General Counsel and In House Counsel

  • National Law Journal

    FCPA Pilot Program Nets 22 Voluntary Disclosures in Past Year: DOJ

    By Sue Reisinger | May 17, 2017

    The U.S. Department of Justice's pilot program for violators of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act brought in 22 voluntary disclosures in its first year, a significant increase from 13 voluntary disclosures the year before.

  • Corporate Counsel

    Use of Noncompete Clauses Grows Even as More States Move to Limit Them

    By Sue Reisinger | May 15, 2017

    Companies and law firms increasingly are inserting noncompete clauses into employment contracts but more of those contracts are winding up in litigation and more states in the United States are passing laws to restrict their use.

  • National Law Journal

    'Echo Is Not Spying On You,' Amazon Lawyer Declares

    By C. Ryan Barber | May 11, 2017

    Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."

  • National Law Journal

    Employers Face 'Unprecedented' Uncertainty, Littler Survey Finds

    By Erin Mulvaney | May 11, 2017

    Uncertainty is a common theme among employers this year thanks, in part, to new technologies, an unpredictable Trump administration and a web of new compliance standards on every government level, according to an annual survey from the law firm Littler Mendelson.

  • National Law Journal

    Quotable Comey: CEOs Must Be 'Maniacal' About Ethics

    By C. Ryan Barber | May 10, 2017

    As the now-fired FBI Director James Comey weighs his next move, here's a look back at some of the comments companies and law firms might find compelling as they consider contacting the dispatched director about a possible return to the private sector.

  • National Law Journal

    What's Next For Ex-FBI Director James Comey?

    By Cogan Schneier | May 9, 2017

    Citing his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server, President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey. His actions may weigh heavy on his future employment prospects, as big law firms may be wary of questions that would accompany his hiring. Still, as a prominent attorney with high-level experience in government and business, he may find a home at a law firm, as some other former FBI directors have.

  • Corporate Counsel

    In-House IP Counsel on the Future of USPTO Director Michelle Lee

    By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | May 8, 2017

    In-house counsel at major U.S. companies have weighed in on whether Michelle Lee should continue as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • National Law Journal

    Court Confronts Scope of EEOC's Power to Dig Into Company Files

    By Erin Mulvaney | May 5, 2017

    The accounting firm BDO USA could be forced to disclose certain internal documents to U.S. regulators who are investigating claims the company discriminated and retaliated against female employees, including the chief human resources officer. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday overturned a lower court's decision that blocked enforcement of EEOC subpoena.

  • National Law Journal

    Health Care Lawyers Offer Guidance on How to Ride Out the AHCA Storm

    By Kristen Rasmussen | May 4, 2017

    Some health care practice lawyers weren't ruffled by the passage of the Obamacare repeal bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, mainly because they give it little chance of making it through the Senate. But they offered some guidance on what lawyers should be thinking through with clients right now.

  • The Recorder

    5 Questions Would-Be Whistleblowers Need to Ask

    By David Ruiz | May 3, 2017

    Becoming a whistleblower is emotionally exhausting and potentially career-ending. We reached out to labor and employment attorneys about which questions employees should ask themselves when they're considering whether to expose wrongdoing by their companies.

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