Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Seth Berman | February 16, 2018
This past year has seen Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to dizzying valuations—Bitcoin, for example, rose 1500% in a year. In the last few weeks, the market for cryptocurrencies has become extremely volatile. Bitcoin has gained or lost more than 20% of its value over the course a few trading days multiple times. It is currently trading at about 70% below its peak value of only a few weeks ago
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Benson Pope and Jeanine Conley | February 13, 2018
Each year, employers face increased risk of retaliation claims from self-styled “whistleblowers.” These individuals may file lawsuits using a variety of federal laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as similar state laws.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Michael W. Peregrine | February 12, 2018
With the #MeToo movement spreading across the nation, boards of directors should anticipate, and take proactive steps to respond to, the possible expansion of this social responsibility movement to their own company's industry sector.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Daniel Trujillo | February 9, 2018
I go to work every day thinking about not just how to make the program better—I challenge myself with how to make the company better. I have found that if you start with that question, the program works better and is effective, efficient, and sustainable.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Eliza Stoker | February 7, 2018
We often forget that hiring is a two-way street—but we forget this at our own peril. The best, most enduring hires work out that way not only because the candidate is right for the company but also because the company is right for that candidate.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Gabriel Buigas | February 6, 2018
The “digital transformation” of legal services involves the application of technology-enabled efficiencies, process optimization and appropriate resource mix to the delivery of legal services to maximize client value, both in terms of costs and business impact.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Apalla Chopra, Rachel Cronin and Marni Barta | February 1, 2018
The political and cultural climate surrounding workplace sexual harassment is evolving faster than many companies can address or adapt to on their own. Internal and external stakeholders (management, employees, customers, clients and business partners) have new and heightened expectations about what companies should be doing to prevent and respond to harassment—whether reported or not.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Rasha Gerges Shields | January 24, 2018
In the era of telecommuting and daily cyberbreaches, companies face an ever-increasing challenge protecting their data from improper disclosures. Although many companies have invested in technology that protects them (to a certain extent) from outside intruders, these technological advancements do very little to stop the insider threat—disloyal and disgruntled employees.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Matt Bell and Mike Casey | January 18, 2018
The concept of voluntarily self-disclosing sanctions violations is somewhat counterintuitive because it does not comport with our everyday notions of law enforcement. When people do things they are not supposed to do, they usually do not volunteer that information to the government agency responsible for punishing such misconduct.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion|News
By Sue Reisinger | December 7, 2017
What's been bugging in-house employment counsel in 2017?
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