Dan Clark

August 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Outside of supporting the company's multiyear growth plan, Farinaz Tehrani said, she will be responsible for driving corporate governance and transparency of the company's vision.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

July 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

At Exelon, the legal department sets up rooms to have hard discussions surrounding social issues and race. These are considered "judgment-free rooms," an in-house leader said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"For the ability to attract talent in a tight labor market, I've seen a number of companies move away from banning cannabis," Andrew Turnbull of Morrison & Foerster said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

July 28, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Law firms that are unable to digitize data and offer it to clients, particularly data around risks and spending, will likely lose out to more cutting-edge competition, said in-house sources.

By Dan Clark

5 minute read

July 27, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As the pace and landscape of global business accelerate, corporate legal leaders stress the need to find a balance and flexibility.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

July 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Their tenure stretches back to some of the underlying corporate conduct at issue and in the early days of settlement negotiations.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

July 22, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As part of its remedial efforts, the company said, it has separated the chief legal officer and the chief ethics and compliance officer functions.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 21, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

David Cohen worked at Comcast for nearly two decades, wearing a number of hats at the company.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

July 21, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"General counsel are becoming much more qualified, which has led to a number of companies who are willing to consider promoting a general counsel to the CEO position," said one recruiter.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Now that attorneys are returning to the office and some workloads are rising, some law firms don't have the resources to offer secondee lawyers to clients, creating even more demand.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read