To Help Bridge Gender Gap, Women Lawyers Should Get Comfy with Self-Promotion
Insight
A report by the Dallas Women Lawyers Association outlines the challenges women lawyers face, including pay gaps, disparity in equity partnerships, high attrition, bias in work assignments and origination credit, and underrepresentation on committees.
ITAR For Government Contractors
Webinar, Dec. 13, 2017, 1 p.m. EST
An upcoming webinar presented by Williams Mullen’s International Practice Group will provide an overview of ITAR for government contracts executives and an update on recent developments in the law.
Handling Off-Duty Misconduct
Insight
Off-duty misconduct can be tricky to deal with at times., warns Natalie Lynch of Lynch Service Company in a web posting Her article shows how to deal with it.
The Ubiquitous Problem of Inherency in Obviousness: Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire
On-Demand
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP has posted an on-demand webinar, “The Ubiquitous Problem of Inherency in Obviousness: Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire, LLC,” featuring Fitch Even attorney Giles N. Turner.
What Does Ransomware Cost Companies?
Insight
Quantifying what ransomware costs companies can impact contract drafting and negotiation. Eric Begun of King & Fisher writes that a recent 10-Q filing provides insight.
Ex-Akin Partner Guilty of Trying to Sell Secret U.S. Whistleblower Lawsuits
News
As a former employee of the Justice Department, Jeffrey Wertkin had access to lawsuits filed by whistleblowers against companies on the government’s behalf to recover taxpayer funds paid out based on fraudulent claims.
Judge to Trump Firms: Save Records for AGs’ Emoluments Lawsuit
News
The AGs claim that the president’s continued ownership of his business empire allows him to make money from foreign and domestic governments.
New Uber GC to Staff: Cut Out the Surveillance
News
Just days into his new job as chief legal officer at Uber, Tony West sent an email to the firm’s security team telling them to stop any competitive intelligence projects that included surveilling individuals, reports Recode.
Littler Adds Two Shareholders to Atlanta Office
News
Littler has added Russell A. Jones and Kathryn S. McConnell as shareholders in the Atlanta office. The employment litigation and counseling practitioners join Littler from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.
Former NSC Adviser Christopher Fonzone Joins Sidley in DC
News
Sidley Austin LLP has added Christopher Fonzone to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. He joins Sidley from his former role as National Security Council (NSC) legal adviser and deputy assistant and counsel to the President.
Law Department Operations Survey Report & Webinar
Insight
Blickstein Group, in cooperation with Consilio, has surveyed hundreds of law departments solely on the operations function to provide benchmarks that are useful to all law departments.
Judge Blasts Uber Lawyers, Delays Trade Secrets Trial
News
Explosive evidence alleging that a covert Uber unit stole trade secrets and hid internal communications emerged in federal court on Tuesday in the bitter intellectual-property dispute between Waymo and Uber, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Law Firm Partners’ Battle: ‘Burn the Place to the Ground’
News
The scorched earth legal battle over the Cellino & Barnes law firm has escalated, with one of the partners threatening to “burn the place to the ground,” according to court papers.
SEC Hires General Counsel From Company Under Investigation
News
The state attorney general has been investigating TIAA’s mutual fund and annuity sales practices following a whistleblower complaint filed by TIAA with the SEC, according to The Global Legal Post.
Webinar: Legal Insights into Ethics & Compliance
Webinar, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET
NAVEX Global will present a webinar to launch a new role-based Ethics & Compliance Benchmark Report for Legal Professionals.
Year-End Reality Check: The Path to Efficiency
Insight
Lightning-fast automation, policy enforcement, and true oversight will help you get the most out of end-of-quarter initiatives without taking on unnecessary risk, Conga says in a new eBook that is available for downloading.
Ex-WellCare General Counsel Gets Six Months in U.S. Prison
News
A former general counsel of insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc. has been sentenced to six months in prison for making a false statement to Florida’s Medicaid program, Reuters reports.
How Can Strategic Partnerships Foster Clean Energy Innovation?
Event, Dec. 28, 2017, 1 p.m. EST
The Northeast Clean Energy Council and NECEC Institute will present a webinar exploring how established corporations and early-stage companies can partner to develop new technologies in a mature market.
Are Smart Contracts Smart Enough for the Insurance Industry?
Insight
In an article in the Pillsbury Policyholder Pulse blog, Kimberly Buffington and Cara Adams discuss the question: Will insurance policies become the laboratory to test the thesis behind smart contracts?
Six Tips for Drafting Better Statements of Work
Insight
If a statement of work fails to adequately describe the deliverables and the services to be rendered, projects can fail, cost can overrun results and project schedules can be delayed, writes Michael R. Overly of Foley & Lardner LLP.
