David Jolly

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Evan Ochsner |Catalina Camia |David Jolly

For in-house legal ops pros trying to decide what tech to buy, there’s a checklist to review before spending company money. It’s a core job function for the professionals, many of whom essentially serve as their legal department’s chief operating officers. And trying to decide on a contract lifecycle management or e-discovery tool comes with higher stakes than buying a stapler or printer.

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jeff Harrington |David Jolly

Big retailers are shifting how they talk about diversity efforts in reports to shareholders, joining other companies in changing their goals to “inclusion and belonging” instead. Nordstrom Inc., Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Macy’s Inc. all removed some references to diversity, equity and inclusion from their 10-K annual reports on Friday.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | David Jolly

Walt Disney Co. shareholders are poised to vote on a proposal asking the entertainment giant to abandon the Human Rights Campaign rating that spotlights corporate LGBTQ practices. The investor proposal, which will be presented Thursday at Disney’s annual meeting by the National Center for Public Policy Research, said the company should follow the lead of Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Ford Motor Co., and Harley-Davidson Inc.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | David Jolly |Catalina Camia

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have companies scurrying to revise commercial contracts to mitigate the damage. Force majeure and change-of-law clauses are among the measures companies are employing to avoid bearing the full brunt of 25% increases in the price of goods crossing the Canadian or Mexican border into the US, as well as reciprocal tariffs going the other way—depending on how they’re written.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | David Jolly

On Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated one of the White House’s favorite talking points about President Donald Trump’s trade war. After reporters questioned Leavitt about his repeated promises on the campaign trail to lower taxes for everyday Americans, the press secretary said the president is “not implementing tax hikes.” She told reporters Trump’s tariffs were a “tax hike on foreign countries” and a “tax cut for the American people.” Republican Sen.