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Corporate Counsel

'Breach Fatigue' Is Real and Could Impact Corporate Legal's Cybersecurity Messaging

A panel held during Wednesday's Women, Influence & Power in Law Virtual Summit examined the exhaustive levels of detail required for legal departments to truly be proactive about data protection, from fine-tuning language in vendor agreements to the way duties are assigned within the company itself.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Politics and Purpose in Corporate America

In their column on Corporate Governance, David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh consider how a corporation can successfully handle political pressures through a focus on corporate purpose.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Interview With Taco Bell's CLO

In his column on Franchising, David J. Kaufmann asks: How do you administer the legal department of one of the world's largest franchisors? To gain insight, he turned to Julie Davis, the Global Chief Legal Officer of Taco Bell Corp.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

The Exception to Pursuing Both Contract and Fiduciary Claims

Delaware courts have often thwarted plaintiffs' pursuit of both a claim for breach of contract and a claim for breach of fiduciary duty when those claims arose out of the same facts.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With a Fresh Year Coming in Hot, Make It a Priority to Capture Your Goals

I am hyper-aware of the distractions I engage in and the time I could be spending better by, say, keeping up with my planner! We've got plenty of time left in this year to make a dent in our goals and with a fresh year coming in hot, make it a priority to capture your goals.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Should GC's Be the 'Gatekeeper' to Outside Counsel Assignment?

While funneling all requests for outside counsel assistance through a GC or other legal department leadership can help eliminate unnecessary invoices, it may also lay the seeds for an institutional knowledge crisis somewhere down the line.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Dismisses Claim of Aiding and Abetting Against a Minority Stockholder

A claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty fails if a plaintiff cannot allege an underlying breach. In that circumstance there is no breach to aid and abet.
4 minute read

International Edition

Meatpacker JBS Is Latest Brazilian Company Slapped With FCPA Violations

The case against the world's biggest meat processor highlights the expanding jurisdictional reach of U.S. authorities and their pursuit of cases with ties to Latin America's biggest economy.
4 minute read

International Edition

Meatpacker JBS Is Latest Brazilian Company Slapped With FCPA Violations

The case against the world's biggest meat processor highlights the expanding jurisdictional reach of U.S. authorities and their pursuit of cases with ties to Latin America's biggest economy.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Tech Speak is the New Legalese When Negotiating With Software Vendors

A virtual panel from the Association of Corporate Counsel's Annual Meeting examined how knowing the true meaning behind key tech phrases can be the difference between success and failure when negotiating deals with vendors around software procurement or data handling.
4 minute read

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