Corporate Counsel - Page 33
Harassment reports on the rise
Reports of Harassment continue to increase in wake of #MeToo, according to NAVEX Global's 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.
Data breach needs multi-faceted approach
IT leaders and employees differ on data ethics, ownership and root causes of insider breaches.
Luxury lawyers award night
Luxury awards showcased importance of IP protection issues and innovation at the annual Luxury Law Awards ceremony last night.
Around the house
This week sees National Enquirer owner hiring a former SEC Lawyer as its general counsel, while alcohol e-commerce site appoints a former state authority counsel.
Shareholders being 'silenced' on environment
Environmental NGO say SEC is silencing shareholders and is allowing Wells Fargo and Goldman to evade responsibility for climate impacts.
In house leaders write to their law firms
European in-house leaders from major corporates pen letter urging law firms to improve diversity efforts, follows on from US january letter.
Whistleblowing general counsel gets $1.87 million payday
The former general counsel of the Houston Housing Authority has been awarded $1.87 million in a whistleblower suit.
Around the house
Two high-powered women take top public sector posts in Uganda and Europe, while two law firms poach general counsel from MacDonalds, General Electric and Goldman Sachs.
Risk, budget and skills gap worry for general counsel
Research finds risk landscape 'significantly' more complex, with budget and skills gap concerns and corporates unprepared for cyber risks.
Asia patent applications reveal innovation shift
WIPO reveals innovators file record number of international patent applications, with Asia leading the way in West to East innovation shift.
Facebook reforming ad targeting rules
Historic civil rights settlement reached with Facebook following anti-discrimination legal actions, as tech giant 'takes concerns seriously.'
China promises companies 'we will keep your secrets'
China's promise strengthens lukewarm drafting with a new foreign investment law due to be passed later this week.
Tech giants need more competition
Independent panel of experts calls for UK competition rules to be updated for the digital age.
Around the house
Among this week's new appointments, general counsel books herself the prize legal seat at Ticketmaster.
Corporate counsel candidates in law society election diversity drive
In-house counsel seek influential role in Ontario's law society decision-making body and bring more diversity perspectives to the election.
Over one-third of in-house legal turn to AI contracts
New legal industry study reveals state of Artificial Intelligence in contract analytics and data extraction, assesses legal department approaches.
UK government to get tough on company NDAs
Rules around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses are set to be tightened under new UK legal proposals.
Around the house
EPA general counsel Obama-appointee joins Patagonia to pioneer new role of 'dedicated environmental advocate,' while another US agency loses its general counsel rather suddenly.
What's sauce for the Canada goose….
Woeful tale of two companies as Justin Trudeau faces calls to resign over SNC-Lavalin corruption and angers China over Huawei, but at least makes US happy.
PepsiCo launches legal internship program in Oz
PepsiCo is aiming to promote diversity in the legal profession through the development of a bespoke legal internship program.
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