Inside Track: IPO Insider | When Employees Go Activist | International GC Pay Gap
A behind-the-scenes peek at <b>Dropbox's</b> IPO with the company's VP of corporate legal. Plus, the ground rules for addressing (or suppressing) employee activism.
July 18, 2018 at 07:20 PM
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Inside Track Rebekah Mintzer Dropbox's employees go activist [email protected] @rmintzer. We're also curious: Why do you read Inside Track? Let us know.
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What's Happening-
Dropbox IPO
big moment Caroline Spiezio curtain back Dropbox's very careful planning Wilson Sonsini. Mary Anne Becking planning sessions were key in once we flipped public creative ways there's a lot of things you can't say. a ton of questions
Employees Strike Back
Uber Liane Hornsey apparently because a group of employees Google (and it worked). employee activism do anything about employees Two Sides to Every Story. pitting labor rights Jenny Schwartz Outten & Golden there's very little a company can do can contain clauses that prohibit disparagement. Talking Politics at Work. Michael Filoromo III, Katz, Marshall & Banks actually take action against employees for espousing the 'wrong' political views,' except in a few states, 
International Gender Pay Gap
Sue Reisinger study Association of Corporate Counsel pay gap $210,000, 78 percent Is it Better in the US of A? 85 percent are much larger gender disparities... Latin America 38 percent Middle East 45 percent making strides. Canadian 83 percent Australia, 81 percent legal ops no gender gap at all
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Don't Miss-
Wednesday, July 25 . Global Leaders in Law “What To Do If Your CEO Resigns?” 25th Mumbai Thursday, July 26 Gurgaon Friday, July 27 Bengaluru Meena Heath [email protected] Thursday, September 13-Friday, September 14 . meet Corporate Counsel Forum Europe 2018. Sabine Chalmers BT Phillip Bramwell BAE Pennyhill Park, Surrey. Wednesday, September 26 Thursday, September 27 . New York General Counsel Conference. Expect to hear AIG, AT&T News Corp Wednesday, September 26-Thursday, September 27 . you might want to attend Hedge Fund General Counsel and Compliance Officer Summit New York Thursday, October 4-Friday, October 5 . Women, Influence & Power in Law, Washington, D.C. Pfizer, MetLife, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
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On the Move-
Top of the Pops. BMG announced Ama Walton EMI Music Constantin Film Bruno Mars Iron Maiden Hike! Carolina Panthers bid goodbye Richard Thigpen Jerry Richardson Sr. Investment in Success. Stonybrook Capital welcomed Paolo Grassi. Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty American International Group Musical Chairs. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Gregory Morgado Viacom Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
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