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Legal Operations
Creating Value for People to Return to Workforce and For Employers At The Same Time
Ken Yerkes, partner, Barnes & Thornburg, discusses how traditional labor law viewpoints have morphed with the downturn of unions and the effect of COVID-19.
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Data Collection Meets Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
With a focus on increasing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) impact, Barnes & Thornburg felt it was important to begin collecting data on DEI efforts and client needs more efficiently. The firm created the position of DEI analyst and hired Marci Hunter, an experienced quality assurance professional and DEI supporter, for the role. Here, she expresses the importance of DEI data analysis.
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Anti-Corruption | Cybersecurity
Anti-Corruption as a Key U.S. National Security Issue
Meena Sinfelt and Katie Matsoukas of Barnes & Thornburg’s White Collar, Compliance and Investigations team discuss President Biden’s recent Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest, and how they’re advising their clients regarding this and related issues around compliance, whistleblowing and cybersecurity.
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Transactional Document Drafting Receives a Tech Upgrade
Brendan Miller, legal operations advisor for practice innovation, and Troy Zander and Jordan Carr, partners with Barnes & Thornburg, discuss the typical process of drafting transactional documents and how new software tools can provide more predictability, greater efficiency, and other benefits – for clients and lawyers alike.
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McAfee Cryptocurrency Team Members Indicted for Pump and Dump Schemes
Joshua Franklin, associate with Barnes & Thornburg, details the unsealed indictment charging of John McAfee, founder of McAfee antivirus software company, regarding wire fraud and money laundering with his cryptocurrency team advisor, Jimmy Watson.
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DOJ’s Fraud Section Posts Opening for Full-Time CARES Act Prosecutor
Barnes & Thornburg partner, Anthony Burba, describes the DOJ’s continuous prosecution of fraud as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and the CARES Act.
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Patent | Regulatory & Compliance
New Praise, and Pressure, For the Pharma Industry
Amy Fix, partner at Barnes & Thornburg, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pharmaceutical industry, including the ways that health and safety protocols have affected the R&D process, the pandemic’s impact on the patent and regulatory landscapes, and what the future of the industry may look like.
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