Risk Management

Worker Bill Of Rights In SF, Effective July 3

San Francisco’s new “Formula Retail Workers Bill of Rights” becomes effective July 3. It sets out numerous requirements, notably with […]

Firing Medical Pot User Upheld In Colorado

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that using medical marijuana, which is permitted under state law but prohibited under federal […]

Breach Response Involves Far More Than Technology

Why a comprehensive response strategy needs to extend into other areas of the business, including legal, human resources, public relations, investor relations, media relations, and…

Protecting the Company Against Malicious Insiders

Among recent breaches that have made headlines, several have involved malicious insiders. It’s an ongoing problem…

Privacy Risk In Anti-Bribery And Corruption Programs

Due diligence on third party intermediaries is a necessary component of corporate anti-corruption compliance programs, particularly in foreign jurisdictions. At […]

Six Steps To Reduce Cyber-Risk

All companies are advised to review their data security at least annually, and any time new threats are revealed or new…

CareFirst: A Primer on Data Breach Response

The breach was headlines last month, but apparently occurred about a year earlier and may have compromised data of more than a million members.

EEOC Pursuing Discrimination Cases Aggressively

To some extent, the EEOC has been thwarted in its efforts to mount  so-called “systemic discrimination” cases. For example, in […]

Legal Issues Affecting Generic Drugs

Inter partes review has emerged as a useful tool for generic pharmaceutical companies to supplement litigation, generic filers IPRs also have downsides…

Forming A Sharia-Compliant Fund

There are five principles to keep in mind when forming a Sharia-compliant financing vehicle, explains Catriona McDevitt, counsel in Akin […]

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