June 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Spending Rises in Legal Departments as Privacy Issues Outpace Compliance WorkThe largest increases were at companies with more than $20 billion in revenue, where median total legal spend rose to $80 million, according to the annual Law Department Management Benchmarking Report.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
June 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Many High-Ranking In-House Attorneys May Be Flight RisksA study by Deloitte challenges conventional thinking about legal department employees, including that those on the lower rungs are most likely to jump ship.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
June 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Rite Aid Taps 7-Time General Counsel to Help Execute TurnaroundThomas Sabatino aims to help the pharmacy chain regain its footing after antitrust concerns scotched plans to sell the entire business to Walgreens.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
June 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Transportation Talent Totsky Finds New Legal TurfLawnmower-maker Toro hopes to draw on Joanna Totsky's years of overseas work for Ford as it further develops its own international ambitions.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Former CFTC Chair and Treasury Official Joins Crypto Company as Legal ChiefHeath Tarbert said he will help Circle Internet Financial "evolve the global financial system and encourage policymakers to establish sound rules for digital assets."
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
State Attorneys General Flexing Muscles, Posing Growing Risk to Legal Departments"When acting together, they're another FTC but maybe even worse," said Lori Kalani, co-chair of the state attorneys general practice at Cozen O'Connor.
By Chris O'Malley
8 minute read
June 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Paul Hastings Conflict Waiver Has One Exception—and Coke Says It Applies, Making Document InvalidCoca-Cola told a judge that Paul Hastings' representation of a startup accusing it of a $100 million fraud is "substantially related" to the firm's work protecting Coke's reputation in human rights matters around the globe.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Fast-Rising GC Exiting Unisys for Another Legal Chief PostClaudius Sokenu joined the information services company in April 2022. Six months later, he got a big promotion. Now, he's leaving to be legal chief at another company.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Cano Health Hires Retired Weil Gotshal Star Amid Recovery EffortsFrederick Green had been head of the transactions practice at Weil Gotshal before retiring last year, ending his 44-year career with the firm.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Tech Companies Under Attack for Giving Founders Outsized Voting PowerActivist investors and shareholder-advisory firms say dual-class share structures can create fiefdoms. Supporters say they allow companies to focus on long-term value creation.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
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