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April 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

One of the biggest problems that companies face is that employees have a tendency to intermingle their personal and professional lives when it comes to social media. This creates all sorts of headaches.

By Rich Steeves

14 minute read

April 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

While a love of policy and a balanced legal background help make any good labor and employment lawyer better, DFEH Director Phyllis W. Cheng's perseverance and dedication to justice for all have much deeper roots than that.

By Chris DiMarco

21 minute read

April 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Whether a company deals in food, healthcare, electronics or computers, intellectual property plays a key role, drawing together a multitude of experts from across the business.

By Rich Steeves

6 minute read

April 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Because Cisco's internal team retained the context and access to knowledge systems that external help tended to lack, they were able to save time and money in the process.

By Chris DiMarco

7 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The class-action lawsuit from two banks surrounding retail giant Targets data breach experienced a bizarre twist as New York-based Trustmark National Bank backed out of the suit, claiming it was baseless.

By Alexis Harrison

4 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Chances are, if you are a female in-house counsel, you have come face-to-face with the difficulty that exists in aspiring to attain a legal leadership position by embarking on a career trajectory within the confined culture of a law firm with old-fashioned roots.

By Erin E. Harrison

7 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

In the fiercest smartphone and tablet rivalry in the world, Apple and Samsung resume their battle in court, accusing each other of ripping off designs and features

By Amanda Ciccatelli

3 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

In light of the whistleblower awards that have been introduced as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, many lawyers face the temptation to blow the whistle. But should they?

By Rich Steeves

4 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

As predicted by several aviation attorneys, a recently filed pre-lawsuit discovery petition on the still-missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was quickly rejected by an Illinois judge.

By Ed Silverstein

4 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Hyundai chairman has disclosed his salary for the first time as per revised regulations requiring certain companies to disclose compensation information for executives

By Juliana Kenny

3 minute read