Dan Clark

June 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Nitin Khakee's move to an asset manager is part of a string of shuffling and exits among top in-house banking leaders lately, including at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and American Express.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Clay Allen, GC of the Houston Rockets, discusses his beginning in the team's marketing department, the pandemic's effect on his work and being an openly gay executive in the sports business.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

June 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

While corporate legal departments may be more rigid in returning to offices sooner than law firms, it's unlikely this alone will motivate in-house lawyers to move to Big Law life.

By Dan Clark

5 minute read

June 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Finding more knowledgeable board members and educating existing members on ESG integration is a key function for the GC, but it shouldn't all fall to legal, Gartner warns.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I see no evidence of law departments shrinking and I think all of the evidence would lead to the contrary," Thomas Finke, managing director at alternative legal service provider Epiq in Chicago, said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

May 27, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Increasing associate pay is keeping some lawyers at law firms, but there's still a deep talent pool of existing in-house lawyers—and many don't want to return to Big Law.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

May 25, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate boards of directors are increasingly looking to add general counsel members as in-house lawyers' roles evolve.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

May 25, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"We're not just the back office rubber-stamping something. We're at the table with the boards, regulators and investors trying to figure out what the future of the industry looks like," said Lindsey Haswell, chief administrative and legal officer of Blockchain.com.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

May 24, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"If law firms are going to advise and be successful in advising clients on how to engage in ESG matters, they also need to walk the walk," says Connor Kuratek, deputy general counsel at Marsh McLennan in New York.

By Dylan Jackson | Dan Clark

5 minute read

May 21, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Chasing ESG ratings can get in the way of company goals, in-house lawyers said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read