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Corporate - April, 2018

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• Chamber Gets Halt On Bulk Of Philly's Salary Inquiry Law
• Google Privacy Case To Test Limits Of Novel Settlements
• DOL's Guidance On Bipolar Benefits Raises Eyebrows
• T-Mobile, Sprint Merger May Fly This Time
• Austin Sick Leave Rule Trumped By Texas Law, State AG Says
• Justices To Review Phishing Row Class Arbitration Ruling
• Reed Smith Hires GE Digital Chief Compliance Officer
• Calif. Justices Reject Previous Worker Classification Test
• Autonomy's Ex-CFO Convicted Of Fraud Linked To HP Deal
• High Court To Review $8.5M Google Privacy Deal
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Reining In Abusive Alien Tort Statute Cases
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• 15 Minutes With Adobe's General Counsel
• Corporate America, Expect A Spike In SEC Reporting
• Walmart Sanctioned For Late Evidence In Cashier Suit
• 3 Non-Employment High Court Cases For Employers To Watch
• FTC Says Impax Must Sell 10 Generics After Amneal Deal
• Justices Seem Wary Of Strict Int'l Deference Standard
• Training Gap Plagues Restaurants Fearful Of #MeToo Suits
• Three Things States Will Keep Doing If Quill Remains
• New FTC Is Set, But Ohlhausen Makes One Appointee Wait
• USPTO Patent Eligibility Memo Will Boost Odds For Applicants
• Other Practices Scrutinized After PTAB Partial Reviews Axed
• Senate Democrats Float Bill To Curb Noncompete Agreements
• How Lagos Might Affect Internal Investigations
• 9th Circ. Assesses Insurance For Social Engineering Scams
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• A More Mobility-Friendly Approach To Noncompetes In Ill.?
• Senate Confirms 5 Nominees To FTC, Including Chair
• Divided 7th Circ. Revives Atty's Age Discrimination Suit
• PTAB Unveils AIA Review Plans After High Court Shakeup
• AARP, AGs Fight Invalidation Of Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Dems Pitch Bills To Promote Competition In Employment
• Corporations Must Help Fight Cyber Threats, Deputy AG Says
• No Consensus On Labor Law's Future After House Hearing
• Newark Discloses Amazon HQ Bid Amid Public Records Suit
• Recent Decisions Could Fuel Escheatment Audits
• Multistate Tax Commission Seeks Input On Remote Sellers Tax
• SD Online Tax Law Could Serve As Model For Other States
• Revamping Contracts For GDPR: How To Get Organized
• Retail Group, Symantec To Offer Workshops On Cyberthreats
• How The End Of PTAB Partial Reviews Will Impact Courts
• Facebook Investor Sues Over Cambridge Analytica Cover-Up
• Google Fights Uber's Intervention In Ex-Execs' Arbitration
• SEC's $35M Yahoo Fine Lacks Bite Without Targeting Execs
• Anthem Breach Attys' $38M Fee Ask Too High, Report Says
• Corporate Attys Increasingly Steering Biz Strategy, GCs Say
• Fed. Circ. Says Merck Atty's Lies Doomed $200M Patent Win
• Lawmakers 'Troubled' By NLRB GC's Talks With Littler Atty
• Chamber Calls On DOL To Rein In Worker Centers
• US Tax Law Likely To Run Afoul Of WTO Rules, Panelists Say
• Inside Recent IRS Guidance On Withholding In Partner Sales
• The Historic Legal Blunder That Enabled Our Gun Epidemic
• Companies Can't Afford To Ignore Accessibility
• ConocoPhillips Wins $2B In Claim Against Venezuela Oil Co.
• Corporate Designee Practice Under NY V. Federal Rules
• Cybersecurity Warning May Bring Gov't, Industry Together
• Justices' Arab Bank Ruling To Force Alien Tort Suit Rethink
• Tough Questions Await As PTAB Partial Reviews Get Boot
• AIA Reviews Survive High Court, But Future Challenges Likely
• In-House Attys Must Become Data Privacy Pros, Experts Say
• Yahoo Fined $35M For Waiting Nearly 2 Yrs To Reveal Breach
• The Barriers Keeping #MeToo From Reaching Its Full Potential
• Texas Business Groups Sue To Block Austin Sick Leave Rule
• New United Video Suits Show Stubborn Power Of Viral Media
• Comparing Corp. Criminal Liability In US, UK, France: Part 2
• Equal Pay: Where Do We Stand Now?
• Justices Curb Civil Suits Against Foreign Companies
• Supreme Court Strikes Down PTAB Partial Decisions
• High Court Rules AIA Reviews Are Constitutional
• The FTC's Commissioner Noms Continue To Wait
• The Impact Of Changing The PTAB's Claim Construction Test
• 4 Recent Fed. Circ. Rulings IP Attys Need To Know
• Restaurant Workers Wrongly Fired For Emails, NLRB Rules
• Law Firms Must Adapt To Changing Industry, GCs Say
• Arbitration Pacts Can't Block Class Members, Calif. Court Says
• Ethics Rules Have Not Evolved With AI, GCs Say
• Jury Rejects Antitrust Claims Against Grocery Wholesaler
• Comparing Corp. Criminal Liability In US, UK, France: Part 1
• Have Your Cake, Eat It Too: Stocks Taxed As Assets In M&As
• Stanford Ponzi Scheme Receiver, Ex-GC Reach Settlement
• 15 Minutes With Target's General Counsel
• 7 Questions For Clydesdale Banking Group's General Counsel
• Senator Wants Fines, Tighter Leash On Facebook By FTC
• USPTO Chief Pushes 'New Narrative' Of Patent Benefits
• 4 Tips For Companies To Shield Against Phishing Scams
• 9th Circ. Splits From Similar Rulings On Tender Offer Suits
• New VAT Rates May Help China Retain Multinational Firms
• 4 Tips To Help Employers Fight Unconscious Bias
• Experts Look To Congress To Stem Patent-Eligibility 'Chaos'
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Will High Court Ever End Circuit Split Over FCA Pleading?
• SunTrust Data Theft May Have Impacted 1.5M Customers
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Many Cos. Likely Won't Be Ready For GDPR, Survey Finds
• 1st Amendment May Shield Cisco In Arista's Antitrust Suit
• Microsoft Customer Data Demands Drop To Record Low
• Sears, More Retailers Say LA's False Markdown Suits Must Go
• Facebook To Shrink GDPR Liability With New Service Terms
• Facebook, IRS Spar Over Right To Appeal Tax Adjustments
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Privacy Could Be New Market Asset
• Yelp Escapes Privacy Suit Over Recording Sales Calls
• High Court's Whistleblower Ruling Kills Ex-UBS Exec's Claim
• 3 Phishing Insurance Coverage Cases To Watch
• VTech Toy Data Breach Suit Found Lacking Again
• NLRB's Republicans Should Sit Out All Cases: Union Lawyer
• How Companies Can Foster Internal Whistleblowing
• Antitrust Concerns Led Fox To Pick Disney Over Comcast
• Facebook Offers Preview Of GDPR-Inspired Privacy Policies
• Frustration Roils Hearing On Multiemployer Plans' Fate
• Consent Forms Enough To Add Party To FLSA Suits: 11th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Opens Up Path For Cos. To Ditch Data Breach Suits
• Ex-Pharma Staffing Exec Gets Noncompete Suit Tossed
• Lowe's Rules Against Workers Talking Salary Aren't Kosher
• Tax Pros No Longer Sure About Justices' Take On Wayfair
• EY Downplayed Sex Assault And Harassment, Partner Alleges
• Input Pours In Before NLRB Election Rule Comment Deadline
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• At Wayfair Args, Justices Seem Hesitant To Overturn Quill
• SEC Commish Warns Of Overreliance On New Market Rules
• GE Board Accused Of Misstating Insurance, Power Financials
• Tips For Defending PCAOB Investigations
• Justices Drop Microsoft Warrant Row, But Fight Far From Over
• Breaking Down The Appeals In $1B VirnetX-Apple Patent War
• Tech Firms Vow Not To Aid Governments In Cyberattacks
• Supreme Court Frustrated With Arguments In Wayfair Case
• Hazy Recusal Standard Confronts Fully Stocked NLRB
• Professionals Predict Win For South Dakota In Wayfair Case
• Some 10,800 Sales Tax Jurisdictions Await Wayfair Answers
• IRS Grants 1-Day Filing Extension After System Outage
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Cloud Systems Increasingly Under Cyberattack, Insurer Says
• What's New In NIST's Updated Cybersecurity Framework
• Tesla's Play In NTSB Probe May Not Be Worth The Risk
• US Questions China's WTO Moves, But Will Sit For Talks
• Uber Hid Breach, Ducked Fine And Set New Legal Ground
• High Court Cans Microsoft Warrant Row After Congress Acts
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Citing Duke Case, Emory Workers Want Class Cert.
• Elaine Wynn Settles Claims Against Steve Wynn And Wynn GC
• Goldman Asks 2nd Circ. To Review Class Cert. In Sex Bias Suit
• High Court Swats Away 2 Employment Cases
• Facebook Users Win Class Cert. In Face Scan Privacy Row
• Employees Sue Knorr, Wabtec After DOJ No-Poach Settlement
• Chamber Backs Sterling Jewelers In Bias Suit Class Size Row
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• TCJA Limits Means For Inversions, But Incentives Remain
• 15 Minutes With FactSet's General Counsel
• Supreme Court Seeks Gov't View Of Gilead FCA Case
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• SEC In-House Judges' Powers Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• Car Co.'s Bid To DQ Quinn Over Presuit Atty Chat May Stall
• 'Buy American, Hire American' Roadblocks Trouble Employers
• Russian Must Pay $302M In International Data Hacking Case
• Trump's Whipsaw TPP Reversal Easier Said Than Done
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Frito-Lay Agrees To Pay $2.4M In Background Check Action
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Deutsche In Investors' Laundering Case
• Trump Names NLRB's Newest Member As Chair
• DC Circ. Tells NLRB To Try Again On Unfair Firing Case
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• There Is Middle Ground For US Lawyers On AML Regimes
• GDPR And HR: 8 Steps To Compliance For US Companies
• Mass. Top Court Won't Quash AG Climate Probe Of Exxon
• USPTO Chief's Call For New Path On Patents Draws Cheers
• Roving FCA Whistleblower Gets Latest Win In $18M Deal
• Uber Dodges Fine In FTC Deal Over 2016 Breach Cover-Up
• 4 Big Issues Keeping Antitrust Attorneys Talking
• No-Poach Guidance Caught In-House Counsel Off Guard
• Trump's Labor Dept. Issues First New Opinion Letters
• Firms Without Women Won't Get Our Business, GCs Say
• Senate OKs Trump Pick For Deputy Labor Secretary
• 7th Circ. Tosses Banks' Suit Over Schnuck Data Breach
• Securities Settlements In 2018 Exceed Value For All Of 2017
• 5 Tips For Crafting The Perfect Exec Compensation Package
• 4 Nettlesome Issues For Private Equity Management
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• UberBlack Drivers Aren't Uber Employees, Judge Rules
• Queries Over Data 'Control' Lead Day 2 Of Zuckerberg Grilling
• 7th Circ. Backs Northern Trust's Pension Plan Change
• NLRB Joint Employer Test Still In Limbo Despite New Member
• Amazon, Other Cos. Avoid Tax On $24.5B Profits, Study Says
• DOL Wage Amnesty Program Could Hurt Workers: State AGs
• 7th Circ. Revives Barnes & Noble Security Breach Suit
• GCs Tell Legal Marketers How Firms Can Stand Out
• NAFTA Arbitration Substitutes May Spur Issues Of Their Own
• 5 Tips For Plan Administrators Navigating A Chaotic Market
• Senate Confirms Morgan Lewis' Ring To Round Out NLRB
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• 2 Clear Takeaways From 9th Circ. Equal Pay Decision
• Dissolving Practice
• Fox Takes Netflix Exec Poaching Row To Calif. Appeals Court
• Uber's Pay Bias Less Than Expected, Coders' Atty Says
• Gray Area In 9th Circ. Pay Ruling Has Some Experts Puzzled
• What The DOJ's Latest Case Says About No-Poach Policy
• EEOC GC Nominee Defers To Agency On LGBT Bias Theory
• Musk Seeks Appeal Over Tesla Control In SolarCity Takeover
• In High Court Online Tax Case, Handicappers See Win For SD
• Pa. Justices Suggest UPMC Could Face Data Breach Liability
• ERISA Stock-Drop Suits Take A Back Seat As Market Roars
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Withholding Rules For Foreign Partnership Sales Still Hazy
• 4 Things To Watch As Facebook CEO Heads To Congress
• Org Says FCC Security Proposal Could Hurt Small Businesses
• Labor Department Will Start Policing Tip Pools
• 4 Ways #MeToo Is Affecting Executive Compensation
• Disney Tries Again To Shut Down Redbox Code Sales
• High Court Could Open Door To Worldwide Patent Damages
• Google Must Pay For Illegally Gathering Kids' Data, FTC Told
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Salary History Can't Shield Equal Pay Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• Facebook Settles $365M Trade Secrets Case Mid-Trial
• Combating Employee Phishing Scams During Tax Season
• 15 Minutes With The Cheesecake Factory's General Counsel
• Fidelity Says Jury Verdict Nixes Ex-Staff Atty's $1.2M Trial Win
• NLRB's Counsel Faces Off With Board Over Hy-Brand Ruling
• Panera Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Data Breach
• Employment Roundup: 7 Things You May Have Missed
• Brand Battles: PGA Tour, 'Game Of Thrones,' MPAA
• How Attorneys Are Crafting Benefits For Millennials
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• The 5 Traits CLOs Will Seek In Their Next In-House Hires
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Comparing Anti-Corruption Guidance In France, UK And US
• Standardized Term Sheets May Not Protect Your Interests
• What To Do After A Product Recall
• Should We Trust The Fiduciary Rule Is Gone?
• AT&T's Own Words Used Against It In DOJ Merger Challenge
• SEC Awards $2.2M To Whistleblower Under 'Safe Harbor' Rule
• McDonald's, NLRB Say Joint Employer Deal Passes Muster
• EU's Digital Tax Idea Invites Challenges, Practitioner Says
• Trump Floats New Tariffs As US-China IP Scrap Intensifies
• Big Employers Spent $2.6B On Opioid Epidemic Costs In 2016
• Target Settles Background Check Suit For Nearly $3.75M
• Global Regulators Move To Improve Corporate Bond Reporting
• Revamping Contracts For GDPR: 3 Ways To Prepare
• 5 Tips For Meeting Tax Bill's Challenges On Executive Pay
• What To Do During A Product Recall
• Equifax Can't Skip Mass. AG Suit Alleging Security Failures
• Breach Notification Expands To 50 States With Alabama Law
• China's New Tax Policies Compete Directly Against US Law
• Unions Ask Businesses How They're Using Tax-Cut Savings
• Activist Challenges Newark Effort To Shield Amazon HQ Bid
• Complexity Of NY Payroll Tax May Hamper Employer Adoption
• Remote Taxation Up To Congress, Wayfair Amici Tell Justices
• BigLaw's High Costs Drive Cos. Toward Boutique Law Firms
• Facebook Now Estimates 87M Users' Data Improperly Shared
• NLRB Cutbacks Remain In Play, Agency's GC Tells Union
• From Rocket Launchers To Soybeans: US, China At The Brink
• IRS Previews Guidance On Interest Deduction Limitation
• Board Oversight Of Cybersecurity: 8 Considerations
• What To Do Before A Product Recall
• Goldilocks And The 3 Stable Value Fund Lawsuits
• Facebook Beats Non-Users' Biometric Privacy Suit
• USTR Targeting Chinese Goods In Clash Over IP Rules
• Google Pay Equity Case May Be Blueprint For Class Actions
• Panera Bread Data Breach Exposes Customer Info
• Justices Warned Of Peril In Expanding Patent Lost Profits
• Corporate Counsel Are Keen On Moving Work In-House
• Amazon's Public Search Occurs In Dark, Watchdog Contends
• Tax Reform's Impact On Private Equity
• WTO Chief Moves To Ease Rising Trade Tensions
• Retail Merchandiser Sent Worker W-2s To Scammers: Suit
• Addressing Negligent Hiring And Retention Claims
• The Bipartisan Budget Act's Impact On Retirement Plans
• 5 Regulations Benefits Attorneys Need To Watch
• Saks, Lord & Taylor Confirm Payment Card Data Breach
• High Court Endorses Broader View Of FLSA Exemptions
• Interim IRS Guidance Covers Tax Withholding In Partner Sales
• Twitter, Yelp Back Glassdoor In Negative Review Spat
• PTAB Gives Hope For Patent Amendments Amid Reform Talk
• Facebook Says IRS' Use Of Evidence 'Inaccurate' In Tax Fight
• Uber-Grab Deal Getting Mounting Antitrust Scrutiny
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• High Court Turns Away 3 Employment Cases
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Talent Agency's Antitrust Suit
• 15 Minutes With Accenture's General Counsel
• 4 ERISA Cases That Could Be Game-Changers
• The SEC Cyber Unit's First 6 Months, And What's Ahead
• High Court Says Auto Service Advisers Are OT-Exempt