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May 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

ADM GC Findlay to Retire After a Decade of Legal Reforms

"After 45 years at a frenetic pace, it feels like a good time to catch my breath for a bit, clear my head, and take some time to figure out what comes next," Cameron Findlay said on LinkedIn.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

May 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Brace for FTC's Use of 'Zombie' Law in Antitrust Enforcement

The Robinson-Patman Act long ago fell out of favor, in part because it protects competitors rather than consumers. The FTC hasn't brought a case under the law in two decades.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

May 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Massive Stock Grant Pushes Pay for Zoom CLO/COO Into Stratosphere

Zoom promoted Aparna Bawa to chief operating officer in 2020 but kept her in charge of legal. She's been interim CLO since.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Deputy GC at Sleep Apnea Device Maker Gets Dream Job

ResMed is handing the legal reins to an 11-year employee who previously worked in-house at Callaway Golf and American Airlines.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Coke's Quest to Disqualify Paul Hastings Faces Big Hurdles

"Give me a break. If Coke can't be held to an advance waiver, why would anyone honor an advance waiver?" said Michael McCabe Jr., managing partner of McCabe & Ali.

By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews

6 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Disability Claims May Trip Up Bosses With Hard-Line Back-to-Office Policies

"The pandemic was, and to a certain extent still is, a lengthy mind- and body-altering experience that workers made serious adaptations to deal with. Any expectation of a quick and easy return to the 'old normal' ignores that reality," said C. Tyson Gorman, a Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs partner.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Sabre Replaces Freshly Hired CLO It Had Wooed With Millions

The travel company appointed Ann Bruder as chief legal officer, succeeding Chadwick Ho, a former Disney attorney who'd started in September.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Twilio Welcomed Impossible Foods' Legal Chief With $13M New-Hire Stock Grant

Twilio Chief Legal Officer Dana Wagner also received a massive stock grant as part of his normal 2022 compensation. The two awards left his pay just shy of that of Apple GC Kate Adams.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Proposals Put Tech Firms on Human Rights Hot Seat

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

UK Denial of Microsoft-Activision Merger Bad Sign for Big Tech

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