Chris O'Malley

May 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"As one of the nation's largest retailers, the company must focus its attention on resolving these issues and making corporate-wide changes to protect the safety and well-being of the people they employ," OSHA Assistant Secretary Doug Parker said.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

May 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"Given the legal and political challenges, along with the need to craft a balanced set of rules—one that would be likely to survive a court challenge—it's hardly surprising that the process is taking longer than anticipated," according to Cydney Posner, a Cooley special counsel.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

May 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Chief Judge James Boasberg seemed underwhelmed with the attorney's arguments but granted the request anyway. Boasberg said the judge who'll be assigned the case might reach a different conclusion.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

May 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"You're going to see scrutiny like you've never seen before," BakerHostetler partner John Carney said of the DOJ's pursuit of wrongdoing. "It's not like 20 years ago, when a company would circle the wagons and contain it."

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

May 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"If we agree that ESG encompasses data privacy and cybersecurity, then ESG rises to the top as one of the most important risks on the horizon over the next three to five years by corporate legal departments around the world," Reuters analyst Natalie Runyon wrote.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The unusual lawsuit alleges that publicly disclosing the attorney's name would cause the attorney irreparable reputational and career damage.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

May 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Total Wine & More argues the FTC has gone way overboard with document requests for the agency's probe of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, one of its suppliers. Firms targeted or on the periphery of other inquiries also are complaining.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

May 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Stephanie Warner has joined a corporate education provider with star-studded backers, including Microsoft and Salesforce.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The 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

"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