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New York Law Journal

Healey Fights Order to Appear for Deposition by Exxon Lawyers

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has asked U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas to vacate his order requiring her to appear in a Dallas courtroom to submit to deposition questions posted by Exxon Mobil Corp. lawyers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Privilege Protection in an Era of Cooperation

Noreen Kelly and Casselle Smith of McGuireWoods write: In an era of encouragement of increased disclosure by defense counsel of their internal investigation results, it is as important as ever to carefully consider privilege implications in order to maximize disclosure while guarding against waiver.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mitigating Risk in Asia-Based Investigations

Eric B. Bruce, William F. McGovern and Beau D. Barnes of Kobre & Kim write: Internal investigations in Asia are rife with risk for the unprepared. Thoughtful counsel can balance competing interests while conducting internal investigations in China, Korea, and other Asian jurisdictions while satisfying inquiries from local regulators and the U.S. government.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Clawbacks in the Era of Trump

In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. of Columbia University Law School examines executive compensation and clawback provisions, writing: The case for broad clawbacks comes into clearer focus when one looks closely at a series of recent corporate scandals, which each raise the same jaw-dropping question: What were those guys thinking?
26 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The General Counsel's Role in Briefing the Board Postelection

While much of the current discussion is speculation, corporate leadership should be encouraged to begin briefing the board right now on potential policy implications.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

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Legaltech News

Disinformation Campaigns in DNC Hacks Could Shift Threat Landscape for Enterprise Cybersecurity

Key moments from the 2016 presidential election could predict the future of the data security landscape.
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Steady Through Storms at Abercrombie & Fitch

By | November 09, 2016
Robert Bostrom had to contend with a proxy fight shortly after he arrived.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2016 Legal Departments of the Year, In-House Legal Work: Synchrony Financial

By | November 09, 2016
Synchrony Financial's legal department successfully resolved over 800 litigation matters in 2015, including a number of high-stakes class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. But litigation was only the tip of the iceberg for the in-house team.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Emails Suggest 'Optics' Guided Legal Billing for Clinton Foundation Report

Two years ago The American Lawyer tried and failed to persuade the Clinton Foundation to disclose how much it had paid its lawyers at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to conduct a review of the charity's governance and operations. Thanks to WikiLeaks, we now have some answers.
36 minute read

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