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Gender-Biased General Counsel Bonuses Need Fixing

Although female general counsel have a base salary that is, on average 6.3 percent lower than their male counterparts, it’s […]

Embargoed PR, Hacked For Insider Trading Info, Nets Millions

In a case that “exemplifies the way insider trading has been quietly revolutionized by the internet,” Ukranian hackers siphoned off […]

A Law Firm’s Abandoned Domain Name Can Get Used By Hackers

Security experts warn that when a law firm abandons an internet domain name (e.g. by way of a merger or […]

$115M Payout In Anthem Data Breach Settlement Gets Judge OK

This is one of the largest data breach settlements ever, and the payout exceeds the $100 million insurance policy Anthem had against cyberattacks at the…

Transgender Employees And Employment Discrimination

Courts are split regarding the degree to which Title VII applies to transgender employees. Further muddying the waters is the […]

Insidious “Sextortion” Phishing Scheme Has Your Password

Cybersecurity writer Brian Krebs says his post about this scam got more readers than anything he’s put up since his […]

Will US and UK Tech Regulators Ever Be On The Same Page?

Increased regulation of tech companies is clearly in the cards, both in the United States and in Europe…

Feds Tightening The Noose On Cryptocurrencies

One of the less publicized provisions of the 2017 Republican tax bill effectively put a tax on crypto assets, and […]

Diversity “Blacklist” At Debevoise Was Less Than Met The Eye

A list of associates left accessible online at Debevoise & Plimpton was exposed by a blogger who interpreted it as […]

GDPR And Data Maps

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, specifically the so-called “right to be forgotten,” means that many companies will need to […]

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