Caroline Spiezio

May 15, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Senior in-house counsel from Oracle, Gap and Westpac described their legal ops implementation and the values their operations teams have brought in-house.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 14, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium will begin beta testing membership for outside counsel in "a couple months," president Mary O'Carroll said at the group's institute Tuesday.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 14, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Longtime Dow Chemical chief compliance officer Kara Gordon leaped to Baker Hughes last week, replacing the oil and gas company's retiring CCO. Gordon said Baker Hughes has the "Cadillac of compliance programs" that she'll work to enhance.

By Caroline Spiezio

2 minute read

May 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Uber is setting aside at least $146 million to pay drivers over misclassification concerns. The ride-hailing company announced it reached agreements with thousands of drivers the day before its planned IPO.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 09, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Uber is setting aside at least $146 million to pay drivers over misclassification concerns. The ride-hailing company announced it reached agreements with thousands of drivers the day before its planned IPO.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike for better pay and benefits Wednesday. Drivers' classification as independent contractors versus employees could impact what happens next.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Federal Trade Commission officials told Congress members that executives could face individual fines for their companies' privacy violations to address concerns that massive fines are a drop in the bucket for larger corporations.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Guaranteed Rate general counsel Neil Hayes was on the starting bench when his company needed legal help renaming the White Sox stadium in 2016. Here's a behind the batting cage look at legal's role in purchasing a baseball field's naming rights, and the negotiations that follow.

By Caroline Spiezio

5 minute read

May 07, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Privacy counsel and chief privacy officers are getting paid more, with salaries highest in the U.S. That could be driven by changing domestic and international privacy laws.

By Caroline Spiezio

3 minute read

May 07, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The Fourth Floor, a group that links business-savvy women in-house counsel with women entrepreneurs, is holding its beta launch next week. Since the community's founders announced their idea late last year, hundreds of women have applied to join the group.

By Caroline Spiezio

4 minute read