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If you really want to get serious about better managing these risks, find a way to work with your leadership to implement a systematic approach to measure the effectiveness of the systems you and your organization are counting on to stay out of trouble.

Philosophers find lawyers very frustrating. Coming up with alternative endings is not permitted in Trolley Problems, but it is instructive. It shows how difficult the underlying dilemma really is.

This article will provide a simple overview of the main aspects of the GDPR, which is a substantial and complicated document (204 pages, 135 recitals, and 91 articles), and will focus on the practical aspects of compliance with it.

The lack of consistent international norms, and the presence of distinct legal requirements for maintaining and reporting intellectual property in different countries, continues to challenge global counsel. This requires a skilled set of hands in ensuring that country-by-country legal requirements are met, while developing and implementing a highly efficient overall global portfolio strategy.

This article addresses recent developments in patent law that provide patent litigation defendants with powerful new defenses against patent infringement lawsuits.

There is no magic formula or one-size-fits-all approach for an indemnification clause addressing the multiple supplier scenario. Rather, a party should carefully consider what language has been proposed on the other side of the negotiating table, its own negotiation strategy and leverage, its risks, and the technology.

This article will explain the history of TAR usage, the technical aspects of the most popular TAR algorithms, and the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of TAR algorithms.

The Baker & McKenzie roundtable is the starting point of this article. It builds on the discussion in that crowded conference room, draws on first-hand experience from the sanctions department of the French Data Protection Authority — as well as insider interviews — looks at technology challenges, and provides a personal glimpse into the workings of how one multinational organization, General Electric, prepares for dawn raids and adapts to data privacy risks. It’s a brave new world indeed.

By examining what the fantasy sports industry has done well and what it might have handled differently, we also extrapolate to provide valuable lessons in-house counsel from diverse industries can learn from the fantasy sports meltdown including lessons related to conventional promotions, lobbying, consumer protection expectations, and the use of intellectual property.

Of course, as all in-house lawyers know, what makes for sound legal policy may not find a receptive audience with management, who often view compliance as a hindrance to operations. But the implementation of the new laws may provide a good opportunity not just for legal teams to take stock of their trade secret programs, but to push for the changes needed to ensure that businesses are protected.