Kristie Rearick

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Equifax incident was a game changer due to the volume and sensitivity of the consumer information that was stolen, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's license numbers.

By Tracey E. Diamond

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Recorder

A California federal district court may have just provided some breathing room for companies that pay for services from independent contractors.

By Gina Roccanova

6 minute read

February 21, 2018 | Law.com

As of just more than one year ago, the 53.5 million millennials in the U.S. workforce make up the single largest generation of American workers.

By Kristy Bourgeois

4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Chevron deference doctrine, based on the U.S. Supreme Court case of Chevron, U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984) requires a federal court to defer to a federal agency's interpretation of a federal statute in its area of expertise.

By Lawrence E. Ashery

6 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Recorder

In Part One of our article, we focused on lessons gleaned from the Waymo v. Uber trial on how to be better prepared to protect a company's trade secrets. In this part, we focus on lessons from the trial that can help companies litigating trade secrets claims, as a plaintiff or a defendant.

By Harper Batts and Chris Ponder

8 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In The Legal's Corporate Governance supplement, read about how to reduce data risks, counseling independent directors and the new rules for setting board compensation.

By The Legal Intelligencer

3 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act temporarily doubles the exemption for individuals dying in 2018 through 2025. In 2026 the exemption will revert to $5 million adjusted for inflation.

By Eugene Pollingue

7 minute read

February 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Mark Zuckerberg took Facebook, Inc. public in 2012, investors were offered shares of Facebook Class A stock, which had one vote per share. Facebook reserved its Class B stock, which had 10 votes per share, for its founders and other favored insiders.

By Lee D. Rudy

8 minute read

February 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys who counsel independent directors on their legal risks and responsibilities sometimes neglect to discuss with their clients their reputational risks, including unknown enterprise risks which, if realized, can damage their reputation.

By Frederick D. Lipman

8 minute read

February 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Many firms inadvertently neglect the long-term interests of their lawyers by failing to offer well-structured retirement plans. Even when the firm provides retirement and investment plans, many individual lawyers are unfamiliar with the options available to them for retirement savings.

By Joseph N. Frabizzio

9 minute read