Dan Clark

November 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Following the termination of three business executives, FirstEnergy Corp. announced Monday the firing of its chief legal officer and general counsel, as the company deals with a federal bribery investigation involving former Ohio state Rep. Larry Householder.

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November 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Attorneys for Goldman Sachs say former in-house attorney Marla Crawford signed an arbitration agreement in 2019 when she received an equity-based award of restricted stock units.

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November 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"The challenge is to understand where the landmines are and to develop processes and systems that appropriately calibrate the risk," Chris Handman, the first general counsel of Snapchat, said.

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November 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"There are times where some partner had lunch with a guy who was general counsel 10 years ago and he's still getting an annuity and the corporate legal department has no idea of who this guy is," Raj Goyle, CEO of Bodhala, said.

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November 03, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Kaplan also removed the retaliation suit, brought by a former in-house attorney at Goldman Sachs, to federal court Tuesday, arguing that it should be handled in arbitration.

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November 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In-house lawyers at Paypal, Via Travel and OpenDoor said it's important for the legal department to work with engineers to avoid unconscious biases that may arise in artificial intelligence.

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November 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Recent allegations of a cover-up in the legal department at Goldman Sachs raise the question of how internal investigations should be handled when they involve in-house lawyers.

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October 30, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Katherine Minarik and Milana McCullagh will work with Paul Grewal, a former Facebook lawyer who joined Coinbase as chief legal officer in July.

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October 28, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Not all corporate cultures are equal. Some are going to be more conducive to finding, maintaining and celebrating your authentic self than others," Boggs said.

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October 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In-house attorneys at Intel and U.S. Bank, along with the CEO of Diversity Lab, discussed ways to partner with and pressure law firms to reach diversity goals during the Women Influence Power & in Law Conference on Tuesday.

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