December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Ex-Red Robin CLO Joins Norton Rose Fulbright After Helping Sell Latest Employer for $4.9 BillionMichael Kaplan "possesses robust general counsel experience and deep knowledge of the consumer markets industry," Norton Rose Fulbright Global Managing Partner Jeff Cody said.
By James Palmer
2 minute read
December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Will Khan Resign? FTC Chair Isn't Saying Whether She'll Stick Around After Giving Up Gavel“Some of the more politicized cases might end up in ties, and you can’t enforce without a majority,” said Gerald Stein, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine.
By James Palmer
4 minute read
December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
$25M Grubhub Settlement Sheds Light on How Other Gig Economy Firms Can Avoid Regulatory Trouble“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
By James Palmer and Greg Andrews
8 minute read
December 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Newly Public Biotech Startup Hires Life Sciences Veteran as GCUpstream Bio has a drug in clinical trials that aims to reduce inflammation caused by severe asthma.
By James Palmer
3 minute read
December 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Trump Mulls Big Changes to Banking Regulation, Unsettling the Industry“The FDIC is the glue that holds the whole banking industry together. Getting rid of it is a very bad idea," said Bill Isaac, who was FDIC chair from 1981 and 1985.
By James Palmer
5 minute read
December 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Step 1 for Successful Negotiators: Believe in Yourself“We all negotiate every day, whether it’s with ourselves, with our families, friends and colleagues,” said Damali Peterman, an attorney and arbitrator at JAMS.
By James Palmer
3 minute read
December 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
As AI-Generated Fraud Rises, Financial Companies Face a Long Cybersecurity BattleThe use of generative AI to create highly realistic synthetic video, audio, photos or text to circumvent security measures installed by financial services is on the rise and threatens to cost companies billions of dollars, according to an alert recently issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
By James Palmer
5 minute read
December 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
SoundCloud GC Takes Legal Reins of Condé Nast at Tumultuous TimeAntonious Porch joins the magazine giant after helping guide the music-recognition app Shazam to a $400 million sale and helping the music-sharing platform SoundCloud turn profitable.
By James Palmer
3 minute read
December 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Visa CLO-Turned-Vice Chair Seeing Payoff From Expanded RoleKelly Mahon Tullier is among a legion of U.S. executives in recent years who have used their legal chief posts as a springboard to broader roles.
By James Palmer
3 minute read
December 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
After Fining Investment Firms Billions for Lost Text Messages, Regulators Turn Scrutiny to Audio Recordings"Audio continues to be an important form of communications, and you have retain and preserve those communications," said James Sherer, a partner at BakerHostetler.
By James Palmer
4 minute read
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