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Corporate - July, 2019

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• The SEC's Crypto Summer: Inching Toward Clarity
• Elon Musk Beats Investor Suit Over Tesla-SolarCity Merger
• Cisco Inks $8.6M Deal To End Surveillance-Tech FCA Claims
• 4 Topics Employers Should Avoid During Job Interviews
• DOD 'Flaws' Open Door For JEDI Appeal
• FTC Warns Consumers Won't Get Full $125 In Equifax Deal
• Securities Class Actions Hover Near Records In 2019
• Hack Victim Wants Capital One Suits Combined In MDL
• DOJ's Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Justification Relies On FCC
• The 26 Firms GCs Want To Work With Most
• Facebook Fines Should Motivate Better Breach Disclosures
• USPTO Moves Ahead With Plan To Hike AIA Fees By 25%
• Celgene To Pay $62M To End Antitrust Suit Over Cancer Drugs
• Eye On ERISA: A Q&A With Littler's Practice Co-Chair
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Whistleblower Bill Should Offer More Employee Protections
• US, China Will Meet In A Month As Trade Talks Wrap Quietly
• Capital One Hit With Slew Of Suits After Massive Breach
• Ex-USPTO Directors, Judges Back Patent Eligibility Overhaul
• UC System Targets Retailers In Litigation-Funded IP Blitz
• Hacker Arrest Provides Rare Insight Into Capital One Breach
• Expedia Investors Sue Board Over 'Unfair' Merger, Side Deals
• Facebook Digital Currency Faces Potential Tax Woes
• EEOC Roundup: 7 Things You May Have Missed
• Trump's Pick For EEOC GC Teed Up For Senate Vote
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over JC Penney Pricing Practices
• Mylan Nears $30M Deal In SEC EpiPen Probe; CEO To Retire
• Facebook Tells Chancery Investors Can't Have Ad Records
• Transaction Price Dominates Delaware Appraisal Litigation
• Uber Wins Arbitration Bid In Riders' Cancellation Fees Spat
• Effective Compliance Programs Look Beyond DOJ Guidance
• How New EU Cyber Sanctions Compare To US Policy
• 5 Best Practices To Avoid TCPA Wrong-Number Claims
• Fate Of CVS-Aetna Deal In The Hands Of Judge
• MetLife Inks $80M Deal To End ERISA Class Action
• Capital One Says Breach Impacted 106M As Suspect Arrested
• Tip Pool Rule Nears Final Hurdle Amid DOL Auditor Probe
• Calif. High Court Sets New Class 'Ascertainability' Standard
• Walmart's #MeToo Fear Misplaced In Pay Bias Suit, Court Told
• Facebook's 'Like' Button Makes Sites Liable, EU Court Finds
• A Year Later, Dynamex Still Has Employers Scratching Heads
• 3 Issues That Will Control The Coming Sprint/T-Mobile Battle
• Rakoff Hits Ex-S&P Analyst With 14 Months For Insider Tips
• NJ Biz Groups Defend Controversial State Tax Break Programs
• Nordstrom Hires Former Macy's Atty As General Counsel
• Paid Family Leave In 2019: A Multinational Employer's Guide
• DOL Hands Down Final Association Retirement Plan Rule
• The Issues To Watch In UK Mastercard Class Action Appeal
• 15 Minutes With Priceline's General Counsel
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• 3M Probing Its China Business Groups For FCPA Violations
• AIG Unit Wants 'Excessive' Atty Fees Nixed In Yahoo Jury Win
• Oracle's JEDI Bid Not Tainted By DOD Mistakes, Judge Says
• Privacy Group Challenges Facebook's $5B FTC Deal
• The Slow March To A More Transparent WTO Legal System
• BlueHippo CEO Can't Escape $13.4M Debt In Bankruptcy
• 5 Cases To Watch At The NLRB
• Proskauer Nabs M&A Duo From Manatt Phelps For LA Office
• ADP Wins Bid To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• Suit Accuses Google Of Recording Gadget Users' Convos
• Split NLRB Says Walmart Firing Strikers Was Legal
• Trump Looks To Hack Away China's 'Developing' WTO Status
• 5 Essential Elements Of An Effective Anti-Retaliation Program
• A Litigator's Reflections From The Arbitrator's Chair
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• VC-Backed Silicon Valley Cos. Poised To Keep Thriving
• A Clear Case Of 'Passive Aggressiveness' In Nonresident Tax
• Judge Floats 'Hot Tubbing' For Capacitors Antitrust Litigation
• W.Va. Hospital Moves Audit Meddling Suit To Federal Court
• Quick Alice Wins Dwindling In Wake Of Berkheimer Ruling
• Ex-CEO Says Heartland Can't Yank His Legal Fees In Chancery
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over $18B Towers Watson Merger
• Zurich North America Taps Interim GC As New CLO
• Rep. Wants More Answers From Tech Platforms After Hearing
• Time Taps Veteran Media Atty As Chief Legal Officer
• 5 Cos. Hit The Market With Combined $879M In IPOs
• Meeting Calif. Privacy Law's 'Reasonable' Security Standard
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Ford, VW, Others Freeze Out Trump Admin. On Emissions
• 4 Takeaways From Facebook's Historic $5B Privacy Settlement
• Chicago Adopts 'Model' Policy Limiting Erratic Job Schedules
• Cambridge Analytica Hit With FTC Suit Over Facebook Breach
• House OKs Rescue Program For Multiemployer Pension Plans
• WeWork, More Companies Could Go Public Sooner Than Later
• Iancu Says USPTO Patent Eligibility Guidance Bringing Clarity
• EU's 1st Fine In 16 Years Shows Predatory Pricing Challenges
• Celgene To Pay $55M Over Cancer Drug Monopoly Claims
• Independent Director Investigations Can Benefit Creditors
• European Tax Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Facebook To Pay SEC $100M Alongside Historic FTC Fine
• Time To Resolve Post-Cyan Securities Class Action Confusion
• Facebook To Pay Record $5B FTC Fine For Privacy Breaches
• Insys GC To Leave Embattled Co. After Less Than A Year
• New EB-5 Rule Likely To Discourage Investors
• Conagra Investor Targets Directors Over $11B Pinnacle Deal
• Ex-Rabobank GC Gets Banned From Banking, Fined By OCC
• 9th Circ. Sinks Offshore Wage Claims After High Court Ruling
• J&J Told FDA In '70s Asbestos In Talc Was Safe, Jury Hears
• 'Implausibly Broad' Class Claims Cut From Google Wage Suit
• DOL's Association Retirement Regs Clear Final Hurdle
• IBM Tells Full Fed. Circ. Priceline Patent Win 'Dangerous'
• US Puts Aviation Industry On Alert For Iran Sanction Pitfalls
• 4 Tips To Help Employers Head Off Retaliation Claims
• Hindsight Proportionality Is An Illogical And Meaningless Idea
• Employer Takeaways As More States Address Hair Bias
• Kik ICO Showdown May Reverberate Across Crypto Industry
• Managing The Risks Of Employee Affinity Groups: Part 2
• Historic Equifax Breach Deal Won't End Privacy Law Debate
• Contractors Get Say In Bias Audits, DOL Watchdog Says
• Wash. Wizards Hire Ex-Browns GC To Oversee Operations
• ADT Gets Nod For $16M Deal Over Security Systems
• Altera Seeks Full 9th Circ. Review Of Cost-Sharing Case
• Google Reaches $13M Deal To End Street View Privacy MDL
• Truckers' Off-Duty Sleep Time Not Compensable, DOL Says
• Yahoo's Revised $117M Data Breach Deal Gets Koh's Initial OK
• 3 Executive Compensation Cases To Watch As 2019 Rolls On
• Google Inks $11M Deal In Engineering Age Bias Suit
• DOL Says Privacy Concerns Justify Injury Reporting Change
• Books And Records Requests In The Era Of Text Messages
• Calif. High Court Asked To Decide When Dynamex Applies
• 15 Minutes With The Ariz. Diamondbacks' Chief Legal Officer
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• 7 Steps To Complying With New EEOC Pay Data Rules
• Managing The Risks Of Employee Affinity Groups: Part 1
• Equifax To Pay Up To $700M To Settle Data Breach Probes
• Judge Chides Carnival Execs To Take Lead On Pollution Fixes
• DC Circ. Affirms Corn Starch Co. Violated NLRB Rules
• Kids' Data Again In Spotlight As FTC Revisits Privacy Rule
• DOJ Tries To Push CVS-Aetna Deal Past Court Review
• Chancery Nixes Investor Bid For $5B Jarden Appraisal Bump
• Wash. High Court Gives Special Protection To In-House Attys
• Polsinelli Bags Blank Rome Real Estate, Retail Litigator
• Targeted Ransomware Attacks Soar, Symantec Reports
• Trump Labor Pick Scalia Seen As Deregulatory Force
• Chatting With The CCO: Fidelity's Norm Ashkenas
• Money Moves: Covington, Weil, Eversheds Sutherland
• Corporate Compliance Through The Lens Of Calif. Privacy Law
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Engine Maker Execs Inflated Revenues By $25M, Feds Say
• Law Firms Are Getting Less Of The Corporate Legal Pie
• Ex-Merck Workers Get Green Light For $6.2M Sex Bias Deal
• The Potential Effects Of Calif. Contractor Reclassification Bill
• Crypto 'IEOs' Grow Globally Despite US Legal Obstacles
• Federal Tax Policy To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Why Some Straddle The Line Between Law Firm And GC Gigs
• Credit Suisse Loses £239M Banker Bonus Tax Row
• State AGs Urge FDA To Keep Exploring Cannabis Regulation
• Honeywell Faces FCPA Probe Related To Petrobras
• 2.2M Clinical Pathology Patients Added To AMCA Data Breach
• Bradley Arant Launches Cannabis Practice Group
• Linklaters Hires Blockchain Wonk As 1st US Fintech Leader
• Trump To Nominate Gibson Dunn's Scalia For Labor Secretary
• SEC Told To Emphasize That Earnings Guidance Not Required
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Tesla Model 3 Disclosures Suit
• Workplace Safety Commission Member Elevated To Chair
• Mitchell Silberberg Nabs Hollywood Labor Pro From Manatt
• Hertz Escapes Class Allegations In Robocall Suit
• EQT Trade Secrets Suit Paused Amid CEO, Board Change
• Fiat Chrysler Exec Says Withheld Pay Suit Belongs In Court
• Inconsistent Tech, Trade Policies Hamstring Trump Admin
• Comcast Must Face Whistleblower Suit Over Balloon Fight
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• 8 Key Elements Of An Effective Antitrust Compliance Program
• House OKs $15 Minimum Wage Hike, Teeing Up Senate Battle
• Qualcomm Fined €242M For Predatory Pricing In EU
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Will Kirkland's Decision To Bet On Itself Pay Off?
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Bernstein Litowitz Enters Del., Led By Richards Layton Vet
• FDA Must Hand Over Theranos Docs To Ex-CEO Holmes
• McDonald's Franchise Draws EEOC Suit Over Beard Policy
• Senate OKs Tax Treaties With Japan, Switzerland, Luxembourg
• 5 Takeaways From DOJ Focus On Chinese Trade Secret Theft
• NLRB GC Asks Board To Nix Precedent Shielding Union Rat
• Google Assistant Violates Biometric Law, Ill. Consumers Say
• Pa. High Court Greenlights Pittsburgh Paid Sick Leave Law
• Antitrust Stick Becomes Compliance Program Carrot At DOJ
• BofA Call Center Workers Can't Get Class Cert. In Wage Case
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Probes Amazon Sales Practices
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• NLRB Advice Memo Floats Revamp Of Union Fee Disclosures
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• State AGs Want FTC To Increase Focus On Labor Issues
• Tech Giants Say More Regulation Is Unnecessary
• Lack Of Trust In Facebook Dominates Libra Senate Hearing
• 4th Circ. Tosses Uber Driver's Challenge To $1.3M FLSA Deal
• The DOJ's Changing Expectations For Antitrust Compliance
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• NY Laws May Prompt Uptick In Pay Equity Claims
• How The SEC Could Expand Access To Private Offerings
• WTO Deals Another Blow To US CVDs On Chinese Goods
• Facebook's $5B Fine Would Set Record But Not Quiet Critics
• Manatt Phelps Opens Cross-Industry Cannabis, CBD Practice
• Reckitt Hit With Stock Drop Suit Over $1.4B Opioid Probe Deal
• Facebook Promises US Lawmakers Libra Will Be Regulated
• Draft House Bill Would Keep Big Tech Out Of Cryptocurrency
• Trucking Co. Beats Female Drivers' Sex Harassment Suit
• Kansas To Enforce Remote Seller Tax Collection Oct. 1
• Conflicts Muddle Direction Of Chancery Blue Bell Suit
• Judge Sour On Class Bid In See's Candies Break Suit
• 'Dukes' Veterans Must Press Wal-Mart Pay Bias Claims Alone
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• US Fleshes Out Trade Case Against France's Digital Tax Plan
• Nomura Settles SEC's Shoddy Supervision Claims For $26.5M
• NY Licenses Crypto Exchange For Big-Firm Block Trading
• Defense Of Copyright Claims: Don't Let Your Proof Go Poof
• Estee Lauder Promotes General Counsel To Vice Chairman
• 15 Minutes With Barnes & Noble's General Counsel
• Privacy And Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019
• Acosta Departure Paves Way For Pro-Biz Shift At DOL
• Security, Trade Priorities Clash As Trump Wavers On Huawei
• Fed. Circ.'s High Standing Bar May Deter Some PTAB Reviews
• Chamber Backs Facebook In 7th Circ. OT Arbitration Bid
• FTC's Reported $5B Facebook Privacy Fine Draws Backlash
• No Summer Break Yet As 10 Firms Ready 9 IPOs For Market
• Mo. Appeal Blocks Toss Of Ex-Panera Exec Suit In Chancery
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IP Hires: Ballard Spahr, Haynes And Boone, Hogan Lovells
• 27 Industry Groups Unify To Push For Federal Privacy Bill
• Obesity Is An Impairment, Wash. High Court Tells 9th Circ.
• Claims Trimmed From Chemical Co. Atty's Sex Bias Suit
• Accenture Taps Ex-Cravath Partner As New CEO
• The 6 Biggest Cybersecurity Episodes So Far In 2019
• Cos.' Antitrust Compliance Programs Gain Leverage With DOJ
• DOL's Job Training Department Finally Gets New Leader
• Wells Fargo's $17.85M Deal To End 6 TCPA Suits Is Approved
• The Rat's Rights: 'Scabby' Row Tees Up Union Speech Fight
• Eli Lilly Searches For New GC As Top Atty Plans To Retire
• Premera Blue Cross To Pay States $10M To End Breach Probe
• PayPal GC Set To Depart For Top Lawyer Role At Discover
• Reckitt To Pay $1.4B To End US Opioid Probe
• First SEC-Approved Token Offering To Launch Thursday
• Platinum Execs' Fate Lies With Judge After Mixed Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Pleads For Patent Eligibility Clarity: What Now?
• Overstock Must Pay Del. $7.3M For Unreported Card Balances
• US Launches Investigation Of France's Digital Tax Plan
• Trump Sizing Up India As New Trade Nemesis
• Labor Secretary Defends Role In Epstein's Plea Deal
• The Top Deals Of The First Half And The Firms That Led Them
• Dems Urge SEC To Toughen Enviro, Social Disclosure Rules
• EU Clears GSK-Pfizer Joint Venture With Conditions
• NLRB Advice Division Head To Step Down At Month's End
• Labor Law Shields 'Captive' Meeting Tapes, NLRB Judge Says
• Retailers Retry For Cert. In Visa, AmEx Chip Fraud Risk Suit
• Pa. Court Muddies Privilege And Work-Product Waters
• Shoplet Says Ex-GC Funneled $6.8M With PayPal Account
• FCPA Policy Benefits Open To Repeat Bribery Offenders
• Heineken USA CLO Stepping Down After 21 Years
• DOJ 'Eviscerates' Antitrust Protection, Cyber Org Says
• Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• US Asks S. Korea To Play Fair In Antitrust Enforcement
• Ex-CCO Says She Was Fired For Blowing Whistle On Boss
• Qualcomm Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Blockbuster Antitrust Ruling
• Labor Secretary's Seat Getting Hotter After Epstein Indictment
• Investors' Deal With Linkwell Execs, Sidley Gets Initial OK
• Appliance Retailer Gets Ex-Counsel DQ'd From Debt Suit
• Del. Justices Highlight Directors' Risk Oversight Duties
• 2 Former Platinum Execs Convicted Of Fraud, Ex-CFO Walks
• Huawei Still On Blacklist After US-China Ceasefire
• Telecom CEO Cleared Of Fraud In France Over €404M Award
• SEC Says VW's Actions Delayed Filing Of Emissions Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Undo Revival Of Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit
• Looking Back At Some Of Strine's Notable Opinions
• British Airways' GDPR Fine Puts Price Tag On 'Poor' Defenses
• Louis Vuitton Can't Register 'Apogée' Trademark
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Retiring Chief Justice Strine Raised The Bar For The Del. Bar
• $15 Minimum Wage Backers Unfazed By CBO's Mixed Review
• Fed. Circ. Faults PTAB Ax Of VirnetX Patents In $1B Apple War
• Former Nokia In-House Atty Says Age, Sex Bias 'Crushed' Her
• Top 4 Federal Tax Regs Of 2019: Midyear Report
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Art Of The 'Science And Expert Team' In Mass Torts
• Biggest Merger Reviews Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Congress Must Fill The Gaps In SEC Whistleblower Protection
• Leo Strine Stepping Down As Del. Chief Justice
• How Trump's Trade Wars Are Affecting M&A Target Valuation
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2019's First Half
• How Millennials Are Transforming The Legal Industry
• 15 Minutes With Caterpillar's General Counsel
• British Airways Faces Record £183.4M Fine For Data Theft
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• PNC Bank Owes $102M In Decade-Old Funeral Scam Suit
• Judge Koh Won't Stay Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• Amazon Must Face Dog Collar Injury Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2019
• 9th Circ. Says Bikini-Clad Baristas Must Cover Up
• UK Watchdog's New Plan Keeps Pressure On Digital Platforms
• GE Case Asks High Court To Clarify Int'l Biz Uncertainty
• Biz Groups, Republican Bigwigs Say Title VII Bars LGBT Bias
• UK's Proposed Age-Appropriate Data Code Would Be Onerous
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of DOJ Antitrust Leniency
• 3 Biggest Energy M&A Trends In 2019: Midyear Report
• The Biggest Noncompete Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• The Top Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2019: Midyear Report
• The Top 7 Privacy And Cybersecurity Rulings So Far In 2019
• Trump Nominates DOL Wage Lawyer In EEOC Package Deal
• Patent Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Texas Court Can't Hold Chipotle Worker In Contempt: 5th Circ.
• Trump Announces New Federal Reserve Board Nominees
• D-Link Will Enhance Camera, Router Security To End FTC Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Block Calif. City's Cellphone Warning Law
• Union Asks To Yank NLRB Charge That Caught GC's Eye
• Supreme Court IP Recap: Patents
• Engineer Convicted In China Semiconductor Export Case
• Cooley Hid Conflict While Helping Launch Company, Suit Says
• Chatting With The CCO: Kraft Heinz's Jennifer Hogan
• Cuomo Wants NY To Probe Facebook Housing Advertisers
• Supreme Court IP Recap: Copyrights & Trademarks
• Tech Union Gets 2nd Chance To Fight Student Visa Extension
• New EEOC Chair May Usher In Shift On Employment Issues
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• NY Union Protest Can Keep Using 'Scabby,' Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Revives Fired Wells Fargo Worker's Disability Suit
• Jimmy John's Workers Say 'No-Poach' Suit Appeal Is Rushed
• Delayed Immigration Sweeps Leave Employers On Edge
• AIG Unit Must Cover TCPA Suits, Yahoo Tells Calif. Justices
• CAA Piles On To Writers Guild, Becoming 3rd Agency To Sue
• Postmates Settles Suit Over Massachusetts Drivers' Tips
• New DOL Wage Chief Talks OT Rules In 1st Guidance Opinions
• CSX Drivers Denied Quick Appeal Of Dynamex Preemption
• Valeant Investor Can't Duck Insider Trading Claims
• 15 Minutes With Ripple's General Counsel
• How Pa. High Court Ruling Makes Life Easier For Corp. Clients
• The Dashboard Act's Innovative Approach To Data Protection