Corporate Governance

Big Fines, Early Lessons, From The GDPR

The two biggest fines ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation were leveled by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office in July. Both dwarfed the €50 million ($56.3M) imposed by France against Google in January.

Big Payday For GC, But With A Gender Gap

Average annual salary increased in 2018, with the greatest increases showing up in publicly-traded companies. The highest levels were found in…

Cyber Lawsuits Are Targeting Boards of Directors

Before cyber-breaches were that big a deal – or at least it before they were making headlines and costing some […]

You Can’t Beat It, So You Better Insure It

That’s the message from the insurance industry, or at least as relayed from one San Francisco-based cyber-specialty insurance company that […]

A “Chilling Caution” On Expectation Of Privilege, From A Blackberry Case

The market analyst’s report was bad news for BlackBerry, coming shortly after the company released an updated smartphone in 2013. […]

Getting Full Value From Hotline Reports

Hotlines can be more effective than fraud examiners when it comes to ferreting out misconduct – and that contention comes […]

Former Penn State GC Could Face Censure In Fallout From Sandusky Case

A disciplinary board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recommended censure for former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin. The […]

Which Attorney Jobs Pay The Most?

A recent survey broke it down by type of attorney, from the top two (“Law Firm Partner”) to the bottom […]

Combating Internal Fraud

Organizational fraud, said to be costing on average about five percent of revenue, is by definition difficult to detect. There […]

In-House Privilege Claim Stumbles Before Skeptical Judge

A magistrate judge had a stern message for lawyers from Adidas and to in-house lawyers generally, as he denied a […]

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