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August 09, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Google Engineer Firing: 'No-Brainer' or More Complicated?

When Google Inc. fired a software engineer for writing and distributing a controversial memo on gender diversity at the company, Google stepped on…

By Sue Reisinger

6 minute read

August 07, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Deputy GC: In New Outside Counsel Program, AFAs Plus Competition Equals Success

Microsoft Corp. is taking another look at how it works with outside law firms, placing a stronger focus on alternative fee arrangements, retainer…

By David Ruiz

5 minute read

August 01, 2017 |

Proskauer Partner Blasts Firm's Bid to Dismiss $50M Gender Bias Suit

A partner at Proskauer Rose told a Washington, D.C., federal court Monday that "rank-and-file" partners at her firm function as employees,…

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

July 25, 2017 | National Law Journal

Donald Trump's Twitter Bashing of Jeff Sessions Raises Hostile Work Questions

"Time will tell" whether "beleaguered" Sessions stays on the job, Trump says. President Donald Trump has not been discreet in expressing his dissatisfaction…

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

July 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

Advice to Hiring Managers: The Less You Know the Better

When trying to figure out if job candidates are a good fit, for hiring managers it's okay to be boring—a tip that extends to small talk you…

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

July 13, 2017 |

Are Law Firms Too Sophisticated for Their Own Good?

The challenges besetting Big Law are of its own making. The industry overshot the needs of its clients and overlooked the effect of growth on…

By Hugh A. Simons

13 minute read

July 11, 2017 | The Recorder

Lyft GC Kristin Sverchek Weighs Gig Economy's Future

When Kristin Sverchek joined Lyft five years ago as its general counsel, she says she wasn't 100 percent sure the company would still be around in…

By Erin Mulvaney

11 minute read

July 10, 2017 | National Law Journal

Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, Trump Pick for NLRB, Discloses Clients, Compensation

Uber, one of the Los Angeles shareholder's clients, has clashed with the labor board.Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, one of President…

By Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

June 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

Hiring, Not Firing, Is a New Focus in Age Discrimination Suits

 Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring…

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read