Today's General Counsel

Today's General Counsel

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Stock Market Preps For Turbulent September

September 3, 2013

Fresh out of an August that saw the Dow and S&P 500 slide, investors are far from rosy about how […]

Facebook’s Proposed Privacy Changes Don’t Include Ad Opt-Out

September 3, 2013

Facebook’s newest proposed privacy changes maintain the company’s ability to sell user information to advertisers. The changes are largely in […]

Whistleblowers in China And The U.S.

August 30, 2013

Recent events involving the pharmaceutical industry operating in China highlight the fact that China too has an anti-corruption program. It […]

A Major Due-Diligence Barrier To Overseas M&A Gets Tempered

August 30, 2013

A 2008 advisory opinion from the DOJ, called the Halliburton opinion, required such extensive, expensive and time-consuming pre-merger anti-corruption due […]

Why Cyber-Security May Be Outside The CGL Umbrella

August 30, 2013

A Cyber-breach is a thing unto itself, or so the carrier is likely to argue when the victim seeks coverage […]

Eight Start-Ups That Could Be The Next Big Thing

August 30, 2013

A look at at eight intriguing new companies that could be the next Tumblr, could crash on take off…

Texas Makes It Easier to Hire Ex-Convicts

August 30, 2013

Governor Rick Perry has signed a law that makes it more difficult to sue an employer for negligent hiring based […]

The GAO Looks At Patent Infringement Litigation

August 29, 2013

The GAO has released a report that looks at trends in patent infringement litigation and makes recommendations to the U.S. […]

Adjusting To The New Norm Of Shareholder Activism

August 29, 2013

Many traditionalist institutional investors are now either more or less “activist” investors or will support activist factions. Companies need to […]

OSHA’s Proposed Silica Regs Would Have Major Impact

August 29, 2013

Two proposed OSHA rules limiting worker silica exposure could affect 2.2 million workers. Reduction in permissible exposure limit would vary […]

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