Dan Clark

June 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"I got the sense that all of them wanted to have a more holistic approach to law," John Moynan, general counsel of Slang Worldwide, explained. "They want to add value in more ways than the traditional legal skill set would provide for."

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

June 05, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Aparna Bawa is a talented leader who has provided significant value across all areas of our business since she joined Zoom in 2018. We are lucky to have her in this expanded role as Zoom's first Chief Operations Officer. We have begun the search for a new General Counsel, who will report to Aparna," a Zoom spokesperson said in an email to Corporate Counsel on Friday.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 04, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"It can be challenging to bring your whole self to work. It is not easy to pretend it is business as usual," June Baldwin, senior vice president and general counsel of the Public Media Group of Southern California, said. "This is an atrocity that shows America has never lived up to its promise."

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

June 04, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Consistent with its 30,000-foot approach to Levoff's motion, the Government labels his conduct 'insider trading at its most basic,' but fails to supply the statutory definition of the crime—a curious tactic if its proposition is indeed so obvious," Kevin Marino, who represents former Apple Inc. in-house attorney Gene Levoff, said in a response to prosecutors.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 03, 2020 | The Recorder

"The attorney general is supposed to pass regulations that address exceptions under state and federal laws, including intellectual property rights," Michelle Hon Donovan, a partner at Duane Morris in San Diego, explained. "There is an exception that talks about trade secret rights, but nothing about IP rights."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"That is the catchall in the OSHA Act that says employers have to provide a safe workplace which is free from recognized hazards," Todd Logsdon, a partner at Fisher & Phillips and co-chair of the firm's workplace safety practice group in Louisville, Kentucky, explained.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

June 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"We don't really know what is going to come out from a liability standpoint from COVID-19," Alka Ramchandani-Raj, of counsel at Littler Mendelson, said. "Some cases may be brought with regards to safety violations. There have also been inquiries from plaintiffs attorneys on WARN Act requirements."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"The work that we've done over the past 10 years has been super important in laying down a strong foundation and baking it into peoples' processes. I don't think we'll see legal departments lifting their commitments to diversity and inclusion," Leila Hock, director of legal department partnerships and inclusion initiatives at Diversity Lab, said.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

CLO of Enjoy Samantha Villanueva-Meyer, discusses her work in the company's small legal department.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

May 28, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"We're operating in a time of government-issued orders and lots of ambiguity with respect to those orders. How do you deal with employee issues and how do you deal with privacy issues?" David Hyman, general counsel of Netflix, said. "For better or for worse, the first place the operational folks seem to be looking is to the legal team."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read