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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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February 26, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

MetroMile Adds New General Counsel After Going Public

Junna Ro spent the last 15 years serving in a variety of in-house roles at CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer. There she worked as assistant general counsel, chief ethics and compliance officer and director of corporate compliance.

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3 minute read

February 25, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Fired In-House Attorney Seeks Attorney Fees From Former Co-Counsel, Latinos for Trump in Election Suit

In his motion for attorney fees, Paul Davis claims private conversations between himself and his former co-counsel were discussed with a nonparty to the election lawsuit who is identified only as "Bob."

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3 minute read

February 24, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

NY Judge Rules on Former In-House Attorney's Claims Against Goldman Sachs

New York Supreme Court Judge Paul Goetz said Crawford's claims fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement she signed as an employee.

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3 minute read

February 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

InCloudCounsel Hires First GC to Continue Expansion in Asia

Luke Ruse spent the last 11 years of his career working at Kirkland & Ellis and was made partner at the firm in 2014.

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3 minute read

February 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Mental Health Support and Contributing to Community Define Ethical Companies

The 135 most ethical companies identified by Ethisphere Institute this year include Aflac, Ecolab, International Paper Co., PepsiCo, Avon Products, Hanesbrands Inc. and Hubbell Inc.

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3 minute read

February 22, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Longtime Diageo General Counsel Slated to Retire in September

In a statement, Tom Shropshire said he looks forward to working with the company that owns the brands Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Captain Morgan, Baileys and Guinness following a lengthy career at Linklaters.

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2 minute read

February 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Most Organizations Will Not Require Vaccination, Gartner Report Finds

Experts say there is a risk in both mandating the COVID-19 vaccine and also in not mandating it. Employers who are simply giving information on the vaccine to employees should make sure they are not giving direct medical advice to employees.

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4 minute read

February 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

White House Nominates Richard Sauber as GC for Department of Veterans Affairs

Richard Sauber spent seven years working as a federal prosecutor and was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 to oversee a multi-agency group investigating fraud in government contracts.

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3 minute read

February 18, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Chase Consumer Bank General Counsel Leaving to Take Top Lawyer Job at Verisk

Kathy Card Beckles has worked in the legal department at Chase since 2016. First serving as general counsel of card services, She was named general counsel of Chase Consumer Bank in 2019.

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3 minute read

February 17, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Attorney Fired for Jan. 6 Protest Takes Lead on Election Lawsuit

Paul Davis, a former in-house attorney at Goosehead Insurance in Texas, said all 50 states violated the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by bypassing requirements for mail-in ballots and "other fraudulent activity."

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3 minute read