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How In-House Lawyers Responded to the FTC's 'Influencer' Letters

The National Law Journal obtained several responses from companies that received letters from the FTC this year urging greater disclosures of any paid relationships that involve so-called social media influencers.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Defending Noriega: Two South Florida Lawyers Remember a Client Who Blew the 'Perfect Exit Strategy'

Frank Rubino and Jon May recall time spent with the ousted dictator and the legal lessons learned from it.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Orrick CEO Reportedly Mulling Congressional Run

Four years after considering a potential U.S. Senate bid, former longtime Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe leader Ralph Baxter Jr. is pondering running on the Democratic ticket for a West Virginia seat in Congress, according to a newspaper report from his home state.
14 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law Firms, Staff Wait for Answers on Employee Overtime Rules

 By the end of June, law firm staff and other U.S. workers should know whether the Trump administration wants them paid overtime pay…
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Yes, at Google,' a Fiduciary Rule Compliance Checklist, and CFPB Faces New Challenge in 9th Circuit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a new challenge in the Ninth Circuit over the Obama-era agency's structure. Uber's paying tens of millions to drivers in New York who were shortchanged on the amount they received for rides. Lobbyists prepare to ramp up a new fight against against the Obama administration's retirement-savings rules that put a new focus on client interest ahead of profit. And Google employees are sharing workplace complaints on an anonymous bulletin board. This is a roundup of regulatory and compliance news from ALM and other publications.
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National Law Journal

How In-House Lawyers Responded to the FTC's 'Influencer' Letters

The National Law Journal obtained several responses from companies that received letters from the FTC this year urging greater disclosures of any paid relationships that involve so-called social media "influencers." The agency and consumer advocacy groups have raised concern that influencer advertising can give the impression of an organic endorsement when, in fact, there is a business relationship behind the product promotion.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cahill Hires Unit Chief From SDNY

Nola Heller, chief of the violent and organized crime unit at the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, is leaving in June to become a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

An Employee Spoke Out on Glassdoor.com, and Now the EEOC Is Suing His Company

The case is the latest example of how companies and courts are grappling with protections for employees as technology platforms evolve.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Just the Hits: Key Excerpts From 4th Circuit Travel Ban Ruling

Don't have time to read all 200 pages of the Fourth Circuit travel ban decision? Here are some of the highlights.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Chief Justice Defends Letter Assailing Trump's Immigration Arrests

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the state Supreme Court chambers were flooded with calls from "profane and very angry people" after she asked federal officials in March to stop arresting undocumented immigrants in state courthouses. "If I couldn't speak out as chief justice, I don't know who could," she said Thursday.
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