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Corporate Counsel

Identifying and Implementing the Right Processes to Transform Pre-Execution CLM: Part 2

In this part, I will discuss how the deployment process can be improved and the results that can be achieved through AI-assisted contract review.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Developing an Effective Compliance Program

Any program deemed effective is a leading indicator that an appropriate "tone at the top" exists at the company.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Uber Board Was Disinterested and Independent to Assess a Pre-Suit Demand for Acquisition of Google Program

Uber Technologies' board approved the acquisition of Google's more mature autonomous vehicle program. The transaction was high risk and flawed from its inception, ending in embarrassment after Uber learned that key employees hired from Google had misappropriated Google's proprietary information in the autonomous vehicle program.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

The 'Arbitral Mulligan'—Who Gets to Grant One, the Courts or the Arbitrators?

As 2019 drew to a close, one of the Delaware Court of Chancery's final opinions of the decade clarified certain issues surrounding when the courts of Delaware are the proper fora for adjudicating matters that are—or might be—subject to the parties agreement to arbitrate their disputes.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Take the Lead: Workplace Issues Affecting You Now

One attorney who suffers from addiction affects many lives exponentially. Addiction is not just one person or one attorney, it affects the entire law firm community in one way or another.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cyber, Data Privacy, Diversity Top List of Risky Concerns for General Counsel This Year

Lori Zyskowski, a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about the trends she sees and the challenges they present for general counsel in 2020.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Closer Look at SEC's Proposal to Expand the Accredited Investor Definition

The accredited investor exemption has been widely and frequently used in private capital raising activities for many years. The exemption is one of…
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Key Governance Lessons From Baseball's Sign-Stealing Scandal

Baseball may be America's pastime, but it's also providing valuable lessons on corporate governance. For the current sign-stealing scandal underscores the importance of board oversight of an organizational culture of integrity, and the risks that can arise when such culture is lacking.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Managing Diverse Board Personalities to Achieve Consensus

Little guidance exists about how to advise a group of individuals who are as diverse in their background as they are in their approach to avoiding, navigating and resolving legal disputes.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery: Stockholder Group Benefited From Reorganization Sufficient to Deny 'Corwin' Dismissal Bid

At the pleading stage the Delaware Court of Chancery found the allegations of a control group sufficient to preclude a Corwin defense, even though there was no formal agreement between the stockholders or a full alignment of interests.
5 minute read

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