Sandeep Savla,left, and Jamila S. Mensah,right, of Norton Rose Fulbright. Courtesy photos

While Employment Suits and Regulatory Actions Abound, In-House Lawyers See Cyber and ESG As Looming Threats

Norton Rose Fulbright's survey of more than 430 general counsel and in-house litigation leaders based in the U.S. and Canada found that litigation budgets are going up, but an increasing portion of that spending is going to personnel and other in-house expenses.

January 18, 2023 at 07:30 AM

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Ross Todd
Editor/columnist

While in-house lawyers in the U.S. and Canada reported decreased litigation and arbitration activity in 2022, they faced an uptick in regulatory proceedings with enforcement agencies stepping up scrutiny of companies on everything from antitrust issues to worker classification.