Editor's Desk

In this issue of Today’s General Counsel, Matthew C. Welnicki and Michael P. Dickman discuss some issues that can arise in the context of virtual legal relationships. For example, a greater likelihood that expectations and understandings will differ. The authors suggest having occasional real world meetings to clarify the terms of engagement. There is also the question of secure communications, because the metaverse is just as leaky and prone to hacks as the other-verse. Worst case, the attorney-client privilege can be jeopardized.

In her column, Andrea Bricca advises in-house attorneys looking to move up to GC or CEO to forge a solid relationship with the legal operations function at their company, and in a must-read for many law departments, Michael Littenberg and Marc Rotter’s discuss what they say is arguably “the most significant expansion of the SEC’s disclosure and compliance regime for reporting companies in decades.” Peter Halprin and Tae Andrews provide an overview of disputes about whether general liability insurance covers penalties imposed because of biometric privacy violations, and Steve Shropshire suggests getting ahead of inevitable rulemaking about corporate water footprints. This issue also includes several articles that deal with a subject of increasing interest to in-house legal departments: managing contracts and how to mine the data they contain.

We are heartened by the significant growth of Today's General Counsel in recent years. We have more readers than ever and greater audience engagement with our newsletters, emails, and webinars. Our growth has pushed us to create more publishing vehicles to keep up with demand: Today's Risk Manager; Today's Legal Ops; and soon Today's Managing Partner and Today's Association Executive. These will share the same editorial focus of exposing to a best-in-class audience of highly engaged readers the best practices in the field they serve. They also will share a parent publishing entity called Today's Business Leader. Under this umbrella, we hope to continue to provide the kind of counsel professionals rely on to improve the organizations they serve. Thank you for being fellow passengers on this journey.

Bob Nienhouse, Editor-In-Chief, bnienhouse@TodaysGC.com