Ben W Heineman Jr

March 05, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Jack Welch, GE's legendary CEO, died last weekend. Lengthy obits about his business career followed. But few know of the vital role Jack played in the inside counsel revolution.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

6 minute read

October 17, 2016 | National Law Journal

OPINION: An ex-General Electric GC says an investigation should assess the accountability of management.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

11 minute read

October 12, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Once again, there was a significant failure in corporate culture. What was the legal department doing when false accounts were created?

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

11 minute read

April 27, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

An exclusive preview of "The Inside Counsel Revolution: Resolving the Partner-Guardian Tension," the new book from Ben W. Heineman Jr., GE's former top lawyer.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

26 minute read

April 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Five things to know about legal spending. (Hint: Your goals aren't their goals.)

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

22 minute read

July 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The role of General Motors Co. general counsel Michael Millikin in the ignition-switch events should be a subject of intense interest and close scrutiny for lawyers working in, or for, complex corporations.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

3 minute read

June 06, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

What is strikingly missing from the report by Anton Valukasis the failure of General Motors Co. leaders to create a safety culture that would have immediately surfaced and addressed the ignition-switch issue.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

7 minute read

April 23, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Corporations should go far beyond the frameworks in Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley in designing clawback and holdback policies.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

7 minute read

April 21, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Corporations should go far beyond the frameworks in Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley in designing compensation clawback and holdback policies.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

8 minute read

September 11, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

In response to a recent CorpCounsel.com article, former General Electric Company senior vice president-general counsel Ben Heineman Jr. says that having the GC on the board of directors creates insoluble conflicts of interest.

By Ben W. Heineman Jr. 

4 minute read