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August 15, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Cybersecurity Becoming No. 1 Concern for GCs and Directors

The results of a new survey of general counsel and corporate directors, conducted by FTI Consulting and Corporate Board Member, show data-security concerns are now top of mind for corporations.
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February 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Facebook, Google, Linkedin GCs: Hey, Trust Us, We'll Regulate Ourselves!

At an FTC hearing on privacy, top tech lawyers try to tell the government there should be no rush to protect Internet users with government privacy regulations.
2 minute read
June 08, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Bank Must Pay the Price for Failing to Indemnify Employee

Earlier this month, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Robert Scola found that Banco Industrial de Venezuela made the wrong choice in refusing to pay the legal costs for its Miami branch manager when she was charged with money laundering. Scola ordered the bank to pay Esperanza de Saad and her criminal defense attorney $3.6 million in indemnification and damages. De Saad was convicted of money laundering, but that verdict was overturned. She later pleaded guilty to illegally structuring financial transactions.
7 minute read
January 12, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Class Actions Top 2012 Workplace Litigation Concerns

A plan to identify and address class action vulnerabilities deserves a place at the top of any general counsel's priorities list for 2012, according to a leading workplace litigation lawyer.
4 minute read
October 29, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Not Out of the Fight: Gen Re's Graham Joins Appeal in AIG Scam Case

Robert Graham, former assistant general counsel at General Reinsurance Corp., unites with other former executives in an appeal to overturn their convictions in an alleged scam to defraud AIG shareholders.
3 minute read
December 15, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

WikiLeaks Cyberbrawl a Battle of Amateurs?

The web drama precipitated by WikiLeaks has been called the first 'global cyberwar.' But at closer look it's really more of an amateur brawl ...• ALSO SEE: Pfizer CEO Out, Now WikiLeaks Chiming In• Sweden Appeals After WikiLeaks Founder Gets Bail• Visit Corporate Counsel's WikiLeaks Center
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September 10, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Is a New NLRB Sheriff Coming to Town?

The White House has nominated Richard Griffin, former union attorney and National Labor Relations Board member, to be the board's general counsel. Take note—as NLRB GC, Griffin would wield the authority to reshape the legal landscape for union and non-union employers alike.
6 minute read
March 15, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Software Maker Hit With $585,000 in Sanctions, Fees

An attorney representing fraud victims of Scott Rothstein tells a bankruptcy judge that watching the 15-month litigation over a computer project management system used by the law firm chairman was like being stuck in the Bill Murray movie 'Groundhog Day,' where every 24 hours repeats itself.
3 minute read
July 17, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Is a Silicon Valley Indictment in the Works Over Stock Options Backdating?

Defense lawyers involved in the investigations of options backdating say at least one Silicon Valley executive will likely be indicted imminently, possibly with more to follow. Gregory Reyes, the ex-CEO of Brocade Communications, is widely expected to be the first indicted in the backdating mess. And Reyes has been quite public about who he thinks is responsible for the company's options problems: Larry Sonsini, a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati corporate lawyer and a former member of Brocade's board.
4 minute read
July 20, 2012 | Law.com

Ex-FDIC GC on the Past, Present, and Future of Dodd-Frank

In part one of a two-part Q&A, Michael Krimminger, the former general counsel at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, discusses crafting Dodd-Frank and how it's working at home and on the global stage.
7 minute read

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