Jennifer Williams Alvarez
December 21, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
With AT&T, Is There Now a Trump Factor in M&A Transactions?Is the move to block a proposed merger between Time Warner and AT&T indicative of what's to come for antitrust under Trump?
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
5 minute read
December 20, 2017 | Law.com
Inside Track: Uber Privilege Abuse | IPO Newbies | Happy Birthday, FCPA!Uber lawyers are making headlines yet again due to a letter filled with damning accusations against the company, including attorney-client privilege abuse. Also, a look at what it means for legal departments when companies combine and the roles in-house counsel play in IPOs.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
10 minute read
December 20, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
GCs Spending Less Time on Most Important Challenges. But Why?The newest edition of the General Counsel Up-At-Night Report found that these attorneys are spending even less of their valuable time on issues they hold up as major concerns for the legal department.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
5 minute read
December 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
'Fuct' Mark Lives On. GC Who Argued Case Credits Timing, Practical ApproachJohn Sommer, who represented designer Erik Brunetti in the high-profile "Fuct" trademark case, says he focused his arguments on the practical.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
5 minute read
December 15, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Can (and Should) Legal Departments Stop Employee Tell-Alls?Can companies stop their employees from writing about what goes on behind closed doors? Maybe. Should they? Probably not.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez
5 minute read
December 13, 2017 | Law.com
Inside Track: Next Year's Must-Watch Data Breach Case | Boeing's GC Sky High on SCOTUS ClerksCyber issues are front and center— from a case that could change the data breach litigation landscape to emerging problems around cybersecurity risk disclosure.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
24 minute read
December 12, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
ACC Fights for the 'Modern-Day Reality of In-House Counsel's Role in Litigation'A patent infringement case has brought the Association of Corporate Counsel out to advocate for the preservation of privilege for in-house counsel.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
3 minute read
December 08, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Report: Most Companies Fail to Disclose Cybersecurity as a Risk Factor in SEC FilingsCompanies still aren't talking about their fear of breaches in filings, but that could change as cybersecurity continues to grow as a priority for regulators.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
7 minute read
December 07, 2017 | Law.com
Inside Track: To Survive a CEO Shake-Up: "Work Your Butt Off!" Plus Wickr Shocker and Trump's Travel BanUber is in trouble again and companies are still seething about Trump's travel ban. The GC of Meetup tells the inside story of how the company's big deal with WeWork got done. Plus, we ask, what's a general counsel to do when the CEO departs?
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
11 minute read
December 05, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
How Fannie Mae, IBM Counsel Get Top Executives' Attention on Cybersecurity“Be careful to not make cyber sexy and strange and interesting,” one in-house lawyer said at ALM's cyberSecure conference. “You want to do that to get into the room, but the minute you get in the room, this is just like any other risk that is facing our company.”
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez |
7 minute read
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