November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Digging Deep to Mitigate Risk in Lithium Mine Venture Wins GM Legal Department of the Year Award"We want to try to put as many safeguards in place as possible. But when you're participating in a competitive process you have to be business-minded. You have to be realistic. You have to be practical," said General Motors Senior Counsel Kenny Hemler
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
November 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
United Soccer League Scores General Counsel"The league's rapid growth is bringing increased interest from international investors and raised expectations for strong corporate governance, and I look forward to providing support in these crucial areas," said Andrew McIntosh, general counsel of the United Soccer League.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Contract Software Unicorn Ironclad Hires Former Pinterest Lawyer as GCPrior to her two years at Binti, Singh spent six months at Patreon, as deputy general counsel. She served as assistant general counsel of Pinterest from 2018 to 2022.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Auditor Finds 'Significant Deficiency' in FTC Accounting to Tune of $7M"Internal control related to the preparation and review of the financial statements and footnotes was not properly designed and implemented to prevent, detect or correct errors and omissions," wrote Allmond & Co., a Lanham, Maryland-based accounting firm.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
November 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Dog Gone It, Target: Provider of Retailer's Mascot Dog Sues Over Contract CancellationTarget had used English bull terriers supplied by California-based Worldwide Movie Animals for 22 years, according to the suit.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Health Care Giants Sue FTC, Allege Lina Khan Using Loaded Process to Vilify Pharmacy Benefit ManagersCVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth are firing back at the FTC in the wake of an administrative complaint the agency filed in September accusing their PBMs of artificially inflating insulin prices through a process it likened to "bribes."
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
How GC-of-Year Sam Khichi Has Helped CVS Barrel Through Challenges"Given the complexity and scale of our enterprise, we take a team-first mentality and focus," General Counsel Sam Khichi said.
By Chris O'Malley
6 minute read
November 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
High-Flying Genetics Testing Firm GeneDx Hires Ex-Zoetis GC as Legal ChiefHeidi Chen is a "celebrated and well-respected business leader and general counsel who brings extensive industry experience to GeneDx," CEO Katherine Stueland said.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
November 14, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Republican Who Might Become FTC's Next Chair Blasts Democratic Commissioners' 'All Mergers Are Bad' Mindset"The current administration's leadership of the FTC appears to think our default should be placing roadblocks in the way of all mergers, wherever possible," GOP commissioner Melissa Holyoak said at Thursday's board meeting.
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read
November 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Lowenstein Hires Ex-FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller to Lead Its Commodities, Derivatives PracticeMiller "has served on the front lines of the digital currency revolution, having been an essential and trusted adviser to many builders in the crypto ecosystem," said Ethan Silver, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
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