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Corporate Counsel

Evolving Rules Around Data Privacy in China Pose Challenges for Foreign Companies

Companies are buzzing about GDPR, but in-house lawyers can look beyond Europe and into Asia for another source of regulatory scrutiny around their data practices.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to Spot a Whistleblower and Prevent Retaliation: 10 Tips

Each year, employers face increased risk of retaliation claims from self-styled “whistleblowers.” These individuals may file lawsuits using a variety of federal laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as similar state laws.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Complete Discovery Source Achieves Full-EDRM FedRAMP Certification. It Wasn't Easy

CDS's three-year road to FedRAMP underscores the challenges e-discovery providers will have to navigate when looking to provide cloud services for government clients.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Transparency in E-discovery? Save It for Your Clients

Disclosing your e-discovery process won't foster cooperation from opposing counsel, but your clients will love you for it.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

McCann FitzGerald Launches GDPR Assessment App, Banks on EU Expertise

The tool, developed with Neota Logic, uses artificial intelligence to assess an organization's compliance level with the EU data regulation.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

3 New Responsibilities Legal IT Departments Face Because of Cyber Threats

IT departments in law firms must go beyond just having a continuity strategy in place to tackle IT downtime and cybersecurity.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From Compliance to Commitment: The Way We Work at Walmart

I go to work every day thinking about not just how to make the program better—I challenge myself with how to make the company better. I have found that if you start with that question, the program works better and is effective, efficient, and sustainable.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Corporate Law Still Not Ready for AI, Survey Says

A survey by HBR Consulting highlights the ongoing difficulties legal departments have with finding a place for artificial intelligence in-house.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tips on Transforming a Legal Career From Inside-Out

While the legal industry has undergone dramatic shifts and changes in recent times, it is still not a very common occurrence to find a long-time inside counsel making the leap into the world of outside law firms.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New DOJ FCPA Enforcement Policy Raises Difficult Questions for Companies Considering Voluntary Disclosures

On Nov. 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy based on the 2016 FCPA Pilot Program, which first attempted to formalize the DOJ's treatment of self-disclosure, cooperation, and remediation in the FCPA enforcement context. In announcing the new Policy, Rosenstein explained the DOJ's view that the Pilot Program had been successful, significantly increasing self-disclosure rates. The Policy, however, is a somewhat mixed bag for companies struggling to decide whether to voluntarily disclose misconduct.
8 minute read

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