Chris O'malley

January 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

During Laura Franco's three years as chief legal and compliance officer, the Texas-based company often was in the headlines speaking out against new restrictions on abortion.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

January 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Blackmail, battery and insider trading were among the offenses that derailed or ended careers of former legal department attorneys in 2023.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

January 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Many of the new laws are state statutes, with provisions that differ from similar measures passed elsewhere. That reality will add to the compliance challenges for businesses with workers scattered across the country.

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

December 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Pending litigation rounds out a tough year for the discount retailer.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

December 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"It is unacceptable for a manager to suggest to women that their bodies are their best contribution in the workplace," said Shannon Black, an EEOC trial attorney.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

December 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The operator of gambling resorts with hotels, restaurants and bars has been anteing up millions of dollars to keep Zac Hudson on board through the end of 2029. His contract had been set to expire in March 2026.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Jeff Bleich, Cruise's chief legal and policy offer, was one of nine executives dismissed in the wake of an October accident in San Francisco that threw the company into a tailspin.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Scott Stengel is taking the legal reins of Truist, a Charlotte-based bank formed through the $66 billion merger of BB&T and SunTrust.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Andowah Newton alleges the luxury goods maker turned on her after she testified before Congress in favor of legislation that bans forced arbitration of sexual harassment claims.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Nuclear reactor company NuScale Power's failed Idaho project has spurred at least one lawsuit so far from plaintiff attorneys who say executives' comments about the likelihood of pulling it off were overly rosy.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read