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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is an Atlanta-based reporter who covers corporate law departments and in-house attorneys.

January 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Privilege Issue at Heart of Ex-Acting GC's Gender Discrimination Suit

Defendants, New York-based Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America Inc., its current GC and president, claim that plaintiff Jennifer Fischman's use of alleged privileged and confidential information learned during the job as the basis for her complaint warrants its dismissal.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Two DC-Based Nonprofits Hire New Top Lawyers

March of Dimes has announced that Adrian Mollo will serve as the organization's senior vice president and general counsel, while Allison Wielobob will head up the legal department as GC at the American Retirement Association, effective Jan. 28.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 07, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Sexual Harassment Cases Surged Last Year in Wake of #MeToo: Seyfarth Report

From the use of press releases to the infusion of sexual harassment-related issues into other strategic priorities, "the #MeToo movement ... has truly permeated pretty much every aspect of the EEOC litigation agenda in 2018,” a co-author of the report said.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 04, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

64 Percent of UK Employees Admit to Forwarding Work Emails, in Violation of GDPR

British technology services provider Probrand said it surveyed 1,002 full- or part-time U.K. employees, 64 percent of whom fessed up to forwarding a customer email to their personal accounts in the four months following the introduction of GDPR in May 2018.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 04, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Meet the GC at Promethean, Allyson G. Krause

The top lawyer at the education technology company with its legal department based in Alpharetta talks with the Daily Report about everything from whom she uses for outside counsel to what she's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 04, 2019 | Legaltech News

HHS Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidance for Health Care Orgs

Dubbed 'Health Insurance Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,' the four-volume publication is the culmination of a two-year effort by 150 government and private health care and cybersecurity experts.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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January 03, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

HHS Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidance for Health Care Orgs

Dubbed “Health Insurance Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,” the four-volume publication is the culmination of a two-year effort by 150 government and private health care and cybersecurity experts.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

December 28, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Carolina de Onís

The top lawyer at the largest public pension fund in Texas talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom she uses for outside counsel to what she's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

December 21, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Number of Whistleblower Complaints in UK Significantly Higher Since GDPR

According to data that British law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain received from the U.K.'s ICO, the number of whistleblower complaints filed in the three-month period from June to August 2018 more than doubled compared to the past year.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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December 20, 2018 | The Recorder

Should the FTC Bear Some Blame for Facebook's Scandals?

In a recent speech in Dublin, the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Marc Rotenberg argued that Facebook scandals around fake news and privacy were a result of lax enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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