Jonah Paransky, executive vice president of Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, discusses the ways that the role of general counsel has evolved in recent years to accommodate the growing emphasis on legal ops, and how new technology can help legal departments maximize their impact while minimizing costs.
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Aaron Pierce of LexisNexis talks about the many benefits of legal management solutions like CounselLink, from tracking legal spend to improving communication with outside vendors and creating stronger relationships.
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In April 2018, at a Philadelphia Starbucks, police arrested two men of color waiting for a third participant before beginning a business meeting. A Starbucks employee contacted police after concluding that the men had not purchased anything. Another patron captured the arrest on video and posted it on Twitter where it soon received more than 200,000 likes. Although it is unknown whether the men initiated any subsequent court action, they eventually settled with Starbucks (for an undetermined amount) and the city of Philadelphia (for $1 each and the promise of a $200,000 investment in a program for entrepreneurs).
To placate protesters and tamp down the backlash, Starbucks closed more than 8,000 locations one May afternoon for diversity training. Currently, the company is facing a race discrimination lawsuit filed by a Caucasian regional manager who claims she was terminated after refusing to discipline another Caucasian employee accused of discrimination in the aftermath of the event.
Several months later, in December,
Why alternative dispute resolution’s long history of effectively resolving business disputes may be ideal for the needs of technology companies.
Highlights from our recent webinar with members of FTI Consulting and Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
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Bill Piwonka, chief marketing officer of Exterro, discusses the way the role of chief legal officer has expanded in recent years, as well as what organizations can do internally to stay ahead of changing regulations around data privacy and cybersecurity.
Hybrid e-discovery gives corporations more flexibility when it comes to managing complex data and mitigating risk.
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Jonathan Hurwitz, managing consultant at iDiscovery Solutions, talks about how structured data analysis is revolutionizing the process of discovery – even in cases where the client doesn’t realize how valuable it will be.
Bethany Lukitsch of McGuireWoods runs down what the new regulations mean for companies based in California and beyond.
CCBJ: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect January 1, placing new data protection and user requirements on businesses that collect or sell consumers’ personal information. What do the new regulations mean for companies doing business in California?
Bethany Gayle Lukitsch: It’s important to keep in mind that this statute doesn’t just affect companies that are physically present in California but a much broader, more universal group of companies. In fact, any company that touches or does business with a California consumer is likely going to be covered by the act. The act has broad definitions and will have significant impact on the way companies in the United States and even foreign companies do business with California residents. If companies haven’t started to pay attention to the CCPA and what it means for their business, they need to immediately turn their attention and do so.
Remarks as recent as late September from the California attorney general’s office suggest they are ramping up their enforcement team. While they are not able bring enforcement actions until summer of next year, they have said
Jones Day partners look at the questions that have arisen surrounding IP protections for technologies invented by artificial intelligence.