June 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Buchalter PC, Former Shareholder Named in Legal Malpractice Suit"Defendants wanted to devalue ACT to the point they could obtain control of all or substantially all of ACT's shares at a fraction of their true value," Advanced Combustion Technologies' complaint alleges.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
June 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
EEOC Suit Signals Trouble Ahead for Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background CheckThe lawsuit against convenience store chain Sheetz "may shape the way employers approach criminal background checks and internal policies," Dentons shareholder Jennifer Sun Park said.
By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews
6 minute read
June 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
2 Senior Google Legal Leaders Exiting Amid Restructuring"I'm grateful for the regulators, policy makers and advocates who relentlessly pressed to make us better, to challenge our presumptions, and to keep us humble," Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright wrote on LinkedIn.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
June 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
AI Boom Has Left Employers With Head-Spinning Governance ChallengesBusinesses and governments are "grappling with how to set boundaries while staying competitive in the technology transformation race," FTI Technology Global CEO Sophie Ross said.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
May 31, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
DOJ's Use of Wiretaps in Small-Time Bid-Rigging Case Has Put Compliance Teams on Red Alert"Government contractors should assume that the DOJ and FBI are listening to communications with competitors," said Dylan Carson, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
May 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Wendy's Taps CLO to Lead Fast-Food Giant's 33-Nation International OperationsE.J. Wunsch gained deep international experience during his 17 years at Procter & Gamble. For four years, he was based in Singapore and oversaw Asia-Pacific patent and trademark matters.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Flower-Delivery Service FTD Hires Lawyer With Eclectic Background as GCThe Illinois-based company has handed the legal reins to Julian Swearengin, who played football for the Michigan Wolverines, received an MBA from Harvard, and most recently was general counsel of The Drone Racing League.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Are Companies Given Deferred-Prosecution Deals Scared Straight? Boeing Odyssey Adds to Doubts"Stronger compliance is needed to actually fix entrenched misconduct," said Brandon Garrett, author of "Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise With Corporations."
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read
May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Prologis' 30-Year Legal Chief to Exit After Helping Build $100B PowerhouseThe market value of the industrial real estate developer has grown more than 20-fold since Edward Nekritz came aboard in 1995 as its first in-house attorney.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
May 24, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
FTC Broadens Scrutiny of Industry 'Rollups' Beyond Heath Care"We've heard significant concerns about how rollup strategies may have been used to consolidate market power across an array of sectors, from housing to defense to cybersecurity," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
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