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July 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Harvard Hires Ex-Defense Department GC as Legal Chief at Tumultuous Time

Jennifer O'Connor also was a former deputy White House counsel under President Barack Obama.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

July 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

As Organ-Transplant Industry Draws Scrutiny, FDA Alleges Eye Bank Accepted Donors With Sepsis

The Food and Drug Administration said five donors either had a sepsis diagnosis or showed clinical signs of sepsis. But the Indiana Lions Eye Bank countered that blood cultures from all five tested negative. "There is still only one gold standard for the diagnosis of sepsis, and that is a positive blood culture," it said.

By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews

6 minute read

July 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Senior Apple Lawyer Fined $1.6M for Trading on Inside Information

Gene Levoff ended up with a harsher fine in the SEC's civil case than he did in a parallel DOJ criminal case that wrapped up last year with no prison time.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Says $4B Mattress Merger Would 'Kneecap Competitors'

"This deal isn't about creating efficiencies; it's about crippling the competition," said Henry Liu, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

July 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

737 Max Crash Victims' Families Blast Proposed Boeing Punishment as 'Sweetheart Deal'

"The plea deal is a complete slap in the face to the victim families," said Peter Reilly, a Texas A&M law professor who is representing families.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

July 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Workers Have New Incentives to Snitch to Feds, Skipping Internal Ethics Hotlines

"Could there be certain employees who choose not to report internally because they have a prospect of a whistleblower award at DOJ--yes," said Steve Fagell, a Covington & Burling partner.

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tractor Supply Abruptly Dumps DEI Programs After Conservative Backlash

"We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart," Tractor Supply said in a statement.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tractor Supply Co.'s Stock Takes Hit After Activists Bash Its Embrace of DEI

Recent attacks on the Brentwood, Tennessee-based retailer underscore the risks faced by companies that seek to cast themselves as champions of diversity, equity and inclusion.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Financial Firms Hindering Growth by Keeping In-House Lawyers Out of Strategy Meetings, Study Finds

"Today's accelerated speed of regulatory and legal change means that business leaders need to boost their ability to track market forces and lean on legal advisers to look ahead," said Raj De, a Mayer Brown partner.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-SEC Commissioners Fear Agency's AI Regulation Will Be Ham-Handed

"Let's not try to use enforcement to cause folks to pull back and not offer these services. I think that's the challenge," said Robinhood Markets legal chief Dan Gallagher, an SEC commissioner from 2011 to 2015.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read