Compliance

The GDPR Six Months In

The General Data Protection Regulation became enforceable on May 25, and it has rewritten the ground rules for many companies […]

Protecting Investments in IP and People

Even if you have no products that compete with another company, that company can be your competitor for employees. And […]

A Law Firm’s Abandoned Domain Name Can Get Used By Hackers

Security experts warn that when a law firm abandons an internet domain name (e.g. by way of a merger or […]

$115M Payout In Anthem Data Breach Settlement Gets Judge OK

This is one of the largest data breach settlements ever, and the payout exceeds the $100 million insurance policy Anthem had against cyberattacks at the…

Spoliation Sanctions Can Dwarf What The Case Is Worth

A ruling from the Second Circuit Court earlier this year is a cautionary tale about the importance of implementing sound […]

SEC Refinement: “Smaller Companies” Just Got Bigger

The SEC has redefined “small reporting company” in a way that will significantly increase the number of public companies that […]

Federal Trade Commission Guidance to Multi-Level Marketing Companies

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement investigations will often target an industry that recently has been the subject of staff guidance. […]

Protecting Against Website Accessibility Suits

In 2017, over 250 lawsuits (most of them class actions) were filed against companies for failing to maintain websites in […]

Compliance Programs Shouldn’t Focus On Bad Actors

Recent research assumes that the traditional premise of corporate compliance programs, to identify and remove the organization’s bad actors, is […]

The Lawyer Who Gave Sexual Harassment Its Name

A look back at the career and contribution of lawyer and legal scholar Catharine A. MacKinnon, whose 1979 book…

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