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National Law Journal

Cyber Risks and CFIUS: A Conversation With MoFo's John Carlin

John Carlin, former assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of the National Security Division, who is now chairman of the global risk and crisis management team at Morrison & Foerster, talks with the National Law Journal about proposed legislation to overhaul the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review process.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 Accusations From the Jacobs Letter That Could Rock Uber's Legal Department

The letter, unsealed as part of Uber's trade secrets battle with Waymo, packs a serious punch in its accusations.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Letter From Ex-Uber Employee's Lawyer Describes Targeted Trade Secret Theft, Discovery Evasion

The letter, written by whistleblower attorney Clayton Halunen on behalf of former Uber security analyst Richard Jacobs, alleges that Uber ran clandestine operations aimed at stealing competitors' trade secret information—including Waymo's.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Revealed: Former Uber Employee's Whistleblower Letter in Waymo v. Uber

READ: Here's the letter—unsealed Friday in Waymo v. Uber—that a lawyer for former Uber manager of global intelligence Richard Jacobs sent to Uber in-house attorney Angela Padilla.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Unsealed Now: Letter from Federal Prosecutors in Waymo v. Uber

Read the letter the U.S. attorney's office sent alerting Judge William Alsup to an explosive allegations a former Uber employee had passed to an in-house Uber attorney. The letter was unsealed and posted publicly Wednesday in the Waymo v. Uber docket.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Is Ephemeral Messaging an Evidence Foul? Not Necessarily

Uber is in the hot seat for its use of messaging apps such as Wickr with self-destruct features. But legal experts say evidence rules don't preclude such tools, and Wickr's CEO warns against "stigmatizing" information security.
29 minute read

The Recorder

Why Did Feds Hand Over Former Uber Employee's Explosive Letter in Waymo Fight?

The rare, if not unprecedented move, to hand over a piece of evidence that surfaced in a parallel criminal investigation has former prosecutors abuzz.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Wilmer Led Internal Probe at Uber Over Trade Secrets Allegations

According to testimony in Waymo's trade secrets case against Uber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was retained to lead an investigation after an ex-employee in May made far-ranging allegations of corporate misbehavior.
18 minute read

The Recorder

Wilmer Led Internal Investigation at Uber Over Trade Secrets Allegations

An Uber in-house attorney testified Wednesday that Wilmer was retained to lead an investigation after an ex-employee in May made far-ranging allegations of corporate misbehavior.
4 minute read

The Recorder

In Contentious Pretrial Hearing, Judge Alsup Slams Uber Over Secretive Data Practices, Delays Trial

Judge William Alsup told Uber's legal team he can't trust what they say because they've "lied so many times."
7 minute read

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