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The Legal Intelligencer

In-House Counsel Checklist When Terminating Distributors

Many situations arise that may necessitate a company terminating one, some, or all of the companies that distribute its products to end-users.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Names First EU Data Protection Officer Under GDPR

With the GDPR implementation date looming, other companies are surely busy appointing their own officers. But will they be drawn from the legal department or elsewhere?
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Investor's Letter Invokes Board Protections, New York Judge Rules

A shareholder's letter requesting that Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. take “all necessary action” to address its allegedly excessive director-compensation policy qualified as a presuit litigation demand that opened the door for business judgment rule protections to be invoked, a Manhattan judge ruled last week.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Franchisors and Unplanned Exits: A Succession Plan Is a Good Idea

It is a win-win when the franchisor suggests or require that a franchisee have a succession plan.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

ALSPs Coming-of-Age Is Putting In-House Counsel in the Driver Seat of Industry Restructuring

Given lawyers' predilection for precedent, the probability of a corporation outsourcing to an ALSP depends on the number of corporations who've already done so.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

IRS Opens the Door Wider to Whistleblowers

Few words strike more fear in Americans than IRS audit. But now, a new law arms IRS agents with more ammunition in its pursuit for underreported income and illegal activity as the IRS takes a giant step to embracing and rewarding whistleblowers who provide the IRS with valuable information.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Business Intelligence Finally Knocking at the Legal Department Door

Legal departments are expected to do more with less and are now charged with better controlling and reducing costs, continuously evaluating and improving processes, and wherever possible, retaining and re-using historical data and knowledge.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Does the ADA Apply in the Internet Era?

When the ADA was enacted, the vast information infrastructure of the Internet that allows ready access to employment, health care, education, government services, goods and entertainment did not exist.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Thoughts on the Tax Code's New 'Harvey Weinstein Rule'   

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 inserted a new subsection (q) into Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code which denies deductions for payments made in settlements of sexual harassment or sexual abuse cases, and “related” attorney fees.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

102 Companies Join Brief Defending Dreamers From DACA Rescission

“I think that the breadth and depth of support indicates the concern among American businesses that the rescission of DACA has significant adverse consequences for people they work with, and for American businesses generally," said Andrew Pincus of Mayer Brown, who is representing the group.
3 minute read

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