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December 05, 2018 | Litigation Daily
12 State AGs Sue Medical Records Company Under HIPAA for Data Breach, a FirstA dozen state attorneys general have united to bring the first multistate lawsuit under federal health care privacy law, in connection with a medical records company data breach that put millions of patient records at risk. The lawsuit is part of a growing trend of state enforcement of consumer and data privacy laws, and the first such AG suit under HIPAA.
By Sue Reisinger
3 minute read
December 05, 2018 | New York Law Journal
State AGs Emerging as 'Most Feared Regulators,' Attorney SaysState attorneys general have expanded their roles in recent years to fill an enforcement void left by some federal agencies, and they are often joining together to form a multistate juggernaut of litigation, according to Daniel Suvor, counsel in the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Myers.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
December 04, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
State AGs Emerging as 'Most Feared Regulators,' Attorney SaysState attorneys general have expanded their roles in recent years to fill an enforcement void left by some federal agencies, and they are often joining together to form a multistate juggernaut of litigation, according to Daniel Suvor, counsel in the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Myers.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
December 04, 2018 | Litigation Daily
State AGs Emerging as 'Most Feared Regulators,' O'Melveny Attorney SaysState attorneys general have expanded their roles in recent years to fill an enforcement void left by some federal agencies, and they are often joining together to form a multistate juggernaut of litigation, according to Daniel Suvor, counsel in the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Myers.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
December 03, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Righting the Ship: GC Christina Ackermann's Efforts to Rebuild at Bausch HealthWhen Christina Ackermann came onboard in August 2016, Bausch Health Companies Inc., formerly known as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, was in distress. But she said she knew what she was signing up for: Rebuilding Bausch's governance structure and reshaping her legal department, while helping the business side dig out of a dark financial hole.
By Sue Reisinger
6 minute read
November 30, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Companies Expected to Hire More Female GCs, Despite Some ObstaclesThough women hold only 30 percent of GC jobs in Fortune 500 companies, the survey said 43 percent of new general counsel hires in the group from mid-2017 to mid-2018 were female.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
November 29, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Want to Avoid A Deutsche Bank-Type Raid? Build Trust, Lawyer SaysThe German police raid Thursday on the Frankfurt headquarters of Deutsche Bank and five other sites on suspicion of money laundering suggests the bank and its in-house counsel may have failed to gain the trust of its regulators, according to one attorney.
By Sue Reisinger
6 minute read
November 28, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
New Anti-Bribery Alert Shows Companies How to Avoid FCPA Land MinesOne of the biggest problems contributing to corporate corruption is not a lack of awareness of the law, but a lack of corporate guidance and controls, according to a new study from law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed.
By Sue Reisinger
5 minute read
November 28, 2018 | New York Law Journal
ACC Survey Finds Most GCs Come From In-House, Earn an Average $400,000+The typical GC, according to the study's findings, is a middle-aged male, living in California or New York, working in the financial services industry, and earning about $408,000 a year with salary and bonuses.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
November 27, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
ACC Survey Finds Most GCs Come From In-House, Earn an Average $400,000+Aspiring general counsel can take a tip from a new study that shows 70 percent of U.S. general counsel rose from an in-house counsel background rather than arrive from a law firm.
By Sue Reisinger
4 minute read
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