Antitrust reviews surged in Biden’s first year

More reviews hasn’t translated into more enforcement. So while it looks like the administration is cracking down on anti-competitive mergers, it’s not showing up in the numbers, a critic says.  

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 13, 2023

Messaging apps once again at center of legal storm

Concern with ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of Signal is another case in which the legal profession is trying to get a handle on hard-to-retrieve communications. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 10, 2023

The role legal chiefs can play in M&A deals

eCapital’s new CLO shares how in-house attorneys can help executives carry out their business objectives while managing transactional risk.

By Lyle Moran • Feb. 10, 2023

‘Corporate villain’ TikTok: How HR can address the latest social media trend

Employers, watch out: Workers have had it, and they’re entering their villain era.

By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 9, 2023

How Ironclad uses GPT-3 to assist with contract redlining

The CLM provider worked with OpenAI to produce a feature designed to boost the speed and consistency of contract review.

By Lyle Moran • Feb. 9, 2023

Cyber disclosures won’t save directors under Caremark

Boards will be tempted to equate compliance with upcoming SEC cybersecurity rules to meeting a duty of oversight standard. They shouldn’t, attorneys say.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 9, 2023

How to improve the way vendors use your data

Legal departments should demand that vendors report on data in a way that can be measured and clearly reported, in a format that works with a data visualization tool. 

By Mollie Nichols • Feb. 8, 2023

Attorneys general open to penalty negotiations if framed right

Restitution and disgorgement aren’t likely to change but civil penalties are flexible, former state prosecutors say.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 8, 2023

Most employees using ChatGPT, other AI tools for work aren’t telling their bosses

The rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI programs has the potential to change a number of industries, but such tools also have limitations.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 7, 2023

No mention of antitrust review in manufacturer’s decision to nix sale

In competing statements, the Department of Justice and Benteler Group attribute different reasons to why the sale of a steel tubing plant was scrapped. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 7, 2023

FTC failed to show Meta was competitive threat in VR fitness app market

Despite its deep pockets, the tech giant wasn’t likely to enter the space absent its acquisition of Within, a federal court ruled.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 6, 2023

Alternative legal services market tops $20B

In-house legal departments are increasingly using ALSPs for regulatory compliance work, legal research and e-discovery services, a new report found.

By Lyle Moran • Feb. 3, 2023

In-house legal outlook series: Value creation rises to the top

Legal leaders say legal operations and technology will be central to doing more with less this year.  

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 3, 2023

For startups, a smart board strategy can be game-changing

The FTX debacle illustrates the benefits of creating a formal group of advisors whose experience can help management at young, fast-moving companies avoid missteps as regulatory risk grows. 

By Robert McManigal • Feb. 3, 2023

GoodRx takes issue with FTC approach but settles first breach-rule charge

The telemedicine company says the kind of practice that’s being targeted is commonly used by companies and even government agencies.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 2, 2023

Axiom’s legal chief shifts to new growth-focused role

Catherine Kemnitz will oversee the legal talent platform’s implementation of new business models and other strategic expansion efforts. 

By Lyle Moran • Feb. 2, 2023

Ex-Twitter legal leaders to face House oversight grilling

An investigative committee wants to learn more about a decision to suppress the controversial Hunter Biden laptop story as part of a national security inquiry. 

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 1, 2023

Companies face data privacy maze, skills gap

Executives could be under increased pressure this year to focus on privacy, as new state laws come into effect.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 31, 2023

J&J talc-liability bankruptcy maneuver not in good faith, court rules

The health products company can’t settle some 38,000 liability claims under Chapter 11 protection but must face mass tort liability, an appeals court says.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 31, 2023

Split communications to ensure privilege after SCOTUS nixes ruling

More often than not, in-house counsel are asked to weigh in on business and legal matters, making it important you assume the mixed context isn’t privileged unless it’s primarily legal.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 30, 2023

New GC in crypto space says compliance is top priority

The digital asset banking platform Dinara is hoping its compliance foundation serves as a key differentiator in the embattled cryptocurrency industry, Yanire Martes says.

By Lyle Moran • Jan. 27, 2023

Banks claw back pay from employees using WhatsApp

After paying hundreds of millions in fines for violating record-keeping rules, two Wall Street companies are looking to recoup money from employees who used communications that deleted what they said.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 27, 2023

Cyber insurance won’t save your company if it has a breach

Policies often have exemptions that can leave you on the hook for the most expensive part of remediation, BreachRx leader says.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 26, 2023

DOJ selling revisionist history, Google says in response to antitrust suit

The federal government and several states claim Google has created a monopoly in the buying and selling of online ads in violation of antitrust laws.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 25, 2023

How corporate counsel can lead environmental justice efforts

If your organization is taking a stand to help the disadvantaged against disproportionate climate and pollution impacts, it will need your legal insight to do it right.

By Matthew Karmel • Jan. 24, 2023