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Corporate - July, 2018

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• DOJ, DOL To Target Employers Abusing Foreign Worker Visas
• Facebook Reveals 'Coordinated' Political Influence Campaign
• Ex-PSU GC During Sandusky Probe Slams Discipline Effort
• Former CEO Sues Heartland, Global In Del. For Legal Fees
• 11th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Samsung Employment Pact
• NAI Urges Chancery To Block CBS From Deleting Messages
• Perkins Coie Adds Back Employment Pro From Amazon
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• NLRB General Counsel To Streamline Regional Case-Handling
• Disney Says It Doesn't Belong In Weinstein Suit
• Equifax Wants Small Businesses Axed From Data Breach MDL
• United Beats Employees' Biometrics Class Action
• Autonomy's Convicted Ex-CFO Denied New HP Fraud Trial
• Google's Top Lawyer Moves Up, Leaving GC Slot Open
• Chamber Urges DC Circ. To Affirm Toss Of OPM Breach Suit
• ​​​​9th Circ. Hyundai Kia Rethink May Give Class Deals Clarity
• 4 Crucial Employment Law Questions For Dealmakers
• With Sharp Split, USPTO Fee Rule Could Head To High Court
• 5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Rethink Cybercrime Coverage Suit, Travelers Tells 6th Circ.
• Amazon Challenges CWA's Age Bias Suit Over Facebook Ads
• Estes Thorne Lures Back Ex-Dallas Hospital GC
• Altera Reversal Is A Transfer Pricing And APA Win For IRS
• EU Approves Total Produce's Dole Deal, Sans Salad Co.
• 15 Minutes With OTC Markets Group's General Counsel
• Full Tariff Bailout Could Cost $39B, Chamber Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• 6 Trends Will Shape Future International Commercial Disputes
• After $120B Stock Tumble, Facebook Investors Claim Fraud
• Facebook Hit With Shareholder Bid For More Cambridge Docs
• Stuart Grant Retires With A Warning For Delaware's Future
• New FTC Commishes Stake Out Their Privacy Priorities
• Intel Agency Points To IP Threats From Cyber Espionage
• Shareholders Greenlight Disney's $71.3B Fox Deal
• What You Need To Know About Patent Litigation In Germany
• In-House Counsel Less Stressed By Money Than Other Attys
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Policy To Watch For Rest Of 2018
• Groupon Ordered To Pay IBM $82.5M In Web Patent Case
• Considerations When Purchasing Tax Receivable Agreements
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Brand Battles: Sprint, AT&T, Marriott, Snapchat, Yankees
• OECD Tax Chief Finds Trump Admin. Open On Transfer Pricing
• How Tax Reform 2.0 Might Affect Social Enterprise
• Facebook Beats Suit Alleging Racial Bias In Promotions
• ​​​​​​​Chancery Wants Zuckerberg For $129M Facebook Fee Row
• PwC Applicants Refused Cert. In Age Bias Dispute
• Cos. Urged To Seek DOJ's Opinion On M&A Bribery Risks
• Fired Papa John's Founder Sues In Chancery, Citing 'Coup'
• AGs Sue Labor Dept. Over Association Health Plan Rule
• What You Need To Know About Trump's EU Trade Epiphany
• Senate Tees Up Tariff-Slashing Bill For Trump's Signature
• 9th Circ. Altera Decision Could Warrant Rare En Banc Review
• A Closer Look At Qualcomm's Doomed $44B NXP Takeover
• Act Swiftly On Cybersecurity, GAO Tells Gov't, Providers
• Starbucks Can't Skim Minutes, Calif. High Court Says
• 4 Reasons To Review Payer Contracts On A Regular Basis
• Why In-House Attys Must Buck Up And Work With Regulators
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Qualcomm Nixes $44B NXP Takeover
• How To Use Insurance To Shield Against Cryptocurrency Risks
• Market Volatility Pushes Surge Of First-Half Class Actions
• 9th Circ. Likely Won't Have Last Word On ERISA Arbitration
• NH Lawmakers Spar, Nix Bill To Combat Wayfair Ruling
• Novo Nordisk Says Execs Didn't Hide Insulin Sales Woes
• Nestle Loses Battle In KitKat Trademark War
• Worker's 'Arguably Vulgar' Writing Protected, NLRB Says
• Chevron Raises Bribe Claims Before Ex-Worker's Sentencing
• DOL Accuses Tech Co., Exec Of Pocketing 401(k) Plan Assets
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Facebook GC Will Step Down At The End Of 2018
• Protecting Client Reputations In An Online World
• FCPA Liability For Hiring Practices Gains New Credence
• Target's $9M PAGA Deal Ending Seating Suits OK'd
• 9th Circ.'s Shift From Arm's-Length Rule May Embolden IRS
• Facebook To End Discriminatory Ad Option: Wash. AG
• 6th Circ. ADA, FMLA Case A Cautionary Tale For Employers
• Sinclair Begged To Explain Divestitures To FCC, Docs Show
• Ticketmaster Website Not ADA-Compliant, Judge Finds
• Silicon Valley Exec Settles Insider Trading Case With SEC
• A Look At Kavanaugh's Approach To Antitrust Law
• Midyear Report: Top Privacy Developments Of 2018, Part 2
• Hotel Panic Button Bill Is Unworkable, Calif. Biz Groups Say
• Biz Advocates Tell House GOP Bill Fixes Leave 'Patchwork'
• SEC Pick Wants To Dispel Notion Wall Street Is Rigged
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• EU Fines Electronics Cos. $130M For Online Price-Fixing
• 9th Circ. Revives IRS Cost-Sharing Rule Altera Challenged
• A Clever Scheme To Protect Invalid Patents Has Failed
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Another UAW Exec Takes Plea Deal In FCA Corruption Case
• Ex-Citigroup Worker Appeals 'Boys Club' Suit To 2nd Circ.
• 3 Things To Watch As NLRB Member Pearce's Term Wraps Up
• Former Equifax Engineer Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Google Apologizes To Gilstrap After IP Suit Sanctions Threat
• Midyear Report: Top Privacy Developments Of 2018, Part 1
• Law Enforcement, Texas Businesses Oppose End Of DACA
• 15 Minutes With Rent The Runway's General Counsel
• Theranos Settles Indirect Investors' Fraud Suit
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Canada Uses NAFTA To Fight Trump's Solar Panel Tariffs
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Broken Norms Should End Business-As-Usual Nominations
• Fed. Circ. Dissent Slams Alice In Apple, Google Patent Win
• Zero-Tolerance In #MeToo Era May Be Perilous For Employers
• Lawmakers Back Down On ZTE Sanctions In Defense Bill
• Brand Battles: Apple, Stone Brewing, T-Mobile
• How A Fla. Ruling Ignited A Surge In Online ADA Suits
• Trump Prepared To Slap Tariffs On $500B In Chinese Goods
• Apple's $16.5M App Auto-Renew Deal Gets Initial OK
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Deutsche Bank Units Will Pay $75M To Resolve SEC Claims
• Wells Fargo Beats Ex-Employee's Suit Over 'Unethical' Culture
• What Directors Need To Include In Appraisal Notices
• Electric Worker's Facebook Post Was Protected, NLRB Says
• Fed. Circ. Says Tribal Immunity Doesn't Apply In IPR
• 11th Circ. Dissent Seeks Clarity On Title VII And Gay Workers
• What's Keeping Execs Up At Night? Cybersecurity, Poll Says
• Benefits Legislation Lawyers Should Keep An Eye On
• Senate Passes Bill Boosting Patent Outreach To Small Biz
• Medtronic Strikes $43M Deal To End Stock-Drop Suit
• 9th Circ. Reopens Bellagio Hotel's 'Fat Shaming' Sign Suit
• Dynamex Applied Retroactively To Dancers' PAGA Suit
• King & Spalding Snags Skadden Atty For NY Corporate Group
• Inside The Interlocked Bid Wars Of Comcast, Disney And Fox
• Round 2 Tax Bills Would Further Batter Working Families
• New York City's Climate Suit Against Big Oil Thrown Out
• 6 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Will Affect Insurance
• Cisco Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Whistleblower Suit
• How To Avoid Liability For Halo Statements
• Comcast Drops Competing Fox Bid To Focus On Sky Deal
• ICOs No Guarantee Of 'Easy Money,' Wilson Sonsini Atty Says
• 3 Takeaways From EU's Latest Google Antitrust Fine
• Top Gov't Contracts Policy Changes So Far In 2018
• Patent Owners Taking Global View In Enforcement Efforts
• Split NLRB Nixes Union's Bid To Challenge Work Rule Test
• Biz Groups Ask 10th Circ. To Keep 401(k) Row Dead
• Taco Bell Doesn't Owe Workers Break Pay, 9th Circ. Agrees
• Tech Giants, Advocacy Groups Back New Email Privacy Rules
• USPTO Kills Rarely Used TM Rule Under Trump Rollback
• SEC Adopts Rules Easing Disclosure On Equity Compensation
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Incentive Plans And Shareholder Approval After Tax Reform
• FTC Says Fines Force Companies To Rethink Consumer Data
• Congressional Forecast: July
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Employee Performance Ratings: Tainted Or Sainted?
• EU Hits Google With Record €4.3B Fine Over Android Abuse
• Reps. Reintroduce Bill To Curb Patent Licensing Fee Demands
• Judge Won't Ax Indictments In KPMG Revolving-Door Racket
• China Trade War Leads Cos. To Disclose Tariff-Related Risks
• Abercrombie, Workers Ink $9.6M Deal Over Call-In Scheduling
• 9th Circ. Revives Securities Suit Over Toshiba Accounting
• Amazon Seeks To End FCRA Suits With $5M In Gift Cards
• Biz Groups Urge 1st Circ. To Rehear Uber Fine Print Spat
• China Fires Another Preemptive WTO Shot At US Tariff Plan
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Investors Get Cert. In Twitter Stock-Drop Suit
• NLRB Judge Rejects Deal In McDonald's Joint-Employer Case
• Jackson Lewis Hires Hershey Labor Counsel For Leave Group
• AT&T Win May Help Partial Ownership Transactions
• DOL Formally Rolls Back 'Persuader' Rule
• 3 Things That Have (Or Haven't) Happened Since The GDPR
• Reopening Door To Leveraged Partnership Contribution Deals
• Ex-Jawbone Workers Deny Swiping Trade Secrets For Fitbit
• AT&T Unit Can't Force Arbitration Without Affirmative Consent
• GameStop Reaches Deal In Class Action Over Data Breach
• Ex-Apple Engineer Denies Stealing Self-Driving Car IP
• Yahoo Email Users Seek Class Cert. In Data Breach MDL
• DOL Moves To Clarify Employee Test For Home Care Workers
• The NJ Jughandle Facing Corporations
• Pioneering Judges Keep A Closer Eye On Class Action Deals
• Walmart Cashiers' Seating Suit In Calif. Sent To Trial
• Biz Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Leave DOL OT Injunction Intact
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• DOJ Should Encourage The Bid-Rigging Whistleblower
• 15 Minutes With Blackstone Group's General Counsel
• New USCIS Guidance Makes Immigration Denials Easier
• 3 Privacy Issues Kavanaugh May Face As High Court Justice
• Microsoft To Congress: Regulate Facial Recognition For Us
• NAI Can't Get CBS Committee's Privileged Communications
• 3 Issues To Watch As DOJ Appeals AT&T-Time Warner Loss
• Edible Arrangements Must Arbitrate $209M Google TM Row
• Estee Lauder, EEOC Strike $1M Deal To End Leave Policy Suit
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Wayfair Ruling Hits Wells Fargo With $481M Tax Expense
• Brand Battles: HBO Aims To Kill 'Winter Is Coming' TM
• New NLRB Advice Memos Include OK For 2 Lyft Rules
• Bloomberg Says UBS Misused Proprietary Data
• Merck Beats Shareholder Row Over Tax Liability Disclosure
• Kimpton's $600K Data Breach Settlement Denied
• US Lifts ZTE Export Ban Amid Sanctions Controversy
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Inside Kavanaugh's Merger Challenge Dissents
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• House Lawmakers Join Effort To Trim Trump's Tariffs
• 2nd Circ. Revives Macy's' Bid To Arbitrate Disability Bias Suit
• SEC's Och-Ziff Bribery Suit Gets Axed As Untimely
• Fired Worker Can't Use #MeToo To Revive Harassment Suit
• AmEx Ruling Moves Ball Only Slightly On Rule Of Reason
• Google's Youthful Staff Gives Judge Pause In Age Bias Suit
• The Biggest Securities Decisions Of 2018: Midyear Report
• China Says US Risks Being 'Enemy To All' With Trade Push
• 7 Fast-Food Chains End No-Poach Clauses That Bind Workers
• DOJ Takes AT&T-Time Warner Merger Appeal To DC Circ.
• Yahoo Investors Can't Rouse Alibaba Stock Suit In 9th Circ.
• Destination Ireland — Issues To Consider Before Relocating
• 4 New Business Immigration Regulations You Should Know
• Investors Sue Glencore Over FCPA Probe, Stock Drop
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• EEOC Suit Over Alleged Sex-For-Job Texts Sent To Trial
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• ZTE Takes Step Toward Lifting US Export Restrictions
• Hewlett Packard Gets Age Bias Suit Tossed Due To Venue
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Rite Aid Booted, Walgreens Stuck In Suit Over Failed Merger
• Deutsche Opts To Settle ERISA Suit Amid Looming Trial
• New EPA Chief Signals Change In Tone But Not Substance
• Female GCs Earn 78 Cents For Every Dollar Male GCs Collect
• All Unions Likely To Feel The Impact Of Janus V. AFSCME
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Ways In-House Counsel Can Foster A Positive Co. Culture
• Senate Pushes Back Against Trump's Security-Based Tariffs
• #MeToo's Impact On Sexual Harassment Law Just Beginning
• The Rise And Fall Of The Millionaire Tax In Massachusetts
• WTO China Review Turns Ugly As More US Tariffs Loom
• UK Fines Facebook £500K Over Data Harvest Scandal
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Trump Preparing To Hit China With $200B In Added Tariffs
• Kavanaugh's Privacy Views Could Boost Gov't Access To Data
• Flight Attendants Get Win Over Virgin, Eye $60M Damages
• 6 Kavanaugh Employment Cases Lawyers Need To See
• Ex-Apple Worker Charged With Stealing Self-Driving Car IP
• 2nd. Circ. Says Cravath Need Not Fork Over Shell Docs
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Trump Issues Post-Lucia Order Nixing Exams For ALJs
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Tesla Looks To Escape Truck Startup's $2B Design Patent Suit
• NLRB Launches Program Aimed At Increasing Use Of ADR
• Tech Cos. Ask 9th Circ. To Back Amazon Transfer Pricing Win
• Following The Tax Map To Deduct Loan Commitment Fees
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Kentucky Nonprofit Galas Just Got A Lot Less Profitable
• The Problem With SEC's Plan To Cap Whistleblower Awards
• US Regulators Give Takeda Clearance For £46B Shire Deal
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• Uber Lands High-Ranking DOJ Atty For Compliance Job
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• CBS, NAI Clash In Chancery Over Pretrial Record Holdbacks
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• DOJ Wants 19 'Obsolete' Antitrust Judgments To Be Nullified
• Safeway Worker Says 401(k) Plan Bungled Out Of Ignorance
• Under New Chair, FTC Aims To Up Its Game For 21st Century
• 4 Things To Know About The New EPA Chief
• NYU Professors Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Amazon Tax Win
• Microsoft's Lack Of Standard Reviews Sink Women's Cert. Bid
• 9th Circ. Affirms VW's $10B Diesel Vehicle Deal With Owners
• State AGs Take Aim At Fast Food Noncompete Clauses
• How FTC Rules Affect Employee-Generated Marketing
• 15 Minutes With CTIA's General Counsel
• In-N-Out Loses 5th Circ. Fight Over Wage Advocacy Buttons
• TCPA Rulings Give Cos. Liability Shield, But No Knockout
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Pruitt's Legacy At The EPA: Big Goals, Mixed Results
• Employment Law Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
• Top 5 State Tax Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Chinese Wind Co. Sentenced To Pay $1.5M Over Trade Secrets
• Google Accused Of Exposing Personal Emails To Third Parties
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• USTR Rolls Out Waiver Process For New China Tariffs
• Cannabis Businesses' Tax Litigation: The Lessons Learned
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Path To Restitution After Lagos
• Trump's China Tariffs Take Hold As Biz Groups Sound Alarm
• How Clients Decide Which Firms To Cut And Which To Keep
• Time To Settle Mich. Video Privacy Class Action For $7.4M
• Point72 Wins Bid To Arbitrate Female Exec's Sexism Claims
• Calif. Privacy Law To Hit Over 500K Companies: Report
• Twitter Beats Workers' Class Cert. Bid In Gender Bias Suit
• The Biggest Employment Decisions Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Biz Row Veil-Piercing Ignored Pa. Law, 3rd Circ. Says
• EU Parliament Calls For Data Deal's End Unless US Complies
• Right-To-Work Group Seeks More Leeway To Oust Unions
• El Pollo Loco Investors Win Cert. In Stock Drop Suit
• WTO Strikes Down US Duties On Canadian Paper
• Legal Tech Cos. On The Rise As GCs Embrace Automation
• The Top Patent Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Ex-Worker Sues Over Cancer Disclosure On Facebook
• Credit Suisse To Pay SEC $30M Over Asia Hiring Practices
• How To Minimize Withholding Tax On Sale Of LLC Interest
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• DOJ Subpoenas Commodities Giant Glencore In FCPA Probe
• Semiconductor Manufacturer Says NY Employee Stole Secrets
• Barnes & Noble, Advised By Paul Weiss, Terminates CEO
• Fed. Circ. Junks $140M Chip Patent Verdict Against Fairchild
• The FLSA Turns 80: How Plaintiffs Want The Law Updated
• 8th Circ. Nixes Contempt Ruling In DOL Wage Probe
• Hiring Challenges For Nonprofit Employers After Tax Reform
• Dow, SEC Settle Exec Perk Disclosure Claims For $1.75M
• DC Circ. Mulls Review Of Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Row
• EEOC Roundup: 5 Things You May Have Missed
• Equifax Engineer Admits Insider Trading With Data Breach Info
• Inside The NLRB's General Counsel Memo On Boeing
• How To Structure Employee Stock Options In Israel
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• Lessons From This Year's High Court Patent Rulings
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Yelp Needn't Delete Defamatory Atty Reviews: Calif. Justices
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• Beam Suntory To Pay SEC $8.2M To Kill FCPA Charges
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Ex-MSG Interns' Cert. Bid In Wage Suit Declined By NY Judge
• Trade Enforcement Springs Eternal: 2018 Midyear Report
• Marshalls Hit With Gender Bias Suit Over Bag Check Policy
• SEC Fines KBR $2.5M Over Misleading Revenue Estimates
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Top 5 Federal Tax Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• The Top In-House Hires Of June
• Begin Review Of 403(b) Plans Now: It's Later Than You Think
• Heads IRS Wins, Tails Taxpayers Lose In Section 965 Notice
• Director Independence Disclosures: Be Careful What You Say
• 15 Minutes With Qurate Retail Group's General Counsel
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term