January 24, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
Internal Whistleblowing Surged Globally in 2024, So Why Were US Numbers Flat?"While the jury is still out on whether the DOJ's whistleblower awards pilot program will lead to more employees skipping over internal organizational hotlines to report directly to the DOJ and other agencies, some organizations should be concerned," said Laura Jacobus, executive director of ethics, compliance and training at Mitratech.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
January 24, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
Disney Legal Chief Sees Pay Surge 36%The company's newly filed proxy praised Horacio Gutierrez for a range of accomplishments, including settling a legal brawl with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
January 22, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
John Deere Annual Meeting Offers Peek Into DEI Strife That Looms for Companies Nationwide"There is no reason to believe companies are genuinely eliminating DEI—they are just going to hide it better," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit opposing corporate diversity programs.
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read
January 21, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
Ad Agency Legal Chief Scores $12M Golden Parachute in $13B Sale to RivalAndrew Bonzani joined Interpublic Group in 2012 after 18 years at IBM, where he was vice president, assistant general counsel and secretary.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
January 17, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
FTC Sues PepsiCo for Alleged Price Break to Big-Box Retailer, Incurs Holyoak's Wrath"Today's complaint against Pepsi is wholly deficient, not only because the pleadings fail to state a claim, but because the Majority rushed the case out the door before it had evidence to support the allegations," wrote Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
January 16, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
Sonos' Legal Chief Sees Pay More Than Quadruple Amid Executive UpheavalEddie Lazarus has shown himself to be versatile as a general counsel. Besides also serving as chief strategy officer, Lazarus had been an on-and-off chief financial officer between 2022 and early last year.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
January 15, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
FTC Chair Lina Khan Sues John Deere Over 'Right to Repair,' Infuriates SuccessorIncoming Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson blasted Democratic commissioners for suing Deere & Co. while regulators were in negotiations with the company to address farmers' complaints.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
January 15, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
FTC Launches Inquiry of Single-Family Rental Home 'Mega Investors,' Issues PBM Report"While this information is theoretically available to the public, institutional owners' holdings are challenging to identify due to complicated, indirect ownership structures involving opaquely named subsidiary entities," said FTC attorney Tamar Katz.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
January 14, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
Lina Khan Gives Up the Gavel After Contentious 4 Years as FTC Chair"To my mind, all of this public input and engagement made our work sharper and helped us really set priorities and focus on what people were telling us—the biggest challenges and pain points they were experiencing in our economy," Khan said Tuesday during her final commission meeting as chair.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
January 13, 2025 | Corporate Counsel
iRobot Picks Up Law Firm Partner as New Legal ChiefKevin Lanouette replaces Tonya Drake, a 10-year veteran of the company who is moving into an advisory role.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
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