Risk Management

Protecting the Company Against Malicious Insiders

June 15, 2015

Among recent breaches that have made headlines, several have involved malicious insiders. It’s an ongoing problem…

Privacy Risk In Anti-Bribery And Corruption Programs

June 11, 2015

Due diligence on third party intermediaries is a necessary component of corporate anti-corruption compliance programs, particularly in foreign jurisdictions. At […]

Six Steps To Reduce Cyber-Risk

June 10, 2015

All companies are advised to review their data security at least annually, and any time new threats are revealed or new…

CareFirst: A Primer on Data Breach Response

June 9, 2015

The breach was headlines last month, but apparently occurred about a year earlier and may have compromised data of more than a million members.

EEOC Pursuing Discrimination Cases Aggressively

June 8, 2015

To some extent, the EEOC has been thwarted in its efforts to mount  so-called “systemic discrimination” cases. For example, in […]

Legal Issues Affecting Generic Drugs

June 4, 2015

Inter partes review has emerged as a useful tool for generic pharmaceutical companies to supplement litigation, generic filers IPRs also have downsides…

Forming A Sharia-Compliant Fund

June 3, 2015

There are five principles to keep in mind when forming a Sharia-compliant financing vehicle, explains Catriona McDevitt, counsel in Akin […]

New Rule Redefines Federal Waters, Many Businesses Affected

June 3, 2015

A federal rule will significantly expand federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. The rule essentially redefines “waters of the […]

Coming Soon: Self-Regulatory Industry Privacy Rules

May 27, 2015

The privacy and transparency rules developed by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) go into effect on September 1. They will […]

DOJ: No Need To “Boil The Ocean” To Get Cooperation Credit

May 27, 2015

Internal investigations, in order to receive cooperation credit from the Department of Justice, can be “appropriately tailored to the facts […]

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