Catherine Dunn

October 10, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The theft of backup computer tapes for the U.S. military's TRICARE health system amounted to a major data security breach: the contents of the tapes contained the information of 4.9 million health care beneficiaries, including soldiers and their families. This breach joined a long list of high-wattage episodes.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

December 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Steve Jobs, Apple's confident leader, wasn't so sure how to manage his lawyers.

By Catherine Dunn

7 minute read

February 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

When the FTC opens an inquiry, how do you end it with no action taken?

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

March 14, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

As corporations face more threats to their networks and trade secrets, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has this piece of advice: "What you really want to ask yourself is, What do I want to protect?"

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

October 08, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two days into his role as new board chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Thomas Sabatino could use a cup of coffee.

By CATHERINE DUNN

6 minute read

June 13, 2013 | Law.com

Three of the largest Internet companies implicated in the disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance practices all say they want to be able to talk about the volume of secret government requests they receive for user data.

By Catherine Dunn

3 minute read

February 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In cyber attacks like those at Apple, Facebook, and The New York Times, employees often serve as gateways for malicious hackers.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

March 06, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

As voters tune into the big Super Tuesday primaries, concerns about adverse effects of corporate political spending are being reflected in an expanding universe of shareholder proposals on campaign-related spending and lobbying.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read

January 30, 2013 | Law.com

With say-on-pay rules has come a drop in shareholder proposals on executive compensation, along with an increase in engagement between companies and shareholders, according to a new analysis of proxy voting data by The Conference Board.

By Catherine Dunn

5 minute read

May 09, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Getting the third degree from the CFO on law department spending sounds about as much fun as a root canal. And even when general counsel are trying to implement software systems to track, analyze and reduce spending, they still may be met with an arched eyebrow from the executive who holds the company's purse strings.Those systems known as "software as a service," or SaaS cost money, too, after all.

By Catherine Dunn

4 minute read