Dan Clark

April 17, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"As we know this disease doesn't discriminate and we cannot allow this racism to continue," said Bonnie Lee Wolf, president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

April 15, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"When crises hit, diversity and inclusion take a back seat if it is not embedded in the DNA of the corporations or the law firms. It is an easy thing to not focus on when you have 50 other priorities," Joel Stern, CEO of the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms, said.

By Dan Clark

7 minute read

April 14, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"I don't think anyone has any doubt that he'll [Mactaggart] be able to get it on the ballot this year," Kim Phan, a partner at Ballard Spahr in Washington, D.C., said in an interview.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 10, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Brian will easily step in to lead our legal, policy and governance teams as we continue to strengthen our regulatory framework, deepen and improve customer relationships, increase profitability and enhance our culture," Tim Wennes, CEO of Santander US, said in the press release.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

April 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Failure to comply will be investigated and enforced. Since that is the case, it behooves companies to focus on compliance and will put them in a better position when other bills are signed into law," Glenn Brown, of counsel at Squire Patton Boggs in Atlanta, said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

April 07, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"You need to be increasingly careful about whether words that could be viewed as puffery could, in context, be viewed as a statement of the level of security being provided," Scott Pink, former general counsel at Prima Games and currently of counsel at O'Melveny & Myers in Silicon Valley, said.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

April 02, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Washington's new law shows how regulation and market forces can move forward together in a way that advances innovation to meet public needs," Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft, said in a blog post.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

April 01, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"The revisions bring us in line with the requirements in states like California and could prove beneficial for smaller businesses for whom the often high cost of retaining permanent in-house counsel is prohibitive," Joshua Hale Abramson and Njeri Sarah Chasseau, co-chairs of the New York County Lawyers Association In-House/Outside Counsel Committee, said in a statement to Corporate Counsel.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

March 31, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Assigning the budget to the department with responsibility for compliance gives them the power and authority to act," Michael Rynowecer, president of BTI Consulting Group in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, said.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

March 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Lim-Johnson became the chief legal officer of Kelly Services in 2017. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Minority Corporate Counsel Association.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read