May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Penn State Seeks Successor to GC Who Managed Sandusky FalloutThe university has hired Korn Ferry to assist with the search, which seeks to identify "a strategic thinker with deep understanding of the law and issues impacting complex institutions like Penn State."
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Looming SCOTUS Ruling May Have Chilling Effect on Big Law Diversity Efforts"Law firms aren't directly in the crosshairs" as the Supreme Court considers two higher education affirmative action cases, said Regina Speed-Bost, managing partner of SB Law. "But in some respects we are. It is a direct affront to programs that have worked to address disparities."
By Chris O'Malley
10 minute read
May 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
ADM GC Findlay to Retire After a Decade of Legal Reforms"After 45 years at a frenetic pace, it feels like a good time to catch my breath for a bit, clear my head, and take some time to figure out what comes next," Cameron Findlay said on LinkedIn.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
May 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Companies Brace for FTC's Use of 'Zombie' Law in Antitrust EnforcementThe Robinson-Patman Act long ago fell out of favor, in part because it protects competitors rather than consumers. The FTC hasn't brought a case under the law in two decades.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
May 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Massive Stock Grant Pushes Pay for Zoom CLO/COO Into StratosphereZoom promoted Aparna Bawa to chief operating officer in 2020 but kept her in charge of legal. She's been interim CLO since.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Deputy GC at Sleep Apnea Device Maker Gets Dream JobResMed is handing the legal reins to an 11-year employee who previously worked in-house at Callaway Golf and American Airlines.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Coke's Quest to Disqualify Paul Hastings Faces Big Hurdles"Give me a break. If Coke can't be held to an advance waiver, why would anyone honor an advance waiver?" said Michael McCabe Jr., managing partner of McCabe & Ali.
By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews
6 minute read
May 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Disability Claims May Trip Up Bosses With Hard-Line Back-to-Office Policies"The pandemic was, and to a certain extent still is, a lengthy mind- and body-altering experience that workers made serious adaptations to deal with. Any expectation of a quick and easy return to the 'old normal' ignores that reality," said C. Tyson Gorman, a Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs partner.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Sabre Replaces Freshly Hired CLO It Had Wooed With MillionsThe travel company appointed Ann Bruder as chief legal officer, succeeding Chadwick Ho, a former Disney attorney who'd started in September.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Twilio Welcomed Impossible Foods' Legal Chief With $13M New-Hire Stock GrantTwilio Chief Legal Officer Dana Wagner also received a massive stock grant as part of his normal 2022 compensation. The two awards left his pay just shy of that of Apple GC Kate Adams.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
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