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Corporate Counsel

Salesforce Names Data Protection Officer as GDPR Implementation Approaches

Lindsey Finch, whose appointment was announced by the San Francisco-based company on Monday, has worked in-house at Salesforce for 10 and a half years and heads global privacy at the company.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump's Move to Ease Sanctions on ZTE Called 'Highly Unusual'

“This is highly unusual,” said one law professor who has been focusing his lessons around ZTE. “I've never heard of a politician trying to change [a plea deal] before.”
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

CBS Sues Shari Redstone to Block Possible Viacom Merger With CBS

CBS Corp. on Monday sued to stop controlling stockholder Shari Redstone from pursuing a merger with Viacom, amid fears that she could act quickly to oust the CBS board and force a deal that CBS claims would irreparably harm the company and its investors.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Former Regional SEC Director Joins Finch McCranie

Walter Jospin has landed at Finch McCranie, where he joins former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson and a roster of former federal prosecutors.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

India: An Emerging Economic Powerhouse and the Need for In-House Counsel

With sustained economic growth above 7 percent and an exploding start-up culture, the Indian economy is booming. And thanks to the ongoing economic liberalization brought about by the Modi government, it's never been more accessible for foreign companies.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Greenlights Contract Claims in Suit Over Diverted Bid Rights

The Delaware Court of Chancery has allowed breach of contract claims to proceed against the manager of a Delaware LLC accused of diverting the firm's assets to benefit himself and his friends.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dueling Frameworks for Analyzing Patent Obviousness

How should a court determine whether a patent claim is invalid for obviousness? Recent Federal Circuit decisions reveal that judges answer that question principally in two different ways, and that the difference matters to the outcome of the inquiry.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Taxman (May Not) Cometh: The Deductibility of Environmental 'Penalties'

Buried within last December's massive Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Pub. L. No. 115–97, 131 Stat. 2054 (TCJA), is an obscure provision that may change the litigation and settlement calculus for companies facing environmental enforcement actions.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Acting General Counsel at Michigan State Resigns Amid Criticism From Trustees

Kristine Zayko is the second legal department leader that MSU has lost in the last three months.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Outside Liability in the #MeToo Era: The Viability of Aiding and Abetting Claims

Executive heads continue to roll in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which now has boards of directors and shareholders in its crosshairs.
9 minute read

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