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At CodeX, LexisNexis GC Talks Legal Tech, Sticking to a Budget and the Rise of In-House Counsel

Ian McDougall, the general counsel of LexisNexis, offered his predictions on legal tech adoption, increasing legal department sizes and changing inside-outside counsel relationships at an event hosted by the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.
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Google's Kent Walker Warns of 'Unintended Consequences' in New EU Copyright Rules

Walker, Google's senior vice president of global affairs, urged EU lawmakers to amend controversial aspects of its pending copyright directive before an upcoming final vote.
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What Spinoff Old Navy, Gap's 'NewCo' Will Need in Their GCs

Following the news of its split into two independent retail companies, Gap Inc.'s "NewCo" will need a GC prepared to handle the challenges associated with the legacy brands, while the new Old Navy's top lawyer must bring flexibility to the growth company, experts say.
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Wickr's Top Lawyer Heads to Cybersecurity Startup as General Counsel

Jennifer DeTrani, the top lawyer at ephemeral messaging service Wickr, has moved to a new general counsel role at cybersecurity startup Nisos.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Clashes Approach, a GC's Next Move Gets Complicated

Tesla's former general counsel Dane Butswinkas left the company a day after chief executive officer Elon Musk posted tweets irking the SEC—again. When a company's headed toward legal trouble, GCs have a choice: stay and try to save the ship, or get off before it sinks.
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SEC Says Musk Breached Settlement Agreement Over Tweets

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweets have again led to SEC trouble. The agency says Musk's recent tweets on the company's 2019 production estimates violate Tesla's settlement with the SEC.
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Companies Could Face Stricter Data Breach Disclosure Requirements Under California Proposal

Companies collecting Californians' data could soon be required to notify residents of breaches exposing their passport numbers, green card numbers and biometric information.
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Netflix Develops Lab to Foster Legal Careers Backing Film Production

What do you do when you're in need of attorneys with specific skills but can't find enough of them? If you're Netflix, you create the Production Legal Lab, an entry-level development program that helps lawyers gain hands-on experience at the company.
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General Counsel Push for Full Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding in New Letter

Senior litigators from Microsoft, Google, Verizon and other U.S. companies backed a proposal to increase transparency in third-party litigation funding in a letter to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
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What's Up With the 'VP of Legal' Title?

Julie Q. Brush, author of The Lawyer Whisperer blog, takes a look at the reporting lines and salary range for the in-house legal title that's something of a 'GC light' position.
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