Rebekah Mintzer
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New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Rebekah:
Legal Chiefs' Total Compensation Up Four Percent From Last Year, Report Says
Strategic tools and news that general counsel need to better manage their legal departments and fully understand the business risks companies face today. → Read More
To Get Ahead as GC, Get Savvy About the Business
General counsel already have plenty to do—running a legal department is no easy task—but it appears the C-suite is expecting them to get even busier by contributing to business strategy and other company goals. → Read More
Grading Legal on Operational Excellence
HBR Consulting knows the difficulty legal departments have evaluating their processes. At CLOC, group leaders will try to help operations professionals make the grade. → Read More
General Counsel March Moves Roundup
This month has brought some major personnel changes at the top of companies’ legal departments. → Read More
5 Trump Administration Labor Moves You May Have Missed
The first week of President Donald Trump's administration brought many developments in the labor and employment space, as the new president proposed nominees to head federal agencies and weighed the future of Obama-era policy initiatives. → Read More
SEC's Yahoo Probe Could Set a Precedent, Defense Lawyers Say
While the SEC reportedly investigates whether Yahoo Inc. should have disclosed two massive data breaches to investors earlier, corporate defense attorneys who are not involved with the matter say any charges would mark the first SEC case involving failure to disclose a data breach to shareholders. → Read More
Katten's Lance Zinman on High-Speed Trading
High-speed algorithmic trading allows for massive numbers of transactions to occur at warp speed, using powerful computer programs that gather and analyze information much faster than human traders. → Read More
What labor lawyers want to know about Andrew Puzder
DOL nominee Andrew Puzder is opposed by many who content his confirmation as head of Labor would imperil regulations that are meant to protect workers. Here's what employment lawyers want to know. → Read More
What Labor Lawyers Want to Know About Andrew Puzder
As the vetting process continues, employment lawyers on the labor and management sides are sharing their own observations about what Puzder should disclose to show he is fit, and without conflict, to serve as secretary of the Labor Department. → Read More
Arbitrations in 2016: Faster, But Are They Fair?
In some of the most consequential court cases for in-house lawyers of 2016, judges ruled that these contracts, which once seemed like a safe bet to manage employment cases individually and without litigation, may no longer be viable. → Read More
The EEOC's Big Year—By the Numbers
During the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's last full year of work under President Barack Obama, the agency was busy issuing new guidance and bringing enforcement actions. → Read More
Texas AFL-CIO, to defend Obama's overtime-pay rule, wants to be sued
Attorneys for the AFL-CIO filed a rare motion to intervene in the DOL overtime rule case, fearing that Trump's DOJ and Labor picks won't defend new regulations. → Read More
Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief
Puzder, who would replace Secretary Thomas Perez, began his career as general counsel at Fidelity National Financial Inc., according to his LinkedIn bio, before becoming the personal attorney of Carl’s Jr. founder Carl Karcher. → Read More
5 Employment Visa Issues to Watch In a Trump Presidency
Trump could have a big impact on businesses accustomed to being able to hire foreign talent to fill jobs, especially in sectors such as technology and engineering. → Read More
Fast-food CEO and regulation foe Andrew Puzder is DOL nominee
Word of Trump’s expected pick brought praise from attorneys who represent employer interests, while labor advocates and some Democrats condemned the choice of DOL head. → Read More
Trump Pick for DOL Chief Said to Be Andrew Puzder
The fast-food CEO is a sharp critic of Obama’s regulations and could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages. → Read More
Uber Taps Cuatrecasas for Landmark EU Regulatory Case
This is not the first time Uber has battled European regulators. → Read More
Five Labor and Employment Rollbacks That May Happen Under Trump
Here are five initiatives that labor and employment counsel said could be at risk come January 2017. → Read More
Outgoing SEC Chief Warns that Weakening Securities Rules Would be 'Serious Mistake'
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White, who announced she will resign at the end of President Barack Obama’s second term, warned in a speech the agency must not retreat from tougher regulation and enforcement. → Read More
Trump's Picks for Labor Board Could Raise Conflicts Issues
President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January with the unusual situation of owning or co-owning companies that are involved in disputes with federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board, including at least two open matters at the board. → Read More