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DOJ Now Targeting HR Professionals for Criminal Antitrust Violations

Human capital (i.e., skilled labor) has become increasingly vital to the success of business enterprises. But such invaluable capital can also be extremely difficult to attract and retain, as corporate loyalty has become less of a two-way street and the gold ring of opportunity swings by.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Killjoy for April Foolers: The Legal Joke May Be on Your Company

Let the company beware. Attorney Philippe Weiss, managing director of Seyfarth Shaw at Work, told Corporate Counsel that he has seen office pranks lead to complaints, and sometimes even lawsuits.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Greenlights Tesla Investor Suit Over $2.6B SolarCity Deal

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday allowed an investor lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla Motors Inc. to proceed, finding there is reason to believe Musk controlled the Tesla board when the company paid $2.6 billion to acquire a debt-saddled firm that he helped to found.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chinese Cybersecurity Law: A Rising Threat

Every day seems to bring another regulatory presence in cybersecurity, from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
6 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Deputy GC Details Plan to Increase User Data Privacy, Transparency

Facebook's vice president and deputy general counsel Ashlie Beringer co-authored a blog post detailing how the company is attempting to make its privacy tools and settings easier to find.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC, Kinross Gold Settle FCPA Charges Over African Mines

Kinross is slated to pay out nearly $1 million in the settlement.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Have We Seen the Limits of Fair Use?

After years of protracted litigation, including two jury trials and two appeals, Google and Oracle are now destined for yet another trial arising from Google's alleged unauthorized use of 37 of Oracle's Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in the Android smartphone operating system.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'To Arbitrate or Not To Arbitrate?' That Is the Question

Try as you might, some of your business deals invariably turn sour. No one likes to think about future disputes when you are entering into a deal, but it is worthwhile to take some time to think about how disputes will be resolved before a dispute arises.
9 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Boards of Directors May Be Required to Disclose Reasons Behind a Director's Vote Abstention

In a recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court, Appel v. Berkman, the court held that a board's failure to include information about the chairman of the board's reasons for abstaining on the vote rendered the proxy statement materially misleading.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investor Lawsuit Against Venture Capital Firm Over Control of Medical Device Company Clears Hurdle

New Enterprise Associates Inc. cannot escape a shareholder lawsuit accusing the venture capital giant of exploiting its control of a medical device company in order to secure other deals for its own benefit, the Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled.
4 minute read

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