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Chris O'Malley

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February 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Former GC and CEO of Merck Joins Harvard Governing Board, Jumping Into Fray

"Academic excellence and academic freedom lie at the heart of Harvard's essential mission of teaching, learning and scholarship," Kenneth Frazier said in a statement.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Altria Legal Chief to Retire After 4 Decades Advising Tobacco Giant

Murray Garnick helped the Marlboro maker navigate a morass of litigation.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

January 31, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Taps Former Pfizer Attorney as CLO

Jennifer Rhodes is taking the legal reins of the only company with a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for Parkinson's hallucinations.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

January 31, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Boeing Sued Over Air Force One Oxygen Tank Explosion, Adding to Legal Headaches

A crew chief for 747s used by the president alleges the tank exploded because Boeing failed to properly maintain the tools and equipment used to service it. He blames the company for the severe burns he suffered.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Quinn Emanuel Probe of Cruise Crash Finds Executives 'Not Actively Engaged' as Crisis Unfolded

The law firm's 195-page internal report blasts Cruise for "poor leadership, mistakes in judgment, lack of coordination" and a failure to grasp its obligation to be transparent and accountable to the public and regulators.

By Chris O'Malley

8 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Defense Contractor Mercury Systems Swaps Out Legal Chief

CEO Bill Ballhaus has hired Stuart Kupinsky as chief legal officer. Kupinsky was legal chief of Blackboard when Ballhaus was its CEO.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Bell Tolls on Mandatory Retirement for Exxon Mobil GC

Exxon Mobil's mandatory retirement age of 65 forced the oil giant's prior two general counsel into retirement. Will current GC Craig Morford be next when he turns 65 on Feb. 10?

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Microprocessor Giant AMD Hires Super-Connected Tech Lawyer as GC

AMD is at least the ninth tech company where newly hired GC Ava Hahn has played a key role. She also is a former GC of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Much-Needed Cybersecurity Help for Hospitals May Have Strings Attached

If Health and Human Services provides assistance, health care attorneys worry it also will stiffen the consequences for noncompliance.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Making It Tougher for Online Sites to Share Children's Info

Under the proposed changes, targeted advertising would have to be turned off by default and only could be turned on with verifiable parental consent.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read