By Julie Brush | February 26, 2018
Many professionals view the role of general counsel/chief legal officer as the top legal spot in the in house world. It is a “goal achieved”—through years of hard work and career navigation. And it's a legal position unique to any other… and is viewed as such by employers
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By Hugh A. Simons | February 26, 2018
If law firms have the bargaining power to raise standard rates an average of 3 percent, and realize a rate increase of 2.5 percent, then do they have the power to raise rates at, say, 7 percent and realize a 5 percent increase?
By Xiaoyan Zhang | February 22, 2018
Each year, more connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) enter the road, yet the governing legal framework seems to lag behind. This is particularly true for cybersecurity and privacy.
By Gina Roccanova | February 21, 2018
A California federal district court may have just provided some breathing room for companies that pay for services from independent contractors.
By Harper Batts and Chris Ponder | February 20, 2018
In Part One of our article, we focused on lessons gleaned from the Waymo v. Uber trial on how to be better prepared to protect a company's trade secrets. In this part, we focus on lessons from the trial that can help companies litigating trade secrets claims, as a plaintiff or a defendant.
By Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld and Marc J. Shinn-Krantz | February 16, 2018
Twenty-two states, including California, and the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, protect both public and private employees from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation.
By Karen L. Dunn and Meredith R. Dearborn | February 15, 2018
Waymo v. Uber—the recent battle royale over the future of self-driving car technology—ended in a settlement between the parties, but an important legal question remains decidedly unsettled. In the words of Judge William H. Alsup, who presided over the case: “Is an engineer really supposed to get a frontal lobotomy before they go to the next job?”
By Maureen Dear | February 14, 2018
If I throw a birthday party at my house, and I suggest guests park a couple blocks away where there's always lots of space, and, as my guest, you do that but get hit by a car when walking over, can you sue me for your injuries because my suggestion of where to park created a foreseeable risk of harm?
By Dan Terzian | February 14, 2018
When people switch jobs, both sets of employers face known risks. The former employers risk their former employees decamping with their trade secrets. And the new employers risk inviting trade secret lawsuits.
By Nicolas Morgan and Adam M. Reich | February 14, 2018
Despite the recent downswing in cryptocurrency markets, investor interest has not waned. An increasing number of investment funds is emerging that focus on cryptocurrencies including tokens from Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs.
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