Chris O'Malley

April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

At the same time, activists also are advocating for reforms on core business issues, such as executive pay and stock structures that give insiders outsized voting rights.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

April 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

University of Michigan law professor Daniel Crane said the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority "has emerged as a sophisticated and aggressive competition authority on tech issues in particular, and its increasing assertiveness will certainly give M&A lawyers some second thoughts."

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

April 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Regulators are expanding reporting requirements, and non-compliant companies could face financial liabilities.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

April 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"There are a lot of landmines," said Patrick Sheller, general counsel for the Latham Group.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

April 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Cynthia Patton is taking the legal reins of a company developing gene-writing technology that's led by a former AbbVie president.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The spat began after Paul Hastings, a longtime law firm for Coca-Cola, hired Cahill Gordon & Reindel attorneys representing SuperCooler in its $100 million lawsuit against the beverage giant. Paul Hastings then took over the representation itself.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

April 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky received total compensation of $18.2 million in 2022, returning him to the ranks of the nation's highest-paid legal chiefs.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

April 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Periodic stock grants account for nearly all executive pay at the e-commerce and cloud-storage giant. A year earlier, general counsel David Zapolsky did not receive a stock grant, leaving him with total compensation of just $163,000.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

April 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Activists concerned about China's human rights violations and other behavior hope to spur change, and perhaps cause corporate titans to squirm, by pushing shareholder proposals at the companies' annual meetings.

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

April 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Bob Bailey is retaking the legal reins of the eye care giant after a decade away. He'll work under recently hired CEO Brent Saunders, whom he formerly worked for at three companies.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read