Cathleen Flahardy

September 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has released the results of its annual diversity survey of Fortune 1000 legal leaders, and while the number have increased over last year, it could be better.

By Cathleen Flahardy

4 minute read

September 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Facebook said it was just doing what its supposed to do when it proposed changes to its privacy policy late last month, but the social media giant has again drawn attention to its policyand again, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting involved.

By Cathleen Flahardy

5 minute read

September 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Its been a growing trend for some years nowthe idea of litigation funding.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

September 13, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Passed amid a cloud of controversy in February, the right-to-work law in Indiana has been ruled unconstitutional, according to a state court judge.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read

September 13, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Its a simple design, but its causing quite the ruckus.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

September 12, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Yelp Inc.the website that allows almost anyone to review businesses around the worldis nothing more than a bully, according to one unhappy customer, who happens to be a lawyer.

By Cathleen Flahardy

5 minute read

September 12, 2013 | Inside Counsel

The Federal Deposit Insurance Co. (FDIC) has a beef with an insurer.

By Cathleen Flahardy

4 minute read

September 11, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Information technology (IT) is rising to the top of priorities for corporate directors as they recognized the increase importance of IT oversight, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

By Cathleen Flahardy

4 minute read

September 11, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Weve seen it a lot lately: U.S.-based law firms setting up shop in unique places or merging with other firmsboth large and smallto create everything from specialty outposts to law firm powerhouses. But this is a first.

By Cathleen Flahardy

3 minute read

September 10, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Documents recently revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) was waging a war on encryptionthe electronic scrambling that protects e-mail, online transactions and other communicationsin an effort to counter Internet privacy protections and obtain information.

By Cathleen Flahardy

2 minute read