Chris O'malley

September 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Louise Pentland made a surprise exit from the fintech star at the height of the Great Resignation, saying, "None of us are maximizing our potential if we continue in the same role forever."

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Businesses could exempt themselves from compliance by shifting employees to hourly status, but doing so could harm morale and diminish those workers' career-advancement potential.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

August 31, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"Legal reality is likely to be less accepting of driver responsibility than the car manufacturers might hope," said Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"These changes radically shift the legal landscape for companies," Morgan, Lewis & Bockius wrote in a note to corporate clients, and "make it much easier for unions to organize."

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

August 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Legal chiefs of tech companies led the pack, even though that industry last year was wracked by turmoil, including mass layoffs.

By Chris O'Malley

8 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

A year after relocating from Los Angeles to BMG's Berlin headquarters, Tony Abner is taking the legal reins of the world's fourth-largest music company.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

August 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"The draft guidelines would fundamentally remake how the agencies analyze potential mergers and antitrust violations," the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation said in a letter to the FTC and DOJ.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

August 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

After guiding the manufacturer through bankruptcy, Jonathan Leiken is passing the legal reins to veteran Diebold attorney Elizabeth "Lisa" Radigan, whom he called "brilliant, caring and a wise teacher of the law."

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

August 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Some efforts have been overzealous to the extent they could be viewed as giving a discriminatory preference for a particular minority or group. "I thought, 'Holy cow, where was their in-house counsel on this? Where was their outside counsel?'" Shawe Rosenthal lawyer Fiona Ong recalled about one particularly egregious case.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

August 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"The use of shareholder lawsuits in this space is a real stretch. But I expect they will keep coming," Jason Schwartz, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, said.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read