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Inside Track: Rohit Chopra's Aggressiveness Has Put Finance Industry on Edge

Chropa's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week reached a $191 million settlement with Regions Bank over overdraft fees. It's the latest example of the agency's newfound zeal.
6 minute read

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Inside Track: Legal Departments to Wrestle With COVID Suits for Years

"Some employees with mental health conditions who have been working from home for almost two years are overwhelmed with anxiety at the prospect of returning to the office," according to a Fisher and Phillips client briefing.
5 minute read

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Inside Track: For Job-Hopping Attorneys, Staid and Stable Employers Have New Allure

Legal recruiter Mike Evers said some lawyers who joined startups wonder if they have "lost the bet" and should pursue a new opportunity.
5 minute read

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Inside Track: Mayhem in Cyber-Insurance Market Ups Pressure on Legal Chiefs

"It's a potentially perilous situation for many companies," BlackBerry's Gary Davis wrote in a blog post. "While the costs of suffering a targeted cyberattack or breach continue to climb, their ability to insure themselves against a possible cyber disaster dwindles."
4 minute read

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Inside Track: Global Mayhem Imperils Companies' ESG Efforts

Forty-one percent of boards of directors view geopolitical power shifts and turbulence as one of the biggest risks to performance, according to a Gartner survey.
4 minute read

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Inside Track: Up-Front Legwork Can Ward Off a Whistleblowing Nightmare

"Usually, people don't want to be a whistleblower. They do it because they feel compelled to do it because no one is listening," said Rob Chesnut, a former Airbnb general counsel and chief ethics officer.
4 minute read

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Inside Track: Will Your Company Be Activists' Next Target?

"The worst question an activist can ask is the one you haven't thought about," according to a Boston Consulting Group report.
5 minute read

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Inside Track: Want to Be a Remote GC? Window of Opportunity May Have Closed

"The snapback in wanting people to come back to the office is real, and it is interesting," said Mike Evers, an attorney recruiter.
4 minute read

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Inside Track: In an Economy Like This, What Do You Tell the Board?

"It's true that the finance department deals in numbers and data, but the lawyer's ability to navigate ambiguity can make a GC a more skilled co-pilot in rocky economic seas," one general counsel said.
6 minute read

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Inside Track: Challenging Times Loom for Legal Chiefs, Even If US Sidesteps Recession

Whatever happens with the economy, companies are preparing for the worst, including laying the groundwork or pulling the trigger on widespread layoffs. And that means lots of new challenges for legal chiefs.
4 minute read

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