Data Privacy and Security Issues in Cloud Contracts: Free Dallas CLE Luncheon
Event, Sept. 26, 12 p.m. CDT
The transformation from on-premises software deployments to cloud based models has widespread implication for data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance, says Robert J. Scott, managing partner of Scott & Scott..
To Really Improve Corporate Culture and Compliance Effectiveness, It Must Be Measurable
Insight
The evaluations of culture and compliance effectiveness are empirical issues, writes Jose Tabuena. The elements of a compliance program and vague indicators should not be taken on faith.
Small-Firm Office Leasing Reality Check
Insight
While base rent and escalations seem like an obvious starting point, due to sky-high demand and flush competition, prospective tenants better serve their interests by focusing on other points, writes Laura Drossman of Drossman Law in San Francisco.
School Bathroom Transgender Ruling Sets Up Lengthy Legal Battle
News
The differentiation between ‘biological’ and ‘identity’ will likely be interpreted differently by other courts, which will ultimately require an opinion of the Supreme Court to resolve.
Fugitive Ex-CEO Who Fled Country Wants Judge to Release Him on Bail
News
The 64-year-old ex-CEO of Comverse Technology Inc. moved to Namibia before he was formally charged in 2006 in a scheme involving the backdating of stock options at Comverse.
Headhunter Scorned: Inside a Failed Law Firm Placement
News
A Texas-based legal recruiter is seeking up to $1 million in damages from a Holland & Knight partner, saying the lawyer broke his promise and used another headhunter to place him at the firm after the recruiter discussed the opportunity with him.
U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Ernst & Young Class Action Waiver
News
The court found that the arbitration agreement violated the National Labor Relations Act by making workers arbitrate work-related claims as individuals in separate proceedings.
Strengthening Oversight of M&A: Executive Summary
Insight
With merger and acquisition activity continuing to shift the business landscape, directors can benefit from learning the size and scope of this trend and how it relates to their board responsibilitie.
The Buyer’s Guide to Contract Lifecycle Management Software
Insight
With hundreds of solutions to choose from, understanding where to begin with contract lifecycle management software is challenging. “The Buyer’s Guide to Contract Lifecycle Management” is available for downloading.
Peter Asaad Joins Quarles & Brady’s Labor & Employment Practice Group
News
Peter F. Asaad has joined Quarles & Brady’s Washington, D.C. office concentrating on immigration in its Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Labor & Employment Partner Frederick Schwartz Joins Barnes & Thornburg
News
Frederick Schwartz has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the Labor and Employment department in Chicago. He is the is the seventh partner and 12th attorney overall to join the firm’s growing office this year.
Farrell Fritz Adds Joshua Herman to its Commercial Litigation Department
News
Joshua M. Herman has joined Farrell Fritz in its commercial litigation department as an associate. He is resident in the firm’s New York City office.
Unions, Ledbetter Warn of Supreme Court Implications of Election
News
Donald Trump’s power to nominate Supreme Court justices if elected to the White House is a threat to women workers, equal pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter and two union officials said, according to a report by Bloomberg Law.
Law Profs Issue Takedown of Decision Striking Fracking Rule
News
The 36 professors take issue with the lower court’s interpretation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, writes E&E Publishing reporter Ellen M. Gilmer.
Supreme Court’s Environmental and Administrative Law Decisions in 2015-2016 Term
Insight
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has posted a client advisory reporting on some of the significant U.S. Supreme Court actions from January through June 2016 related to environmental and administrative law.
Buchalter Nemer’s Wolensky Wins Best Lawyers Recognition
News
Buchalter Nemer’s Gary Wolensky, shareholder in the Orange County office, has been selected for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
9 Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Attorneys Honored Among Best Lawyers in America
News
Nine attorneys from the family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, have been selected to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s top attorneys.
First State-to-State Spread of Zika Magnifies Questions of Employer Liability
Insight
While Zika’s dangers first appeared in Brazil, its spread to the U.S. has magnified questions about risk, including to workers whose employers want them to travel, says Justin Markel of Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC.
Five Most Popular E-Signature Resources
White Papers
eSignLive by Vasco has compiled a collection of its five most popular white papers on the subject of using e-signatures in business and law.
Why Republicans Are Against Obama Privatizing Internet Governance
News
Some Republicans complain that transferring the government’s domain naming process to ICANN gives Verisign exclusive authority to name its own price for domain name registrations, reports Fortune.
