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Chris O'malley

Chris O'malley

December 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Volvo to Switch Gears in Legal With New General Counsel

Helen Hu is taking the legal reins of the automaker, succeeding Maria Hemberg, whom Hu calls her mentor.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

December 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

State AGs May Spoil the Party for Renegade Social Media Influencers

It was the FTC that garnered headlines earlier this year by updating its guidance for social media endorsements. But states are getting in on the enforcement action, emboldened by consumer protection laws on their books.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

December 05, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Big Law's Flood Into Boomtown Nashville Tests Client Loyalties

"Some clients are super loyal to their firms that they work with, sometimes blindingly so," said Joan MacLeod Heminway, a University of Tennessee law professor.

By Chris O'Malley

9 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Undersea-Robot Startup Founded by NASA Engineer Ejects CLO

Dilshad Kasmani is out as legal chief of Nauticus Robotics just 19 months after taking the job.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Retirement of Emerson Legal Chief Opens Door for Agilent GC

"I have been watching Emerson's incredible transformation in recent years, and I am energized to join the company at such a pivotal moment," said Michael Tang, Emerson's incoming CLO.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Weight Watchers Slims Down Executive Ranks as Longtime GC Departs

Michael Colosi is departing the company as it dramatically retools itself, in part by purchasing a telehealth service that can prescribe Ozempic.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Workload Grows as Staff, Outside Spending Shrink

"Despite the widely anticipated increase in demand for legal services, only 22% of in-house teams plan to increase their use of outside counsel to handle the overflow," a new Harbor Law study said.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

November 28, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Kenneth Frazier on His Unlikely Path to Merck CEO, the Current State of the Profession and More

"I was very fortunate to be surrounded by people who took the broad view of what lawyers can mean to society," Frazier said.

By Chris O'Malley

8 minute read

November 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Fintech Veteran Tapped as GC of Pipedrive

Phillip Mellet is taking the legal reins of Pipedrive, which was founded in a garage in Estonia in 2010 and rocketed to a valuation of $1.5 billion by 2020.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

November 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Biden's Former Chief of Staff Leaves O'Melveny for Airbnb

Ron Klain said he'd intended to finish his career at O'Melveny & Myers but found the chief legal officer offer "impossible to pass up."

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read