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Connecticut Law Tribune

Your Opinion Matters: Annual Managing Partner Survey

Your responses are confidential and will help inform future coverage.
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Corporate Counsel

Steward Health CEO Saga Signals Escalation of Coercive Congressional Oversight Against Private Parties

In September, amid the divisive runup to the election, Senate Democrats and Republicans found something they could agree on: the CEO of Steward Health Care should be referred for criminal prosecution for refusing to appear at a hearing. The Senate’s unanimous vote marked the latest escalation in the legislative branch’s use of its coercive powers against private individuals. As the 119th Congress assembles next year, this vote may be a harbinger of even more aggressive private sector oversight to come.
6 minute read

Law.com

'A Template' for Religious Accommodation: Attorney Gives Insight to $12M Win Over Employer's COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

Noah Hurwitz told Law.com that he believes the decision issued last week by a Michigan federal jury is just the fourth religious accommodation case to reach a jury trial since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
5 minute read

International Edition

Bridging the Gap Between Law Firms and Regulators

The future of client fund handling has been a key source of anxiety for the legal sector following the loss of more than $60 million in client funds in Axiom Ince.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ten Best Practices to Protect Your Organization Against Cyber Threats

The conclusion of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a reminder of the importance for organizations to implement robust security measures and promote good cyber hygiene. In this article, we discuss ten essential best practices that all organizations should implement as foundational components of their cybersecurity framework.
7 minute read

Law.com

Hurricane Helene's Impact On Asheville, North Carolina: How Public and Private Attorneys Dealt With Closures, Safety and Sanitation

"I think as a whole, there was a lot of resiliency and we bounced back pretty well," attorney Steve Cash of Searson, Jones, Gottschalk & Cash in Asheville, North Carolina said.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Using LinkedIn’s Newsfeed to Feed Your Career

While not all C-suite executives read their LinkedIn newsfeed, the number who do continues to grow and reading the newsfeed is nicely habit forming.It’s catnip for recruiters, of course, as we use it as a means to stay in touch with our contacts via likes, comments and reshares.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Blueprint for Targeted Enhancements to Corporate Compliance Programs  

The DOJ recently updated the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs to direct prosecutors who are considering charges or resolutions to assess how a company addresses, among other topics, disruptive technologies and AI, self-disclosure initiatives, and the compliance function's access to corporate data.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia RICO Case Against Trump Likely to Avoid Trial Amid Election Win, Nationally-Known Law Professor Says

"It is very unlikely that courts—including, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court—would permit a local state criminal trial to proceed against a sitting president or even against a president elect," Public Interest Law Prof. John Banzhaf wrote.
4 minute read

International Edition

Pro Bono Week: The View From the 3 UK Charities

The CEOs of the U.K.'s three main pro bono charities explain what they have been working on and what's ahead.
5 minute read

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