert. In Goldman Bias Suit
• Exxon Mobil Escapes ERISA Climate Change Case, For Now
• Phantom Arrest Shows Tech Cos. Must Police Own Products
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• 'Mazel' Doesn't Bring Employer Luck In NY's Top Court
• Wellness Rule Clarity May Wait For New Commish, EEOC Says
• Barclays' High-Risk RMBS Fight Appears To Have Paid Off
• Step Up On Pay Equity Or Get Caught Flat-Footed, Attys Warn
• Under Armour Says Nutrition App Breach Affected 150M Users
• 5 Ways To Know You're Ready To Go In-House
• Banks, Telemarketers Can't Dodge Secret-Recording Claims
• Single Factor Income Apportionment: Inconsistent Standard
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• McDonald's Deal Leaves Status Quo On Joint-Employer Test
• States' Foray Into Breach Suits Will Spur Change, Attys Say
• Walmart Must Face Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action
• NLRB Blasts Bid For Remand In Email-Use Rule Row
• HP Must Face Trimmed Ink Cartridge Monopoly Suit
• Comcast Exec Saps Gov't Theory On AT&T-Time Warner Union
• 5 Thorny TCJA Issues Multinationals Need To Know About
• NY AG Says Record 9.2M Affected By 2017 Data Breaches
• Facebook Users Near Class Cert. In Face Scan Privacy Row
• Exxon's Attack On AG Climate Probes Thrown Out
• The Big Picture: Securities Class Actions Post-Cyan
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• Musk Can't Slip Tesla Investor Suit Over $2.6B SolarCity Deal
• Kellogg Gets Green Light For $16.8M OT Deal
• Boeing Says WannaCry Intrusion Had Limited Impact
• Newark Aims To Keep Amazon HQ Docs Out Of Public View
• Factor By Factor, Google v. Oracle Ruling Rejected Fair Use
• Online Retailers Urge Justices Not To Overturn Quill
• Trump's S. Korea Trade Deal Tweaks Signal Shift In Posture
• 17 Attorneys Earn GCs' Repeat Kudos For Client Service
• If You Can't Stand The BEAT, You're Still Stuck In The Kitchen
• 13 Law Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• How To Become Beloved By GCs
• 6 Traits Shared By The Lawyers GCs Love The Most
• Policy Group Asks NLRB Auditor To Probe Member's Disclosure
• After Cyan: A 'Problem' That Does Not Exist
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• DOL's ERISA Enforcement Activity On The Rise
• Uber Workers' Comp Settlement Moves Past Roadblock
• Senate Still Struggling With Data Breach Bill, Aide Says
• Autonomy CFO Misled Auditors Before $11B HP Buy, Jury Told
• Uber To Settle Gender And Race Unequal Pay Suit For $10M
• Commerce Fighting Data Localization Efforts, Official Says
• Attys Divided Over Prospects Of Facebook Shareholder Suits
• Goldman Code Copier Tells NY Top Court It Was No Crime
• Mich. Gov. Signs Bill Forbidding Salary History Question Bans
• After Cyan: Potential Trends In Section 11 Litigation
• 3 Things To Know As 1st Patent Derivation Gets Underway
• To Hold Or Not To Hold: S Corps And The Carried Interest Rule
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Ill. Village's Right-To-Work Law
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• Data Breaches Fueling AG Probes: BakerHostetler Report
• Schumer Counsel, Ex-Sidley Austin Atty Picked For FTC Post
• Road To DOJ Declinations Paved With Good Intentions
• Ill. County Sues Facebook Over 50M-User Data Collection
• Facebook Row May Expand Access To IRS Appeals Process
• NLRB GOP Members Hint At Successor Doctrine Modifications
• Is The US Patent System In Trouble? Part 2
• Google Can't Nix Class Claims From Gender Pay Gap Suit
• DOL, Trade Group Lay Down Swords In Fiduciary Rule Suit
• IRS Says No Universal Right To Appeal In Facebook Tax Bout
• FTC Officially Probing Facebook's Data Privacy Practices
• After Cyan: Creative Lawyering Can't Displace Clear Statute
• Pass-Through Guidance Out By Summer At Earliest, IRS Says
• Climate Change Litigation Is Coming — Is Your Co. Ready?
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• 15 Minutes With Vimeo's General Counsel
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• Justices May Take Narrow View Of Widening 'American Pipe'
• Up First In AT&T-Time Warner Trial: The Negotiators
• Up Next At High Court: Messy Rulings, Class Actions
• Employment Roundup: 5 Things You May Have Missed
• Is The US Patent System In Trouble? Part 1
• State AGs Say Consumers Better Off Without Data Breach Bill
• Brand Battles: Empire State Building, GM, Aaron Judge
• After Cyan: Some Prognostications
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Incentives Get Weaker For Internal Whistleblower Reporting
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• How GCs Can Embrace And Drive The Tech Revolution
• 4 Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed In The 1st Quarter
• Are Headwinds Hampering Delaware's Blockchain Initiative?
• Nev. Gambling Regulators Mull Workplace Harassment Regs
• Atty's 'Possible Incompetence' May Save Coach Workers' Suit
• USPTO Head Stresses Need For Predictability In IP System
• OECD Adds Guidance On Transfer-Pricing Taxation
• Security Biz Required Background Check To Use Toilet: Suit
• 7th Circ. Reverses Credit One's Arbitration Win In TCPA Suit
• Elon Musk Could Rake In Billions Under Compensation Plan
• Former FedEx Worker Can Pursue Bias Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Rejects IRS Bid To Pause Anti-Inversion Appeal
• FTC Commissioner Criticizes DOJ's Patent Approach
• Lawmakers Ask Zuckerberg To Testify About Data Misuse
• Budget Bill Won't Let Businesses Keep Workers' Tips
• Labor Agencies Avoid Sharp Budget Cuts In Spending Bill
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Is DOL's New Self-Audit Program A Win-Win?
• Goldman Sachs Floats Deal In Investor's Director Pay Suit
• Point72 Exec Fights To Keep Sexism Suit In Court
• Ozzy Osbourne Sues AEG Over Staples Center Tour Policy
• 'Blurred Lines' Ruling Leaves Big Questions Unanswered
• Chrysler Workers Must Look To Union In Fair Pay Suit: Panel
• Rollback Of Obama NLRB's Legacy Hits Speed Bump
• House Dems Want DOL To Pull Tip Rule Over Missing Analysis
• Post Tax Reform: What Corporate Structure Is Right For You?
• Facebook Sued Over Trump-Linked Research Firm's Data Use
• Endo, Others Ink $166M Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Settlements
• FSB To Ramp Up Cybersecurity With International Lexicon
• 9th Circ. Says 'Blurred Lines' Infringed Copyright
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Facebook Shareholders Sue Over Data Firm Tied To Trump
• DOL's Tip Guidance Protects Workers' Wages, 9th Circ. Told
• NLRB, McDonald's Joint Employer Deal Hinges On Details
• Justices Cut Through 'Gibberish' To Uphold Shareholder Suits
• Future Of CBM Reviews Sparks Debate At House Hearing
• More Can Be Done To Encourage Tax Whistleblowers
• An Expansion Of Tax On US Owners Of Foreign Equity
• Digital Tax Rules Not Aimed At US Tech Cos., EU Official Says
• DOL's Health Plan Worries Overblown, Biz Advocates Say
• Attys Wary Of Zero-Tolerance Policies After #MeToo
• Considerations For Appointing Equity Committees In Ch. 11
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• A Closer Look At Long-Awaited DC Circ. Robocall Ruling
• Why CFIUS Intervened In Broadcom's Bid For Qualcomm
• The Impact Of Tax Reform On Leveraged Lending Transactions
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Justices Keep Securities Class Actions Alive In State Courts
• Trump Taps Atty In High Court Pregnancy Case For EEOC GC
• SEC Chair Outlines Fiduciary Duty Proposal Goals
• Ex-Autonomy Exec Who Took Plea Testifies Against Ex-Boss
• 'Breach' Or Not, Facebook In Legal Hot Water Over Data Use
• McDonald's Reaches Deal With NLRB In Joint-Employer Case
• Treasury Urges 5th Circ. To Reinstate Anti-Inversion Rule
• 5 Takeaways From The 2018 Tulane Corporate Law Institute
• 9th Circ.'s Zappos Ruling Leaves Data Breach Standing Fuzzy
• Retailers Urge White House To Rethink China IP Tariffs
• SEC Whistleblowers Net $83M In Largest Ever Bounties
• A View From Silicon Valley: Tax Reform And The Tech Industry
• How Female GCs Help Women Advance Their Law Careers
• 15 Minutes With PayPal's General Counsel
• Pitfalls To Avoid When Selecting Document Review Attorneys
• DC Circ. Delivers Relief, But Not Clarity, With TCPA Ruling
• SEC's Silicon Valley Scrutiny Comes To Bloom In New Cases
• How To Minimize Legal Risk When Firing Alleged Harassers
• Wells Fargo's $27.5M Calif. Wage Deal Gets Final OK
• DOL Direction Sought After Fiduciary Rule Nixed By 5th Circ.
• Brand Battles: Hulu Picks Fight With Tech Startup 'Humu'
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Tax-Exempt Organization Restructurings Made Easier
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• DOJ, AT&T Set To Spar Over Future Of Media Industry
• Experts See Trouble Ahead For EU 'Digital Services Tax'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Tax Planning In The Age Of Tax Reform: Part 3
• DC Circ. Partly Strikes Down FCC's TCPA Expansion
• OECD's Interim Digital Taxation Report Has Few Answers
• Split 5th Circ. Vacates DOL's Obama-Era Fiduciary Rule
• 4 Slam-Dunk Tips For Employers To Swish March Madness
• Walmart Skewed Sales To Outdo Amazon, Ex-Exec Claims
• Ex-Siemens Exec Admits To $100M Argentine Bribery Ploy
• NLRB Employee Union Criticizes Proposed Agency Changes
• SEC Commissioner Wants More Cyber Breach Disclosures
• US Chamber Backs Facebook In IRS Tax Adjustment Bout
• Law Firms Get Low Marks On Innovation From In-House Attys
• Sen. Dems Introduce Resolution Opposing Remote Sales Tax
• Equifax Insider Trading Charges Show Need For Action Plan
• Identifying Cybersecurity Best Practices For Financial Firms
• Tax Planning In The Age Of Tax Reform: Part 2
• Senate Committee Moves NLRB Closer To Republican Majority
• White House Names Kudlow New Top Economic Adviser
• Mars Inc. Names New VP And General Counsel
• Committee Begins Effort To Shore Up Multiemployer Pensions
• Value Of Securities Class Action Settlements Plunged In '17
• Senate Bill Takes Scalpel, Not Ax, To Dodd-Frank, Attys Say
• Family Dollar Pays Class $45M In Pay Bias Suit
• Antitrust Enforcement By State AGs Continues To Evolve
• Senate Passes Partial Dodd-Frank Rollbacks
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive GE's Trade Secret Fight With Ex-Exec
• 4 Important Insurance Decisions To Watch For This Spring
• US Tax Law Boosting Global Economy, For Now, OECD Says
• Theranos CEO Holmes Settles Over $700M Fraud, SEC Says
• Tax Planning In The Age Of Tax Reform: Part 1
• How Legal Departments Can Prepare For The Upcoming GDPR
• Former Equifax Exec Indicted For Insider Trading
• NLRB's Joint Employer Review Bid Premature, DC Circ. Hears
• EEOC Sees No Increase In Charges Since Start Of #MeToo
• Maryland Co. To Pay $2M Penalty For Bribing Russian
• Amazon Settles With Job Applicants Over Background Checks
• 10th Circ. Sides With DOL In Row Over New Fiduciary Rule
• WilmerHale Atty Doesn't Recall Giving Up Ex-ConvergEx Exec
• SEC Signals More Aggressive Stance On Crypto Exchanges
• States Nibbling At Physical Presence Standard For Sales and Use Tax
• IRS Seeks To Clarify Transition Tax Election Issues
• States Inching Closer To Passing First Carbon Tax
• 3 Takeaways From Broadcom's Blocked $117B Qualcomm Bid
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Illinois And Oregon's Turn To Respond To Federal Tax Reform
• A Circuit Split On Pleading Standard For Title IX Claims
• Ex-ConvergEx Exec Accuses DOJ Of 'Brady Laundering'
• SEC Commissioner Blasts 'Fiction' About In-House Judge Bias
• Recent Patent-Eligibility Cases Leave Unanswered Questions
• Workers Seek Sanctions Against Walmart Over Missing Data
• IRS Faces Hurdles In Revamping Big-Biz Audits, Official Says
• SEC Focused On Cyber Disclosure After New Guidance: Chair
• Facebook Invokes Taxpayer Bill Of Rights In Row With IRS
• SEC Gives Israeli Co. Cooperation Credit In FCPA Settlement
• Biz Groups Don't Want Tariff Cuts Left Behind
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Uber's GC Talks Steering Waymo Deal, Company's New Route
• State Tax After Reform: Where Are We Going?
• Early Patenting Questions For Public Benefit Corporations
• Harassment Claims Highlight Risk For Individual Liability
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Impax Heads To Rare Trial In Pay-For-Delay Case
• Judge Urged To Examine Trump CNN Bias Over AT&T Merger
• Estee Lauder To Repay Workers For Sick Leave After Probe
• Facebook Biometric Privacy Ruling Offers Plaintiffs On-Ramp
• Health Hires: Aronberg, Bracewell, Miles, Polsinelli, Sidley
• NLRB Joint Employer Reversal Broke Rules, Hy-Brand Says
• Brand Battles: Apple, McDonald's, Travelers, Marriott
• 5 Burning Questions About Trump's Bombshell Tariff Move
• DOL Told Health Plan Rule May Hurt Insurance Markets
• Delaware Court Weighs In On Board Deliberation Disclosures
• Calif. High Court OT Ruling: What Employers Should Know
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• 3 Key Questions On The US-EU Insurance Pact
• Wynn To Pay Japanese Game Maker $2.6B For 2012 Buyout
• EEOC's Trans Bias Win Exposes Shakiness Of RFRA Defense
• Uber Drivers Get Cert. And Win In Safe Ride Fee Row
• Home Depot Settles $28M Suit Over Hazardous Waste Disposal
• 9th Circ. Revives Zappos Users' Data Hack Suit Over Risk
• Arbitration Centers Tout 2017 Caseload, Diversity Records
• Do Business Interruption Policies Cover Ransomware?
• Staffing Firm Settles Bias Suit Over 'Age Will Matter' Email
• No Bright-Line Rule For 'Telework' As ADA Accommodation
• Wynn Resorts Hid Sex Claims Against CEO, Oregon Says
• 4 Questions About DOL's Self-Audit Plan For Wage Violations
• Dems Say NLRB Should Restart McD's Joint Employer Case
• Apple, Samsung Fight Qualcomm Bid For Confidential Deal
• FBI Director Vows To Treat Hacked Companies As 'Victims'
• House Democrats Propose Bill Restricting Tip Pools
• Carl's Jr. Antitrust Row Calls For Scholarly Input, Judge Says
• Coke CEO Defends Foreign Licensees In $3.3B Tax Court Trial
• 3 Potential Roadblocks To Trump's Impending Tariffs
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Gets 2.5 Years In DOJ Suit-Selling Case
• Attys Worry Companies Not Serious About Sexual Misconduct
• Dem AGs Knock DOL's 'Association Health Plans' Rule
• GDPR's Reporting Mandate May Fuel Fledgling Cyber Market
• How GCs And Companies Can Tackle Corporate Responsibility
• 6th Circ. Revives EEOC's Funeral Home Trans Bias Suit
• Senate Confirms Skadden Partner For USTR Leadership Team
• Profs Dispute Evidence Of Bias By SEC In-House Judges
• NY AG Announces EmblemHealth Data Breach Settlement
• France Signals Possible Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes
• Cohn Leaves Top White House Economic Post As Tariffs Loom
• Labor Sec. Says He's Fine With Congress Protecting Tip Pools
• Trump's Steel, Aluminum Tariffs May Cost $9B, Analysis Says
• Ex-Stanford GC Sanctioned, Ordered To Hand Over Docs
• Smucker, Conagra Drop $285M Wesson Deal After FTC Suit
• Amazon Will Begin Collecting Pa. Sales Tax April 1
• Barnes & Thornburg Opens Office With Ex-Cooley Partner
• Intellectual Ventures Sells 1K AmEx Patents To Licensing Co.
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 In Review
• Digital Realty's Victory Is A Loss For Corporate Compliance
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Watchdog Sues DOJ For WH Memos On Fox-Disney Deal
• Chinese Vaccine Co. Sues 'Dissident' Shareholders Over Coup
• IBM Settles Suit With Diversity Exec Hired By Microsoft
• Rakoff Knocks 2nd Circ. In Explaining Uber Arbitration Order
• Whistleblowers Assail Gilead's Escobar Defense At High Court
• Calif. High Court Lays Out Bonus OT Calculation
• Yahoo To Pay $80M To End Securities Suit Over Data Breach
• Facebook, Microsoft Say Content Laws Should Stay Local
• Smucker's $285M Deal For Conagra's Wesson Draws FTC Fire
• International Insurers Warn Cyber Coverage Barriers Remain
• Metal Mania: How Trump Put The Trading System On Edge
• Calif. Justices Set To Tackle Key Liability Insurance Query
• 15 Minutes With Northeastern University's General Counsel
• Personal Jurisdiction Defenses May Protect Parent Entities
• A Practitioner's Guide To Zarda V. Altitude Express
• SEC Solidifies Liability Risks With Cybersecurity Guidance
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Rosenstein Speaks Out Against 'Unfair' DOJ Settlements
• CFPB's Scrutiny Of Complaint Reporting May Signal Shift
• Employment Roundup: 6 Things You May Have Missed In Feb.
• AT&T, Gov't Praised For No-Drama Discovery In Merger Row
• Brand Battles: 'Lord Of The Rings,' Bayer, MLB, Scotch Whisky
• Trump Nominates Former Bingham Atty For IRS Chief Counsel
• EEOC Enforcement Shift Expected In Trump Admin's 2nd Year
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Key Aspects Of SEC Guidance On Cybersecurity Disclosures
• The Value And Limitations Of Trade Compliance Policies
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Revive Look At Joint Employer Rules
• DOJ Expands Leniency Beyond FCPA, Lets Barclays Off
• Equifax Says 2.4M More Consumers Were Affected By Breach
• Jury Says Omnicare Didn't Misclassify Drivers In FLSA Suit
• US Leads In GC Gender Pay Equity, One Report Says
• Google Hit With Bias Suit Over Alleged 'Bro Culture'
• NLRB Freezing Hiring And Cutting Budget, Union Says​
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• 3 Dem Sens. Seek Financial Sector Sexual Harassment Data
• Murphy's Law: What Can Be, Will Be Taxed In New Jersey?
• Adidas Wins 3-Stripe Trademark Ruling In EU Court
• Senate Dems Press Trump NLRB Pick On Ethics Concerns
• FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy: Pilot Program Redux
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• European Lawmakers Back Plans For Tax Haven Crackdown