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June 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2 Senior Google Legal Leaders Exiting Amid Restructuring

"I'm grateful for the regulators, policy makers and advocates who relentlessly pressed to make us better, to challenge our presumptions, and to keep us humble," Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright wrote on LinkedIn.

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4 minute read

June 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

AI Boom Has Left Employers With Head-Spinning Governance Challenges

Businesses and governments are "grappling with how to set boundaries while staying competitive in the technology transformation race," FTI Technology Global CEO Sophie Ross said.

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4 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

DOJ's Use of Wiretaps in Small-Time Bid-Rigging Case Has Put Compliance Teams on Red Alert

"Government contractors should assume that the DOJ and FBI are listening to communications with competitors," said Dylan Carson, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

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6 minute read

May 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Wendy's Taps CLO to Lead Fast-Food Giant's 33-Nation International Operations

E.J. Wunsch gained deep international experience during his 17 years at Procter & Gamble. For four years, he was based in Singapore and oversaw Asia-Pacific patent and trademark matters.

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3 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Flower-Delivery Service FTD Hires Lawyer With Eclectic Background as GC

The Illinois-based company has handed the legal reins to Julian Swearengin, who played football for the Michigan Wolverines, received an MBA from Harvard, and most recently was general counsel of The Drone Racing League.

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4 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Are Companies Given Deferred-Prosecution Deals Scared Straight? Boeing Odyssey Adds to Doubts

"Stronger compliance is needed to actually fix entrenched misconduct," said Brandon Garrett, author of "Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise With Corporations."

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7 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Prologis' 30-Year Legal Chief to Exit After Helping Build $100B Powerhouse

The market value of the industrial real estate developer has grown more than 20-fold since Edward Nekritz came aboard in 1995 as its first in-house attorney.

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3 minute read

May 24, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Broadens Scrutiny of Industry 'Rollups' Beyond Heath Care

"We've heard significant concerns about how rollup strategies may have been used to consolidate market power across an array of sectors, from housing to defense to cybersecurity," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

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5 minute read

May 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Big Stock Award Propels Dell GC onto Company's Highest-Paid List

Richard Rothberg joined the company in 1999 and has been its legal chief since 2013.

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3 minute read

May 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Surge in Social Media Drug Promotion Driving Calls for More Oversight

"I think the industry would like more clarity from the FDA on what exactly its position is on its authority over social media," said Mahnu Davar, a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

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7 minute read