Chris O'malley

July 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"You're talking about using a drug substance that previously the government said has no medical purpose. ... What they don't want to have is people doing it in their garage," said Michael Werner, a partner at Holland & Knight.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

A GC with concerns about the CEO has a duty to bring those to the board, "which can be a little scary, especially if the board continues to support the CEO, as is often the case," said Cassandra Burke Robertson, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Business professor Erik Gordon said union chief Shawn Fain needs to ensure his combative style doesn't translate into a lack of cooperation with investigators. "He is playing with fire," Gordon said.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"We have recently seen an uptick in such challenges, and that trend may well accelerate in light of the Supreme Court's analysis and the media attention it has received," said Christopher Collins, a partner at Sheppard Mullin.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

April Perry, a senior attorney at GE HealthCare, has been nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney in Chicago, which would make her the first woman to serve as Chicago's top federal prosecutor.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"The questions on labor markets in most cases seem misfocused and not something that should be, and that has not historically been, part of the standard merger review," said Deidre Johnson, counsel with Ropes & Gray.

By Chris O'Malley | Maydeen Merino

6 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The FTC rolled out new merger-review hurdles that it says are partly aimed at addressing congressional concerns that subsidies by foreign powers such as China "can distort the competitive process."

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Karen Stein's fourth stop on the data-center builder carousel is T5 Data Centers, which has grown explosively since launching 15 years ago.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

June 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Legal ethics experts say a GC's responsibility is to protect an organization's rights, not to represent the president, and there are rare instances where it might be appropriate to keep information from him.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

June 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Abigail Carter had been a labor attorney in Washington, D.C., before taking the organization's legal reins in 2020. The union has had a tumultuous stretch, marked by a corruption scandal and its first direct election of union leadership.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read