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Corporate - January, 2019

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• High Court Asked To Clear Up Differing 'Autodialer' Definitions
• Calif. Privacy Law Limits Consumers' Choices, Ad Groups Say
• How Patent Litigation Changed In 2018
• Patent Injunctions Drop Sharply In 2018
• Despite Drop In AIA Reviews, PTAB Hasn't Lost Its Luster
• Equifax Ruling Shows How Cyber Boasts Can Bring Legal Pain
• FTC Split Over Staples Deal Shows Merger Review Fissures
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Eyes 'Troubling' Case Against InterDigital
• Biz Groups Back Full 5th Circ. Redo In BNSF Disability Ruling
• Why Review Title VII Exhaustion Requirements At High Court?
• EPA Focus On Compliance Over Enforcement Stirs Questions
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• The Top In-House Hires Of January
• Trade Secret Theft Charges May Doom Huawei's Future In US
• 10 Lessons From US Indictments Of State-Sponsored Hackers
• Why Chancery Nixed Delaware Forum Selection Provisions
• 2nd Apple Engineer Accused Of Stealing Self-Driving Car IP
• H-1B Rule Rollout Leaves Time To Work Out Kinks
• Optum Says Exec Took Secrets To Mysterious Amazon Startup
• 3 Firms Help Keep 2018 Securities Filings Near Record
• Big 4's Legal Inroads Seen As Wake-Up Call For Firms
• Attys Urged To Embrace A New Reality On Fees
• Can No-Poach Class Actions Beat The Rule Of Reason?
• 3rd Circ. NJ Classification Ruling Curbs Scope Of Preemption
• In-N-Out Asks Justices To Heed Janus In 'Fight For $15' Case
• 'Age Of The CLO' Sees Counsel's Influence Expand: Report
• 5 Tips For Crafting A Compliant Workplace Biometric Policy
• Congress Targets SEC Insider Trading Rules
• Illinois Tax Talk: Foreign Income Apportionment
• US Senators Slam EU Countries' Unilateral Digital Tax Moves
• Barclays Exec Worried Qatari Fees Looked Like Bribe
• Qualcomm's Fate In Judge Koh's Hands As FTC Trial Wraps
• Buffalo Wild Wings Settles Male Bartenders' Gender Bias Suit
• Suit Over Facebook Data Leak Sent Back To Illinois
• Walmart Must Face EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
• 40-Year NLRB Veteran Leaving Agency In February
• Chinese Engineer Gets 27 Mos. For Trade Secret Theft In US
• Icahn Refinery Deal Shorts Investors By $140M, Suit Says
• DOJ Gives Fast-Food Chains Ammo Against No-Poach Suits
• SEC Settles With 4 Cos. Over Alleged Internal Control Failures
• On Int'l Work, In-House Counsel Covet Experts, Not Firms
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Beats Oracle Copyright Suit
• Trends In DOJ Nonprosecution, Deferred Prosecution Deals
• Former Alston & Bird Attorney Named Humana GC
• Securities Cases That Will Matter Most In 2019
• NLRB's Latest Take On Protected Employee Activity
• Uber's First Privacy Chief Says She's Looking Beyond GDPR
• 3 Aspects Of Value Preservation For Restructuring Cos.
• Walmart Sued After Ill. High Court Ruling On Biometric Privacy
• SEC Grapples With Monthlong Backlog, Prioritizes Actions
• Security Co. To Pay $130M To Settle Guards' Meal Break Suit
• GCs' Open Letter To Firms Serves As Ultimatum On Diversity
• How Google-Oracle Smartphone War Got To The High Court
• IPOs Still Face Uncertainty Even As Government Reopens
• The Shutdown Is Over, But Merger Review Backlog Remains
• Sears Unsecured Creditors Challenge $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale
• US Merger Probes Still Drawn Out, Dechert Study Shows
• Huawei Charged With Trade Secret Theft, Banking Cover-Up
• Law360's 6-Step Guide To A Compliant Sick Leave Policy
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US' China Tariffs Set For Legal Fight
• Target Lodging Hires Ex-GC Of Dynegy As New Top Lawyer
• The Qualified Business Income Deduction Regulations: Part 2
• 15 Minutes With Bristol-Myers Squibb's General Counsel
• 5 Executive Compensation Trends To Watch In 2019
• Love In The Air Can Cause A Big Stink For Employers
• StarKist Settles Walmart's Tuna Price-Fixing Claims For $20M
• 4 Takeaways After The 7th Circ. Limits ADEA's Scope
• The Qualified Business Income Deduction Regulations: Part 1
• Ill. Biometric Ruling A Boon To Plaintiffs, Yet Questions Linger
• The Consumer Welfare Standard, 40 Years Old & Under Fire
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Jenner & Block's Amanda Amert
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Road Ahead For Shareholder Activism After 'Record Year'
• Tighter Rules, Tense Relationship Hinder China's US M&A
• NLRB Eases Path For Classifying Workers As Contractors
• Clearing Up Personal Jurisdiction Consent Questions In NY
• Ill. High Court Sides With Consumers In Biometric Privacy Suit
• Retailers Target Visa Rules As Antitrust Suits Forge Ahead
• Male-Dominated Ogletree Underpays Female Attys, Suit Says
• Martoma Asks Justices To Flip 2nd Circ. On Insider Trading
• Google, Facebook Hit Lobbying Highs As Privacy Heat Grows
• Google Takes Oracle Smartphone War To The Supreme Court
• USPTO Says Shutdown Could Halt Patent Operations In Feb.
• Dodd-Frank Lets SEC Sue Over Int'l Schemes, 10th Circ. Says
• NLRB Wrongly Nixed Unionization Challenge, Group Says
• OSHA Trims Obama-Era Worker Injury Reporting Rule
• ADP Says Hitachi Knew Computer Bug Was 'Grave Threat'
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• 'Shitty Media Men' Suit Wants Accusers Unmasked By Google
• 5 Tips For Tech Companies To Avoid SEC Scrutiny
• Staff Depositions And The New Congress' Investigations
• Which Views Will Win In Debate Over National Privacy Regs?
• 7th Circ. Takes Narrow View Of ADEA For Outside Applicants
• MasterCard Fine May Spark New Round Of Private Claims
• Merck Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Suit Over Vaccine Bundles
• Boston Scientific's Del. Merger Trial Still A Go For April
• Digital-Age Workers Are Finding Their Voice On Social Media
• Fiat Chrysler's $307M Emissions Deal Nears Green Light
• Fed. Circ. Slams 'Unfair' USPTO Patent Term Adjustment Regs
• 5 Key Changes In Final IRS Pass-Through Deduction Rules
• Cornell Workers Win Class Certification In ERISA Suit
• HTC Loses Bid To Arbitrate Ericsson Claims In Royalties Row
• The Legal Threat Giving Compliance Officers Nightmares
• UK Watchdog Drops GCs From Manager Accountability Plan
• What New NLRB Deferral Policy Means For Union Workplaces
• Navigating The Many Risks Of PFAS In M&A Transactions
• Difficult Questions On Class Action Removal At High Court
• Google's EU Privacy Fine Sets High Bar For Educating Users
• Walgreens Pays $269M In Milestone FCA Deals
• UBS Countersues Bloomberg In Data Misuse Row
• High Court Turns Down Trio Of Employment Cases
• EU Antitrust Chief Says Amazon Now Under The Microscope
• 'On Sale' Ruling Shows Need For Earlier Patent Applications
• J&J To Pay States $120M For False Hip Implant Promos
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Being Strategic About Chapter 11 Communications
• The Many Facets Of 'Side A' DIC Insurance
• Google Ducks German, Austrian Antitrust Ad Blocker Probe
• France To Pursue 5% Web Levy, Minimum Tax
• 15 Minutes With Planet Fitness' General Counsel
• EU Antitrust Enforcer Fines Mastercard €570M On Swipe Fees
• Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model
• Bipartisan House Bill Seeks Stricter SEC Insider Trading Rules
• Behind The Scenes, #TimesUp Fund Gets To Work
• Apple CEO Draws Data Brokers Into Federal Privacy Law Fight
• Tech-Driven Hiring Tools May Spawn New Wave Of Bias Suits
• Consol Says Ex-Prez Can't Show Gender Played Role In Pay
• Theranos Execs' Days Of Reckoning Draw Nearer
• Recent Developments In The IRS Partnership Audit Regime
• #MeToo Movement Molds New Protections In Mergers
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Mondelez's $100M Fight With Zurich May Curb Hack Coverage
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• High Court's Emulex Issue Is Narrower Than Some Suggest
• C-Notes In The C-Suite: How Women Can Get Their Fair Share
• 4 Critical Questions When Obtaining A Fairness Opinion
• What Calif. Employers Should Know About LA Teacher Strike
• 5M Walmart Workers Win Cert. In Background Check Suit
• NLRB Chair Rejects Dems' Call To Pull Joint Employer Rule
• 'Dark Overlord' Hack Another Cautionary Tale For Law Firms
• Shutdown's Delay On IPOs Will Ripple For Months
• Barr Likely To Continue Sessions' Policy On LGBT Rights
• Walmart Can't Register 'American Jobs' Slogan, TTAB Says
• StubHub GC Lands On Twitter's Legal Team
• Moonves Demands CBS Arbitrate $120M Severance Denial
• Biz Groups Back GrubHub In 9th Circ. Gig Economy Row
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Nuts And Bolts Of The IRS' Proposed Anti-Hybrid Regulations
• AT&T Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Del. Justices Overturn Chancery-Ordered Oxbow Carbon Sale
• A 2019 Field Guide To Calif. Class Actions
• 2019 Annual Meeting And Reporting Considerations: Part 4
• EEOC Pact With DOJ Underscores Focus On Harassment
• 5 Interview Questions Calif. Employers Should Skip In 2019
• 4 Global Developments Patent Attys Should Know
• SEC's Response To Breach Scare Clarifies Wider Approach
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee Accuses Co. Of Pregnancy Bias
• 9th Circ. Question Could Affect Calif. Prevailing Wage Law
• Ongoing Gov't Shutdown Leaves Cyber Risks Unchecked
• Panasonic Avionics Hires New GC Following Corruption Probe
• Barr Shows He Is Mostly In Tune With DOJ Antitrust
• Amazon Shoots Back At Bias Allegations Over Job Ads
• Rubio Proposes Privacy Bill That Overrides State Data Laws
• Virgin America Flight Attendants Win $77M In Wage Suit
• 9th Circ. Sends Yahoo TCPA Coverage Row To Calif. Justices
• CFIUS During The Shutdown: What It Means For Deals
• Dems Float $15 Federal Minimum Wage
• Capital Leases Are Dead, Long Live Finance Leases
• Sears' Biggest Sale (Itself) Offers Valuable Lessons For Retail
• Shutdown Figures To Tax An Already-Bustling USTR
• 2019 Annual Meeting And Reporting Considerations: Part 3
• Does ADA Cover Accommodations For Transgender Workers?
• 2018 Trends In HHS Corporate Integrity Agreements
• A Guide To Reducing Limitations Periods On Employee Claims
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Justices Mull Class Action Removal In Home Depot Appeal
• Prof Calls Qualcomm Royalties 'Naked Tax,' Invokes Microsoft
• Transpo Worker Ruling A Rare Blow To Arbitration Pacts
• NY Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Transgender Discrimination
• Purdue Brass Pinned Opioid Crisis On Addicts, Mass. AG Says
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• AmEx Anti-Steering Claims Cut Down By High Court Ruling
• Barr Walks Back Anti-False Claims Act Whistleblower Views
• Chancery Serves Papa John's Founder Access To Co. Records
• 2019 Annual Meeting And Reporting Considerations: Part 2
• FINRA's Suitability Rule Vs. SEC's 'Best Interest' Reg
• In Win For Workers, Justices Nix Trucking Co. Arbitration Bid
• Firms Turn To Creative Benefits To Attract Legal Talent
• Oracle, Rimini Spar At High Court Over Copyright Costs
• What Noncompete Lawyers Ought To Be Watching In 2019
• Twitter, Google Look To Toss NM's Suit Over Kids' Data
• NLRB Narrows View Of Concerted Action By Workers
• Businesses Want To Utilize User Data To Fight Cyber Threats
• 2019 Annual Meeting And Reporting Considerations: Part 1
• Ex-GC Returns To Lead Haynes And Boone Group In Dallas
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Toshiba Stock-Drop Dispute
• 15 Minutes With Tyson Foods' General Counsel
• Getting Up To Speed On Apple, Qualcomm's Legal Battle
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Cannabis S Corps Should Reconsider Restructuring
• Handling Corporate Congressional Probes In The Trump Era
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• CVS-Aetna Judge To DOJ Attys: 'Roll Up Your Sleeves'
• NLRB Extends Comment Period In Joint Employer Battle
• Apple Exec Rips Qualcomm's Chip 'Stranglehold' In FTC Trial
• Up Next At High Court: Booze, Property And Class Actions
• Alphabet Board Hid Execs' Misconduct, 2nd Investor Suit Says
• How M&A Attys Can Keep Deals Flowing During The Shutdown
• Supreme Court To Eye Title VII Exhaustion Requirements
• Consumers In All 50 States Sue Marriott Over Data Breach
• 11 AGs Tell NLRB Not To Narrow Joint Employment Standard
• $29M Yahoo Breach Deal In Calif. Ends Chancery Suit In Del.
• Common Stockholders Can Wa[i]ve Appraisal Rights Goodbye
• Discovery Confidentiality At Risk After Columbia Pipeline
• Broad US Tech Rules Will Curb Innovation, Commerce Told
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Cybersecurity's Developing Role In FCPA Compliance
• 4 Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Auditors
• 10 Governance Challenges Health Care Systems Face In 2019
• Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities
• Apple GC Earned $5M In 2018, Over $20M Stock On Horizon
• EU 'Right To Be Forgotten' Shouldn't Be Global, Adviser Says
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• CytoDyn, Investors End Chancery Director Options Suit
• NLRB Had Right To Fire Atty Who Lost Affidavits, Judge Says
• China Hacking Revelations Show Limits Of Political Pacts
• $65M Lending Co. Sale Tainted By Conflict, Chancery Told
• Patent Ineligibility Revamp Shouldn't Up Rejections: USPTO
• OTC Markets Looks To Grow Through London Expansion
• Seyfarth Snags Startup Co. GC For Chicago Corporate Group
• Trends Suggest Cartel Enforcers Face Headwinds In 2019
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Loses Bid To Split From Upcoming Trial
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• 4 AML Insights Broker-Dealers Should Carry Into 2019
• Fiat Chrysler To Pay Up To $884M To End Emissions Claims
• Uber Wins DQ Of Opposing Attys In Unfair Competition Case
• Reject 'Radical' Ruling In TCPA Row, High Court Urged
• NYC's PTO Plan Highlights Pro-Worker Push By Cities, States
• Two House Dems Ask NLRB To Pull Back Joint Employer Rule
• Prolonged Shutdown Threatens To Stall IPO Market
• Biz Groups Back Spirit Airlines In High Court Arbitration Row
• Alsup Wants 'Bone-Crushing' Discovery Into Facebook Breach
• EU Antitrust Chief Says 'Champions' Play By The Rules
• Cato Institute Sues SEC Over Enforcement Action Gag Rule
• Ex-Insys CEO Pleads Guilty, May Testify In Bribery Trial
• 'Wholly Groundless' Arbitration Exception Gets Grounded
• Facebook Accused Of Violating Vietnam's Cybersecurity Law
• For GCs, Tech Can Separate Courtroom Winners And Losers
• Health Care Fraud Enforcement In 2018, And 2019 Predictions
• US Emphasizes Close Oversight In China Trade Talks
• A Look Back And Ahead At Background Reports Under FCRA
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Intel Exec Slams Qualcomm's 'Very Unfair' Biz Model At Trial
• High Court's Take On Emulex Could Slash Merger Challenges
• High Court Decision Sets Arbitration, Court Power Balance
• IBM Tops List Of US Patent Recipients For 26th Year
• 'Botched' Merger Disclosures Put Ambry On Hook For $450K
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Review 'Unclear' Double-Patent Rules
• Justices Skeptical Of Allowing Faster Copyright Suits
• Ericsson Can License IP On Its Terms, Not HTC's, Judge Says
• Neiman Marcus Settles Multistate Data Breach Row For $1.5M
• Impressive Results From DOJ Fraud Section In 2018
• Nonunion Workers Have Rights Too, Mass. High Court Hears
• FTC Soundboard Ban Already Crushing Industry, Justices Told
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Contracts Decide If Cases Go To Arbitration, Justices Rule
• Supreme Court Swats Away 2 Employment Cases
• Ex-Atty For Mitsubishi Blasts Bid To Nix Gender Bias Suit
• Chancery Issues Arrest Warrants For Chinese Tech Execs
• ABM To Pay $5.4M Over Required Worker Cellphone Use
• 2018's Largest Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Supreme Court Again Pushes Back 3 LGBT Bias Petitions
• H&R Block Fights MDL Push For 'No Poach' Pact Suits
• Google Shifted $22.8B To Bermuda Via Shell Co., Filing Says
• High Court Won't Review Nixed $663M Guardrail FCA Ruling
• Retirement Group Nabs Eversheds Sutherland Atty As GC
• 15 Minutes With Choice Hotels' General Counsel
• When Civil Litigants Face Criminal Proceedings
• The Evolving Frontier Of Foreign Securities Litigation
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Cy Pres Awards Are The Best Answer
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• USPTO Patent Eligibility Revamp Expected To Cut Rejections
• Employers Who Fight EEOC Subpoenas Face Uphill Battle
• Brand Battles: Johnson & Johnson, Monster, Amazon
• Calif.'s Piece-Rate Compensation Law Affirmed On Appeal
• For-Profits Could Owe Portion Of Nonprofit Executive Pay Tax
• FTC Rips Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Practice At Trial
• Sens. Propose New Office To Fight Chinese Tech Threats
• Weather Channel App Secretly Mines User Data, LA Says
• Health Hires: Locke Lord, Morgan Lewis, Amneal, Novant
• Supreme Court Will Review Negligence Standard In M&A Suit
• Planning For Partnership Representatives In The New Year
• Supreme Court Will Hear 'Scandalous' Trademark Case
• Nielsen Taps Former AT&T, NBC Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• 5M Unencrypted Passport Numbers Stolen In Marriott Breach
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Current SEC Shutdown May Set New Record
• Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Aided $2B Fraud In Africa: Feds
• Marketing Firm Not Owed TCPA Suit Coverage, 8th Circ. Says
• EEOC's Feldblum, DOL's Jarrett Head For The Exit
• Wells Fargo Can't Dodge Advisers' OT Class Arbitration
• Don't Expect Filing Disruptions If USPTO Shuts Down
• Wells Fargo Tells 8th Circ. IBM Benefits Suit 'Wrongly Decided'
• FisherBroyles Snags Health Industry Counsel As Partner
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• The IC-DISC Remains Relevant In The Post-TCJA World
• Overstock To Pay Certain Ohio Business Taxes In Bitcoin
• New Enforcement Actions For COPPA's 20th Anniversary
• Is Texas V. US Taxing For Obamacare?
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-IBM VP To Boston Office
• EU Trade Boss Heading To US For Preliminary Talks
• Cos. Face Rise In Need, Cost For Legal Work In Big US States
• SIFMA Urges High Court To Hear USC Arbitration Row
• Tight Deadlines In AIA Amendment Plan Draw Alarm
• IRS Clarifies Taxable Period For Nonprofit Executive Pay
• USPTO Takes Win-Or-Lose Atty Fee Rule To Supreme Court
• The Top In-House Hires Of December
• Tech Giants Skirt Claims They Aided 2015 Calif. Terror Attack
• Google Gets Win In Ill. Face-Scanning Privacy Suit
• 'Unprecedented Demand' Crashes H-2B Visa Filing System
• FTC, Qualcomm Tee Up Arguments Before Antitrust Trial
• Investors Can't Justify Deal With Trading Firm GC, Judge Says
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• USTR Mum On Looming China Talks Following Trump-Xi Call
• DC Circ. Rules On Sovereign Immunity In Mueller Case
• How Attorneys Can Land Big-Ticket Deals In 2019
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2019
• 3 FCPA Enforcement Predictions For 2019
• 6 SEC Regulatory Prospects To Watch In 2019
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2019
• California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2019
• 4 Worries That Will Keep GCs Awake At Night In 2019