Whiplash for In-House Counsel: Regulatory Uncertainty Surges as Legal Teams Face Growing Challenges

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The Shift: Whiplash for In-House Counsel: Regulatory Uncertainty Surges as Legal Teams Face Growing Challenges

New headlines emerge daily with potential regulatory ramifications for companies and their legal teams. Needless to say, this relentless wave of unpredictability is making Legal’s goal of horizon scanning and mitigating risk increasingly difficult. Compounding the challenge is that traditional—and lawful—avenues for contesting proposed or evolving regulations are being dismantled.