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Chris O'malley

Chris O'malley

January 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Bell Tolls on Mandatory Retirement for Exxon Mobil GC

Exxon Mobil's mandatory retirement age of 65 forced the oil giant's prior two general counsel into retirement. Will current GC Craig Morford be next when he turns 65 on Feb. 10?

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Microprocessor Giant AMD Hires Super-Connected Tech Lawyer as GC

AMD is at least the ninth tech company where newly hired GC Ava Hahn has played a key role. She also is a former GC of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Much-Needed Cybersecurity Help for Hospitals May Have Strings Attached

If Health and Human Services provides assistance, health care attorneys worry it also will stiffen the consequences for noncompliance.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Making It Tougher for Online Sites to Share Children's Info

Under the proposed changes, targeted advertising would have to be turned off by default and only could be turned on with verifiable parental consent.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Target Legal Chief Don Liu Lays Out Retirement Plan

CEO Brian Cornell said Liu has been "a trusted adviser to many across the organization."

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Cummins Investors, Customers Sue, Piling on After $2B DOJ Settlement

The legal fallout is just beginning for Cummins, which opened up its wallet to settle charges it installed emissions-control defeat devices in Dodge Ram pickups.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

First Shots Fired in 2024 Proxy Battle Over ESG, DEI

"We don't see immediate vote support as an appropriate measuring stick of the necessity or value of our proposals. We are in it for the long haul," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

HP Enterprise Veteran to Captain Legal Team at Cargo Shipper Cargill

Rishi Varma, who's been with HP Enterprise since it spun out of the computing giant in 2015, will take the legal reins of Cargill this month.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

$2B Settlement in Cummins Environmental Probe Signals End to Era of Lax Enforcement

The agreement "sends a signal the EPA is making an example of someone. Make sure your house is in order," said Joshua Van Eaton, a principal at Beveridge & Diamond.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

January 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Code Red for Hospitals: Unions Find Receptive Audience in Weary Health Care Workers

"There could be a campaign going on and you don't even know it," said Trecia Moore, a Husch Blackwell partner.

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read