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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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January 22, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

What General Counsel Need to Do When CEO's Phone Is Hacked

With calls of an investigation into allegations that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia "deployed digital spyware" on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone, general counsel have an important role to protect the CEO and the company when a connected device is hacked.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 21, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Now That It's 2020, Companies Want Clarification on the Proposed CCPA Regulations Soon

Attorneys who have to guide companies on how to navigate through the California Consumer Privacy Act would like clarification sooner than later on the proposed regulations the state's attorney general set out.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

January 17, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Worried About Becoming Corporate Secretary? Appoint an Assistant

General counsel who do not have experience with securities law and the SEC will often give an associate general counsel the title of assistant corporate secretary, legal recruiters say.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 16, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Diversity Groups Want to Help Intel Implement Outside Counsel Rule

Women Owned Law and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce co-signed a letter this month asking to help Intel's legal department in implementing its new diversity rule.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 15, 2020 | Law.com

Inside Track: Why The Major League Baseball Scandal Is A Corporate Ethics Lesson. Plus, A New Way To Report Employee Misconduct.

The MLB scandal has become a teaching moment for in-house counsel within the sports organization and across other industries. The Ethics Suite general counsel discusses how her company is improving how employees report misconduct in the workplace.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

January 09, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

From Staples to LexisNexis: The Evolution of a Legal Operations Career

"I was lucky to work for three GCs at Staples who valued legal operations and helped to build the role," Joanne Irwin, senior product manager at LexisNexis, said of her time in legal operations at Staples.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

January 08, 2020 | Law.com

Inside Track: What GCs Should Be Concerned With In 2020. Plus, The Legal Fees Of A Former CLO.

A new year brings new concerns for general counsel. Also, the ex-chief legal officer of Cognizant sues the company over legal fees in a federal bribery case.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

January 08, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Business-Minded General Counsel Should Be Leading Projects Outside of Legal

"The legal department's job is to protect and grow the company," SimpleLegal's CEO Nathan Wenzel said. "You have to plug into other areas. The easiest place to start is sales."

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

January 07, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Inside the Ethics and Compliance Program at Milliken: A Q&A With General Counsel Debra Clements

Debra Clements, chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary of the industrial manufacturer Milliken & Co., tells Corporate Counsel how the company is committed to ethics and compliance and the challenges in the ethics and compliance space.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read

January 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Bump Interim Legal Chief to Top Role

Skye Perryman has served as the D.C.-based organization's interim general counsel and chief legal officer since September.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read