Dan Clark

June 24, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"While 40% of survey respondents indicated a probable job search in 2020, the effects of the COVID-19 crisis might impact these decisions. Yet, as lawyers are an essential role to organizations, our search consultants have not seen a change in open legal positions," reads the 2020 In-House Counsel Compensation Report from executive search firm BarkerGilmore.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 24, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"We also brought in a transactional attorney on a contractual basis," Jeff Wigfield, former deputy general counsel at Hub Group in Chicago, said. "When we have an M&A deal, we would use him to do the due diligence and bring in-house some of the work that would go to a firm."

By Dan Clark

5 minute read

June 22, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Jason Fraser will begin his role as the company's CFO on July 15, taking over for Donna Titzman, who will be retiring in July.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 18, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Upon information and belief, ConEd's explanation was pretext for age and sex discrimination and retaliation based on Goldzweig's protected complaints," former ConEd in-house attorney Sharon Goldzweig said in her complaint.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

June 17, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Jim is committed to our core principles of an open internet and freedom of expression, and brings experience navigating complex, global issues with a principled approach," Twitter's general counsel Sean Edgett said in a tweet.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 16, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Because of the rising costs of legal fees over time, the need for outside counsel to increase the level of efficiency by using technology or alternative billing approaches has been a topic of conversation for many years," Chris Colvin, founder and general counsel of In The House, said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 15, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"What is really striking to me is that this group of champions demonstrate how innovation propagates in an organization," Catherine Moynihan, executive director of ACC Legal Operations, told Corporate Counsel.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

June 15, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"What you're seeing is some optimism but a broad realization that this is going to continue to have a disruptive effect on in-house counsels' work for years," David Newman, a partner at Morrison & Foerster in Washington, D.C., said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 11, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"All of the issues surrounding legal, governance, risk and compliance all start with the fundamental element of data," Bill Piwonka, chief marketing officer at Exterro, said. "How companies collect, store and access data determines the amount of risk that data poses to the organization."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"One of the things we saw [from 2008 to 2010] is that when the economy takes a hit, corporations will move to hire in-house attorneys because it can be a cost-saver," Alice Rafalko, a senior legal consultant at Beacon Hill Legal in Philadelphia, said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read