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Dan Clark

Dan Clark

Dan covers cyber security, legal operations and intellectual property for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @Danclarkalm.

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May 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel Favor Right of Appeal for International Arbitration

"Given the consensual nature of arbitration and its intended flexibility in meeting the needs of business users, should not the arbitration process at least offer the option of an appeal?" the Annual Arbitration Survey 2020 published by Bryan Cave asks.

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May 26, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Boeing Promotes 2 In-House Attorneys for Senior Roles

Grant Dixton takes over the general counsel role for Brett Gerry, who was made chief legal officer of Boeing earlier this month. Uma Amuluru was named chief compliance officer, succeeding Diana Sands, who will retire after 20 years at Boeing.

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May 22, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Increasing Number of Legal Departments Are Insourcing E-Discovery

"The cost of e-discovery has been escalating so fast that this is an area where companies have begun to insource," Catherine Moynihan, executive director of the Association of Corporate Counsel's legal operations arm said. "It was not sustainable in the balkanized model."

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May 21, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Should Be Asking How Origination Credit is Awarded

"One of the things that corporate clients can do is say that they want to understand that [the origination credit]," Aviva Will, co-chief operating officer at Burford Capital in New York, said. "Is it the woman who was actually doing the work on it, or is it the relationship partner who doesn't actually do my work?"

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May 19, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Citing COVID-19 Pandemic, NAMWOLF CEO Postpones Retirement, Talks Candidate Search

"The goal of doing that was that I was going to pass the baton to my successor and they would take over NAMWOLF on a high note and take it to the next high note," Joel Stern, CEO of NAMWOLF, explained.

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May 18, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Commissioner Outlines What She Would Like to See in Federal Privacy Law

"It would have been incredibly helpful to have federal privacy legislation in place as we are navigating these new and incredibly complex issues," Christine Wilson, an FTC commissioner who previously served as in-house counsel at Delta Air Lines, said.

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May 14, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Advocacy Groups Ask FTC to Reinvestigate TikTok Over Alleged COPPA Violations

"TikTok has not obtained parental consent for these accounts. Contrary to the terms of the consent decree, TikTok fails to make reasonable efforts to ensure that a parent of a child receives direct notice of its practices regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information," the current complaint against TikTok states.

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May 13, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Legal Departments Should Lean Into Crises to Improve in the Long Term

"As we found ourselves faced with different crises along the way, we continued to lean in and continued to refine our model and improve our business continuity," Suzanne Miller, director and managing counsel of worldwide sales and revenue at HP Inc., said.

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May 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

ACC Nevada Partners With Legal Aid Center for Pro Bono Record-Sealing Work

"The goal of this project partnering Legal Aid Center and ACC Nevada is to help vulnerable populations in Nevada regain dignity and employment in their lives," Krystal Saab, past immediate president of ACC Nevada, said in an email to Corporate Counsel.

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May 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

CCPA 2.0 Takes Steps Closer to Going on California's General Election Ballot

"Fewer businesses are covered [under the California Privacy Rights Act]. My intention all along with this was to regulate the businesses that cause problems," Alastair Mactaggart, founder of Californians for Consumer Privacy, explained.

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