Today's General Counsel

Today's General Counsel

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Ann Shuman Joins DTCC As Deputy GC

January 14, 2014

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has hired Ann Shuman as deputy general counsel. Shuman brings nearly two decades of […]

Kevin Finch Joins TCW Group As Associate GC

January 14, 2014

Global asset management firm The TCW Group today named Kevin Finch as a Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel. […]

Nimmer Urges Congress To Reaffirm Copyright Act’s “Making Available” Right

January 14, 2014

Congress should reaffirm the existence of the “making available” right to protect intellectual property, though it would have significant ramifications […]

Conflict Mineral Rule Requires Deep Audits, As Deadline Looms

January 14, 2014

The conflict mineral disclosure rule has a far wider reach than many at first understood. With a May deadline approaching, […]

Internal EEO Investigations Are Useful But Have Their Limitations

January 14, 2014

Internal investigations are essential for companies to protect themselves in court, as well as  to demonstrate to employees that policies […]

IPOs Cancelled As China Toughens Regulations

January 14, 2014

A sudden change in Chinese securities regulations was enough to make five companies cancel their IPOs on Monday. The China […]

Limited In Political Arena, Republicans Seek To Confront Obama In Court

January 14, 2014

Frustrated by what they see as overreaching by the executive branch, several Republican lawmakers are using lawsuits to challenge not […]

BP Takes A New, More Litigious, Stance In Oil Spill Cases

January 13, 2014

Reacting to what it believes to be over-reach and in some cases outright fraud in the implementation of a settlement […]

Are Outside Law Firms Putting Your Data At Risk?

January 13, 2014

Disparities  between in-house data security protocols and those of their outside counsel may expose companies to significant risk, notably in […]

Liability For DBE Violations Under The False Claims Act

January 13, 2014

Government contract requirements for utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) firms can be a trap for the unwary. Contractors or […]

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