Spotlight Series Tilleke & Gibbins: Spotlight on Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins discuss Vietnam's commitment to modernisation, local restructurings, and the growing impact of external uncertainty Community Gibson Dunn expands London exec comp practice with Eversheds lateral Richard Surtees to bolster US firm’s ability advise on increasingly complex incentive arrangements Community Davis Wright Tremaine hires veteran litigator from Littler Derek Bishop brings first-chair and class action experience to Seattle office Industrial action Hyundai workers strike after talks collapse over pay and factory robots South Korean union calls for changes to wages, bonuses, retirement age, and demands consultation on humanoid robots Trade Secrets Apple accuses OpenAI of orchestrating a “pattern of theft” of trade secrets Lawsuit claims former employees bypassed security procedures, took confidential product information, and helped poach talent as part of AI firm’s ambitions Artificial Intelligence Morgan Lewis: The new front line of employment risk is data governance As technology reshapes HR decision-making, workforce data governance is emerging as a key determinant of legal compliance, organisational trust, and business resilience Restructuring Indian tech firm abolishes job titles in AI-inspired restructure Used-car sales platform Cars24 adopts “Flatland” org chart to embrace new technology NDAs Should NDA protections extend beyond employees – and who should pay? The next phase of Labour’s workplace reforms could reshape settlement agreements, legal advice requirements, and rights for the self-employed Disputes Former Bungie director settles lawsuit against Sony over dismissal Christopher Barrett claimed PlayStation manufacturer used misconduct investigation as a pretext to withhold bonus payments worth millions of dollars Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Global Employment Summit will take place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, New York.The full-day event will bring together leading in-house counsel, HR and ER professionals, and private practitioners from across the world to take a deep dive into the key issues impacting the management of global workforces from the vantage point of US-headquartered multinationals. Research IEL Monitor IEL Monitor is a forward-looking, fully searchable database of upcoming and prospective employment and labour legislation from around the world, designed to alert in-house teams of new laws and regulations, and support timely compliance. Private Practice Leaders Neurodiversity is a defining workplace issue that’s here to stay Private Practice Leaders Building a mothership platform, one location at a time Private Practice Leaders “Evolution, not revolution”: Susannah Kintish takes the helm at Mishcon de Reya