"If you poke your head up on an issue like this, you risk becoming an enforcement target."

One law professor says Elon Musk is "acting in bad faith." Another says he's "bullying" Twitter. Regardless, the social media company may feel forced to return to the bargaining table to set a new price.

"If it's an 8-to-5 job, what are they supposed to do if someone's at the door, or there's a delivery person, or a kid, or some other issue that they need to deal with?" said David Barron, a Cozen O'Connor member.

"Are we going to see a recurrence of this gender divide that we saw with flex-time and part-time—that more men are in the office and that women, and especially women with children, are opting to work remotely?"

Attorneys are arguing that data service providers—entities that help businesses process consumers' personal data—should be held liable for data breaches under the CCPA.

"We're trying to read the tea leaves of what the Russian government is most concerned about when they have threatened foreign companies that have halted operations or pulled out of Russia," said Thad McBride, a partner with Bass, Berry & Sims.