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Corporate Counsel

Houston Astros Playbook Now Includes Major Lessons on Ethics and Corporate Governance

Lawyers discuss the fallout of the MLB scandal and how in-house counsel in every industry should pay attention to compliance.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

David Drummond Gets a Wrist Slap

If you expected that Alphabet, Google's parent, would use the occasion of its chief legal officer's departure to make a strong statement as a sort of #MeToo reckoning, you were so wrong.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Effective Monitoring of Compliance Programs: A Guide for Practitioners

Periodic monitoring is crucial for corporate counsel to ensure that their companies' compliance programs continue to align with changing business profiles, geographic footprints, channels to market and clients served.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2030 Vision: In-House Counsel's Role Will Grow

I am stealing Heather's title from Corporate Counsel's January cover ("2020 Vision"), but with a twist of chutzpah. I am going to share my predictions of what in-house careers will look like in 2030.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Derivative Actions Under Fla.'s Revised Corporate Statute—New 2020 Rules

In January 2020 the "futility exception" will return. Florida law has long followed the rule that the law will not require a futile act.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Why Signature Alone Is Not Always Sufficient Evidence of Assent for Binding Contract

A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides a cautionary tale about why the existence of signatures on an agreement will not always be sufficient evidence to establish that the parties intended to enter into a binding contract.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blowing the Whistle (Part 3): A Primer on the CFTC

This four-part series combines perspectives from whistleblower and defense counsel to provide measured insight into each of the four main whistleblower regimes. In this third part, we discuss the CFTC whistleblower program.
7 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells Appoints New General Counsel

The new appointee will oversee the firm's non-US business.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Strategies for Integrating Your Legal Department Into the Business Unit

To integrate legal effectively into the business units, it is critical that the legal department build relationships with the decision-makers in the business, develop channels of communication and manage company expectations.
6 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Nabs Longtime White & Case Partner in Germany

Robert Weber, who focuses on stock corporation law and related capital markets law, will join Dentons in January.
2 minute read

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