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Corporate Counsel

DOJ's FCPA Pilot Program Wins Some White-Collar Praise, to a Point

Weighing the risks of self-reporting a bribery violation, or hiding it, has always been a thorny issue for companies. That's the dilemma at the heart of the U.S. Justice Department's pilot program for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Justice Department is mulling whether to continue the pilot program or to modify it. Most lawyers who have participated in the program said it should be continued, but with more clarity for companies.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Heller Ehrman Ruling Shows Perils for 'In-Between' Partners

A longtime partner who was de-equitized before the firm's collapse can't collect more than $1 million in back pay because he was still technically a shareholder, the Ninth Circuit ruled this week.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Next Stop for Waymo-Uber Fight Is the Federal Circuit

The D.C.-based appeals court temporarily halted proceedings Thursday to review an order that would force Uber to disclose information it says is shielded.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

NY Judge's Suspected Suicide Shines Light on Silent Struggle

Judges are public figures, problem-solvers and make life-or-death decisions—all of which can make it difficult to seek help with depression or other mental health issues.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon Snags Morrison's Katie Thomson for New Logistics Role

In 2014, as general counsel to the U.S. Transportation Department, Katie Thomson shared a piece of advice she often gives to young lawyers: "What you do in your life is important but who you work with is equally important." Less than a year after leaving the Obama administration to join Morrison & Foerster, where she was chairwoman of the firm's transportation group, Thomson is now moving on to a newly created position at Amazon.com Inc.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Why is Flying So Terrible? Blame These Antitrust Lawyers

You don't have to be beaten and dragged off a flight to conclude that flying coach is a miserable experience these days. Wondering who to blame? Here's a suggestion: antitrust lawyers--and yes, we're naming names. The ones who rammed through airline mergers--and the ones at DOJ who took the bait.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Axes Hagens Berman Fee Request in VW Case

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer awarded the Seattle plaintiffs firm $2.3 million, a small fraction of its request.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fenwick's New York Office Nabs Foley IP Vice Chair

Having finally opened a New York office almost a year ago, the Silicon Valley stalwart has hired Foley & Lardner partner Jeffrey Greene to bolster its base in the Big Apple. Greene served as vice chair of his former firm's department.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Sullivan & Cromwell Guides BlackBerry to $815M Arbitration Win

Qualcomm was ordered to pay a refund of royalties for phone and chip modem sales that exceeded a per-unit cap.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Cisco Alum Mallun Yen to Leave RPX Post

Yen, a prominent IP lawyer, will step down as executive vice president of the intellectual property defense company Sept. 1, but will hold a seat on its board of directors.
4 minute read

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