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Corporate - September, 2018

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• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Musk To Pay $20M In Settlement Over Going-Private Tweets
• ITC Judge Turns Down Qualcomm Bid For IPhone Import Ban
• Facebook Breach Leaves 50M User Accounts Exposed
• Existence Of Cybersecurity Policies Not Enough For SEC
• 7th Circ. Says NLRA Doesn't Allow Town Right-To-Work Laws
• AmEx Privacy Chief Talks Protecting Data In Age Of GDPR
• Stryker Settles SEC's Latest FCPA Claims For $7.8M
• The Top In-House Hires Of September
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $506M WARF Patent Verdict Against Apple
• Walgreens To Pay SEC $34.5M Over Revenue Projections
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Atty's Misconduct Sinks Cert. In Ford Sex Harassment Suit
• States Stake Claim To Privacy Role With Uber Breach Pact
• What's Behind The FTC's Odd Bid To Stop Tronox's $2.4B Deal
• Justices Take Home Depot Appeal Over Class Action Removal
• DOJ Is Businesses' 'Partner,' Not 'Adversary,' Official Says
• SEC Sues Tesla CEO Elon Musk Over Going-Private Tweets
• Apple Avoids Arbitration In Chinese Co.'s $25M Contract Row
• 9 AGs, Experts, Biz Groups Back AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• SEC Case Brings Rarely Used Cyber Rules Into Limelight
• Petrobras Pays $853M To End Corruption Probe
• Citi Customers Denied Class Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Navigating Tax Risks In Shareholder-Executive Compensation
• Inside New Staff Requirements Under French Employment Law
• How Corporate Reputation Risk Is Exacerbating D&O Liability
• Monsanto Exec Named Bayer's US General Counsel
• Supreme Court To Tackle Oracle, Rimini Copyright Costs Fight
• Virtual Money Is Commodity Fit For CFTC Regs, Judge Says
• 3 Takeaways From Uber's Win In Driver Classification Suits
• 3 Takeaways In Ruling On PTAB Standing And Burden-Shifting
• 5 Unusual Patent Hearings You Should Know About
• Tech Giants Want Uniform Privacy Law, But No GDPR
• Caterpillar Beats Investor Suit Triggered By Tax Raid
• Intercontinental Exchange Stays In-House With New GC Hire
• US, Japan Will Hold Talks For New Trade Accord
• US' Secondary China Sanctions Signal New Risks For Cos.
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Uber, States Strike $148M Deal To End Data Breach Dispute
• Atty Lies Shouldn't Doom $200M IP Win, Merck Tells Justices
• USPTO Patent-Eligibility Revamp May Face Court Skepticism
• US, EU, Japan Focus On China As Security Tariffs Linger
• Chipotle Asks Texas Panel To Ax $3M Sexual Assault Verdict
• Calif. Justices' Input Revives Starbucks Wage Row: 9th Circ.
• A Cheat Sheet To Boeing's 'Micro-Unit' Fight At NLRB
• Ex-Bankrate CFO Gets 10 Years In Prison For $25M Fraud
• Ex-Google Worker's Retaliation Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Nike Escapes Employee Suit Over Genitalia Pic Distribution
• IRS Revamps APA Program, But Not As Drastically As In 2011
• 4 Secrets To Ace The Interview For Your In-House Dream Job
• DOJ Aims For 6 Mo. Clock On Antitrust Merger Reviews
• 4 Things Benefits Attys Need To Know About Tax Reform 2.0
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• What Corporate Attys Should Know About Calif. Privacy Act
• Tax Benefits Of Structured Settlements In Employment Cases
• 9th Circ. Dismantles Uber Drivers' Misclassification Suits
• Target Discriminated Against Deaf Applicant, EEOC Says
• IP Atty Can't Prove Ford Blocked Job Offers, 6th Circ. Says
• NLRB Chairman Says It's Handling Email Use Case Ethically
• Dov Charney Must Pay Standard General $19.5M
• Iancu Wants To Clear Up Patent Eligibility Of Abstract Ideas
• CEO Eyed In Stock-Pump Scheme Having 'Active' Plea Talks
• Outgoing EY Partner Accuses Firm Of Sexism In EEOC Charge
• Ex-Barclays CEOs Escape Claims In Dark Pool Case
• VirnetX Says $93M Added To $503M Verdict In Apple IP Row
• Facebook Cavalier About Graphic Images' Effects, Suit Says
• Election Interference Sanctions Expand Compliance Risks
• 15 Minutes With Pure Storage's General Counsel
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• 5 Supreme Court Petitions Employers Should Watch
• UK Privacy Watchdog Hits Data Firm With 1st GDPR Notice
• Former Rite Aid Ad Exec To Cop To $5.7M Kickback Scheme
• 9th Circ. Takes Up Microsoft Women's Class Cert. Appeal
• EEOC Says Walmart Discriminates Against Pregnant Workers
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, Baker Donelson, Pharma GCs
• Golden State Warriors Name David Kelly Chief Legal Officer
• Chancery Judge Says Goldman Settlement Makes No Sense
• Lyft Drivers Move For $1.95M Settlement Over Premium Pay
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Legal Pitfalls To Avoid In Social Cause Marketing Campaigns
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Navigating NLRB
• Signs Of Renewed SEC Interest In Key Performance Indicators
• Why Associates Are Taking A Pay Cut To Go In-House
• EEOC And NLRB Inconsistent On Confidential Investigations
• Counsel Needs 'Backup' For Payment In $4.75M Vertex Deal
• Kaiser Unit Beats Part Of Ex-Worker's Bias Suit
• Chancery OKs Papa John's Founder's Records Suit For Trial
• Protect Right To Relief In Ford Harassment Suit, Judge Urged
• Bid To Nix Trans Worker Firing Suit A Head-Scratcher: Judge
• EEOC Asks 8th Circ. To Nix Fee Award After Failed Bias Suit
• White House Cyber Plan Calls For Deterrence, Legal Revamp
• Eckert Seamans Adds To Philly Mass Tort, Litigation Groups
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Brokers Tried To Woo Clients To Stifel
• What In-House Counsel Can Do To Fight Cyberthreats
• Navigating NLRB: The Intersection Of Politics And Policy
• Okla. Insurance Co. Sues Rival Over Alleged Poaching
• Cuban Pledges $10M After Mavericks Probe Finds Harassment
• Newegg Wants Out Of Korean Bank Fraud Case
• Coinbase Hires Ex-O'Melveny Partner As Chief Legal Officer
• Solar Merger Suit Can't Be Put To Bed, Chancery Says
• Millbank Tweed Project Finance Atty Joins Greenberg Traurig
• Glassdoor Fights Order To Hand Over Reviewers' Identities
• Ex-Mitsubishi Atty Claims Sex Bias Led To Her Ouster
• Award Caps Would Weaken Whistleblower Program, SEC Told
• Jones Day Gets Back M&A Pro In Detroit From Cardinal Health
• Chancery Orders $87.8M Bond Ahead Of Oxbow Sale Appeal
• Insurer Says Hotel Can't Prove Alleged Conspiracy's Impact
• Nev. Amazon Workers Can Seek Security Check Pay: 6th Circ.
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• Navigating NLRB: Nature Of Work Has Changed, NLRA Hasn't
• Looking Back On Lehman's Decade In Bankruptcy
• 9th Circ. Says DOL Owed Deference On Tip Credit Guidance
• Boston Scientific Faces Chancery Suit For Ending $275M Deal
• 7th Circ. Has Chance To Cut Off 'Mootness Fee' Merger Cases
• US Loses Bid To DQ Orrick In Fitbit Trade Secrets Case
• Fast-Casual Chain Adds Maternity-Leave Transition Benefit
• Nestlé Atty Enters The Ring As WWE's General Counsel
• Banc Of Calif. Investor Suit Mired In Director Deposition Row
• Elon Musk's Take-Private Tweet Draws Tesla Into DOJ Probe
• WeWork Reaches Deal With NY, Ill. To Curb Noncompetes
• Visa, Mastercard, Banks Ink New Deal In Swipe Fee Row
• Beijing Tees Up New Duties After Trump's $200B Strike
• Countdown To Tax Compliance For Global Individuals
• McDonald's Workers Protest Seyfarth Hire For Abuse Policy
• Wynn Resorts Hit With $1B RICO Suit Over Mass. Casino
• Navigating NLRB: A New Era For Joint Employment?
• Judge Boots $1.6M Neiman Marcus Breach Deal And Class
• Ex-Equifax Exec Should Face Insider Trading Charges: Judge
• New Commissioner Could Help Clayton's SEC Agenda
• Calif. Starts Ball Rolling With Novel Internet Of Things Law
• Biopharm Co. Investors Sue Directors In Chancery Over Pay
• Hawk Systems Investor Fights For Control In Chancery
• NLRB's Purple Standard Should Be Ditched, Board GC Says
• Mining Co.'s Involuntary Ch. 7 Draws Judge's Skepticism
• EEOC Accuses Taco Chain Of Gender Bias, Sex Harassment
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Suit, Says Worker's Injury Is Disability
• Disclosure Rules, Ethics Hang Over Legal Funding Conference
• Calif. #MeToo Bills May Help Harassment Suits Reach Juries
• Twitter Gender Bias Suit Delayed During Class Cert. Appeal
• Court Sanctions Nutrition CEO, Atty Over False Patent Claims
• 15 Minutes With Robinhood Markets' General Counsel
• Kirkland & Ellis Partner Hired As Exec For New 'Fox'
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• Navigating NLRB: Attacking Instability With APA Rulemaking
• Analyzing Chancery Decisions On Long-Term Growth Rates
• Franken Amendment Can't Save Ex-Google Staffer's Bias Suit
• The Privacy Fight For Digital Data Warrants Is Just Starting
• Small Businesses Defend Claims In Equifax Data Breach MDL
• 2nd Ex-GSK Scientist Pleads Guilty In Chinese IP Theft Case
• Top Senate Dem Blasts NLRB Joint-Employer Proposal
• Och-Ziff Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over FCPA Probe
• Trump Signs Bipartisan Bill Slashing Tariffs Through 2020
• 5 Tips To Help Employers Cope With Natural Disasters
• Kimpton Data Breach Deal Rejected Over Settlement Cap
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Brewing Ethical Behavior At AB InBev
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Brand Battles: Starbucks Aims To Stop 'Anti-Semitic' Term
• Ex-Uber Exec Blames Ex-PR Chief For Firing In New Suit
• Emory Workers Score Class Cert. In Retirement Savings Suit
• Google, Ad Cos. Accused Of Flouting EU Privacy Law
• AB InBev's Beer Recipes Aren't Trade Secrets, 9th Circ. Told
• Civil Rights Orgs Back EEOC In Background Check Policy Suit
• Crypto Investor Launches Suit Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Scheme
• Allergan Looks To Keep CEO's Tribal Patent Docs Out Of MDL
• Proposed Offshore IP Tax Rules To Treat Affiliates As Group
• Abercrombie Finds Former HSN Exec Right Fit For GC Role
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• 21st Century Fox GC Plans Return To Williams & Connolly
• Trump Not In A Hurry To Broker Trade Peace With China
• NLRB Opts For Rulemaking To Craft Joint Employer Test
• Facebook Hit With Derivative Suit Over Stock Shuffle Plan
• Latvian Man Sentenced For U.S. News Site 'Scareware' Scam
• $2.4B Tronox Deal Could Hurt Market, Judge Says After Stay
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• FisherBroyles Adds Cyber Risk Partner In Boston
• #MeToo Needs The Law's Backing, Congress Told
• Microsoft Calls For Limits On Gov't Access To Consumer Data
• Intuitive Surgical Investors Strike $42.5M Stock-Drop Deal
• Senate Confirms Rettig As IRS Commissioner
• BigLaw Firms May Have A Cyberattack Target On Their Backs
• ITC To Probe Whether Indian Cars Copy Fiat's Jeep Design
• Unpacking The New Temporary Rules For Bonus Depreciation
• McDonald's Workers To Walk Out In 10-City #MeToo Strike
• Structuring Investigations In Light Of UK Privilege Case
• Why Contract Analytics Are Essential To Minimizing Risk
• Considerations For The 2019 Proxy Season
• UK Sees Wave Of Cyber Breach Reports After GDPR
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• TickBox To Pay Universal, Amazon $25M To End IP Theft Row
• 9th Circ. Truckers Ruling Drives Home Limits Of Preemption
• 9th Circ. Backs Calif.'s Trucking Independent Contractor Test
• E-Verify, Work Slowdown: 3 NLRB Rulings You Should See
• Tech Firms Push Gov't For Limits In Hoarding Security Flaws
• ERISA Industry Group Wants Delay Of ACA 'Cadillac Tax'
• DLA Piper Adds Reliance Group's Ex-GC In Silicon Valley
• NLRB Asks 9th Circ. To Put Email-Use Case On Hold
• PwC Blasts Job Applicants' New Cert. Bid In Age Bias Suit
• Limo Co. Accuses Uber Of Unfair Prices, Underpaying Drivers
• Examining The Role Of Market Price In Appraisal: Part 2
• Medical Device Maker Wins $645M In Rival Theft Case
• 9th Circ. Gives Musicians New Life In Paramount Scoring Row
• Bloomberg Must Face $20M Harassment Suit Against His Co.
• Tesla Defends Aggressive Pay Plan For Musk In Chancery Suit
• Costco Can't Dodge Title VII Verdict For EEOC At 7th Circ.
• 3 Takeaways After #MeToo Fells CBS Chief Moonves
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• N. Korean Cyber Charges Show Cos. How To Catch A Hacker
• Google Seeks To End Collective Age Bias Suit For Good
• Hogan Lovells Nabs Ex-GE Capital Lead Counsel As Partner
• SEC Backs $7M In Fines For Ex-Life Partners Atty, CEO
• A Look At New IRS Guidance For Nonprofits Calculating UBTI
• Adidas Data Security 'Failure' Led To June Hack, Suit Says
• 15 Minutes With Meals On Wheels America's CLO
• Examining The Role Of Market Price In Appraisal: Part 1
• Understanding The Unwinding Of DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Samsung, LG, Others Beat Antitrust Suit Over TV Patents
• Yahoo Investors Get $14M Attys' Fees In $80M Breach Deal
• CFPB Moves Toward Revising 'Disclosure Sandbox' Policy
• USPTO Heads To High Court Over 'Scandalous' Trademarks
• Charlie Rose Seeks To Nix CBS Staffers' Harassment Suit
• States Back Tribe, Allergan Fed. Circ. Bid For PTAB Immunity
• Brand Battles: Hot Pockets, Adderall, Superman
• Mass. Justices Block Noncompete On Calif. Employee
• As Biz Opposes China Tariffs, Trump Says More On The Way
• China Tech Tariffs Threaten US Internet Edge, Group Says
• Brazil's New GDPR-Inspired Law Could Spur EU Data Deal
• M&A Structuring And Due Diligence After Tax Reform
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Courts' Take On Obama-Era Regs: You Are Erased
• Third Point Looks To Oust Campbell's Entire Board
• Church & Dwight Wins $10M In Pregnancy Test False-Ad Suit
• Starbucks Can't Stall Cancer Label Suit For 'Hypothetical' Rule
• Seattle Agrees To Suspend Hotel Benefits Law For Now
• The Bloody Saga That Made Theranos Finally Call It Quits
• US Attacks On Dispute Panels Could Have Global Impact
• IRS Notice On SALT Workarounds Causes More Confusion
• EU Clears Apple's $400M Shazam Buy
• SEC Charges Ex-Raymond James Manager Over EB-5 Fraud
• Tesla, Musk Hit With Another Suit Over Take-Private Tweets
• North Korean Man Charged With Sony Hack, WannaCry Virus
• 7th Circ. Won't Save Antitrust Claims Against Steel Giants
• Ex-Raiders, Buccaneers Atty Named XFL General Counsel
• Chinese Regulators Propose Easier Rules For Share Buybacks
• USPTO Gets An Earful About Planned Fee Hike At Hearing
• Lululemon Secures Fed. Circ. Win In Row Over Sports Bra IP
• Grandfathering Executive Compensation Plans Under TCJA
• 3 Risk Management Options For Autonomous Vehicle Makers
• Preparing For Data Manipulation Attacks
• When Electronic Records Disappear But Legal Issues Linger
• Chesapeake Energy, Ex-Exec Settle Antitrust Row For $6.95M
• Rite Aid Can't Escape Calif. Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• Calif. Privacy Law Changes Sent To Governor's Desk
• SEC Becoming More User-Friendly With Disclosure Trims
• Warner Rolls Out Policy To Boost Diversity In Film, TV
• Proposed SALT Rules Don't Affect Biz Deductions, IRS Says
• Ex-Prosecutor, GE Atty Joins Ropes & Gray's Anti-Graft Team
• Cablevision Founding Family Sues Altice Over Layoffs
• Senate Confirms Ex-Milbank Atty As SEC Commissioner
• Good Fortune Shipping And The Withdrawn Altera Opinion
• The Biggest Trade Bombshells From Woodward's Trump Book
• House Lawmakers Float New Joint Employer Bill
• 6th Circ. Upholds JPMorgan Chase's Win In Age Bias Suit
• These 10 Firms Win Clients' Vote For Being 'Most Innovative'
• Breaking Down The UK's Revised Corporate Governance Code
• Compliance Concerns For Catholic Health Care Collaborations
• EEOC Backs 7th Circ. Toss of CVS' Attorneys' Fees
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Whole Foods Employee's 401(k) Suit
• VirnetX Can't Get Apple Patent Damages Doubled To $1B
• Marketing Co. Asks Chancery To Block Board Bylaw Changes
• Despite Trump's Power Play, Congress Holds NAFTA Cards
• 3rd Circ. Won't Ax Overcharge Class Claims Against Vanguard
• $480M Wells Fargo Securities Deal Gets 1st OK, Class Cert.
• Facebook Needs Gov't Help Fighting Interference, COO Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Claim In Ex-Aaron's Worker FMLA Suit
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Cos. Caught Between Iran Sanctions And EU Blocking Statute
• Sanofi Settles SEC's International Bribery Claims For $25M
• Some In EU Don't Want Sale Of Data In Digital Tax, Doc Says
• JPMorgan Strikes $24M Deal To End Advisers' Race Bias Suit
• 15 Minutes With The New York Public Library's GC