February 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
WeWork Appoints New Chief Legal Officer After Company Veteran ExitsThe flexible workspace provider said that Jared DeMatteis is leaving to pursue other opportunities and that it has promoted Pam Swidler to succeed him.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
February 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Rare Survey of Deputy GCs Turns Up Widespread DismayOne hundred percent of respondents reported being "stressed or burned out," and 94% said their current employer does not offer them the opportunity to develop all of the skills required to move up to GC, according to the study from Axiom and Wakefield Research.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
February 16, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Business Groups Say FTC's Noncompete Ban Too Broad and Risks IP"I wholeheartedly disagree with noncompetes at any level," said Sameer Baig, a Florida doctor who says huge health care companies use them to get the upper hand on physicians who might otherwise leave.
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read
February 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Emergence of Metaverse Will Make Children's Privacy Landscape Even More PerilousTech companies already are grappling with stepped-up enforcement of existing child privacy rules and proposed legislation at the state and federal level that would further restrict what's permissible.
By Chris O'Malley
5 minute read
February 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Law Lags Technology as Delivery-Drone Services Take Flight"While the principle of aerial trespass has existed for decades, few—if any—courts have wrestled with how to apply it to drones," according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform.
By Chris O'Malley
7 minute read
February 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
'Be Prepared to Flexibly Respond': New State Privacy Laws to Keep Legal Teams on Their Toes"I think we will definitely see several new state privacy laws passed this year," said Anna Westfelt, head of Gunderson Dettmer's data privacy practice.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
February 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Maker of Tech for Self-Driving Vehicles Promoted Deputy GC to Legal ChiefOuster said its general counsel, Adam Dolinko, is leaving for a position elsewhere. The departure follows completion of a merger between Ouster and a competitor.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
February 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Amid Swirl of Investigations, Self-Driving Tech Firm TuSimple Names New GCThe company has been buffeted by investigations into the safety of its technology and into whether a CEO shared confidential information with a Chinese startup.
By Chris O'Malley
3 minute read
February 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
UK Regulator Buries 'Lax' Reputation With Tough Stance on Microsoft's $69B Activision BuyoutThe Competition and Markets Authority is gumming up a megadeal, another sign of its concern that the software industry has too much power in too few hands.
By Chris O'Malley
4 minute read
February 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Supergoop Brings Aboard Former Avon, Estee Lauder Lawyer as General CounselThe maker of sunscreen-enhanced skin-care products was acquired last year by investment giant Blackstone, which is valuing the business at $1.2 billion.
By Chris O'Malley
2 minute read
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