James Schroeder

February 22, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

As consumers are becoming more sensitive to the environment, companies are trending toward branding their goods and services with eco-friendly claims such as “carbon-neutral,” “natural” and the like.

By Michelle Mancino Marsh and Janice Phaik Lin Goh

6 minute read

February 13, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Each year, employers face increased risk of retaliation claims from self-styled “whistleblowers.” These individuals may file lawsuits using a variety of federal laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as similar state laws.

By Benson Pope and Jeanine Conley

6 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

With the #MeToo movement spreading across the nation, boards of directors should anticipate, and take proactive steps to respond to, the possible expansion of this social responsibility movement to their own company's industry sector.

By Michael W. Peregrine

6 minute read

February 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The “digital transformation” of legal services involves the application of technology-enabled efficiencies, process optimization and appropriate resource mix to the delivery of legal services to maximize client value, both in terms of costs and business impact.

By Gabriel Buigas

6 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The political and cultural climate surrounding workplace sexual harassment is evolving faster than many companies can address or adapt to on their own. Internal and external stakeholders (management, employees, customers, clients and business partners) have new and heightened expectations about what companies should be doing to prevent and respond to harassment—whether reported or not.

By Apalla Chopra, Rachel Cronin and Marni Barta

9 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

In the era of telecommuting and daily cyberbreaches, companies face an ever-increasing challenge protecting their data from improper disclosures. Although many companies have invested in technology that protects them (to a certain extent) from outside intruders, these technological advancements do very little to stop the insider threat—disloyal and disgruntled employees.

By Rasha Gerges Shields

13 minute read

January 19, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

In the first part of this article, we examined the counterintuitive nature of self-reporting sanctions violations, the penalties that sanctions violators face in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the U.K.'s self-disclosure framework. In part two, we analyze how the self-reporting regime functions in the United States.

By Matt Bell and Mike Casey

6 minute read

January 18, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The concept of voluntarily self-disclosing sanctions violations is somewhat counterintuitive because it does not comport with our everyday notions of law enforcement. When people do things they are not supposed to do, they usually do not volunteer that information to the government agency responsible for punishing such misconduct.

By Matt Bell and Mike Casey

6 minute read

January 16, 2018 | Inside Counsel

Intel recently disclosed security flaws in its widely-used microprocessors that could allow hackers to steal sensitive information from computers, phones…

By Amanda Ciccatelli

5 minute read

January 16, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

There's no question that litigation costs loom among the top concerns currently bogging down companies. In fact, anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of a corporation's legal spend is earmarked for litigation and e-discovery costs.

By Alon Israely

6 minute read