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Once a Lawyer for Lawyers, This In-House Counsel Now Spends A Lot of Time Talking to Auto Mechanics

"My voice gets heard," says Merinda Timpany, whose job requires her to establish rapport with corporate management, regulators, and mechanics.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Awakening Beast: How Lawyers are Confronting the Changing Regulatory World

A major shift away from the global free-trade methodology of the past 30 years has facilitated changes in who does business where and with whom.
12 minute read

International Edition

Recent US Supreme Court Rulings Nullify 'FIFA Gate' Convictions 

Debevoise & Plimpton, Norton Rose Fulbright and Baker & Hostetler won acquittal for a former Fox TV executive and co-conspirators, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Percoco and Ciminelli rulings. The U.S. Supreme Court's May ruling could undermine certain Department of Justice prosecutions, lawyers say.
3 minute read

International Edition

The SRA's Anti-Money Laundering Crackdown is Here. Just Ask Dentons and Clyde & Co

Now might be the time to 'put your house in order', as the UK regulator increases its AML inspections.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's New Beneficial Owner Disclosure Law Set To Leapfrog the Federal Corporate Transparency Act

The authors provide an outline of New York's "LLC Transparency Act" and provides a comparison with the Federal Corporate Transparency Act, highlighting their contrasting features.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Location, Location, Location' Is Latest Challenge in Data Privacy Compliance

"For the first time in U.S. states, companies will need to collect meaningful permissions from their customers to gather and apply data relating to the customers' position on the globe," Womble Bond Dickinson said in a client advisory.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Investigating While Under Investigation: Protecting Privilege and Confidentiality in Internal Investigations

When corporate misconduct comes to light, corporations often must conduct an internal investigation to effectively assess potential liability, craft remediation, and engage with regulatory scrutiny. Companies rely on investigative findings in advocating for DOJ, SEC, and other regulators to forgo charges or enforcement.
7 minute read

Law.com

The Message Is Clear: Assess Your Info Governance Practices In Light of DOJ and SEC Crackdown on Use of Messaging Apps

Regulators increasingly are scrutinizing employee use of personal devices and third-party messaging apps. This article summarizes the DOJ's recent guidance and the SEC's enforcement trends and priorities in this area, and it provides information governance best practices companies can implement now to ensure they are meeting regulators' expectations and recordkeeping rules.
11 minute read

International Edition

Generative AI: The Rising Tension Between Impressing Clients and Risk Exposure

Pressure to build in efficiencies and beat the competition are playing off against a growing need for caution.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC's New Social Media Influencer Guidelines Bring 'Big But Unsurprising' Changes

Among other things, the agency spelled out a new system for evaluating violations which keeps the targeted audience of such ads in mind.
4 minute read

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