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Retail GCs Welcome EEOC Nominee Janet Dhillon

Burlington Stores general counsel Janet Dhillon received a nomination Wednesday from President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Equal Employment…
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

After Years of Setbacks, Patent Owners Try to Turn Tide in Congress

Patent owners have taken control of the patent reform debate in the 115th Congress, but it's not clear yet who's supposed to be listening. Sen. Chris…
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

AmTrust Faces New Suit Over Alleged False Accounting Scheme

Two Florida-based pension funds have enlisted attorneys from Grant & Eisenhofer in a Delaware derivative suit accusing the directors of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. of enabling a massive scheme to report false financials.
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

WellCare Ex-GC Pleads Guilty to 1 Count in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid

The former general counsel at Tampa-based insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc. has pleaded guilty over his role in a scheme to defraud the Florida Medicaid…
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Former CFTC Fintech Adviser: 'Regulators Do Not Move at the Pace of Startups'

Hans Morris argues that despite recent announcements, 'less than one-quarter of a percent has actually changed.'
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hiring, Not Firing, Is a New Focus in Age Discrimination Suits

Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring rather than firing when it comes to protecting against age bias, an effort advocates acknowledge is a steeper hill with increasingly narrowed protections for aging workers.
25 minute read

Inside Counsel

Building and Managing an International In-house Legal Team

Companies constantly add products and services, fueled by opportunity, technology and competition. They also continually grow into new geographic markets…
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

New Kirkland Program Gets Lawyers Thinking About Career Goals, Going In-House

Rachel Gervin has worked at three Big Law firms during her legal career. But only one, Kirkland & Ellis, has kept in touch with her, she said.…
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Blocks Use of Business Judgment Rule in Derivative Suit

The Delaware Court of Chancery has blocked the directors of the biotechnology firm Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. from invoking business judgment protections to guard against derivative claims that they used two schemes to siphon value away from the company and into their own pockets.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Supreme Court IPR Rejection Would Be 'Very Disappointing' for Some In-House Counsel

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to decide whether a popular administrative process for determining patent validity is unconstitutional.…
5 minute read

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