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Corporate Counsel

Troubled Wells Fargo Updates its Code of Ethics

The revised code comes at a time when the bank is still reeling from a series of damning scandals that have damaged its credibility with both the U.S. government and the general public.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Blocks Direct Route to High Court for Bid to Amend Order Limiting Use of Discovery

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge said Monday that a defendant's attempt to modify a protective order so it could pursue fraud claims in Illinois should not go directly to the state Supreme Court because it had not raised a novel issue under Delaware law.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

With IP, Securing Employee Access Is Most Vital, but Complex, Task

At an ALM cyberSecure panel, in-house professionals at Citibank and Advaxis explain how best to ensure employee access to information while protecting a company's IP assets.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Second Circuit Applies Lenient Standards for Certifying Classes in Securities Litigation

On Nov. 6, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in Waggoner v. Barclays, No. 16-1912, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 22115 (2d Cir. Nov. 6, 2017), that—if allowed to stand—will make it significantly easier for plaintiffs to obtain class certification in actions alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78j(b), and Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 (10(b) actions) against large, publicly traded companies.
11 minute read

Legaltech News

New CounselLink Feature Brings Intake Requests Into The Matter Management Fold

The new tool introduced by LexisNexis allows non-legal users to submit legal requests directly into CounselLink.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wells Fargo GC Allen Parker Helps Restore Integrity to Embattled Financial Giant

In an exclusive interview with Corporate Counsel, Parker talked about why he took on the Wells Fargo challenge and how he is approaching it.
11 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Tosses Claim to Breakup Fee in Failed Merger

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Friday dealt a major blow to Energy Transfer Equity's bid to recover a breakup fee from a failed merger with The Williams Cos. Inc., saying the pipeline company's decision to walk away from the once-promising deal wiped out most of its claims to the $1 billion payment.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Putting Your Litigation Story Into Action

In this final part of a four-part series, explore the various ways you and your outside counsel can use your company's litigation story.
28 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Prepare Your Company's Litigation Story

An effective litigation story follows the same literary rules as any compelling story, with two notable differences. Like other stories, a litigation story has characters, setting, plot and conflict, and resolution. The critical differences is that the litigator's story must be based on actual admissible evidence, and must be legally sound and persuasive.
15 minute read

Legaltech News

The (Somewhat) Good News and Bad News of Corporate Cyber Readiness

The NACD's recently released Public Company Governance Survey contains both troubling and encouraging findings concerning the current state cybersecurity risk readiness.
4 minute read

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