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First Glance: Legal Implications of the Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug?

April 11, 2014

In light of the Heartbleed security breach, failure to immediately attend to patches and advising users to change passwords could expose companies to potential liability.

SCOTUS Ruling Increases Private Company Risk – Imminent Need for Business Ethics Training

April 11, 2014

Private contractors working for public companies are now covered under the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections, leading many to review their compliance programs with fresh eyes.

Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets, AlixPartners Claims In Delaware Suit

April 11, 2014

Two former managing directors resigned, joined a competing firm and, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed by AlixPartners LLP […]

Sharing Cyberthreat Info Won’t Bring Antitrust Risk, Feds Say

April 11, 2014

Competing businesses that share information about hackers and other virtual security threats will not be considered in violation of antitrust […]

Cautious Endorsement of Legal Project Management

April 10, 2014

Legal project management is a trend slowly catching on in corporate legal departments, according to a recent Today’s General Counsel […]

U.S. Courts’ Evolving Approaches to Social Media E-Discovery

April 4, 2014

Though U.S. courts have broadly accepted discovery of social media, there are many examples of courts striking down such discovery requests when litigants fail to establish relevance.

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Arbitration

April 4, 2014

A mediation and arbitration consulting firm outlines five things even experienced litigators may not understand about arbitration, and which may help get the most out of the resolution method.

Are You Ready for the Wage and Hour Crackdown?

April 4, 2014

Wage and hour issues are in the spotlight in 2014, at both a federal and state level. Employers should take steps now to prepare for a wave of related lawsuits.

Can Depressed Lawyers Avoid Punishment Using ADA?

April 4, 2014

For lawyers found to have failed in their duties as counsel, can claiming depression as a disability under ADA prevent […]

Future Of Many Companies Riding On Alice Corp v. CLS Bank

March 31, 2014

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case whose outcome will shape the future of some of the […]

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