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Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz

Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.

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September 01, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The Table in the Boardroom: Ways to Increase Diversity

When a candidate is asked to meet broad, unrealistic and unnecessary expectations, the pond shrinks to traditional profiles of older, white and male.

By Sarah Feingold

7 minute read

August 31, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

What Does the Zoom Boom Mean for E-Discovery?

An aspect of this shift to remote work that has been less discussed is the impact remote working has had on tools and methods of communication—and what that means for discovery of digital evidence.

By Catherine "Cat" A. Casey

10 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Why Having the Right Data at the Right Time Is Paramount to Corporate Legal's New Normal

Think about any given piece of data your organization has and ask yourself if you can say where it is located, who has access to it, how it is maintained and how it gets used. Many companies struggle to answer even those basic questions—much less whether the data is correct and complete.

By Chris Fritsch and Jonathan Reed

7 minute read

August 24, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Managing COVID-19 in the Hospitality Industry While Helping to End Systemic Police Brutality

In the episode, Ama Romaine, the GC of Motel 6, discusses what litigation and brand issues a hospitality company faces in the world of COVID-19 and how G6 Hospitality has navigated them.

By Amy Miller

1 minute read

August 19, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Automated Contract Markup: How Humans and Machines Can Work Together to Increase Efficiency

One way that organizations can encourage playbook adherence is through automated markup tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

By Dan Broderick

5 minute read

August 13, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Rid Your Company of the Words 'Stuck in Legal'

Bottomline Technologies general counsel Danielle Sheer provides three repeatable moves to enhance the reputation of the contracts team in organizations.

By Danielle Sheer

6 minute read

August 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

White House Uses IEEPA to Issue Strongest Anti-Dancing Orders Since 'Footloose'

The president's decision to pass these executive orders could have a serious impact economically as well as socially, write Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt of R. McConnell Group.

By Ryan McConnell, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

6 minute read

August 11, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

6 Steps to a Successful Libor Transition

While there is a lot of effort going into this essential contract review, now is the time to think about the end game: how will you take the contracts that you've entered into over many years and remediate them in just 18 months?

By Chris DeConti

6 minute read

August 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Succession Plan: Why Your Next CEO May Well Be Your GC

Managing risk is still critically important, but it is no longer enough. General counsel and their teams are expected to actively support their company's strategy.

By Deena Williamson

7 minute read

August 05, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Compliance Program Appears to Do Little to Avert TikTok Stop

The government's interest in TikTok seems to arise from some national security concern. From a compliance perspective, we could identify three obvious areas that overlap with this concern—privacy, trade controls, and trust and safety.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, Matthew Boyden and Eve Pferdehirt

8 minute read