Archive for November, 2016
Post-Election Rally Profits Morgan Stanley GC, Execs
News
Reuters is reporting that most of the executives’ profits came from an election-fueled rally in bank stocks, according to securities filings.
Thomson Reuters, Pillsbury, FireEye Align to Provide Cybersecurity Compliance Program
News
The companies said this alliance affords institutions expertise and resources from a holistic, multi-pronged approach to cybersecurity risk assessment and due diligence that combines legal counsel, technical assessments and legal managed services to help meet a variety of internal, external and regulatory standards.
Why Are They Calling These Women Big?
News
Dallas litigation boutique Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC has been recognized among the 100 largest women-owned businesses in North Texas by the Dallas Business Journal.
Gardere Global Supply Network Partner Speaks on International Supply Chain Strategy
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Joyce Mazero, partner and co-chair of the Global Supply Network Industry Practice at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, recently spoke at the National Restaurant Association’s Supply Chain Management Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Webinar: Gain Visibility into Contract Risks
On-Demand webinar
SpringCM has published an on-demand webinar titled “Get Control of Your Contracts!” that explains how Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) provides end-to-end visibility into contractual risks and obligations.
Webinar: Top 5 Open Source Issues – Stories from the M&A Trenches
On-Demand
The 60-minute webinar, titled “Top 5 Open Source Issues – Stories from the M&A Trenches,” is available on-demand afterward from Black Duck Software.
U.S. Consumer Financial Agency Could Be Defanged Under Trump
News
The agency, created in response to the 2007-09 financial crisis, is a target for some critics for such proposals an attempt to stop companies from blocking customers from class action lawsuits and another one to limit payday lending.
Energy Outlook: Platts U.S. Election Webinar
On-Demand
S&P Global Platts has posted an on-demand webinar taking a look at the potential impact the recent presidential election could have on petroleum, natural gas, power and metals.
Four Significant, But Often Overlooked, Provisions in Domestic Commercial Contracts
Insight
Contractual provisions that parties choose to include in their agreement depend on a number of factors including, among others, the identity of and relationship between the parties and the size and nature of the transaction, according to a K&L Gates article.
ISO 37001 Prompts Review of FCPA-Based Anti-Corruption Policies
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ISO 37001 sets global anti-bribery management systems that will prompt organizations to review their anti-corruption policies and controls and most likely play an important role in the future regarding anti-corruption efforts.
Judge Tells Trump University Litigants They Would Be Wise to Settle
News
The statement by U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel came after he had tentatively rejected a bid by Trump to keep some statements from the presidential campaign out of the fraud trial.
The Five Biggest Issues Facing the New Ninth Justice
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The BloombergBusinessweek authors discuss the top five issues, which include climate change, arbitration, class actions, property rights and insider trading.
Arnold & Porter to Merge With Rival Kaye Scholer for 1,000-Lawyer Firm
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Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer, winding up months of talks, announced on Thursday that they would combine to become a firm with more than 1,000 lawyers effective Jan. 1, The New York Times is reporting.
Goodell DeVries Wins Tier One Rankings in U.S. News Best Law Firms
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Goodell DeVries Received Tier One Rankings on the 2017 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firm” List.
Herbert Smith Freehills’ New York Office Hires First LatAm Project Finance Partner
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Edward Dougherty is joining Herbert Smith Freehills as a partner in New York focusing on project finance, trade finance and syndicated lending in the infrastructure, mining, power, oil & gas and financial sectors across Latin America.
Partner Luis Zambrano, Senior Counsel Sarah Bradbury Join Estes Thorne & Carr
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Dallas litigation boutique Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC has added trial lawyer Luis Zambrano as partner and former in-house counsel Sarah Bradbury as senior counsel.
Contract Terms: The Boilerplate Language IS Important
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can, perhaps unintentionally, void portions of your contract that you might have already negotiated in your contract, cautions Anette Beebe of Beebe Law, PLLC.
5 Points: Arbitration Clauses in Real Estate Contracts
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While consumers may not have many choices when signing agreements that contain arbitration clauses, commercial parties often negotiate every last term of their agreements, according to a post on Shutts & Bowen LLP’s website.
White House Continues Attack on Non-Compete Agreements
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Contrary to the suggestions of the White House’s statements and other repeated misperceptions, there is no judicial rubber-stamp approval of employer efforts to enforce non-compete agreements, according to an article posted by Jackson Lewis P.C.
Could Presidential Election Results Usher in Federal-Level Tort Reform?
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Dallas lawyer Trey Branham of Dean Omar Branham says Donald Trump’s election could mean Texas-style tort reform at the federal level.
