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Directors and Officers Personally Accountable Under DOJ’s New Policy

A recent plea agreement between the DOJ and Danske Bank, a global financial institution, contains provisions that tie executive compensation […]

Technology Helps Legal Ops Fix Legal Department Mistakes

Delaware Opinion Extends Directors Duty To Officers

In a recent opinion, a Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that the fiduciary duty of oversight recognized for corporate directors […]

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Whipsaw Continues For CA Mandatory Arbitration Law

The circuitous path of a controversial California law – one that’s regarded as a boon by labor rights advocates and […]

High Standard For Unconscionable Arbitration Contracts

AI Touted For One-Stop-Shop Trademark Work

An article in Bloomberg Law suggests AI could allow trademark attorneys to add an additional service that would make them […]

How To Get a 19 % Return On Your Investment

Jonathan Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents, an organization adverse to litigation-funded entities. In a guest post about patent-assertion […]

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ESG Unpacked: It’s A Political Firecracker.

The acronym ESG (“environmental, social, and governance”) has become a shorthand term for social responsibility and a “nebulous concept with […]

M&A Safety Zone Zoned Out

As of February 2 the DOJ will be focusing on mergers involving companies with a history of anti-competitive information exchange. […]

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An Unprecedented Tin Cup From Lloyd’s List

An oil tanker that has been rotting in the Red Sea off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen since 2017 is […]

Delaware Courts Wary of Fraud Claims

Recently private equity (PE) firms have been buying and selling businesses at record rates and at high prices. Bigger deals […]

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Heads-Up On Preparing H-1B Petitions

Organized as a list of top five mistakes, a guide from law firm Amundsen Davis concludes with this plea: “If […]

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