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New York's Biometric Law Wouldn't Break The Mold—Just Expand It

New York's proposed Biometric Privacy Act echoes many of the requirements and guidelines laid out in Illinois' own longstanding regulation. But New York's status as a major U.S. economic hub could give its biometric law a much wider footprint that establishes an unofficial national standard.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel as Board Candidates: It's Their Time To Shine

There's no doubt that, like CEOs and CFOs, GCs offer a valuable perspective to boards—a reality that corporate leaders are increasingly recognizing.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Crisis Control and Collaboration: 3 Pillars of Partnership for Legal and Communications Teams

With smart collaboration, legal and crisis PR teams can rebut and reshape negative perceptions and provide broader measures of control over a matter's long-term impact.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Businesses Are Innovating. But Have They Told Their Legal Departments?

A new Hogan Lovells report shows that in-house legal teams and privacy professionals are still being kept at arm's length from key decisions around how businesses select and implement technology. The result could be accentuated legal risk toward breaches or even software bias.
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New York Law Journal

The Priorities for Biden, Gensler and the SEC: A Look Ahead

In this edition of his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. reviews the issues that a Democratic administration must face at the SEC after four long years of Republican deregulation.
11 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

16th Annual Review of Key Del. Corporate and Commercial Decisions (Part I)

This is the 16th year that Francis G.X. Pileggi has published an annual list of key corporate and commercial decisions of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Cost of a Toxic Company Culture

While having a strong, positive culture does not guarantee success, the opposite almost certainly guarantees failure.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

A Primer and a Warning for Section 220 Proceedings

A recent decision by Vice Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick presents a primer on increasingly common defenses to stockholder books and records inspection demands and a cautionary tale for defendants in Section 220 proceedings who opt to pursue overly aggressive defense strategies that seek to place obstacles to the use of Section 220 as a quick and easy pre-filing discovery tool.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Leading Organizations Through Crisis: Five Lessons Learned From 2020

The challenges of 2020 linger into 2021. This article presents the top five lessons learned from the past year, to ensure that organizations will not just survive crisis, but will rebound stronger than ever.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The 5 Biggest Privacy Challenges That Companies Will Face Headed Into 2021

While many companies may feel confident in their handling of the CCPA, there are still a variety of privacy-related challenges on the horizon for 2021. Chief among them could be a renewed potential for a U.S. federal privacy regulation as well as a shortage of qualified privacy talent on the market.
4 minute read

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