November 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
FirstEnergy Corp. Fires 2 Top Attorneys Amid Federal Corruption ProbeFollowing 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.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Goldman Sachs Seeks Arbitration in Suit Over Legal Department InvestigationAttorneys 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.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Aggressive, Nimble, Risk-Tolerant: What It Takes to Go In-House at a Startup"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.
By Dan Clark
5 minute read
November 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
'Who Is Being Rewarded For Your Dollar?': Origination Credits Tell Firms' True Diversity Story"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.
By Dan Clark
4 minute read
November 03, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Goldman Sachs Hires Roberta Kaplan to Defend Legal Department in Retaliation SuitKaplan 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.
By Dan Clark
4 minute read
November 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Implementing Artificial Intelligence Requires Diverse Sets of Data to Avoid BiasesIn-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.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Goldman Sachs Case Highlights Complications Of Investigating Legal Department AllegationsRecent 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.
By Dan Clark
4 minute read
October 30, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Coinbase Adds Attorneys From Google, Dyson to Legal DepartmentKatherine Minarik and Milana McCullagh will work with Paul Grewal, a former Facebook lawyer who joined Coinbase as chief legal officer in July.
By Dan Clark
2 minute read
October 28, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
What Paula Boggs Learned About Transparency, Empathy as Starbucks' General 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.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
October 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
'Enough Is Enough:' As Diversity Efforts Seemingly Stall, Legal Departments Need to Use Buying PowerIn-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.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
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