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January 2024
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What Companies Need to Know About California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law Compliance, Thought Leadership California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 on September 30, 2023, following a spike in organized flash mob robberies…
From Surrendering Souls to Rogue Vegetable Gardens, Looking at Bizarre and Overlooked Terms in Everyday Contracts Legal Operations, Thought Leadership As legal practitioners and suppliers of goods and services to the legal industry, it’s very easy for us to forget…
Diving into the Trade Secrets Debate: The Listing Predicament Litigation, Thought Leadership To list or not to list. That is the question. At least it was the question during a trade secrets…
Breaktime Balancing Act: Navigating Attorney-Witness Discussions in Depositions Litigation, Thought Leadership Attorneys and witness-clients are frequently tempted to discuss testimony during deposition breaks. The recent increase in remote depositions during the…
Five Ways to Make Your Global Patent Prosecution Strategies More Efficient Thought Leadership General counsel know that it takes a lot of attorney time and expense to maintain a patent portfolio, so here…
Examining the Ripple Effects of California Supreme Court Ruling on “Take-home COVID” Litigation, Thought Leadership The Supreme Court of California has provided much-needed clarity on the issue of "take-home COVID" liability. More specifically, the Court…
Key Considerations for In-House Counsel under the Corporate Transparency Act Compliance, Thought Leadership In recent years, there has been a growing focus on corporate transparency and the need to combat illicit activities, such…
Supreme Court Ruling Could Be a Game-Changer for Whistleblower Retaliation Standards Compliance, Litigation, Thought Leadership On October 10, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC. Employers and HR professionals…
Microsoft’s $28.9B Tax Battle Highlights Rising Transfer Pricing Risks for GCs Compliance, Thought Leadership In October, Microsoft announced that it had received a demand for $28.9 billion in back taxes from the IRS, plus…
Guiding the Board: The GC’s Role in Navigating AI Strategy and Compliance Compliance, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Thought Leadership Given the increasingly widespread use of generative artificial intelligence in corporate environments, it’s likely that most general counsel have already…
How Lawyers Ascend to GC Roles– Survey Reveals Insights, Surprises, and the Gender Gap Thought Leadership Becoming a general counsel is the pinnacle achievement of an in-house legal professional’s career. BarkerGilmore surveyed hundreds of general counsel…
