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June 18, 2013

Another SEC Whistleblower, More On the Way

The Securities and Exchange Commission just announced the issuance of the agency's second Dodd-Frank whistleblower award—serving as a reminder to in-house counsel to bolster their companies' own internal reporting programs

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Using Data to Fix Outside Counsel Budget Forecasts

The big question for law firms is how to forecast their prices with the precision required for clients' budgets. TyMetrix recently hosted a LegalVIEW Forum event in Washington, D.C., where corporate counsel and outside firms discussed billing challenges.

Alan L. Friel

Safeguarding Brand Reputation In Social Media

The tech-savvy marketing professionals that are entrusted to represent a brand on social media are often unaware of the complex legal overlay of the digital world and the potential pitfalls for their company?s failure to comply.

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Smartphone Overtime: The FLSA Knows No Bounds

The advent of remote connectivity through smartphones and virtual private networks has fundamentally changed the landscape of the American workplace and increased the potential wage-and-hour risks for employers.

Justices OK "Pay-for-Delay" Generic Pharma Deals

The U.S. Supreme Court gave something to both sides in a closely watched dispute over so-called "pay-for-delay" agreements between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers that put off the production of generics in return payments by brand-name patent holders.

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Discovery on Discovery Demands Cost-Shifting

In the rare cases where courts allow discovery on discovery (i.e., how the opponent preserved, collected, and produced responsive documents), it should be presumed that the requester pays for the responding party's costs to produce this information.

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The 'Patent Troll' Initiative [Video]

David Carstens of Carstens & Cahoon discusses some implications of President Obama's new initiative on "patent trolls."

Craig A. Newman

Corporate Cyberattacks Come Out of the Shadows

Since the dawn of cybercrime, public companies have largely operated under the notion that, while they have a responsibility to guard their data, they have little duty to report attacks to investors and regulators. That is all about to change.

Minority-Owned Firm Makes Microsoft's Premier List

Microsoft has updated its Premier Provider Program slate of preferred outside counsel, and Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan, one of the largest minority-owned firms in the U.S., has been included in the biennial list of 12 go-to firms.

Five Costly Mistakes to Avoid With Obamacare

Organizations large and small are quickly running out of time to ensure that they are compliant with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010.

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