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Corporate - March, 2019

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• UK's New 'Name And Shame' Approach To Anti-Trafficking
• Split 9th Circ. Nixes Koch Bros. Foundation's Donor List Fight
• House Bill Pushes DHS, Private Sector To Team Up On Cyber
• Wells Fargo's CEO Search Won't Bring Quick Fixes
• State Of The States: New Employment Laws So Far In 2019
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Get Mixed Results In Travel Fight
• Bouchard Steers Tight Chancery Court Ship Into The Future
• NJ Limits On Harassment NDAs Could Crush Burdened Courts
• Banker Seeks Quick Win In SEC Suit Over Bond Offering
• Wilmington Trust Ignored Red Flags In $46M Deal, Gov't Says
• $448M Win In AbbVie Case Not Enough, FTC Tells 3rd Circ.
• 8 Insys Docs Tallied $28M In Medicare Costs, Jury Hears
• WilmerHale Hires Back Former SEC Commish From Mylan
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Fresenius To Pay $231M To Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges
• Defending Ill. Biometric Privacy Suits After Rosenbach
• The Top In-House Hires Of March
• Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Eyes Real Estate Tokenization
• Nestle Must Face Trimmed Poland Spring False Ad Suit
• Microsoft Uses Court Order To Seize 99 Iranian Hacking Sites
• Walmart Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Over OSHA Violations
• GrubHub Driver Wage-And-Hour Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo General Counsel Takes Over As CEO Steps Down
• SEC Loses Insider Trading Trial Against Ex-Software Worker
• DOJ's No-Poach Stance 'Somewhat Surprised' State Enforcers
• 3 Takeaways From SEC's Trim To Company Disclosure Rules
• Judge Guts DOL's Association Health Plan Rule
• Brexit Risk-Disclosure Considerations For US Reporting Cos.
• ABB Strikes $55M Deal To End Long-Running ERISA Suit
• Stryker To Bring On Johnson & Johnson Exec For CLO Spot
• HUD Accuses Facebook Of Housing Discrimination In Ads
• DOL Floats Excluding Bonuses, Other Perks From OT Math
• Ex-SeaWorld Lawyer To Shell Out $65,000 For Insider Trading
• Unions' Grievance Choices Warrant Leeway, NLRB GC Says
• Office Depot Inks $25M Deal With FTC Over Computer Repairs
• SEC's High Court Win Snaps Dry Spell On Enforcement Issues
• 4 Takeaways From PTAB's First Derivation Decision
• Oracle Bashes Google's 'Doomsday Predictions' At High Court
• Vice To Pay $1.9M To End Suit Claiming It Underpaid Women
• House Passes Bill To Toughen Equal Pay Act
• DOJ Defends Use Of Wire Fraud Charges In Spoofing Suit
• Insys Exec Flung Phone Off Mountain To Hide Info, Jury Hears
• New Guidelines Boost Sustainability-Linked Lending
• 18 Attorneys Score GCs' Repeat Praise For Client Service
• Great-West Scores 10th Circ. Win In Massive ERISA Class Suit
• HP Mishandled $11B Acquisition, Software Co. Boss Claims
• Bill Against Forced Arbitration Is A Step In The Right Direction
• Justices Find Investment Banker Liable For Copy-Paste Fraud
• Musk, SEC Set To Duke It Out Over Tesla Tweets On April 4
• FDIC Taps Fifth Third VPs For General Counsel, Deputy Roles
• USPTO Mulls Clarifying Stance On Standard-Essential Patents
• FTC Extends Scrutiny Of Bristol-Myers' $74B Celgene Buy
• Employment Authorization Delays Leave Businesses In Lurch
• AT&T-Time Warner's Mid-Merge Tactic Still Haunts DOJ
• FTC's New Tech Task Force Is A Warning To Industry
• Ex-Insys Rep Recounts Ties, Some Physical, To Founder
• General Electric To Pay $49M To Settle Ponzi Scheme Suit
• High Court May Make Religious Bias Cases Harder To Defeat
• Urine Big Trouble: Willfulness, Misconduct Spark $3M IP Loss
• Cozen O'Connor Adds GNC, Burns White Attys In Pittsburgh
• Autonomy Allegedly Misled Auditors On Sales Before HP Deal
• Justices' Google Privacy Opinion Highlights Impact Of Spokeo
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Costco Insurer Can't Recoup $8M Gender Bias Deal Payment
• A Litigator's Journey To The Cutting Edge Of ERISA Mediation
• IBM To Face Ex-Worker's Claim Pregnancy Bias Caused Layoff
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Advisers Took Clients, Trade Secrets
• Walmart's False Response Deserves Sanctions, EEOC Says
• Beating Trump's Security Tariffs Will Take High Court Reversal
• Ex-Monsanto CEO Defends Roundup, Concedes Study Limits
• Tesla Again Ducks Investor Action Over Model 3 Disclosures
• Gibson Dunn Seeks $18M In Fees For HPE's Win Over Oracle
• High Court Swats Away 2 Employment Cases
• 15 Minutes With Point72's Chief Legal Officer
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Autonomy CEO Accused Of Systematic Fraud In $11B HP Deal
• SEC 'Wrong At Virtually Every Level' About Tweets, Musk Says
• TCPA 'Merely A Pawn' In High Court Deference Fight
• Facebook Hit With Chancery Suit For Revenues, Pay Records
• 4 FMLA Scenarios That Can Trip Up Employers
• Facebook Beats Most Cambridge Analytica Derivative Claims
• Year-Old Cyan Ruling Still A Touchy Subject For Attorneys
• SEC Official Offers Road Map To Better 'No-Action' Requests
• Ex-GC Wins $1.87M In Houston Housing Authority Firing Suit
• Those Bud Light Ads Might Be True, But It Might Not Matter
• Employers Can't Keep Arbitrations Secret, NLRB Judge Says
• Lyft's $2B IPO Dominates Week That Could See 4 Deals Price
• Fannie Mae Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley, CoreLogic Atty As GC
• Fox Hires Ex-GM Atty As Chief Litigation Counsel
• Clarifications Needed After DOJ's New FCPA Policy
• Employer Liability For Medical Marijuana Bias Is Growing
• Record Keeping And Forum Selection Can Limit ESI Requests
• Why General Counsel Won't Dump The Billable Hour
• Monitorships May Catch On Abroad As DOJ Numbers Decline
• Ex-Autonomy CEO Faces $5B Trial Over HP Accounting Fraud
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Are Delaware Courts Last To Believe In Efficient Markets?
• One Year On, Trump's China Gambit Has Yet To Pay Off
• Ex-Intel Engineer In Trade Secrets Case Must Give Up Docs
• Chancery Threatens Charter's Contractor With Arrests
• In Latest EU Fine, Signs Of Google's Next Sanction
• 'Training Wheels' Come Off New NY Cybersecurity Rules
• Hotel Chains Have To Face Search-Engine Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Oracle Worker Can Arbitrate Pay Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Hit Tax Havens To Stop Digital Co. Abuse, UK Group Urges
• Tesla, Contractor To Face Trafficking Claim In Visa Fraud Suit
• Facebook Staff Had Access To Millions Of User Passwords
• DOL Officially Publishes OT Rule, Triggering Comment Period
• Assessing Compliance Risk Under DOJ China Initiative
• TCJA Could Trip Up Companies With Loss Years
• Courts May Be Shifting Outlook On Gender Bias Claims
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• How The SEC Eased In-Person Director Voting Rules
• Profit Participation Mediation Tips From The 'Bones' Case
• MillerCoors Sues Bud Light Over Super Bowl 'Corn Syrup' Ad
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Microsoft Women Say Dukes Misapplied To Sex-Bias Claims
• SEC Trims Company Disclosure Requirements
• Google Ruling Hints At High Court Wariness Of Cy Pres Deals
• Tesla Investor Wants Records On Handling Of Musk's Tweets
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Pointed Questions Suggest Longer FCA Time Limit Is Likely
• AT&T-Time Warner Trial Sets Poor Example, Delrahim Says
• FTC Has Its Eyes On Lying Advertisers, Chairman Says
• Kaspersky Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple In Russia
• Restaurant Franchise Giant Names Ex-Jones Day Atty As GC
• Ex-GC To Tampa Agencies Charged With Domestic Violence
• 2 High Court Decisions Highlight Copyright Act Complexities
• Lithuanian Admits $122M Scam Targeting Facebook, Google
• Unions, Nonprofits, Profs Urge FTC To Forbid Noncompetes
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Koch Counsel As Enviro Atty In Texas
• An Employment Lawyer's Guide To M&A Due Diligence
• Liability For CEO Misconduct Expands After #MeToo
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Europe Hits Google With $1.7B Fine For Ad Practices
• High Court Boots Google Privacy Deal For Standing Issues
• Google's Browser Poll Of Android Users Meant To Assuage EU
• Boeing, FAA Both Under Scrutiny In Twin Federal Probes
• Neiman Marcus Unravels Suit Claiming It 'Funneled' $1B
• Facebook To Overhaul Ad Targeting Tools To End Bias Suits
• Citi Pays $49M To End Discriminatory Lending Charges
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Europe Launches Online Cartel Whistleblowing Tool
• In-House Attys Tout Live Training In Proskauer #MeToo Survey
• EEOC Has Until April 3 To Explain Slow Pay Survey Rollout
• Trimmed Internet Of Things Bill Could Still Carry Weight
• Fast-Food Chains Settle In DOJ, Wash. AG No-Poach Battle
• Top House Antitrust Dem Calls For Facebook Probe
• Patent Amendments Face Better Odds Under New AIA Plan
• SEC Targets More Musk Tweets In Ongoing Contempt Push
• Justices Ponder FCA Ambiguities In Time Limit Case
• Trump's NDA Use Raises 1st Amendment Questions
• The Post-Cyan­ Spike In State Securities Act Filings
• Justices Offer Practical Approach To Class Appeal Deadline
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• E-Privacy Rules Can Weigh On GDPR Fines, EU Board Say
• AbbVie Faces 1st Antitrust Suit Over Humira 'Patent Thicket'
• Tivity Atty's 'Suspicious Stock Sales' Support Suit, Judge Says
• Qualcomm Can't Shake Investor Suit Over Licensing Battles
• United Workers' Biometric Suit Gets 2nd Shot In State Court
• 4 Tips For Lawyers Working On Internal Investigations
• CFPB Defends Constitutionality Of Its Structure In 2nd Circ.
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• High Court Turns Down 3 Employment Cases
• Del. Suit Over Musk's Tesla Tweets Paused For SEC Action
• High Court Won't Take Up Spirit Airlines Class Arbitration Row
• 4-Person SEC May Shift Away From Corporate Penalties
• 4 Ways Arbitration Can Teach 'Continuous Improvement'
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Justices Consult SG On Treatment Patent Case Testing Mayo
• 15 Minutes With Mount Sinai Health System's General Counsel
• Jimmy John's Cites DOJ's No-Poach Ammo In Dismissal Bid
• Facebook Slams Users' 'Speculative Tale' In Data Breach Suit
• 3 Ways Workers Can Improve Their Prospects In Arbitration
• IBM Gets $17.5M Fraud Verdict Axed, Faces New Breach Trial
• Justices Asked To Clarify Alice Test In Data Patent Suit
• Walmart Sued For Discriminating Against Female Employees
• Philadelphia Asks 3rd Circ. To Reinstate Wage Inquiry Ban
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Insys Exec Denied Mistrial Bid After 'Salacious' Testimony
• SEC Official Calls For More Robust Brexit Disclosures
• Harvard University Names New General Counsel
• Why A Data Center Sale And Partial Leaseback Is A Win-Win
• 5 Excise Tax Tips For Tax-Exempt Employers
• US Breaks Ground In Opposing S. Korean Antitrust Rules
• VW Defrauded Investors During Emissions Scandal, SEC Says
• SEC Chairman Mulls Review Of Proxy Firm Transparency
• CBS Floats $1.25M Deal To End Redstone Compensation Suit
• Companies Stumble Amid Confusion Surrounding GDPR
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of Ruling On AIA Patent Challenge Meaning
• 3 Employment Developments You May Have Missed
• White Collar Prosecutions Hit Record Low In January
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill With $500K Remote Tax Threshold
• FMLA Leave Headlines New DOL Opinion Letters
• Hershey GC Sees Climate Change As Compliance Challenge
• Elon Musk's SEC Feud Unique, But Not Unprecedented
• Bill Would Give SEC 10-Year Recovery Window Post-Kokesh
• USPTO To Extend Amendment Timeline As AIA Pilot Launches
• Spyglass Media Taps Ex-MGM Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• Ex-Walmart, Sidley Atty Joins Coupang As General Counsel
• FTC Must Step Up Policies On False 'Made In USA' Claims
• An Emerging Road Map For FCPA Compliance, Cooperation
• 1st Circ. Affirms Validity Of Lyft Arbitration Agreement
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• Considering The 'Indirect Purchaser' Rule's Potential Demise
• Employers Must Prep For New EEOC Data Reporting Rule
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• What Musical.ly Settlement Means For COPPA Compliance
• Exec Who Aided Boss' Infidelity Can't Claim Sex Bias
• Boeing Girds For Legal Fallout As US Joins 737 MAX Ban
• Alphabet Asks Chancery To Drop Investor's Records Request
• Qualcomm, Apple Spar Over Smartphone Tech As Trial Wraps
• Lyft's Unequal Voting Structure Irks Some Large Investors
• Chancery Suit Accuses Tech Co. Board Of Oversight Airball
• Chief Data Officer Says EEOC Poised To 'Unlock The Vault'
• Bio-Rad Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Ex-GC's $8M Win
• Insys' $25M Legal Tab For Founder Adds To Its Hazy Future
• Why Unwinding Facebook's Messaging Mergers Is A Tall Order
• UK Panel Says Digital Platforms Need New Rules
• Walmart Seeks New Trial After $95M 'Backyard' TM Verdict
• Spotify Tells EU Antitrust Watchdog Apple Isn't Playing Fair
• Apple Beats Back Whistleblower Suit Over B-1 Visas
• Panera Blocks Ex-IT Execs From Working For Rival, For Now
• Feinstein Says Fed. Privacy Law Can't Be Weaker Than Calif.'s
• 4 More Fast-Food Chains Vow To End No-Poach Agreements
• SEC Says No Harm Shown In Paperless Rule Challenge
• Afraid To Mentor Women Because Of #MeToo? Time To Man Up
• Chancery Issues Lightspeed Injunction As Case Tempo Rises
• Federal Privacy Rules Could Take Cue From Kids' Data Law
• Uber Strikes $20M Deal In Driver Misclassification Suit
• Wal-Mart Can't Ax Women's Gender Bias Suit, For Now
• DOL's New Overtime Rule Is A Mixed Bag For Employers
• California Tax Takes: Net Operating Loss Opportunities
• $100M Deal Reached In Swift Drivers' Wage Class Suit
• Musk Fires Back At 'Embarrassed' SEC Over Contempt Push
• Lighthizer: WTO's All-Or-Nothing Model Presents 'Dilemma'
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Trump's 2020 Budget Plan Prioritizes Cybersecurity Efforts
• Alphabet OK'd Exec's $45M Payout After Groping Claim: Suit
• BofA Workers Cite 9th Circ., Win Cert. In Reversal Of OT Suit
• DOJ Rolls Back Ban On Disappearing Messages
• Uptick In Visa Scrutiny Pushing Employers To Move Abroad
• Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear $12B ACA Case
• GOP Senator Slams FTC For 'Toothless' Approach To Privacy
• Shushing Reps Doesn't Violate Weingarten Rights, NLRB Says
• SEC's Self-Report Project Nabs $125M In Deals With 79 Firms
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Inspires Bad ERISA Suits, High Court Warned
• White House's New Budget Proposes 10% Cut For DOL
• John Oliver Auto-Dials FCC, Asking To Fix Robocalls
• Ex-KPMG Partner, Regulator Found Guilty Of Info Theft
• Dunkin' Brands Taps Longtime Marriott Atty As CLO
• 15 Minutes With The Girl Scouts' General Counsel
• 9 Data Considerations For Investment Management Attorneys
• When 'Blended' OT Policies Violate FLSA's Wage Rules
• Musk's 'Unchecked' Tweets Land Tesla In New Derivative Suit
• 5 Things To Know About The DOL's New Overtime Rule
• 3rd Circ. Says J. Crew Receipt Row Doesn't Meet Spokeo Bar
• Wash. AG Picks Fight With DOJ Over No-Poach Agreements
• Exec Bribes Don't Always Mean Corporate Charges, DOJ Says
• SEC Looks To Boost Small Investors' Access To Market Data
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• How Courts Are Treating Cellphone Privacy In Discovery
• How In-House Counsel Can Avoid Being A Nightmare Client
• Wadler V. Bio-Rad Poses Noteworthy Whistleblower Questions
• A Lesson On Avoiding Email Production In Delaware
• Cos. Will Make More Insurance Claims Under No-Deal Brexit
• What To Expect From Increased FTC-State AG Collaboration
• Check Your Cover, Insurers Tell Cos. Stockpiling For Brexit
• 5 Key Questions With EEOC's Pay Data Rule Now Official
• Huawei Likely To Lose Suit, But PR May Have Been The Goal
• Walmart Pharmacist With Palsy Wins $744K In ADA Trial
• Treasury Has Drafted Foreign Investment Co. Rules: Official
• Fast-Food No-Poach Deals May Be Beneficial, DOJ Says
• DOJ Says Duke Must Face No-Poach Case, Easier Standard
• Ex-Insys VP Defiant During Cross-Examination At RICO Trial
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Can't Duck Arbitration Of Bias Suit
• China's Tech Sector Is Waging 'War' On US, Senator Says
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Equifax Deleted Key Data Breach-Related Docs, Senators Say
• DOL's New OT Rule Sets FLSA Exemption Threshold At $35K
• LendingTree Hires Ex-Alston & Bird Counsel For GC Spot
• DOL's 'Troubling' Process Doesn't Doom Revised Oracle Suit
• Ticketmaster Hires Former Kayak, Orbitz GC To Lead Legal
• 6 Reforms For Greater Market Resilience
• Crafting Business Plans For Visa Applicants In The Trump Era
• Sears Hammered By 'Craftsman' Trademark Suit
• Huawei Sues US, Saying It's Targeted By Unconstitutional Law
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• DOJ Retools Foreign Agent Unit To Focus On Enforcement
• Insys CEO Demanded Loyalty Over Integrity, Ex-VP Testifies
• Bankrate To Pay $28.5M To Resolve DOJ Fraud Claims
• DOL Didn't Justify Ending Injury Reporting Rule, States Say
• SEC's Peirce Bucks Call For Corporate Responsibility Rules
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Publix Promotes Atty To GC As Top Lawyer Plans To Retire
• Calif. Justices Stress Employers' Wage Statement Duties
• Directors See More Deference In Wis. Courts Than In Del.
• US Trade Deficit Continues To Balloon On Trump's Watch
• Hedge Fund Activism Delivers Unimpressive Impact
• Barclays Attys 'Knew' Of Qatari Side Deal, Jury Hears
• Ex-Barclays Trader's Sudden Acquittal Sends Shock Waves
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• Alice Didn't Go As Far As Some May Think, Iancu Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Cigna Stock-Drop Suit
• How Employers Should Handle Overzealous Managers
• Wash. AG Moves To Defend Easier No-Poach Legal Standard
• Jury Awards $17M In Suit Over Walmart Shopper's Injury
• Papa John's Cuts Investor Restrictions In Deal With Founder
• Financial Sector Sees Spike In Cyberattacks, Poll Says
• Insys Founder Used Data To Push Sales Reps, Ex-VP Testifies
• House Panel Picks Amazon Critic As Antitrust Counsel
• Why A Spinoff Like Gap's Could Work For Your Client
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Gov't Wrong To Stay Collection Of Pay Data, Judge Says
• Calif. Justices OK Pension Tweak But Punt On 'California Rule'
• 4 Things To Know About Big Copyright Registration Ruling
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• KPMG's Middendorf Says He Blew Whistle On PCAOB Leaks
• Longtime EPA GC, Gibson Dunn Vet Jumps To Patagonia
• High Court Limit On Costs In Copyright Cases Clarifies Stakes
• Disney Beats ERISA Suit Over Valeant Shares At 9th Circ.
• SEC Emphasizes Internal Controls Over Disclosure
• NY Wants Info On Cos. Getting Federal Wage Theft 'Amnesty'
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Ex-Insys Exec Moves For Mistrial After Salacious Testimony
• 15 Minutes With Big Lots' General Counsel
• High Court Says Copyright Owners Must Wait To Sue
• Supreme Court Rules Against Oracle On Copyright Costs
• How Firms Can Avoid Conflicts Involving Corporate Affiliates
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• Networking Key To Getting In-House Gigs, Female Attys Say
• SEC Fines EZCorp's Ex-CFO Over Financial Projections
• Eye On ERISA: A Chat With Mayer Brown's Practice Chairs
• Trump Sketches Out Sprawling 2019 Trade Agenda
• Backlash Has Some Employers Rethinking Forced Arbitration
• Paying Out Calif.'s Proposed 'Data Dividend' Won't Be Easy
• Insys Was 'Up Front' With MDs About Bribes, Ex-VP Testifies
• Bid To Get GC's OK Shows Deals No Crime: Ex-Barclays Exec
• H&R Block Says Arbitration Clause Voids 'No-Poach' Suits
• NY Tax Minutes: Amazon, Congestion Pricing, GILTI Guidance
• What The Justices Are Focusing On In Bankruptcy TM Case
• Future Data Privacy Penalties May Include Prison Time
• Unions Can't Make Nonmembers Pay For Lobbying: NLRB
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• Comcast Hires Davis Polk Managing Partner As Next GC
• A Defense Attorney's Guide To Successfully Arguing Damages