Using social media posts about contracts to build your brand

LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok are among the popular platforms legal professionals are using to share knowledge about contracts and develop new connections.

By Lyle Moran • June 7, 2022

How SEC ESG disclosure rules will impact private companies

The environmental reporting requirements, once they’re finalized, will sweep in a broader range of companies than many general counsel might realize.

By Robert Freedman • June 7, 2022

Twitter fined $150M for two-faced two-factor authentication

The company can continue giving contact information to ad partners but it must let users know it’s doing that and not just say the data is for security, the FTC and DOJ say.

By Robert Freedman • June 6, 2022

'Social inflation' increasing severity, frequency of litigation against companies

In a self-reinforcing loop, more claimants seek bigger awards and more frequently get them, an analysis by a global insurance support company says.

By Robert Freedman • June 2, 2022

Prepping for the next phase of stimulus fraud probes

Federal authorities appear to be operating under a strong mandate to ferret out perceived fraud and abuse in the confusing world of COVID-19 stimulus programs.

By Matthew S. Adams • May 31, 2022

How a law firm can provide general counsel services to legal departments

Epstein Becker & Green attorneys with deep in-house experience assist and mentor a wide array of GCs.

By Lyle Moran • May 27, 2022

How not to walk into indirect Russia sanctions

Just avoiding prohibited Russian businesses isn’t enough because third parties could be exposing you to liability, says a specialist in the matter.

By Robert Freedman • May 27, 2022

Fifth Circuit ruling on in-house SEC hearings shifts legal landscape

More cases brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission are likely to go before juries rather than stay in-house to be decided by an administrative law judge.

By Robert Freedman • May 20, 2022

Does price-fixing case warrant second retrial?

Multiple retrials should be limited to the most serious offenses, not a regulatory issue involving chicken suppliers that is scheduled for a third trial in June, says a veteran lead council.

By Robert Freedman • May 18, 2022

Legal departments turn to flexible talent platforms to meet staffing, project needs

Axiom has seen surging client demand for lawyers and teams who can assist with a wide range of in-house work.

By Lyle Moran • May 16, 2022

Defense counsel too often hurt companies they represent, SEC enforcement chief says

Delay tactics, overly aggressive coaching and attorney-client privilege abuses can lead to more than just penalties, Gurbir Grewal said last week.

By Robert Freedman • May 16, 2022

GC hires at Fortune 500 companies were more ethnically diverse in 2021

The large companies are also increasingly hiring women and seeking seasoned outsiders who can hit the ground running when taking on a general counsel role.

By Lyle Moran • May 12, 2022

General counsel face heightened liability risk as SEC seeks to drop SPAC safe harbor

Projections to attract shareholders could trigger lawsuits as plaintiffs’ attorneys take advantage of what amounts to a shift in the burden of proof to operating companies.

By Robert Freedman • May 11, 2022

First group of midsize law firms recognized for their diversity efforts

The Mansfield Rule certification from Diversity Lab will give the firms access to large legal departments at client forums. 

By Lyle Moran • May 10, 2022

Preparing for wave of Covid-related wrongful death, personal injury lawsuits

The first such case, involving a woman who claims her husband died after she brought home the virus from on-site work during the lockdown, has been cleared to proceed to trial. 

By Robert Freedman • May 5, 2022

Companies urged to prioritize outside counsel progress, not quotas, on diversity efforts

Diversity Lab's CEO says legal departments participating in the Diversity Dividends Collective commit to giving more work to outside firms that perform well on key metrics. 

By Lyle Moran • May 3, 2022

In-house counsel are leveraging state trial court data to help them navigate through uncertain legal terrains

Lawyers in legal departments also use tools like Trellis to screen outside law firms and identify nuisance cases.

By Nicole Clark • April 28, 2022

New federal regulations drive notification complexity of cybersecurity incidents

Sector-specific cybersecurity rules and guidance from federal agencies complicate compliance when an incident occurs. 

By Gerry Stegmaier and Eric Manski • April 25, 2022

Corporate board members want say in GC hiring, but priorities often differ from CEOs

Board members look for general counsel with corporate governance and fiduciary competencies.

By Lyle Moran • April 25, 2022

War exclusion could sink your cyber insurance

General counsel should review the adequacy of their liability protection in the face of heightened risk from the Russian war in Ukraine, a specialist suggests.

By Robert Freedman • April 25, 2022

Mapping your strategy as states rethink federal income tax carve-out

Now that California is taking a broader view of PL 86-272, your company could be subject to state income tax for online sales that previously enjoyed an exemption.

By Robert Freedman • April 25, 2022

Despite DOJ's more rigid view of cooperation, GCs have path to achieve credit, attorney says

In-house counsel walk a finer line than they did a year ago between cooperating with a federal investigation and maintaining tactical flexibility. The key is getting in front of an issue quickly, says Robert McBride of Taft.

By Robert Freedman • April 25, 2022