Risk Management

Shareholder Lawsuits After M&A: The Cornerstone Study

Last year the overwhelming majority – 93 percent – of M&A deals valued at more than $100 million were followed […]

Update On Cyber And Reputational Insurance

Insurers are rapidly eliminating cyberbreach coverage from corporate general liability policies, and last year the Insurance Services Office (ISO) added […]

A Clear Limit On FCPA Successor Liability

A recent case helps clarify when there is or is not successor liability for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation after the acquisition of a foreign company.

New Litigation Equation, Now That Court Docs “Go Viral”

Members of the public have always been able to get their hand on most court filings, but it was a […]

U.S. Regulators Fine Airbag Company For Non-Cooperation

Federal regulators are fining Takata, the Japanese airbag manufacturer, $14,000 a day for failing to respond “fully or truthfully” to […]

Key Recent Developments In White Collar Law

We are now in a comment period regarding some proposed changes in the sentencing guidelines, with the definition of a […]

Privilege For GM Internal Investigation Is Upheld

The district court upheld GM’s claim of privilege for investigations in the matter of GM ignition switch failures, rejecting the stringent “primary purpose” test…

“IoT” Will Change Everything, Including The Practice Of Law

More sensors means more data, and more data means more – and different kinds of – evidence. And of course sensors can be…

Strategies For Minimizing Risk Of Privacy Class Actions

Plaintiff attorneys are invoking both federal statutes, like the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and state statutes, like California’s Invasion […]

Law Firms Slow To Address Cybersecurity

Only 40 percent of law firms would place cybersecurity as one of their top five risks, and more than half either have not “taken steps” to insure that risk or don’t know if they have.