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Mexico’s New Privacy Notice Guidelines Require Immediate Action

By Javiera Medina Reza and Eduardo Osornio Garcia - Littler Mendelson, P.C.

A review of Mexico's new privacy notice guidelines, which impose extensive requirements for furnishing adequate data privacy notices and obtaining consent before personal data is collected directly from a person or electronically via “cookies,” “web beacons” or other automated means.

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The Hollow Promise? Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Policies

By Richard F. Ober Jr.; Ian Ayres

Although many companies today have adopted sexual orientation nondiscrimination policies, in court they have proven surprisingly hard to enforce. This is a lose-lose situation for both the employee and the company. As in-house counsel, you can help everyone do better. Learn how to rewrite your company's policy and, better yet, adopt an anti-discrimination certification mark. These changes will enhance the corporate image and even limit liability in the process.

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Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner

By Joshua L. Dratel - Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel, P.C.; Robert N. Weiner - Arnold & Porter LLP; Eric L. Dobberteen - Arnold & Porter LLP; Christopher S. Rhee - Arnold & Porter LLP; G. Warren Bleeker - Arnold & Porter LLP; Melanie Hanson Sartoris - Arnold & Porter LLP; and Courtney Stuart-Alban - Arnold & Porter LLP

This brief focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship
of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.

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Assess Risk with Technology-driven Micro-investigations

By Mark Harrington and Lon Troyer

Despite the steady transition from paper to electronic-based media over the past two decades, many company records programs are still largely paper-centric. With new compliance challenges on the horizon, these programs require an upgrade.