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Corporate Counsel

Cisco CLO's Pay Falls but Stays in Elite Territory

Dev Stahlkopf had been general counsel at Microsoft before taking the legal reins at the computer-networking giant in August 2021. Cisco sweetened her arrival with a $2.2 million signing bonus.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Sues Health Care Company Over Inadequate Cyberattack Protection, Disclosure

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

With the Rise of Generative AI, Legal Departments Lean on Law Firms as 'Business Partners' More Than Ever

In-house leaders are increasingly looking to outside counsel to at the very least understand the technology, if not use it to drive their own business efficiencies.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Spear Wilderman Inks $1M Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Class Actions

The Philadelphia labor and employment firm will pay as much as $800,000 to a class of clients impacted by a May 2021 data breach as well as $266,666 in attorney fees.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'This Is A Scam': Judge Issues Warning to 3M Earplug Settlement Class Members

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, in Pensacola, Florida, ordered claimants in 3M's $6 billion combat earplug settlement to beware of a fraudster who has accessed Social Security numbers and other personal information online.
4 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Radar Report: Data Breach Class Actions Soaring in 2023

Law.com Radar detected 246 data breach class actions through the end of June, about the same number during all of 2022.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mind the Gaps: Why Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risk Management Are Essential for Private Equity Companies

This article addresses how private equity companies need to understand and proactively manage the privacy and security practices of their portfolio companies to maximize the value of their investments.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Crypto and Other Digital Assets Can be Tricky During Divorce

Banking, email, online shopping, medical records, streaming services, Zoom accounts, and other information subject to digital privacy may still be shared with your former partner. In such a situation, a self-imposed "digital divorce" may also be needed to remove or change shared passwords.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm GCs: From Part-Time Advisers to Full-Time 'Risk Avoidance Monitors'

"What I've seen is law firm GCs are starting to be viewed less like law firm lawyers and more like members of the corporate team, like the CFO or the COO," said William Connolly, the new general counsel and chief legal officer at Nixon Peabody.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Troutman Pepper Launches Corporate Espionage Response Team

Legacy firms Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton both had similar capabilities in the area, according to partner Will Taylor, one of the two founders of the group.
6 minute read

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