Dan Clark

July 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"I am very pleased and excited to have Deb join us and direct our legal, compliance and health and safety strategies at Organon," Kevin Ali, the appointed CEO of Organon & Co., said in the press release. "Her experience and expertise will be fundamental in advancing Organon & Co.'s vision to be the world's leading women's health company."

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

July 08, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Having extensive connections with local jurisdictions as well as deep roots is not something that is easily built overnight by a global firm. It's not something they can always support with their London or New York bottom line," said Eric Staal, vice president of Lex Mundi's global markets team in Barcelona.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 07, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Over the last several months the plaintiffs' bar has been extremely active. We thought the activity might have slowed down because of the pandemic and the opposite has happened," Julianna McCabe, a shareholder at Carlton Fields in Miami and director of the firm's class action survey, said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"GCs are also often caught between legal views of 'affirmative action law and compliance,' that are much different than the business, operational or human resource approach for fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace," Kimya Johnson, senior counsel at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in Philadephia, told Corporate Counsel.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

July 06, 2020 | Legaltech News

Tech companies want a national facial recognition law that balances consent and transparency. But keep Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act and its private right of action out of the discussion, they say.

By Victoria Hudgins | Dan Clark

4 minute read

July 01, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"When you think of how to manage risk during a pandemic, one of the challenges we have is how do you monitor projections of risk without being able to move or travel," Matt Galvin, global vice president of ethics and compliance for Anheuser-Busch InBev, said. "I think we're in a much better position than a lot of other companies because we already have really good access to data for a lot of the areas of key risks."

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

July 01, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"On the one hand it seems surprising, but there are varying degrees of readiness and you have to consider that the CCPA has evolved a lot over the past six months," Cillian Kieran, CEO of Ethyca, said. "It's felt like quicksand."

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

June 30, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"There is a reason you see a lack of representation from Black and Brown faces in law firms, corporate boards of directors and at the highest levels of corporations," Joe White, corporate counsel at StandardAero, said. "That is simply because the folks already in those rooms network with people who look like them and come from similar backgrounds."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"We were seeing the [health care] companies are hesitant to do remote document reviews," Sarah Bahmani, vice president and director of legal processes at Tower Legal Solutions, said. "Those companies with sensitive market data are more willing as courts are opening up."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

June 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Maria is a strategic thinker with an extensive legal background and will be a vital asset to our entire organization," CEO Emanuel Hilario said in the press release. "We are confident that her insights will be invaluable as we continue to drive growth and build long-term shareholder value."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read