Rebekah Mintzer

February 01, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

In a ruling with major implications for companies with corporate monitors, a judge has ordered HSBC Bank to make public a monitor's report on its efforts to comply with anti-money laundering laws.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

January 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

More problems have been cooking at Chipotle, but this time it's the company's treatment of people, not food, that is attracting negative attention.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

January 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

It looks as though Lyft Inc., the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company, has put the brakes on a class action lawsuit that had the potential to seriously damage its business model.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

January 27, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Many believe that, along with religion and money, politics is a topic unfit for discussion at dinner parties. One would think the same rules apply in the workplace, but political talk in the office is inevitable, especially with this year's presidential campaigns in full swing.

By Rebekah Mintzer

2 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As two recent cases show, the intersection of labor law and bankruptcy can get tricky. Companies need to be aware of their obligations to negotiate with the unions about the effects of a bankruptcy filing.

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission started its whistleblower program back in 2011, it has given out a total of $55 million in awards to…

By Rebekah Mintzer

4 minute read

January 18, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As hacking incidents occur left and right, data security is traveling quickly up the priority lists of corporate boards. Addressing this emerging risk area is often a challenge for directors, as not many bring a lot of previous knowledge to the boardroom about how to fight off cybercrime.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

January 18, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As hacking incidents occur left and right, data security is traveling quickly up the priority lists of corporate boards. Addressing this emerging risk area is often a challenge for directors, as not many bring a lot of previous knowledge to the boardroom about how to fight off cybercrime.

By Rebekah Mintzer

3 minute read

January 12, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Ellen Pao may have lost her gender discrimination case, but she did succeed in triggering a national conversation about women's treatment in the workplace, especially in the technology sector. On Monday, a group of Silicon Valley bigwigs released a survey that backs up Pao's claims and employment lawyers say that companies need to be taking firm stands against this sort of discrimination.

By Rebekah Mintzer

5 minute read