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California’s Game-Changing Data Privacy Law

Orrick – Game-changing Calif. Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 puts statutory breach damages on the table The recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a game-changer in a number of respects.  The Act imports European GDPR-style rights around data ownership, transparency, and control.  It also contains features that are new to the American privacy landscape, including

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Does Australia’s PM Change Signal Better Time for Australian Women Lawyers?

With the reins of Australian Prime Minister being taken over, legal professionals will be among those feeling the impact, including women lawyers in the Australian profession who are hoping for better times ahead in terms of gender equality issues. After days of speculation and political upheaval, it was confirmed this week that current federal treasurer

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Trump Administration’s Long Losing Streak in Undermining Obama’s Environmental Legacy

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Davis Wright Tremain – On August 17, the day after a federal judge in South Carolina invalidated the Trump administration’s suspension of the rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act, a panel on the D.C. Circuit invalidated an effort by the administration to extend by 20 months the effective

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The Budding Legal Soprano Star & Her Supreme Court Fan: From The Bledisloe to The Guildhall

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Simpson Grierson lawyer Leila Alexander is preparing for a major career move – from Shortland Street to London’s Guildhall where the budding soprano plans a career as a lead soprano. And her early fund-raising efforts, including a GiveaLittle page and a concert at Wellington’s Premier House garnered growing support, including from Supreme Court Justice Mark

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Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Over Unconcealed Income & Campaign Finance Violations

The US Attorney For the Southern District of New York has issued a press release related to guilty pleas from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for the concealment of more than $4 million in unreported income and for campaign finance violations.  But the builty pleas could indicate a whole slew of trouble for the President’s

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A Top Female Litigator’s Take On What Women Need to Do (And Not Do) To Succeed In Court

Claudia Rollo A recent article in the ABA Journal on being a successful female lawyer in the courtroom, demonstrated that there are certain preconceived notions about women litigators that can be rejected. Written by Cris Arguedas the article challenges the notion that women cannot be as effective as men in court. The article came in

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Former EEOC Senior Counsel Joins Littler in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 20, 2018) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that James A. Paretti, Jr. has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office. Previously, Paretti was the Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to Acting Chair Victoria A. Lipnic at

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