Opinion

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  Technology: Corporate governance meets information governance

  By John D. Martin, Renee S. Dankner  |  May 17, 2013

  The following are some questions and tips to help navigate the intersection of corporate governance and information governance in the electronic age.

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  Legal privilege and the challenge of technology

  By Anne-Laure Broeks  |  May 16, 2013

  There was a time when maintaining legal privilege in attorney-client communications was somewhat easy: communications were either oral or written by exchanging letters directed to a specific recipient at a physical address.

• Women in the C-Suite

  By Mike Evers  |  May 13, 2013

  A general business publication named Crain’s ran an article recently about the very small percentage of women holding CEO, CFO and lead business development titles.

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  Labor: The Genesis Healthcare decision and its impact on FLSA collective actions

  By William J. Tarnow, Judith Kong  |  May 13, 2013

  Wage-and-hour collective action lawsuits brought by current or former employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have become a source of massive concern for employers over the last several years, and with good reason.

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  Practical guidance for in-house pro bono programs

  By Allegra Rich  |  May 10, 2013

  Launching or refreshing your legal department’s pro bono program can seem like a daunting task, but with just a few steps you can set up your department to have a successful pro bono program and your attorneys to have a positive pro bono experience.

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  IP: Supreme Court hears oral argument on whether isolated DNA is a product of nature

  By Katherine Neville  |  May 7, 2013

  On April 15, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the highly anticipated Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics case.

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  Labor: Handling requests for information in collective bargaining

  By Ruthie Goodboe  |  May 6, 2013

  Perhaps as a result of recent National Labor Relations Board decisions, requests for information are being employed in a more aggressive, and more importantly, more tactical way.

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  Technology for minding your compliance Ps and Qs: Spotlight on the FCPA

  By Marie-Charlotte Patterson  |  May 2, 2013

  While many organizations are reconsidering how they manage their FCPA programs and employ technology, most are still unclear how best to proceed.

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  4 best practices to protect your company from discount and warranty fraud

  By Richard Nelson, Erica Brand Portnoy  |  May 1, 2013

  Complex and sophisticated fraud schemes aimed at discount sales programs and warranty replacement programs are on the rise.

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  Mixed-motive retaliation claims at issue as Supreme Court term hits homestretch

  By Miriam Nemetz  |  April 30, 2013

  The Supreme Court is considering whether “mixed-motive” retaliation claims are permissible under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.