Archive for November, 2018
Download: Best Practices For Conducting Fast, Defensible Internal Investigations
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Zapproved has published a new guide that outlines the five best practices for conducting fast, defensible internal investigations.
Guidelines for GDPR Compliance in Third-Party Contracts
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A company an take some steps to fulfill its obligations in contracts with third parties and mitigate risks regarding third parties’ data misuse under the GDPR.
When are Unilateral Termination Rights in a Commercial Lease Enforceable?
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When drafting unilateral termination provisions that require minimal conditions to their being triggered, one should be cognizant that some condition or burden must be placed on the terminating party so as not to void the entire agreement.
Newspaper Report Foils Trump Labor Secretary’s Chances of Being the New AG
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Alexander Acosta is out of the running to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general following a report that he oversaw a sweetheart deal for a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls
CVS-Aetna Closes Deal; Not So Fast, Judge Says
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Reuters is reporting that a federal judge on Thursday raised the prospect of not approving CVS Health Corp’s deal to buy insurer Aetna Inc, which closed earlier this week, during a routine portion of the legal process.
Louisville Lawyer Charged With Threatening to Kill Two Other Attorneys
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Brendan McLeod, who advertises himself as an “aggressive criminal attorney” on his Facebook page, was charged with retaliating against participants in a legal process
Steve Harmon Joins Elevate as General Counsel
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Global law company Elevate announced that Steve Harmon has joined as general counsel.
Controversial Trump Judicial Nominee in Peril of Senate Defeat
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Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona is blocking all judicial nominees, including Farr’s, until GOP leaders agree to hold a vote on a bill to put up guardrails against any threat of Trump firing special counsel Robert Mueller.
Ex-Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane to Be Jailed By Thursday Morning
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Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane must report to jail by Thursday morning to begin serving her sentence for convictions on perjury and other charges, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
South Carolina Family Settles Lawsuit Over Fire-Related Workplace Death
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The family of a man who died from severe burns he suffered in 2015 while working at a paper plant in North Charleston has settled the wrongful death suit filed in his case after jury selection in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
Florida Law Partner Gail Serota Dies in Snorkeling Accident
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Gail Serota, a partner in Florida’s Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, died Sunday in a snorkeling accident in Biscayne Bay.
Roetzel Represents C.S.I. Enterprises, Inc. in $600 Million Acquisition by Edenred
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Roetzel & Andress LPA represented C.S.I. Enterprises, Inc., a leading global corporate payments technology company, in its agreement with Edenred, a Malakoff, France-based company.
How Does Your Salary Compare? Read the Full GC Landscape Report
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The LawGeex guide reveals insights from GCs at hundreds of companies across the United States, including Uber, PayPal, NetApp Amazon, Macy’s and Caterpillar.
Foley Adds Health Care Partner Emily Weber in Denver
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Emily Weber has joined Foley & Lardner LLP’s Health Care Practice as a partner in its Denver office.
Two Bradley Attorneys Earn Privacy and Information Security Law Certification
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partners Erin Jane Illman and Steven T. Snyder have earned the new Privacy and Information Security Law Specialty certification through the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, based upon the IAPP’s CIPP/US certification.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Bradley Walz in Minneapolis
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Bradley J. Walz as a partner in the Corporate Department in Minneapolis, where he works on business and transactional issues.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Adds IP Litigator Ian J. Block
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Ian J. Block has joined Neal Gerber Eisenberg as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group.
Davis Wright Adds Consumer Financial Services Attorney Peter Cubita in New York
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Peter N. Cubita has joined Davis Wright Tremaine as counsel in its New York office.
Facebook Has Poached the DoJ’s Silicon Valley Antitrust Chief
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TechCrunch reports that Facebook has recruited Kate Patchen, a veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice who led its antitrust office in Silicon Valley, to be a director and associate general counsel of litigation.
Lenovo $8.3M Spyware Class Action Settlement Gets Initial OK
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The federal court’s initial approval of the settlement comes four months after Lenovo and the consumer class filed with the court to end the spyware action.
