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Alphabet case echoes 50 years of antitrust overreach. New technologies, not antitrust actions, have tended to humble tech giants of the past. There ’s no reason to believe that won’t be the case today as regulators target a new set of successful companies. Emerging Issues.
Contract Law News & Analysis - Legal Dive
Oct 28, 2024 — Parties can contract around transfer of attorney-client privilege. The default in Delaware is for privilege to transfer to the surviving company post-merger but parties can agree to keep it within the target company, the state’s Superior Court …
Merger guidelines will likely go away under Trump | Legal Dive
Nov 7, 2024 — One of the first things to go away will likely be the Biden administration’s 2023 merger guidelines.The guidelines are “very hostile to mergers and acquisitions,” Jon Dubrow of McDermott Will & Emery said in a Reuters report.. That view is shared by at least one of the Republican-appointed commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, Melissa Holyoak, who voted to approve the guidelines ...
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Jul 11, 2024 — 6 in-house legal trends to watch in 2024. AI, labor, antitrust, bankruptcies, women GCs and cross-collaboration are among the headlines in-house counsel can expect this year. Lyle Moran and Robert Freedman • Jan. 9, 2024.
GAAP is letting companies get away with anticompetitive mergers ...
3 days ago — The researchers think companies are closing hundreds of deals a year without reporting them. “If regulators required firms to include intangible capital … we estimate that the number of reported deals would rise by about 263 annually,” say the researchers, using 2001-2019 data. Had those additional 263 deals been included in 2019, for ...
Opinion - Legal Dive
Nov 5, 2024 — Let’s avoid legal patchwork for credit card surcharging. “All parties in the payments ecosystem would benefit greatly from state laws that provide clarity and consistency between jurisdictions,” write two legal professionals. Jonathan Razi and Keturah Taylor • May 23, 2024.
Supreme Court poised to weigh in on legal test for FLSA exemptions
Nov 5, 2024 — The U.S. Supreme Court took up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, on Nov. 5 to clarify a circuit split regarding the standard of proof that employers must meet to show that employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA requires most U.S. employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked ...
Legal Technology News & Analysis - Legal Dive
Oct 24, 2024 — Legal AI sees wide adoption but most teams unprepared for talent impact: survey. In-house counsel expect process efficiencies and cost savings but a majority say their companies aren’t ready for the change effects, ACC survey finds. By Justin Bachman • Oct. 7, 2024.
How to stretch your legal team’s budget | Legal Dive
Oct 8, 2024 — Set expectations. If the budget means annual raises are likely to be flat, and bonuses nil or modest, it’s wise to align the team with the company’s broader performance. Employees will want to know why compensation has been affected, and managers should be ready to explain the financial drivers. “Is this a bad quarter, or are we in a ...
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Oct 9, 2024 — In-house legal conferences for the second half of 2024. Legal Dive’s list of conferences can help corporate counsel learn where to go for the latest on technology, operations and the law. By Robert Freedman • June 4, 2024. More stories. The latest legal operations news and analysis for in-house counsel.