Corporate
Global Risk: Fraud Detection and Investigations Across Jurisdictions
Event, Jan. 24, 3:30 p.m. EST
Bloomberg BNA will present a complimentary afternoon briefing on DOJ and SEC enforcement trends, new emerging risks, and recent cases that will keep attorneys ahead of the changing landscape, on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Gardere Welcomes Five International Trade Attorneys in Mexico City Office
News
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announces the addition of two partners and three associates to the firm’s international trade practice in Mexico City. The group joins Gardere from Carrasco, García Abogados, S.C. and Trade Law Consultores, S.C.
On-Demand: E-Discovery Benchmark Survey Insights Revealed
On-Demand
General Counsel News and Zapproved have posted a complimentary on-demand webinar titled “Trends in Corporate E-Discovery Data Processing: Benchmark Survey Insights Revealed.”
Report Finds Corporations Will Decrease Use of Outside Legal Counsel in 2017
Insight
A new report released by Liquid Litigation Management, Inc. (LLM) explores the motivations for technology adoption among U.S. law firms and corporations.
GE Creates ‘Yelp for Lawyers’ to Assess Outside Law Firms
News
The internal website allows the company’s approximately 800 in-house lawyers to search “preferred providers” of outside counsel and learn about their track record with the company, reports Bloomberg Law.
Corporate Ethics Advocate Thomas Fox Talks Trump Effect in Podcasts, E-Book
News
Corporate compliance consultant, author and lawyer Thomas Fox is producing a new podcast series that has generated an e-book exploring the outlook for business ethics at home and overseas under incoming President Donald Trump.
Event – A Wake-Up Call: Antitrust Compliance in the U.S.
Event, Jan. 19, NYC
Bloomberg BNA will present a complimentary event to discuss the widespread corporate apathy towards antitrust risks – and why the business community needs a collective wake-up call.
Whistle-Blowers Spur Companies to Change Their Ways
News
A study of companies subjected to whistle-blowing underscores the notion that insiders are best positioned to monitor companies’ financial reporting, according to a report The New York Times.
Top U.S. Court to Consider Curbing Texas Suits by Patent Holders
News
A victory for the appellant would bar most patent owners from pressing cases in the Eastern District of Texas, a patent-friendly jurisdiction where more than a third of all infringement suits are now filed, Bloomberg reports.
White Paper: Top 10 Ethics & Compliance Predictions and Recommendations
Insight
Navex Global has published its 2017 edition of the annual Top 10 Ethics & Compliance Predictions and Recommendations white paper.
Law Firm Market Share Declines as Partner Profit Rises and In-Housing Grows
News
Law firms have an unsustainable model that remains largely intact even as corporate clients are seeking options, writes Mark A. Cohen for Forbes.
GM Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Over Bankruptcy Shield
News
A number of injury, wrongful death and economic loss lawsuits have been filed against GM over its faulty ignition switches and recall of nearly 2.6 million older vehicles in 2014, according to The Detroit News
Zuckerberg and Musk Expose Silicon Valley’s Poor Corporate Governance
News
Reports cover recently unsealed documents in a shareholder lawsuit that contends Facebook’s recent stock split with a new class of nonvoting stock is tantamount to “granting Zuckerberg billions of dollars in equity, for which he will not pay anything.”
Nation’s Largest Freestanding ER operator Shedding Executives
News
Graham Cherrington is the second executive to leave the embattled company suddenly in recent months, following a disappointing $11.7 million loss in third quarter.
General Counsel Compensation Jumped in 2015
News
At companies with less than $1 billion in revenue, median total direct compensation for general counsel was $725,021.
eBook: A Guide to the Enterprise Legal Management Paradigm Shift
Insight
Onit has published an eBook that discusses how ELM solutions are positively impacting corporate legal departments like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), The Home Depot and Under Armour.
Law Department Operations: Survey Results & Live Webinar
Insight and Event
The 2016 report on a comprehensive survey of law department operations, “Trying to Take the Leap from Small Changes to Major Disruptions,” can be downloaded from Blickstein Group at no charge, and a webinar will discuss the results on Dec. 14.
Judge Squelches New Overtime Regs: Now What?
News
Should employers roll back new policies to save money and then face potential liability if the regulation is ultimately upheld? One employment lawyer says the risk might be worth it for nonprofits who often have people doing professional work, but earning in the $35,000 a year range.
Meet the Top Lawyer of the World Series Champs
News
As the top lawyer for the Chicago Cubs, Lydia Wahlke spends most of her time protecting and enforcing the team’s brand, but she still gets to be a fan of the new World Series champions, according to an interview published in Bloomberg’s Big Law Business.
Rio Tinto Terminates Executives Over Simandou Investigation
News
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC said it fired one of its most senior operational executives and its head of legal and regulatory affairs based on the findings from a continuing internal probe into $10.5 million in payments to a consultant who helped acquire mining rights in Guinea, reports The Wall Street Journal.
