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Suing your Regulators: A Case Study from a General Counsel’s Perspective
On February 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Circuit Court) reversed a decision by the District Court and ruled in favor...Read more
Elliot Ganz
General Counsel, The Loan Syndications and Trading Association Inc, USA
The Resale Price Maintenance (and Minimum Advertised Price) Conundrum Post-Leegin: State and Federal Law at a Crossroads
As one of the counsel for Respondent in the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Company v. Spray-Rite Service Corporation decision, it has been difficult since 2007 to acknowledge that vertical...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
That’s Not the Way We Do It Here: Reconciling Sandbagging Provisions for Multinational Buyers
Although any number of provisions in an M&A purchase agreement can, and are, negotiated with a wide range of individual outcomes, there is often an overarching set of market norms...Read more
Scott Macbeth
Senior Legal Counsel, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., USA
Creating Efficiencies in Drug Discovery and Development Using Artificial Intelligence
The recent growth of machine learning applications using artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from drug discovery to improvements in patient care, has coincided with increased investments from pharmaceutical and technology companies....Read more
Priya Mannan
Associate General Counsel, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, USA
The Boundaries of Internal Corporate Investigations Relative
to Employee Privacy Rights; A Case Study
Corporate internal investigations often involve the complex yet delicate balance between employer and employee rights. An already complicated situation is additionally challenged by a veritable Pandora’s Box of difficult employment...Read more
Chaim Levin
Chief Legal Officer, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, USA
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transactions: Thoughts and a Few Tips
Predictive algorithms and computers independently generating output are not new. Some of us remember Deep Blue beating Gary Kasparov. Well, that was in 1997, and there are many antecedents to...Read more
Tanguy de Carbonnieres
Deputy General Counsel, Fannie Mae, USA
Christine Reddy
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Deputy Corporate Secretary, Federal National Mortgage Association, USA
Details Matter: Mitigating M&A Post-Closing Purchase Price Disputes
A post-closing purchase price dispute is never a pleasant experience. I would venture a guess that no one reading this would willingly be involved in a dispute at all, much...Read more
Jerry Hansen
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, USA
Assessing the Risk and Impact of Climate, and Social and Human Capital on a Corporation: An In-house Counsel’s Perspective
With the exception of the few skeptics, climate change has been acknowledged worldwide, and climate change is impacting our environment globally. Companies, and the things we produce, and the way...Read more
Mary Kennard
Vice President & General Counsel (retired), American University, USA
Evolution of Agile Lawyering In-House Counsel as a Strategic Asset
In-house counsel faces a new reality and challenge. The world and business have gone from analog to digital. Innovation, speed, digital technology and the internet have transformed how to manage...Read more
Michael Grazio
Assistant General Counsel, Products and Innovation, Mastercard, USA
Jonathan Anastasia
Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions, Mastercard, USA
Paul Petta
Chief Franchise Officer, Mastercard, USA
Navigating the Brave New World of International Trade Agreements
The world seems to be getting smaller every day. Technology has improved the speed of business travel and all forms of commercial communication to the point where the global market...Read more
Bruce Fox
Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The Main Street America Group, USA