Dan Clark

Dan Clark

Dan covers cyber security, legal operations and intellectual property for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @Danclarkalm.

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January 15, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Rush to Use Artificial Intelligence Creates Privacy Headaches for GCs

"AI is a technology that can do lots of good. But in that rush, a lot of the liabilities and risks have been very clearly overlooked," Andrew Burt, managing partner at bnh.ai, said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 13, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Leaders Want More Efficiency. This Time Their Law Firms Are Ready

Compared with 2008, "The client-law firm relationship is in a much better place," said Mike Abbott, vice president of market insights and thought leadership at Thomson Reuters.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 12, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

'There Will Be Movement': What to Expect for National Privacy Legislation

Dan Jaffe, group executive vice president of the Association of National Advertisers in Washington, D.C., discusses the push for national privacy laws, and the obstacles faced by the effort.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

January 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Experts Expect Greater Push for Legal Diversity and Inclusion in 2021

One of the gaps in diversity and inclusion efforts that Veta Richardson, president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, hopes to see addressed in 2021 is to create inclusive work environments for disabled attorneys.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

January 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Salesforce Picks Next General Counsel as In-House Leader Is Set to Become CFO

Salesforce has chosen a successor from within, a month after it announced a $27.7 billion acquisition of the workplace messaging app Slack.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

January 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Texas In-House Attorney Fired After Posting Instagram Story at Capitol Building

It is not clear how long Paul Davis, who questioned election results in his Instagram story, served as associate general counsel at Goosehead Insurance.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

FirstEnergy Corp. Names New Chief Legal Officer Amid Federal Investigation

The new in-house leader replaces Robert Reffner, chief legal officer, and Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah, general counsel and chief ethics officer, who were "separated" from the company in November.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Chicago Private Equity Firm Hires Longtime Kirkland Partner as General Counsel

At Kirkland & Ellis, the new GC represented Thoma Bravo in the sale of its portfolio company Ellie Mae to Intercontinental Exchange in August 2020, a deal valued at $11 billion.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Lincoln Financial Group Hires New General Counsel From KeyBank

Before joining Lincoln Financial Group, Craig Beazer served in a number of in-house positions at financial services companies including KeyBank, BNY Mellon and Bank of America.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Halliburton Promotes General Counsel to Chief Legal Officer

He replaces Robb Voyles, who served as chief legal officer for one year.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read


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