Dan Clark

April 12, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

With 15 years of experience as a judge on the D.C. Circuit, "and an unwavering dedication to the rule of law, he is an ideal choice for this role. We are proud of our distinguished colleague," Elbert Lin, co-chair of Hunton Andrews Kurth's Issues and Appeals practice, said in a statement to Corporate Counsel of Griffith's appointment to the commission.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 12, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Marc Gilman and Cheree Johnson had to rely on outside counsel and their peer groups to learn about different legal fields when they took up the general counsel role. Areas such as employment, securities and corporate governance did not come naturally to them.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

April 09, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"The biggest challenge is IP protections," said Andrew Burt, managing partner at boutique law firm BNH.AI. "They have to figure out how to protect their intellectual property while allowing customers to fully audit their systems."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"Without the adequate systems and technology, it is very hard to track the data and come up with the numbers to demonstrate the business case," said John Knox, global legal manager at Ernst & Young. "But then again, if you don't have the money to invest in the technology to capture the data in the first place, you're in a bind."

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

April 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Gerald Walden has spent most of his career at The Fresh Market's legal department. During his time there, he served on the diversity action committee, and oversaw the legal department's internship program. That program provided opportunities exclusively to minority law students.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

April 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Sonya Olds Som, a partner at recruiting firm Heidrick & Struggles in Chicago, said the move is uncommon. However, younger attorneys are starting to come into their own and women and people of color are getting a greater opportunity to step up in-house.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The first Black justice of Colorado's Supreme Court, Gregory Kellam Scott, spent the years after retiring from the high court as general counsel at Harris-Keller and then as the general counsel of GenCorp.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Heath Tarbert begins his role as chief legal officer shortly after Citadel Securities founder Ken Griffin faced off with members of Congress in a hearing over the GameStop trading saga in January.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

April 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Forty-six percent of data subject requests business to consumer companies received were to opt-out of having consumer data sold to third-parties, DataGrail's State of the CCPA report shows.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

March 31, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Janie Hipp has been nominated to serve as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If confirmed, she will be the first Native American to serve as general counsel in that office.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read