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Over the past 12 months, in-house counsel have likely read about their contemporaries:
There were other in-house counsel indicted on weapons charges, conspiracy and obstruction of justice; sentenced to prison for obstructing proceedings before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); used as scapegoats by senior executives; suspended from employment due to ethical violations; and disbarred and imprisoned for conspiracy and money laundering. Many in-house attorneys continued to endure the fallout from the financial crisis and stock option backdating cases.
As in-house counsel continue to juggle their roles between corporate gatekeepers and confidants, they face a host of emerging risks. The passage of new statutes, creation and rejuvenation of regulatory bodies, and the revitalization of existing laws all pose new potential liabilities around compliance and due diligence. Examples include:
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